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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 1.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 2ND JANUARY, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

No. 210.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following List of Official Titles with the authorized equivalent in Chinese Terms, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th December, 1874.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

LIST OF TITLES, WITH CHINESE EQUIVALENT TERMS, OF THE OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF HONGKONG.

1. THE GOVERNOR,

2. THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR,

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL,

4. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

5. COLONIAL SECRETARY,

6. COLONIAL TREASURER,

7. AUDITOR GENERAL,

8. SURVEYOR GENERAL,

(Published by Authority.)

大老爺

Tuk H?n,

督憲

大人

Fu Tuk H?n,

I' Ching Kuk,

副督憲

大人

議政局

Teng Lai Kuk,

定例局

Fri Ching Sz',

Fu M? S?,

輔政司庫務司

大人大人

H?u Sh? S?,

考數司

大人

Kung M? Sz',

工務司

10.

POSTMASTER GENERAL,

Yik M? Sz',

驛務司

大老爺

REGISTRAR GENERAL,

11. HARBOR MASTER,

12. CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,

13. SUPERINTENDENT OF GAOL,

14. CHIEF JUSTICE,

15. PUISNE JUDGE,

16. REGISTRAR OF SUPREME COURT,

17.

ATTORNEY GENERAL,

18. CROWN SOLICITOR,

19. POLICE MAGISTRATES,

Shiin Ching Teng,

Ts'un P? Kun,

Sz Yuk Kun,

Fu Nip Sz',

Kwok K? Lut Ching Sz,

W? Man Ching M? Sz',

華民政務司

大老爺

船政廳

大老爺

巡捕官

司獄官

大老爺大老爺

On Ch'?t Sz',

按察司

大人

副臬司

大人

Cheung On Sz',

掌案司

國家律政司

Kwok K? Chong Sz',

國家狀司

20. CORONER,

T's'un Li Fu,

Im Shi Kun,

巡理府

驗屍官

21. SHERIFF,

22. COLONIAL SURGEON,

23. INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS,

24. COLONIAL CHAPLAIN,

25. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,

Ch'?n Piu Kun,

傳票官

大老爺大人

老爺

大老爺

大老爺老爺

Kwok K? Tai I' Sz',

國家大醫師

大老爺

K?m Tuk Hok ?n,

監督學院

大老爺

Kwok K? Muk Sz',

國家牧師

大老爺

Shan Sz',

紳士

26. SUPERINTENDENT OF FIRE BRIGADE,

Mit Fo Kun,

滅火官

大老爺

27. SUPERINTENDENT OF CIVIL HOSPITAL,

I' ?n I' Sz',

醫院醫師

老爺

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND JANUARY, 1875.

1. GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

2. GOVERNMENT OFFICES,

3. THE TREASURY,

4. THE POST OFFICE,

5. THE STAMP OFFICE,

6. THE HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE,

7. THE SUPREME COURT,

8. THE CENTRAL SCHOOL,

9. THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL,

10. THE POLICE COURT,

11. THE CENTRAL POLICE STATION,

12. THE GAOL,

13. THE FIRE BRIGADE STATION,

Tuk H?n F? Tai,

Tsung Hin Sh?,

T? M? Shi,

Sh? Sun K?n,

Yan K?n Kuk,

督憲府第

總憲署

庫務署書信館印捐局

Shun Ching T'eng,

船政廳泉

T?i Shi Un,

大書院

Kwok K? I' Un,

國家醫院

Ts'un Li T'eng,

Ts'un P? T'eng,

巡捕廳

K?m Fong,

房監

Tai Shui Ch'? K?n,

大水車館

Nip Shi,

巡理廳

NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that the Crown Rents for the half year ending 25th December, 1874, should be paid into the Treasury on or before the 16th January next.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 28th December, 1874.

NOTICE.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Treasurer.

　　Owners of Tenements assessed to the Police, Lighting, Water, and Fire Brigade Rates, are hereby informed that the Rates for the First Quarter of the year 1875, are payable in advance, during and within the Month of January next.

　　It is particularly requested that such Rates may be paid before the 31st of January, as after that date application will be made to the Supreme Court for the recovery of any arrears that may be outstanding.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 31st December, 1874.

No. 209.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The subjoined Post Office Notice is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd December, 1874.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Treasurer.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

　　It is hereby notified for general information that, on and after the 1st January, 1875, the Postage on Correspondence forwarded by Private Ship to the Straits Settlements must be prepaid at the following rates, viz. :-

.8 cents half ounce.

For Letters,

For Papers,

...2

each.

For Book Packets and Packets of Patterns,...6

for each four ounces.

The registration fee on such correspondence is Twelve cents for each Letter, Paper or Packet.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 23rd December, 1874.

No. 207.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General..

　　It is hereby notified that the Contract for Scavenging the City of Victoria during the Year 1875, is held by MAK KAM TIN of No. 60, Lower Lascar Row, Taipingshan.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd December, 1874.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND JANUARY, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 1ST JANUARY, 1975.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1874-1875.

Baro-

Thermo-

Baro-

Thermo-

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

December 26

30.08

30.06

30.04

30.22

30.20

30.22

30.35

58.5

30.33

56.5

63.5

30.25

30.22

30.18

30.29

30.27

64.5

60.5

30.25

30.36

30.34

56.5

30.33

January

30.40

60.5

30.38

30.29

61.5

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

THERMO-

METER.

WINDS.

RAIN.

DATE.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

Self Registering.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

NOON.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 P.M.

ΝΟΟΝ.

1874-75.

Dec. 26 28.16 28.17 28.17 28.16 28.16 56.0 55.5 54.5 55.5 54.5 54.0 54.5 57.5 E

3 ENE 3 E

0.00

Light breeze and fog throughout.

27 28.22 28.30 28.31 28.30 28.30, 52.0 54.0 50.0 50.5 54.0 47.0 50.5 57.0 N

28 28.32 28.38 28.38 28.35 28.32 48.0 52.0 50.0 46.0 49.0 49.0 47.056.0 NNE

5 NNW 4

0.00

Moderate breeze 'past night; 6 A.M.,

fine and hazy.

5 NE

4 NE

0.00

29 28.28 28.32 28.30 28.26, 28.26 48.0 53.0 52.0 47.051.5 49.0 47.0 56.0 NE

30 28.32 28.34 28.35 28.34 28.34 54.0 58.0 56.0 53.0 56.0 54.0 51.0 58.5 NNE

31 28.39 28.43 28.41 28.38 28.38] 51.5 55.0 51.0 50.0 53.0 48.5 51.058.5 N

Jan. 1 28.40 28.45 28.44 28.39 28.39150.0 53.0 54.0 47.0 50.0 51.0 47.5 56.0 NE

3 NE

2 NNE

0.00

4 NE

2 NE

0.04

4 N

2 N

0.00

2 NE

1 NE

0.00

6 A.M., fine and hazy; noon, clear

and cloudy.

6 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, clear, cloudy;

4 P.M., fine, hazy.

Light breeze past night; 6 A.M., over- cast, showery; 8 A.M., fine, hazy. Light breeze and fine past night; 6 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, clear, cloudy. Gentle breeze and cloudy past night;

6 A.M., fine, cloudy, hazy.

Letters. Papers.

E. A. B. Eagleshame,A. 1 Edwards,

Ogden E.

Inselvini,

Lorenzo

Johnson, J. W. 2

Letters. Papers.

Edgar, John W.1

Berrington, C.C.4

Feindt, H.

Knox, Miss Emmal Keene, R. J.

Bell, C. P.

Brankley, James1

Fondra, Va-1

Knight, Wm.

Battistolo, D.

Brankley, J.

Butts, Geo.

2 regd. 1

Biava,Sigr.,G.B.1

Bashire,

Mons. E.

Barros, E.

Burns, J.

Brown, R.

lomon

}

Echeverria, D. 1

Baker, J. H.

Brown, John

Caldeiro, G.

Cauzi, Louis

Caldecott, A. M. 1

Eugnet, Monsr. 2

Hayne, Robt. B. 1 Hartley, Henry 4 Habalme, Monsr.1 Hancock, Miss

Blanche

Battistolo, D. 2 regd.

Bresciani, Sigr. 1

Baker, F. Mrs. 1

lentino Faure, Monrs. T. 1 Fox, J. (Engineer)1

Gibbon, Capt. 1 Grimes, Thomas?

Goddard,

James M.

Ginsburg, S. L. 2 regd. Ginsburg, So-

Gomes, M. Galligar, T.

1 regd.

Godfrey, Walter 1

Hardin,Miss May1 Holmes, W.

Koch, T. A.

Leaman, Mr. Longhran, J. Lyons, Miss

Anastasia Laugelin, Mr, 1

} 2

Marmelstein, J. 1 Mazzocchi,

Pompeo Mu?oz Manoel 1 May, Edwd. Marques, Jose 2 Munea, Juan McGlone,Daniel 1 May, Mr. H.,

formerly of the Victoria Hotel Mills, Fred.

formerly on board s.s. Sea Gull Do. Maggione, E. Mitchell, R. H.)

formerly of 2 the Sea Gull] Milne, George 1 Marshall, J.

Nunes, Antonio 2 Nelson, William 1 Nacimento,

Francisca Nuttall, W. Nelson, E. L. }

Collie Nouaan & Co. 1 Nicholson,

Capt.

} 1

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 2nd January, 1875.

Archibald, Wm. 1 Arrabito, F. 1 Akady, Juana 1 Ah Foo & Co. 1 Aya, Alice Mrs. 1

Rodrigues,

Aurelio Regan, Mrs. Richter, O. C.

Lets. Paps.

1 regd.

Shaik, Abdoollah? 1 regd.

Secondo, Sala

F. da

Spencher,

Henriqueta Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd. Swaren, Ro-

sendo, G.

Letters. Papers.

Martins, Sr.

J. F. Medard, Leon

Monrs. Morton, N. Moncreiff, Peter 1 Meuzza, F. Meyenovich, J. 2 Mitchell, R.,

Orred, Charles 2

Shak Maho-

med Moola

↑

Petersen, H. Protts, A. Perin, Monsr. G. 1

Silva, Antonio 2

Pasero, Henry 1

Pean, J. C.

2 regd.

}

& Co. Round Thos. 1 Ross, E. Rappa, J. A.

Tavares, Jo?o 1

Taft, David

Randolph, Mrs. 1 Rudolphe, Chas. 1 Riccardi, Retro 1 Real, des

Vandeozee,

Capt. F.

Vigan, Joseph de 7

Vastroo, Seriaco 1

}

Perrieres Read, Mrs. Ritchie, J.

Whyle, Wm. White, C. G.

Sterling, Miss

Wm. McC. } 1

Seedsman, Aug. 1 Squire, H. O. Stoves, Thomas 1 Sanders, Capt. 1

Williams, J.

late of s. s. Lord of the Isles

Watson, Dr. Wilks, John Woodd, Basil, R.1

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's

Ships of War, 2nd January, 1875.

Letters.

Adventure Avon Audacious

Elk

Letter.

Letters.

Lapwing

Victor Emanuel 7

Letters. Paper.

Letters.

Vigilant

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND JANUARY, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 1ST JANUARY, 1975.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1874-1875.

Baro-

Thermo-

Baro-

Thermo-

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

December 26

30.08

30.06

30.04

30.22

30.20

30.22

30.35

58.5

30.33

56.5

63.5

30.25

30.22

30.18

30.29

30.27

64.5

60.5

30.25

30.36

30.34

56.5

30.33

January

30.40

60.5

30.38

30.29

61.5

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

THERMO-

METER.

WINDS.

RAIN.

DATE.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

Self Registering.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

NOON.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 P.M.

ΝΟΟΝ.

1874-75.

Dec. 26 28.16 28.17 28.17 28.16 28.16 56.0 55.5 54.5 55.5 54.5 54.0 54.5 57.5 E

3 ENE 3 E

0.00

Light breeze and fog throughout.

27 28.22 28.30 28.31 28.30 28.30, 52.0 54.0 50.0 50.5 54.0 47.0 50.5 57.0 N

28 28.32 28.38 28.38 28.35 28.32 48.0 52.0 50.0 46.0 49.0 49.0 47.056.0 NNE

5 NNW 4

0.00

Moderate breeze 'past night; 6 A.M.,

fine and hazy.

5 NE

4 NE

0.00

29 28.28 28.32 28.30 28.26, 28.26 48.0 53.0 52.0 47.051.5 49.0 47.0 56.0 NE

30 28.32 28.34 28.35 28.34 28.34 54.0 58.0 56.0 53.0 56.0 54.0 51.0 58.5 NNE

31 28.39 28.43 28.41 28.38 28.38] 51.5 55.0 51.0 50.0 53.0 48.5 51.058.5 N

Jan. 1 28.40 28.45 28.44 28.39 28.39150.0 53.0 54.0 47.0 50.0 51.0 47.5 56.0 NE

3 NE

2 NNE

0.00

4 NE

2 NE

0.04

4 N

2 N

0.00

2 NE

1 NE

0.00

6 A.M., fine and hazy; noon, clear

and cloudy.

6 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, clear, cloudy;

4 P.M., fine, hazy.

Light breeze past night; 6 A.M., over- cast, showery; 8 A.M., fine, hazy. Light breeze and fine past night; 6 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, clear, cloudy. Gentle breeze and cloudy past night;

6 A.M., fine, cloudy, hazy.

Letters. Papers.

E. A. B. Eagleshame,A. 1 Edwards,

Ogden E.

Inselvini,

Lorenzo

Johnson, J. W. 2

Letters. Papers.

Edgar, John W.1

Berrington, C.C.4

Feindt, H.

Knox, Miss Emmal Keene, R. J.

Bell, C. P.

Brankley, James1

Fondra, Va-1

Knight, Wm.

Battistolo, D.

Brankley, J.

Butts, Geo.

2 regd. 1

Biava,Sigr.,G.B.1

Bashire,

Mons. E.

Barros, E.

Burns, J.

Brown, R.

lomon

}

Echeverria, D. 1

Baker, J. H.

Brown, John

Caldeiro, G.

Cauzi, Louis

Caldecott, A. M. 1

Eugnet, Monsr. 2

Hayne, Robt. B. 1 Hartley, Henry 4 Habalme, Monsr.1 Hancock, Miss

Blanche

Battistolo, D. 2 regd.

Bresciani, Sigr. 1

Baker, F. Mrs. 1

lentino Faure, Monrs. T. 1 Fox, J. (Engineer)1

Gibbon, Capt. 1 Grimes, Thomas?

Goddard,

James M.

Ginsburg, S. L. 2 regd. Ginsburg, So-

Gomes, M. Galligar, T.

1 regd.

Godfrey, Walter 1

Hardin,Miss May1 Holmes, W.

Koch, T. A.

Leaman, Mr. Longhran, J. Lyons, Miss

Anastasia Laugelin, Mr, 1

} 2

Marmelstein, J. 1 Mazzocchi,

Pompeo Mu?oz Manoel 1 May, Edwd. Marques, Jose 2 Munea, Juan McGlone,Daniel 1 May, Mr. H.,

formerly of the Victoria Hotel Mills, Fred.

formerly on board s.s. Sea Gull Do. Maggione, E. Mitchell, R. H.)

formerly of 2 the Sea Gull] Milne, George 1 Marshall, J.

Nunes, Antonio 2 Nelson, William 1 Nacimento,

Francisca Nuttall, W. Nelson, E. L. }

Collie Nouaan & Co. 1 Nicholson,

Capt.

} 1

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 2nd January, 1875.

Archibald, Wm. 1 Arrabito, F. 1 Akady, Juana 1 Ah Foo & Co. 1 Aya, Alice Mrs. 1

Rodrigues,

Aurelio Regan, Mrs. Richter, O. C.

Lets. Paps.

1 regd.

Shaik, Abdoollah? 1 regd.

Secondo, Sala

F. da

Spencher,

Henriqueta Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd. Swaren, Ro-

sendo, G.

Letters. Papers.

Martins, Sr.

J. F. Medard, Leon

Monrs. Morton, N. Moncreiff, Peter 1 Meuzza, F. Meyenovich, J. 2 Mitchell, R.,

Orred, Charles 2

Shak Maho-

med Moola

↑

Petersen, H. Protts, A. Perin, Monsr. G. 1

Silva, Antonio 2

Pasero, Henry 1

Pean, J. C.

2 regd.

}

& Co. Round Thos. 1 Ross, E. Rappa, J. A.

Tavares, Jo?o 1

Taft, David

Randolph, Mrs. 1 Rudolphe, Chas. 1 Riccardi, Retro 1 Real, des

Vandeozee,

Capt. F.

Vigan, Joseph de 7

Vastroo, Seriaco 1

}

Perrieres Read, Mrs. Ritchie, J.

Whyle, Wm. White, C. G.

Sterling, Miss

Wm. McC. } 1

Seedsman, Aug. 1 Squire, H. O. Stoves, Thomas 1 Sanders, Capt. 1

Williams, J.

late of s. s. Lord of the Isles

Watson, Dr. Wilks, John Woodd, Basil, R.1

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's

Ships of War, 2nd January, 1875.

Letters.

Adventure Avon Audacious

Elk

Letter.

Letters.

Lapwing

Victor Emanuel 7

Letters. Paper.

Letters.

Vigilant

the hongkong government GAZETTE, 2ND JANUARY, 1875.

List. f LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 2nd January, 1875.

Let rs. Papers.

Letters. Papers.

Aarhems

Chowfa

Fiery Cross .6

Juan F. Pearson 2

Avonmore

Comodor

Frank N. Shayer 2

Maximo Miako

Letters. Papers.

1 1

Lets. Paps.

Ricca Genora

Anuara

Charmar

Frances

Albert Victor

Copernicus

Lydia

1 Lauderdale 2

Naworth Castle 3

Selim

Amoy

Courier

Lammermuir 1

Agustina

Caranjah

Glamorganshire 2

Niagara

Star of China

Aberdeen

Chattanooga

George Noble 2

Louisa

Star of the West 1

Agnes Meir

Constance

Gerque

Laju

Osaka

Sarah Am

Lotus

Ornate

Nicholson

Game Cock

August

Fredericle

}

Carricks

Lanercost

Sir Harry Parkes 2

City of Bengal 1

Lord Macaulay 1

Pilgrim

Saltee

Atlantic

Alexandro,

Dhare War

Highlander 1 Hopewell

Maitland

Paouting, s.s. Peeress

St. Phillans

Dover Castle 1

H. L.

Meteor

Bengal

Maid of Judah

Queen of South 2

Tamisa

Titania

British Empire 1

Earl of Shaf- }

Indiana

May Flower

Rosebud of

tesbury, s.s.i

Magdala

Peterhead

Coldstream

Eastern Isles,s.s.1

Charlie Palmer 2

Elizabeth Dougall9

Janet Stewart 3 11 John Steward 1

Malvern

Rifleman

Mariner

Race Horse

Windward Waltickka

2 3

UNT

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

In the Goods of NICHOLAS WILLAUME,

deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given to the next of kin,

and all other persons, to produce any Wills or Codicils of the above named party, de- ceased, that may be in their possession, before the Supreme Court, in its Probate Jurisdiction, on Monday, the Eighteenth day of January, A.D. 1875; or, if none, that the next of Kin do accept or refuse Letters of Administration, failing which, Letters of Administration will be granted to the Registrar of the said Court, or such other person as the Court may think fit.

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

In the matter of Yow Foo, otherwise Yow TZEE FOONG.

OTICE is hereby given that the above na- med Yow Foo, otherwise Yow Tzee Foong, who was adjudged a Bankrupt on the Seventh day of October, 1874, obtained his Order of Discharge ou the Thirtieth day of November, One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy four, under the "Bankruptcy Ordinance 1864."

Dated 31st day of December, 1874.

ED. SHARP & TOLLER, Solicitors.

NOTICE.

HEREAS pursuant to the Provisions of Ordinance No. 14 of 1862, the following

Petition to His Excellency the Governor in Coun- cil for Letters Patent for the exclusive right to use within this Colony and its Dependencies, the Invention hereinafter mentioned, has, together with the specifications and declarations required by the said Ordinance, been filed in the Office of the Colonial Secretary, that is to say:—

The Petition of WILLIAM NEISH BAIN, for "Improvements in Apparatus for producing Ice.”

Notice is hereby given that His Excellency the Governor has appointed Thursday, the 7th day of January, 1875, at 2.30 o'clock in the after- noon, for a sitting of the Executive Council at the Offices of the Government, for the purpose of entertaining the said Petition and that at such sitting of the Council, application will be made for such Letters Patent as aforesaid.

Dated at Victoria, Hongkong, this 23rd day of December, 1874.

THER

ED. SHARP & TOLLER, Solicitors for the Petitioners.

NOTICE.

THE Interest and Responsibility of Mr. RICHARD ROWETT in our Firm at this Port and in China cease from this day.

　　　　　HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, 31st December, 1874.

NOTICE.

THE Interest and Responsibility of Mr.

THE RICHARD LOVETT COLLER in our Firm

BROWN

ceased yesterday, and Mr. JAMES MCCULLOCH is ad itted a Partner from this

date.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Manila, 1 January, 1875.

NOTICE.

R. HENRY LISTON DALRYMPLE, and Mr.

this day been admitted Partners in our Firm.

Mr. GEORGE HALES is authorized to sign our Firm by procuration at Foochow.

BIRLEY & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1875.

CHINESE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT LOAN.

For ?627,615 Sterling.

FIRST ISSUE, ?539,748. 188. Od. STERLING.

Interest.

per cent per Annum, payable in Foochow on 19th June and 19th December of each year till 1884 inclusive.

The Corresponding dates in Hongkong are 30th June and 31st December, in each year.

The Corresponding dates in London are 19th August and 19th February, in each year.

Principal.

Repayable in Foochow, 3/20ths on 19th June, 1876: thereafter 1/20th every 6 months. Bonds to be drawn in London, first drawing to take place during the month of June, 1876. All pay- ments of Interest and Repayment of Principal are to be made through the Hongkong & Shang- hai Banking Corporation.

Security.

Certain portions of the Imperial Foreign Mari- time Customs Revenues of China, assigned to the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation in trust for the Bondholders.

Issue Price.

Ninety-five per cent at Exchange 4/14 per dollar ($462.94).

The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corpo- ration will receive Subscriptions in Hongkong and in Shanghai for 3,000 Bonds of ?100 each, or ?300,000 of the above Eight per cent Chinese Imperial Government Loan, repayable at par by drawings in London: the first drawing to take place during the month of June, 1876, thereafter every Six Months until the Loan is paid off.

The Bonds are to Bearer and are of ?100 each. They will be dated Hongkong, 31st December, 1874.

Subscriptions will be received by the above Bank at the price of ?95 per ?100 Bond, with exchange 4/14 per dollar, Hongkong Currency, payable in the following instalments:-

? 1 or $4.87 per Bond on application. ? 4 or $19.49

on allotment. ?90 or $438.58

?95 or $462.94

10 days after allotment.

The Subscription Lists in Hongkong and Shanghai will close at 1 p.m. on Saturday the 16th January 1835, after which time no Subs- criptions will be received.

Interest on the full nominal amount of each Bond accrues in Hongkong from the 31st De- cember 1874. Subscribers have to pay Interest on the same amount at Eight per cent per annum from that date until the date of payment of the last instalment.

The Bonds drawn will be paid off at par, and the numbers will be duly advertised in at least two of the principal London Newspapers and the Hongkong Government Gazette.

The Coupons and Drawn Bonds are payable at the Office of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation in Hongkong and at its Branches in London and elsewhere.

These Bonds are issued in the name of the Imperial Government of China under authority granted to the above Bank by His Imperial Ma- jesty the Emperor of China by articles of agree- ment made at Foochow on the 28th day of Novem- ber 1874, and Principal and Interest are secured by the hypothecation of certain portions of the accruing Imperial Foreign Maritime Customs Revenues of the Ports of Canton, Foochow, Ningpo, Shanghai, Kiukiang, Chinkiang, Chefoo, Tientsin and Newchwang, to the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Trust for the Bondholders.

The Imperial Government.of China has no Foreign debt, and its Foreign Customs Revenues exceed Ten Millions of Taels annually (?3,000,000 Sterling.)

Copies of the articles of agreement and papers relating thereto, and of the Form of Bond, may be seen at the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation's Offices in Hongkong and Shang- hai, where copies of the Prospectus and Forins of Application may be obtained.

Default of payment of any instalment will rend- er all previous payments liable to forfeiture.

Where a less amount is allotted than was applied for, the Surplus of the deposit will be applied, in whole or in part, as the case may be, towards the payment of the amount due on allot- ment.

Provisional Certificates to Bearer for ?100, each, dated Hongkong the 31st December 1874, will be issued on payment of the last instalment, and the surrender of the receipts for the previous instalments; and these certificates will be ex- changed for Bonds to Bearer, with Coupons at- tached at the first half yearly payment of Interest.

CHINESE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT LOAN.

FORM OF APPLICATION.

To the Chief Manager,

Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation. Having paid to you the Sum of ?............ or $.... .... being a deposit of ?1 or $4.87 per Bond (?100) on Eight per cent Chinese Imperial Government Loan Bonds (1st issue)........... beg to apply for such Bonds in terms of the Pros- pectus and

agree to accept the same, or any smaller number that may be alloted and to pay the further instalments thereon, at the times stated in the Prospectus.

Name (in full),

Address,

Date,

If it be desired to pay up in full on allotment, the applicant to sign underneath.

ment.

Received of

desire to pay up in full on allot-

Signature,

BANK'S RECEIPT.

the sum of being a deposit

Eight

or $...... of ?1 per Bond on application for per cent Chinese Imperial Government Loan Bonds (1st issue.)

For the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,

Chief Manager.

?..

or $.

***

the hongkong government GAZETTE, 2ND JANUARY, 1875.

List. f LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 2nd January, 1875.

Let rs. Papers.

Letters. Papers.

Aarhems

Chowfa

Fiery Cross .6

Juan F. Pearson 2

Avonmore

Comodor

Frank N. Shayer 2

Maximo Miako

Letters. Papers.

1 1

Lets. Paps.

Ricca Genora

Anuara

Charmar

Frances

Albert Victor

Copernicus

Lydia

1 Lauderdale 2

Naworth Castle 3

Selim

Amoy

Courier

Lammermuir 1

Agustina

Caranjah

Glamorganshire 2

Niagara

Star of China

Aberdeen

Chattanooga

George Noble 2

Louisa

Star of the West 1

Agnes Meir

Constance

Gerque

Laju

Osaka

Sarah Am

Lotus

Ornate

Nicholson

Game Cock

August

Fredericle

}

Carricks

Lanercost

Sir Harry Parkes 2

City of Bengal 1

Lord Macaulay 1

Pilgrim

Saltee

Atlantic

Alexandro,

Dhare War

Highlander 1 Hopewell

Maitland

Paouting, s.s. Peeress

St. Phillans

Dover Castle 1

H. L.

Meteor

Bengal

Maid of Judah

Queen of South 2

Tamisa

Titania

British Empire 1

Earl of Shaf- }

Indiana

May Flower

Rosebud of

tesbury, s.s.i

Magdala

Peterhead

Coldstream

Eastern Isles,s.s.1

Charlie Palmer 2

Elizabeth Dougall9

Janet Stewart 3 11 John Steward 1

Malvern

Rifleman

Mariner

Race Horse

Windward Waltickka

2 3

UNT

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

In the Goods of NICHOLAS WILLAUME,

deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given to the next of kin,

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

In the matter of Yow Foo, otherwise Yow TZEE FOONG.

Dated 31st day of December, 1874.

ED. SHARP & TOLLER, Solicitors.

NOTICE.

HEREAS pursuant to the Provisions of Ordinance No. 14 of 1862, the following

The Petition of WILLIAM NEISH BAIN, for "Improvements in Apparatus for producing Ice.”

Dated at Victoria, Hongkong, this 23rd day of December, 1874.

THER

ED. SHARP & TOLLER, Solicitors for the Petitioners.

NOTICE.

THE Interest and Responsibility of Mr. RICHARD ROWETT in our Firm at this Port and in China cease from this day.

　　　　　HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, 31st December, 1874.

NOTICE.

THE Interest and Responsibility of Mr.

THE RICHARD LOVETT COLLER in our Firm

BROWN

ceased yesterday, and Mr. JAMES MCCULLOCH is ad itted a Partner from this

date.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Manila, 1 January, 1875.

NOTICE.

R. HENRY LISTON DALRYMPLE, and Mr.

this day been admitted Partners in our Firm.

Mr. GEORGE HALES is authorized to sign our Firm by procuration at Foochow.

BIRLEY & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1875.

CHINESE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT LOAN.

For ?627,615 Sterling.

FIRST ISSUE, ?539,748. 188. Od. STERLING.

Interest.

per cent per Annum, payable in Foochow on 19th June and 19th December of each year till 1884 inclusive.

The Corresponding dates in Hongkong are 30th June and 31st December, in each year.

The Corresponding dates in London are 19th August and 19th February, in each year.

Principal.

Security.

Certain portions of the Imperial Foreign Mari- time Customs Revenues of China, assigned to the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation in trust for the Bondholders.

Issue Price.

Ninety-five per cent at Exchange 4/14 per dollar ($462.94).

The Bonds are to Bearer and are of ?100 each. They will be dated Hongkong, 31st December, 1874.

Subscriptions will be received by the above Bank at the price of ?95 per ?100 Bond, with exchange 4/14 per dollar, Hongkong Currency, payable in the following instalments:-

? 1 or $4.87 per Bond on application. ? 4 or $19.49

on allotment. ?90 or $438.58

?95 or $462.94

10 days after allotment.

The Subscription Lists in Hongkong and Shanghai will close at 1 p.m. on Saturday the 16th January 1835, after which time no Subs- criptions will be received.

The Bonds drawn will be paid off at par, and the numbers will be duly advertised in at least two of the principal London Newspapers and the Hongkong Government Gazette.

The Coupons and Drawn Bonds are payable at the Office of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation in Hongkong and at its Branches in London and elsewhere.

The Imperial Government.of China has no Foreign debt, and its Foreign Customs Revenues exceed Ten Millions of Taels annually (?3,000,000 Sterling.)

Default of payment of any instalment will rend- er all previous payments liable to forfeiture.

Where a less amount is allotted than was applied for, the Surplus of the deposit will be applied, in whole or in part, as the case may be, towards the payment of the amount due on allot- ment.

CHINESE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT LOAN.

FORM OF APPLICATION.

To the Chief Manager,

agree to accept the same, or any smaller number that may be alloted and to pay the further instalments thereon, at the times stated in the Prospectus.

Name (in full),

Address,

Date,

If it be desired to pay up in full on allotment, the applicant to sign underneath.

ment.

Received of

desire to pay up in full on allot-

Signature,

BANK'S RECEIPT.

the sum of being a deposit

Eight

or $...... of ?1 per Bond on application for per cent Chinese Imperial Government Loan Bonds (1st issue.)

For the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,

Chief Manager.

?..

or $.

***

Firm.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2r JANUARY, 1875.

NOTICE.

R. ALFRED THOMAS MANGER, has this day been admitted a Partner in our

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No. 2.

No. 1.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 9TH JANUARY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

VOL. XXI.

　　The following Despatch received from The Right Honorable The EARL OF CARNARVON, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, conveying the expression of Her Majesty's sincere regret for the sufferings occasioned by the Typhoon of 23rd September, 1874, is published for general information.

By Command,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th January, 1875.

Hongkong No. 114.

DOWNING STREET, 18th November, 1874.

SIR,—I submitted for the perusal of THE QUEEN, your Despatches describing the violent hurricane of the 23rd September.

In returning the Despatches to me, Her Majesty has expressed to me Her sincere regret for the sufferings which have been occasioned by this sad calamity.

Governor,

No. 2.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most, obedient humble Servant,

CARNARVON.

SIR A. E. KENNEDY, K.C.M.G., C.B.,

&'c.,

&c.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following positions of rocks and directions for their avoidance, supplied by the Surveying Officers of H. M. S. Challenger, are published for general information, and are to supersede the Notices published in the Hongkong Government Gazette of the 5th July, 1873; 4th March, 2nd May and 27th June, 1874.

The corrections and additions may be seen at the Office of the Harbor Master.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th January, 1875.

　　Busansiah Rock.-Is a pinnacle rock awash at low line with the South part of Chunghue Island E. b N.; in line with the West extreme of Lamma Island S. b E. 8 to 10 fathoms.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

water, and from it, Chunghue Rock is in and the East extreme of Cow-e-chau Island is E. Close around it are soundings of from

　　Sunken Reef marked on the Chart as lying off the N.W. point of Lamma Island.-This danger does not exist, but a rock awash at low water lies N. b W. W. a little over a cable's length from the rock above water off that point. To avoid this danger, the S.W. point of Lamma Island should be kept pen of the West point of the same Island S. b E. E. until Tree Island is open of the North point of Lamma Island E. & N.

　　Bokhara Rock.-Is a 3 fathoms pinnacle on the outer edge of a 10 fathoms patch which lies to the North eastward of Cape D'Aguilar. When at anchor on the Pinnacle: Tathong Rock is in

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No. 2.

No. 1.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 9TH JANUARY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

VOL. XXI.

By Command,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th January, 1875.

Hongkong No. 114.

DOWNING STREET, 18th November, 1874.

SIR,—I submitted for the perusal of THE QUEEN, your Despatches describing the violent hurricane of the 23rd September.

In returning the Despatches to me, Her Majesty has expressed to me Her sincere regret for the sufferings which have been occasioned by this sad calamity.

Governor,

No. 2.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most, obedient humble Servant,

CARNARVON.

SIR A. E. KENNEDY, K.C.M.G., C.B.,

&'c.,

&c.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The corrections and additions may be seen at the Office of the Harbor Master.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th January, 1875.

　　Busansiah Rock.-Is a pinnacle rock awash at low line with the South part of Chunghue Island E. b N.; in line with the West extreme of Lamma Island S. b E. 8 to 10 fathoms.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

water, and from it, Chunghue Rock is in and the East extreme of Cow-e-chau Island is E. Close around it are soundings of from

　　Bokhara Rock.-Is a 3 fathoms pinnacle on the outer edge of a 10 fathoms patch which lies to the North eastward of Cape D'Aguilar. When at anchor on the Pinnacle: Tathong Rock is in

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH JANUARY, 1875.

line with the outer extreme of Cape Collinson N. b W. W.; the N.W. point of Beat fort Island is just shut in behind the rocky islet to the Southward of Cape D'Aguilar S. W. Southerly; and Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse bears S. b W. 2 W., 8§ cables' length. This rock is marked by a buoy painted chequered black and white.

　　Vessels wishing to pass between Bokhara Rock and the Island of Hongkong should, if passing outside Tathong Rock, bring the summit of Beaufort Island in line with Cape D'Aguilar S.S.W., and steer with that mark on until Tathong Rock is in line with the left extreme of Taitoo Island N. W., when these objects should be kept in transit until abreast of Cape D'Aguilar. If passing inside the Tathong Rock, the last named mark should be brought in line as soon as convenient after passing through the channel between that rock and Hongkong Island. Vessels passing outside the Bokhara Rock, should not bring Tathong Rock to the Northward of Pottinger Peak N.W. N. until the Southern extreme of Tytam Peninsula is open of Cape D'Aguilar.

　　It being customary now at Hongkong for steamers of great length to leave the harbor by that channel towards which their heads are directed at the moment of weighing, in order to avoid the detention necessary in turning a long ship in a narrow passage, the channel between the islands of Putoy and Sunkong has been examined in order that vessels bound to the South-westward proceeding out of harbor through the Lyemun Pass may avoid the necessity of rounding Waglan Island.

The channel was found free from danger and has soundings of 15 to 20 fathoms mud in it. For steamers bound to the South-westward coming out through the Lyemun Pass, the shortest and best way appears to be to use the channel Westward of the Tathong and Bokhara Rocks, the marks for which have been already given; and after passing Cape D'Aguilar keep in mid channel between Putoy and Sunkong Islands, rounding the South end of the former island at about a distance of half a mile. By adopting this channel, they will avoid altering course beyond a point or two.

　　A new Dock being in course of construction at Kowloon, opposite Stone Cutters' Island, the channel between that island and Kowloon has been examined. It appears to have shoaled somewhat since the original survey in 1841, as there is now not more than 18 feet at low water anywhere in the passage.

FRANK T. THOMSON,

Captain, H.M.S. "Challenger."

Hongkong, 31st December, 1874.

No. 3.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st December, 1874, is published for general information. By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th January, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE

IN RESERVE.

Oriental Bank Corporation,.

322,598

150,000

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

751,102

245,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,..

581,456

200,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.

1,919,973

700,000

TOTAL,....

3,575,129

1,295,000

No. 4.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Calendar of Grants of Probates during 1874, made under Ordinance No. 8 of 1860, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th January, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH JANUARY, 1875.

FRANK T. THOMSON,

Captain, H.M.S. "Challenger."

Hongkong, 31st December, 1874.

No. 3.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st December, 1874, is published for general information. By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th January, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE

IN RESERVE.

Oriental Bank Corporation,.

322,598

150,000

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

751,102

245,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,..

581,456

200,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.

1,919,973

700,000

TOTAL,....

3,575,129

1,295,000

No. 4.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Calendar of Grants of Probates during 1874, made under Ordinance No. 8 of 1860, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th January, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH JANUARY, 1875.

FRANK T. THOMSON,

Captain, H.M.S. "Challenger."

Hongkong, 31st December, 1874.

No. 3.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st December, 1874, is published for general information. By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th January, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE

IN RESERVE.

Oriental Bank Corporation,.

322,598

150,000

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

751,102

245,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,..

581,456

200,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.

1,919,973

700,000

TOTAL,....

3,575,129

1,295,000

No. 4.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Calendar of Grants of Probates during 1874, made under Ordinance No. 8 of 1860, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th January, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary.

the hongkong government GAZETTE, 9TH JANUARY, 1875.

CALENDAR of PROBATES and ADMINISTRATIONS granted by the Court of Probate during the Year 1874.

Date

Name of Testator

or Intestate.

Grant.

Place and Time of Death.

'Probate, Administration, with the Will annexed, or Administration.

Name and Description of the Executor or Administrator.

Value of the Estate as sworn to, or set forth in the Commission of Appraisement.

England, 9th Nov., 1873 Amoy, 26th Nov., 1873 Marseilles, 3rd Dec., 1873

At Sea, 2nd Feb., 1874 4th Mar., 1874 Hongkong, 7th Jan., 1874

12th Mar., 1874

19th Mar., 1874

England, 22nd Sept., 1873

John Downie Fletcher,

Charles Howes,

Hongkong, 4th May, 1874

1874.

Jan. 9

William Hughes,

Leong Chun She,

William Harry Condit,

1 2 3

* * *

Feb.

22N

Chun Tai Shing,

John Rodgers,

William Riley,

Thomas Welsby,

Atchiem,alias Pang Qui Fook,

30 John McDouall,

Mar. 5

April 2

June 5

Floriano Antonio Rangel, James Edward Toppin,

Anton Hermann Peter Hase,

Wong Kwong Teen,

Susanna Dunn,

Maurice Alvarez Correa,

Tang Teng Wan,

Achew,

Pun Shing Ho,

John Hamilton, alias Yau

Acheong,

Cheong Ahtai,

Alexander Fletcher,

Tsang Achang,

Cooti, Borneo,28th July,1873 | Administration, Hongkong, 12th Oct., 1873

U.S. Amer., 8th May, 1873 Ad., Will'annexed,

Canton, 27th Nov., 1873 Hongkong, 12th Dec., 1873 Drowned in Canton River, 19th December, 1873 Hongkong, 30th Oct., 1873 23rd Nov., 1873 13th Oct., 1873

Cheo Buay, Fokien, 10th | Administration,

August, 1870

Hongkong, 8th Mar., 1874 Canton,

23rd April, 1873

18th Jan., 1869 Heng-shan,China,2d May 1874 Administration,

William Henry Moore, Storekeeper, Leong Yam Cheong, the Son,

Samuel Eames Huntington, an Attorney of the Exe- cutors, Power reserved to grant like Adminis- tration to Johann C?sar Heitmann, the other Attorney,

1,163.32 3,833.00

8,000.00

Probate, Administration,

Chun Yew Fun, the Executor,

40,000.00

Official Administrator,

70.40

Do.,

8.25

Do.,

785.43

Pang Ahoi, the Son,

1,300.00

Probate,

Ludovick Cameron, one of the Executors; Power

Ad., Will annexed, Administration, Probate,

reserved to grant like Probate to Patrick Camp- bell and Alexander Paterson, the other Executors, Official Administrator,

40,000.00

32,000.00

Do.,

2,336.35

Probate, Administration,

Hermann Stolterfoht; Power reserved to grant like Probate to Marie Christine Hase, Cay Dietrich Lienan, and Theodore Hesse, the other Executors, Ow Yang Man Yee, and We Ko Pe, of Amoy,

Hannah Rose, the Executrix,

50,000.00

31,288.88

500.00

Official Administrator,

500.00

Do.,

8.62

Do.,

42.83

Do.,

45.10

Charles Phillipe Piton, of the Basel Missionary

Society,

811.60

Probate,

Chun Ahsow, the Executrix,

4,000.00

Ad., Will annexed,

The Hon. Phineas Ryrie, Attorney of the Executors,

15,000.00

Do.

do.,

15,000.00

Official Administrator,

55.00

34.75

Do.,

Peter Spicer,

Wong Achow,

20th May, 1874 18th May, 1874

Do.,

572.97

Low a Lan, Widow, the Relict,

John Graham Morison,

Scotland,

11th July, 1873

The Hon. Phineas Ryrie, Attorney of the next of kin,

12,000.00

July 13 (a)Li Ting, alias Li To, alias

Ahting,

At Sea,

31st Dec., 1872

Li To, the Brother and one of the next of kin,

117.18

Francis Douglas,

Harvey Scorgie,

W. D. Marshall,

Antoine Dubois,

Chew Wing,

Say Atai,

Hongkong, 17th June, 1874

Official Administrator,

1,358.66

剪

19th June, 1874

Do..

143.50

20th June, 1874

Do.,

55.90

27th May, 1874

Do.,

72.56

Kum Yee,

Chun Khai,

Sept. 21 Oct. 5

Sue Ah Ki,

LO LO LO LOTTGG 3

David Hardie,

Frederick Frost,

Wlengel Hansen,

Jos? Manuel,

Ching A Sik, alias Assak,

16(b)

Alexander MacDonald,

Francisco Xavier Barradas, Theodore Beinroth,

Fan Akew, alias Fan Aho,

Aug. 18 Tang Amui, alias Tang Alin,

Herbert Thomas Hare,

Adolph Eimbcke,

Loong Shan Heem,

5 Henry Johnson, alias Hein-

rich Jansen,

Louis Gustave Vassallo,

George H. Brady,

At Sea, 16th May, 1874 13th June, 1874 Hongkong, 28th June, 1874 At Sea,

Oct., 1870 Hongkong, 24th May, 1874 Hongkong, 30th July, 1874

At Sea, 24th July, 1874 25th July, 1874 Hongkong, 3rd June, 1874 Macao, 9th Aug., 1874 At Sea, 5th Aug., 1874 Heong-shan, 29th July, 1874

Swatow,

Henry John Hanbury Carr, Hongkong, 29th Aug., 1874

15th Sept., 1874

Probate, Administration.

Bangkok, 12th May, 1874 Ad., Will annexed, Hongkong, 22nd July, 1874 | Administration, At Sea, 6th Sept., 1874 Scotland, 12th Nov., 1872

Do.,

3.00

Do.,

1.60

Virginia Joaquina Barradas, Widow, the Relict,

2,472.98

Johannes Friedrich Cordes,

794.85

Lee Amooi, the eldest Daughter, and Lam Apan,

her Husband,

405.00

Tang Anui, the Sister and next of kin,

401.00

Official Administrator,

21.75

?要

Do.,

59.87

Do.,

4,151.93

Do.,

21,296.58

Do.,

5.06

Probate,

Leong Chak Ku, the Executor,

10,000.00

Vienna,

25th May, 1874

6th April, 1874 Ad., Will annexed,

Administration, 6th July, 1873 Canton River, 22d Aug., 1873 Saigon,

John Steward Lapraik, Attorney of the Executrix, John Fairbairn, Attorney of the next of kin, George Farley Heard,

4,000.00

4,897.96

2,431.46

Jas. Greig, H'kong Bank, Attorney of next of kin, Eliza Carr, the Executrix,

2,000.00

1,000.00

Official Administrator,

429.73

Rudolph Julius Jensen, Attorney of the Executor, Official Administrator, Ching Apat, the Uncle,

2,000.00

70.00

Probate,

Wm. Farleigh Otway Lane, Pierre Chas. Gabriel Dubost, Pedro Nolasco da Silva, Shearman Godfrey Bird, Chow Chun Shing,

G. S. Gibson,

Nov. 5

Ernst Wusterhausen,

Manoel da Silva,

Alexander Perceval

Henry Ferne Edwards,

O-Kee Cheong,

Tang Yik,

Choy Leong Po,

Dec.

3 Yeung Show Fung,

Joseph Aiken,

Malcolm Anderson Macleod,

Administration,

Probate, Ad., Will annexed,

Hongkong, 23rd Sept., 1874 Weybridge, Eng., 10th May, 1871 Ad., Will annexed,

Marseilles, 29th Aug., 1874 Macao, 14th May, 1874 Barrie Canada, 27th Jan., 1873 Namtow, 6th Sept., 1874 Hongkong, 17th Oct., 1874 Hongkong, 20th Oct., 1874

Probate, Administration, Probate,

Ireland, 8th May, 1866 | Ad., Will annexed, England, 17th April, 1874 Probate,

17th Oct., 1872 Macao, Hongkong, 8th Oct., 1874 At Sea, 5th Nov., 1874 Hongkong, 6th Nov., 1872 Hongkong, 16th Nov., 1874 England, 22nd Mar., 1872

12 (c) Choy Leong Po,

Donna Anna Josepha da Luz Macao,

Thovar,

14 Kwok Acheong,

Alexander Ying.

At Sea, 5th Nov., 1872 3rd July, 1874

Hongkong, 27th Sept., 1874 Hongkong, 12th Dec., 1874

Administration,

Marian Shaw MacDonald, Widow, the Executrix, & John MacDonald one of the Executors; Power reserved to grant like Probate to George Mac- lellan Blair and Alexander MacDonald the other Executors,

Official Administrator,

55.00

60,000.00

60.40

John Steward Lapraik, Attorney of the Executrix, Edward Charles Chastel, the Executor, Pedro Nolasco da Silva, the Son,

53,000.00

3,000.00

3,500.00

Granville Sharp, substituted Attorney of the Exe- Wong She, the Executrix,

4,000.00

[cutrix,

6,000.00

Official Administrator,

3,706.07

Alberto Antonio Botelho, and Mathias Antonio

d'Azevedo, the Executors,

3,000.00

5,000.00

The Hon. James Whittall, Attor. for the Executors, Rudolph Jensen, one of the Executors; Power re- served to grant like Probate to Eliza Ann Edwards, the Executrix, and William Laue Booker, the other Executor,

Official Administrator,

Choy Yee Tong, the Executor,

Do.,

Ko Shing Kwei, Widow, the Relict,

Official Administrator,

Ad., Will'annexed,

Administration, Ad., Will annexed,

Administration, Probate,

The Honorable James Whittall, one of the Attornies

for the Executors,

Choy-a-Tung, the Brother,

Executor,

Caetano Jose Louren?o, Attorney of the surviving,

Kwok Foon Tuck, the Father,

Laurence Young, the sole Executor,

(a.) Revoking Grant made to Li Cheong on the 15th December, 1873.

(b.) Limited Adminstration of this Estate granted to the same Parties on 31st January, 1873. (c) Revoking Administration granted to Official Administrator on 1st December, -1874.

14,000.00

16,000.00

350.00

22.80

1,200.00

56.05

15,000.00

3,000.00*

2,968.50 100.00

W. H. ALEXANDER

Registrar.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH JANUARY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 5.

　　The following Intestate Estate Returns for the half-year ending 31st December, 1874, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th January, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

RETURN of BALANCES of ESTATES deposited as Residue in the Colonial Treasury by the Registrar of the Supreme Court as Official Administrator from the 1st day of July to the 31st day of December, 1874.

NAME OF DECEASED.

DATE OF DEATH.

DATE OF ADMINISTRATION.

AMOUNT.

DATE OF DEPOSIT.

REMARKS.

Thomas Perrin,. Eugene de Mechain, Chinaman, No. 8,

17th Jan., 1873,

3rd March, 1873,

15th Feb., 1873,

8th Aug.,

1873,

$8.33 6,589.13

31st Oct.,

1874,

Deposited as Residue.

30th Sept.,

1874,

Do.

17th July,

1873,

5th Aug.,

1873,

2.98

30th Sept.,

1874,

Do.

William Holymaine

alias

16th Aug.,

1873,

31st Oct.,

1873,

8.80

31st Oct.,

1874,

Do.

Wilhelm Holzmann, Ahkon,

Chinaman, No. 9,

8th Sept., 9th Sept., 1873,

1873,

23rd Oct.,

1873,

3.67

31st Oct.,

1874,

Do.

23rd Oct., 1873,

0.78

31st Oct.,

1874,

Do.

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Registrar.

RETURN of ESTATES of INTESTATES for the Half-year ending 31st December, 1874.

DEDUCTION

AMOUNT RE-

NAME OF INTESTATE.

CEIVED ON ACCOUNT OF THE ESTATE.

FOR

DISBURSEMENTS.

$ c.

915.77

BALANCE ON

CLOSING ACCOUNT.

DISPOSAL OF BALANCE.

TOTAL BALANCE.

Francis Douglas,

162.15

753.62

Deposited in Hongkong Bank at

interest,.

.$790.00

Due Registry,

36.38

753.62

Harvey Scorgie,

99.17

61.59

37.58

Remaining in Registry,

37.58

W. D. Marshall,

35.72

38.41

2.69

Due Registry,

Antoine Dubois,

31.53

5.52

26.01

Remaining in Registry,

26.01

Chew Wing,

4.75

1.31

3.44

Do.,

3.44

Say-a-Tai,

0.50

1.28

0.78

Due Registry,

Kum Yee,

21.25

4.20

17.05

Remaining in Registry,

17.05

Chun Kai,

60.10

6.76

Herbert T. Hare,

2,334.10

259.33

53.34 2,074.77

Do.,

53.34

Deposited at interest in Hong-

kong Bank,

.$2,000.00

Remaining in Registry, 74.77

2,074.77

Adolph Eimbcke,

454.91

449.64

5.27

Remaining in Registry,

5.27

Sue Abki,

3.83

1.83

2.00

Do.,

2.00

Frederick Frost,

181.60

92.98

88.62

Do.,

88.62

Jos? Manuel,

70.00

25.00

45.00

Do.,

45.00

G. S. Gibson,

38.00

Do.,

38.00

Ernst Wusterhausen,

230.60

73.05

157.55

Do.,

157.55

Tang Yik,

339.76

2.87

336.89

Deposited at interest in Hong-

kong Bank,......

.$. 320.00

Joseph Aiken,

46.75

0.75

46.00

Remaining in Registry, 16.89

Do.,

336.89

46.00

NOTICE.

W. H. ALEXANDER, Official Administrator.

　　Notice is hereby given, that the Crown Rents for the half year ending 25th December, 1874, should be paid into the Treasury on or before the 16th January next.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 28th December, 1874.

NOTICE.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Treasurer.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 31st December, 1874.

CECIL C. SMITII, Acting Colonial Treasurer.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH JANUARY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 5.

　　The following Intestate Estate Returns for the half-year ending 31st December, 1874, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th January, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

RETURN of BALANCES of ESTATES deposited as Residue in the Colonial Treasury by the Registrar of the Supreme Court as Official Administrator from the 1st day of July to the 31st day of December, 1874.

NAME OF DECEASED.

DATE OF DEATH.

DATE OF ADMINISTRATION.

AMOUNT.

DATE OF DEPOSIT.

REMARKS.

Thomas Perrin,. Eugene de Mechain, Chinaman, No. 8,

17th Jan., 1873,

3rd March, 1873,

15th Feb., 1873,

8th Aug.,

1873,

$8.33 6,589.13

31st Oct.,

1874,

Deposited as Residue.

30th Sept.,

1874,

Do.

17th July,

1873,

5th Aug.,

1873,

2.98

30th Sept.,

1874,

Do.

William Holymaine

alias

16th Aug.,

1873,

31st Oct.,

1873,

8.80

31st Oct.,

1874,

Do.

Wilhelm Holzmann, Ahkon,

Chinaman, No. 9,

8th Sept., 9th Sept., 1873,

1873,

23rd Oct.,

1873,

3.67

31st Oct.,

1874,

Do.

23rd Oct., 1873,

0.78

31st Oct.,

1874,

Do.

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Registrar.

RETURN of ESTATES of INTESTATES for the Half-year ending 31st December, 1874.

DEDUCTION

AMOUNT RE-

NAME OF INTESTATE.

CEIVED ON ACCOUNT OF THE ESTATE.

FOR

DISBURSEMENTS.

$ c.

915.77

BALANCE ON

CLOSING ACCOUNT.

DISPOSAL OF BALANCE.

TOTAL BALANCE.

Francis Douglas,

162.15

753.62

Deposited in Hongkong Bank at

interest,.

.$790.00

Due Registry,

36.38

753.62

Harvey Scorgie,

99.17

61.59

37.58

Remaining in Registry,

37.58

W. D. Marshall,

35.72

38.41

2.69

Due Registry,

Antoine Dubois,

31.53

5.52

26.01

Remaining in Registry,

26.01

Chew Wing,

4.75

1.31

3.44

Do.,

3.44

Say-a-Tai,

0.50

1.28

0.78

Due Registry,

Kum Yee,

21.25

4.20

17.05

Remaining in Registry,

17.05

Chun Kai,

60.10

6.76

Herbert T. Hare,

2,334.10

259.33

53.34 2,074.77

Do.,

53.34

Deposited at interest in Hong-

kong Bank,

.$2,000.00

Remaining in Registry, 74.77

2,074.77

Adolph Eimbcke,

454.91

449.64

5.27

Remaining in Registry,

5.27

Sue Abki,

3.83

1.83

2.00

Do.,

2.00

Frederick Frost,

181.60

92.98

88.62

Do.,

88.62

Jos? Manuel,

70.00

25.00

45.00

Do.,

45.00

G. S. Gibson,

38.00

Do.,

38.00

Ernst Wusterhausen,

230.60

73.05

157.55

Do.,

157.55

Tang Yik,

339.76

2.87

336.89

Deposited at interest in Hong-

kong Bank,......

.$. 320.00

Joseph Aiken,

46.75

0.75

46.00

Remaining in Registry, 16.89

Do.,

336.89

46.00

NOTICE.

W. H. ALEXANDER, Official Administrator.

　　Notice is hereby given, that the Crown Rents for the half year ending 25th December, 1874, should be paid into the Treasury on or before the 16th January next.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 28th December, 1874.

NOTICE.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Treasurer.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 31st December, 1874.

CECIL C. SMITII, Acting Colonial Treasurer.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH JANUARY, 1875.

NOTICE.

It is hereby notified to all parties who may be desirous of storing Gunpowder in the Government. Dep?ts that under the provisions of Section XVI of Ordinance No. 4 of 1867 some increase of the charges hitherto made is contemplated, and that all parties storing after this date will be liable to increased charges.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 16th December, 1874.

WEATHER TABLES TO 8TH JANUARY, 1875.

H. G. THOMSETT, Harbor Master, &c.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Baro- Thermo- meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

January

O2 CO THE LO CO 7∞

30.35

30.30

30.27

30.32

30.30

30.25

30.24

60.5

30.15

30.24

60.5

30.22

54.5

30.22

63.5

30.33

30.30

63.5

30.28

30.30

55.5

61.5

30.26

30.18

30.14

64.5

58.5

30.12

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER,

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

Self Registering.

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

| Min. | Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

1874-75.

Jan. 2 28.40 28.44 28.41 28.37 28.37 51.5 55.0 55.0 50.0 51.5 50.5 50.5 61.5|N

3 28.34 28.37, 28.36 28.33 28.31 48.5 54.0 53.0 45.5 48.0 46.5 47.5 59.5 NNE

428.28 28.33 28.31 28.26 28,21 47.5 54.5 53.0 43.0 48.051.0 46.5 56.0 N

5 28.05 28.09 28.09 28.09 28.22 49.0 | 56.0 53.045.0 49.0 48.0 47.0 57.0 N

G28.24 28.28 28.32 28.35 28.30 48.5 52.5 50.0 44.0 48.0 47.0 47.5 57.0 NE

2 N

6 NNE

3 N

3 NNW

3 E

2 N

0.00

5 NNE

0.00

2 N

0.00

3NNE

0.00

3 E

0.00

7 28.36 28.40′ 28.43 28.46 28.45 49.5 53.052.0 47.0 49.048.0 48.0 55.0 | E

8 28.34 28.35 28.35 28.30 28.28 52.056.054.5 51.0 54.5 53.0 51.0 57.0 ESE

4 E

0.00

4 ESE

0.00

Light breeze past night; 6 A.M., fine and hazy; noon, clear and cloudy. Moderate breeze past night; 6 A.M., fine, hazy; 10 A.M., clear; 3 P.M., fine, very hazy.

Light breeze and fine past night; 6 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, fine, clear; 4 P.M., fine and hazy.

Light breeze & fine past night; 6 A.M., fine and hazy; noon, clear & cloudy. Light breeze and fine past night; 6 A.M., fine & hazy; noon, clear & cloudy. Light breeze and fine past night; 6 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, clear; 4 P.M., overcast, hazy.

Moderate breeze, fog, past night; 9.30 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, clear & cloudy.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

METER.

Pate.

Self Registering

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

NOON.

6 A.M.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1874-75.

Dec. 26 30.00 30.01 30.00 30.01 30.01 59.0 65.0 63.057.0 59.0 61.0 | 57.0 67.0 N

27 30.14 30.19 30.18 30.17 30.18 57.0 60.0 56.0 53.0 54.5 51.054.0 64.0 N

4 Calm

0 N

Fine, overcast throughout.

28 30.22 30.27 30.27| 30.17 30.05 53.0 |57.0 59.0 50.0 53.5 56.051.0

61.0 N

29 30.17 30.17 30.16 30.15,30,14] 60.0 │62.0 | 62,5 | 56.0 58.5 60.054.5

30 30.17 30.22 30.22 30.21; 30.22 63.5 65.064.5 60.0 | 61.0 60.559.0 65.5

31 | 30.26 30.28 30.26 30.24 30.20 57.0 62.5 60.0 54.5 58.5 56.0 55.5 | 66.5 N

Jan. 130.29 30.34 30.33 30.29 30.27 56.0 61.0 62.0 50.056.058.0 54.0 65.0 |N

68.0NNE

2 80.27 30.30 30.30 30.22 30.21 57.0 63.5 65.0 53.0 58.0 58.5 55.0 66.0 NW

6 N

5 N

3 NE

2NE

5 N

3 NW

5 N

4 N

Overcast, fresh breeze, squally; 8 A.M., cloudy.

Fine, cloudy, squally throughout.

3 30.25 30.26 30.26 30.24 30.22 57.5 63.0 |64.5 52.0 | 53.5 | 55.0 55.5 68.0 | N

430.17 30.19 30.19 30.19 30.19 56.0 62.0 64.5 50.0 56.0 55.0 54.0|66.0 E

530.12 30.14 30.15 30.15 30.16 56.5 62.5 63.5 51.0 54.5 55.0 54.5 67.0 N

630.2130.24 30.26] 30.′′ 30.25 55.0

4 N

3 NE

2 N

4 N

3 NW

3 N

4 N

Overcast ; 9 A.M., drizzly rain; noon, cloudy.

Overcast all day..

Do.

2 Overcast; noon, fine, cloudy, hazy.

Fine, cloudy, hazy all day.

Fine, cloudy, squally throughout.

6 N

4 NW

Do.

3 N

62.0 60.0 50.0 55.0 55.0 53.5 66.0 N

6 Calm

4 N

0 E

Do.

Fine, cloudy, hazy; noon, clear.

}

730.26 30.26 30.26] 30.24. 9.21 57.0

60.5 61.5 | 56.056.0 | 56.5 55.0 65.0 NE

2 NE

6 NE

Fine, hazy; 3 P.M., cloudy.

830.11 30.13 30.18| 30,17 30.17 60.0

65.0|63.5 55.0 | 59.5 | 61.0 58.0 66.0 NE

5 NE

Fine, overcast, squally.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH JANUARY, 1875.

NOTICE.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 16th December, 1874.

WEATHER TABLES TO 8TH JANUARY, 1875.

H. G. THOMSETT, Harbor Master, &c.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Baro- Thermo- meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

January

O2 CO THE LO CO 7∞

30.35

30.30

30.27

30.32

30.30

30.25

30.24

60.5

30.15

30.24

60.5

30.22

54.5

30.22

63.5

30.33

30.30

63.5

30.28

30.30

55.5

61.5

30.26

30.18

30.14

64.5

58.5

30.12

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER,

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

Self Registering.

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

| Min. | Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

1874-75.

Jan. 2 28.40 28.44 28.41 28.37 28.37 51.5 55.0 55.0 50.0 51.5 50.5 50.5 61.5|N

3 28.34 28.37, 28.36 28.33 28.31 48.5 54.0 53.0 45.5 48.0 46.5 47.5 59.5 NNE

428.28 28.33 28.31 28.26 28,21 47.5 54.5 53.0 43.0 48.051.0 46.5 56.0 N

5 28.05 28.09 28.09 28.09 28.22 49.0 | 56.0 53.045.0 49.0 48.0 47.0 57.0 N

G28.24 28.28 28.32 28.35 28.30 48.5 52.5 50.0 44.0 48.0 47.0 47.5 57.0 NE

2 N

6 NNE

3 N

3 NNW

3 E

2 N

0.00

5 NNE

0.00

2 N

0.00

3NNE

0.00

3 E

0.00

7 28.36 28.40′ 28.43 28.46 28.45 49.5 53.052.0 47.0 49.048.0 48.0 55.0 | E

8 28.34 28.35 28.35 28.30 28.28 52.056.054.5 51.0 54.5 53.0 51.0 57.0 ESE

4 E

0.00

4 ESE

0.00

Light breeze past night; 6 A.M., fine and hazy; noon, clear and cloudy. Moderate breeze past night; 6 A.M., fine, hazy; 10 A.M., clear; 3 P.M., fine, very hazy.

Light breeze and fine past night; 6 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, fine, clear; 4 P.M., fine and hazy.

Moderate breeze, fog, past night; 9.30 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, clear & cloudy.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

METER.

Pate.

Self Registering

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

NOON.

6 A.M.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1874-75.

Dec. 26 30.00 30.01 30.00 30.01 30.01 59.0 65.0 63.057.0 59.0 61.0 | 57.0 67.0 N

27 30.14 30.19 30.18 30.17 30.18 57.0 60.0 56.0 53.0 54.5 51.054.0 64.0 N

4 Calm

0 N

Fine, overcast throughout.

28 30.22 30.27 30.27| 30.17 30.05 53.0 |57.0 59.0 50.0 53.5 56.051.0

61.0 N

29 30.17 30.17 30.16 30.15,30,14] 60.0 │62.0 | 62,5 | 56.0 58.5 60.054.5

30 30.17 30.22 30.22 30.21; 30.22 63.5 65.064.5 60.0 | 61.0 60.559.0 65.5

31 | 30.26 30.28 30.26 30.24 30.20 57.0 62.5 60.0 54.5 58.5 56.0 55.5 | 66.5 N

Jan. 130.29 30.34 30.33 30.29 30.27 56.0 61.0 62.0 50.056.058.0 54.0 65.0 |N

68.0NNE

2 80.27 30.30 30.30 30.22 30.21 57.0 63.5 65.0 53.0 58.0 58.5 55.0 66.0 NW

6 N

5 N

3 NE

2NE

5 N

3 NW

5 N

4 N

Overcast, fresh breeze, squally; 8 A.M., cloudy.

Fine, cloudy, squally throughout.

3 30.25 30.26 30.26 30.24 30.22 57.5 63.0 |64.5 52.0 | 53.5 | 55.0 55.5 68.0 | N

430.17 30.19 30.19 30.19 30.19 56.0 62.0 64.5 50.0 56.0 55.0 54.0|66.0 E

530.12 30.14 30.15 30.15 30.16 56.5 62.5 63.5 51.0 54.5 55.0 54.5 67.0 N

630.2130.24 30.26] 30.′′ 30.25 55.0

4 N

3 NE

2 N

4 N

3 NW

3 N

4 N

Overcast ; 9 A.M., drizzly rain; noon, cloudy.

Overcast all day..

Do.

2 Overcast; noon, fine, cloudy, hazy.

Fine, cloudy, hazy all day.

Fine, cloudy, squally throughout.

6 N

4 NW

Do.

3 N

62.0 60.0 50.0 55.0 55.0 53.5 66.0 N

6 Calm

4 N

0 E

Do.

Fine, cloudy, hazy; noon, clear.

}

730.26 30.26 30.26] 30.24. 9.21 57.0

60.5 61.5 | 56.056.0 | 56.5 55.0 65.0 NE

2 NE

6 NE

Fine, hazy; 3 P.M., cloudy.

830.11 30.13 30.18| 30,17 30.17 60.0

65.0|63.5 55.0 | 59.5 | 61.0 58.0 66.0 NE

5 NE

Fine, overcast, squally.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH JANUARY, 1875.

No. 130.-List of DEAD LETTERS which have been returned from the General Post Office in London, arde her places, for

the various reasons assigned upon them, and which can be returned to the writers on application.

Anderson, J., Centre Street, White Inch, Glasgow, Budden, Miss, 57, Victoria Road, Guernsey,

Bushell, T., No. 5, Court, Burlington Street, Liverpool, Chalk, Miss, 23, St. Thomas Road, Bow, London, Carden, J. E., Sydney, Australia,

Cornock, J. R., 7, Chapel Walks, Manchester,

.Regd. 1

Date, W., 44, Dorset Street, Portman Square, London,.

Delboy, Ulysse, Consul General de Perou, ? Paris,. Hewlett, Miss, 5, Frederick Street, Liverpool,. Hims, Captain, Barque Contest, Anjer,

Holme Ryley & Co., London,

MacMillan, 24, Market Lane, Glasgow, Morra, H., Manchester, or Liverpool, Nye, Miss Jennie, Post Offiee, Madras,. Powell, Mrs. E., Post Office, London, Refattalla, Mr. Mewisbur, Bengal,

Ritchie, Miss, 13, Tetley Street, Poplar, London, Scott, Mrs. J., Albion Mines, Picton, Nova Scotia,. Seabrook, Mrs., East Harding Street, London, Thomas, Frank, Yokohama,

Ventura y Aquilana, Calle No. 28, Casa No. 42, Rangoon, Wine Caterer, Gun Room Mess, H.M.S. Thetis, Hongkong,

General Post Office, Hongkong, 8th January, 1875.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General.

Eagleshame,A. 1

Edwards,

Ogden E.

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office.

Letters. Papers.

Archibald, Wm. 1 Arrabito, F. 1 Akady, Juana 1 Al Foo & Co. 1 Aya, Alice Mrs. 1

Letters. Papers.

Echeverria, D. 1 E. A. B.

Letters. Papers.

Habalme, Monsr.1

Martins, Sr.

J. F. Medard, Leon

Parties not known, 8th January, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Petersen, H. Protts, A.

1 1

Silva, Antonio

Inselvini,

Perin, Monsr. G. 1

Lorenzo

Monrs.

Pasero, Henry 1

Morton, N.

Pean, J. C.

Edgar, Jolin W. 1

Johnson, J. W. 2

Moncreiff, Peter 1

Poulsen, W.

Berrington,C.C.4

Bell, C. P.

Meuzza, F.

Feindt, H.

Knox, Miss Emmal

Meyenovich, J. 2

Brankley, James! Battistolo, D.

Rodrigues,

F. da

Spencher,

Henriqueta Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd.

Swaren, Ro-

sendo, G. 1

Southhard, E. P. 1

Fondra, Va-

Keene, R. J.

Mitchell, R.,

lentino

Brankley, J.

2 regd.

Faure, Monrs. T. 1

Butts, Geo.

Fox, J. (Engineer) 1

Battistolo, D.

2 regd.

Fisher, Edwd.

Bresciani, Sigr. 1

Knight, Wm. 1 Koch, T. A.

Capt.

Leaman, Mr.

formerly on

board s.s. Sea Gull

-2 regd.

Aurelio Regan, Mrs.

Richter, O. C.

Tavares, Jo?o

& Co.

Taft, David

Do.

Round Thos.

Thiel, F.

Biava, Sigr.,G.B.1

Grimes, Thomas1

Bashire,

Longhran, J. 1 Lyons, Miss

Mons. E.

Burns, J.

Brown, R.

Brown, John

}

Anastasia Laugelin, Mr. 1 Lorchen, J.

Caldeiro, G.

Marmelstein, J. 1 Mazzoceli,

Cauzi, Louis 1

Caldecott, A. M. 1 Cohen-Sober}

Gibson, J.,

Pompeo Mu?oz Manoel 1 May, Edwd. 1

& Walenyk Cooke, Robert 1

Daheto, Fran- ? cisca, Mrs. Davies, D. Ricton 1

Eugnet, Monsr. 2

Goddard,

James M.

}

Ginsburg, S. L. 2 regd. Ginsburg, So-

lomon

Gomes, M.

Galligar, T.

Godfrey, Walter 1

formerly of

the barque Grand Master

1 regd.

Hardin, Miss May1 Hayne, Robt. B. 1 Hartley, Henry 4 Hancock, Miss

Blanche

Marques, Jose 2 Munea, Juan McGlone,Daniel 1 May, Mr. H.,

formerly of the Victoria Hotel

Mills, Fred. 1

Nunes, Antonio 2 Nelson, William 1 Nacimento,

Francisca Nuttall, W. Nelson, E. L.

Collie Nouaan & Co. 1 Nicholson,

Win. McC.

}

Orred, Charles 2

Rudolphe, Chas. 1 Riccardi, Retro 1 Real, des

Perrieres Ritchie, J. Ross, Alexander 1

Sterling, Miss

Nina Seedsman, Aug. I Squire, H. O. Stoves, Thomas 1 Sanders, Capt. 1 Shak Maho- med Moola Shaik, Abdoollah 1 regd. Secondo, Sala 1

} 1 regd.

Wilks, Jolin Woodd, Basil, R.1 Westford, Mr. }

(Carperter))

Maggione, E. Mitchell, R. H.

formerly of 2 the Sea Gull Milne, George 1 Marshall, J.

Ross, E.

Tylor, Richard 1

Rappa, J. A.

Tidman, P. F. 1

Randolph, Mrs. 1

Vandeozee,

Capt. F. H. J Vastroo, Seriaco 1

Whyle, Wm. White, C. G. Williams, J.

late of s. s. Lord of the Isles

Watson, Dr.

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Honghong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 8th January, 1875.

Lets. Pipes

Aarhems

Letters. Papers.

Avonmore

Chowfa Comodor

Frank N. Shayer 2

Frances

Indiana Invincible

Magdala

Queen of South 1

Malvern

Anuara

Charmar

Fven

Mariner

Albert Victor

Copernicus

Formosa

Amoy

Courier

Agustina

Constance

Janet Stewart 3 John Steward 1 Juan F. Pearson 2

Maximo

Miako

Aberdeen

Carricks

Agnes Meir

City of Bengal 1

August

Caroline

Glamorganshire 2 George Noble 2 Gerque

Morning Light 1 Mangeelon

Rosebud of

Peterhead Rifleman

}

Fredericle

Golden State

Lauderdale 2 Lammermuir I Louisa

Race Horse Rajali, s.s.

Naworth Castle 3

Star of China 2

Atlantic

Dhare War

Green Jacket

Laju

Star of the West 1

Alexandro,

Dover Castle 1 Devana

Lotus

Osaka

Lanercost

Bengal

Highlander

British Empire i

Earl of Shaf-

Charlie Palmer 1

tesbury,s.s.) Eastern Isles,s.s.1

H. L. Havilah

Hopewell

- 2 CO 2

Lord Macaulay 1

Sir Harry Parkes2 Saltee St. Phillans

Maid of Judah 1

May Flower

Pilgrim Paouting, s.s. Peeress

Waltickka

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's

Ships of War, 8th January, 1875.

Letters.

Adventure Audacious

Dwarf

Daring

2 1

EIR

Letter.

Lapwing

Letters. 27

Letter.

*Thistle

Letters. Papers. Victor Emanuel 4 Vigilant 11

}

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH JANUARY, 1875.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

"THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES

ORDINANCE, 1867.”

is hereby notified that the First Floor of the House hereinafter mentioned, that is to say, No. 18, Peel Street, was on the Seventh day of January, 1875, pursuant to Section XXIII of the above Ordinance, declared by me under my Hand and Seal of Office to be an Un- licensed Brothel.

Registrar General's Office,

CECIL C. SMITH,

Registrar General.

Hongkong, 7th January, 1875.

THE BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE, 1864.

MEMORANDUM of DEED or other INSTRUMENT to be registered pursuant to “The Bank- ruptcy Ordinance, 1864.”

1. Title of Deed whether Deed of Assignment, Com- position, or Inspec- torship.

2. Date of Decd.

3. Date of Execution

by Debtors.

4. Names and Des- criptions of the

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG. Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 1.

Plaintiffs.-HUGH BOLD GIBB, HENRY LowCock, JAMES Mus- CHAMP VICKERS, ALEX- ANDER GEORGE WOOD and ALEXANDER MCLEOD, trad- ing under the Style or Firm of

Gibb, Livingston and Com- pany " at Hongkong. Defendants.--WONG CHUN HING and WONG PING, Masters of the "Tye Cheong Loong" Firm. OTICE is hereby given that a Writ of For-

against all the Property

moveable or immoveable of the above named Defendants within the Colony, has been issued in this Suit pursuant to the Provisions of Section LXXXII of "The Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure."

Dated this 9th day of January, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors for the Plaintiffs,

29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

CHINESE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT LOAN.

For ?627,615 Sterling.

FIRST ISSUE, ?539,748. 18s. Od. STERLING.

Interest.

Deed of Assignment and Release.8 per cent per Annum, payable in Foochow on

19th December, 1874. 19th December, 1874.

Adolph Theodor Bourjau, Ernst Debtors as in the Behre, and Gustav Adolph Wieler,

Deed.

5. The Names and Descriptions of the

of No. 7, Praya Central, in the City of Victoria, in the Island of Hongkong, Merchants, Copartners, trading at No. 7, Praya Central aforesaid, and at Shanghai, in the Empire of China, under the style or firm of Bourjau and Company, therein and hereinafter called "the Debtors."

Hans Christian Heinrich Hop- Trustees or other pius, of No. 5, Queen's Road, in parties to the Deed the said City of Victoria, Merchant, not including the Creditors.

a Partner in the Mercantile Firm of Siemssen and Company, of the said City of Victoria and elsewhere, and Adolf Liebrecht Strack, of No. 60, Praya Central, in the said City of Victoria, Merchant, a Partner in the Mercantile Firm of Deetjen and Company, of the said City of Victoria, thereinafter called "the Trustees."

　6. A short State- ment of the nature of the Deed,

7. When left for Registration.

An absolute Assignment of all the Debtors' Property, Goods,Chat- tels, Estate and Effects of what- soever kind and nature, whether joint or separate, or otherwise how- soever and wheresoever situate of them the said Debtors and each of them, but upon trust for the benefit of all the Creditors of the Grantors or Debtors in the like manner as if the property so conveyed and assigned had become vested in the Grantees as the Assignees of the Grantors or Debtors under their the Debtors' Bankruptcy. Also a Release by the Creditors to the Debtors of all the Debtors' Liabili- ties.

4th January, 1875.

　　I certify the above to be a true Copy of the entry in the Registry Book of Deeds under "The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1864,"

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Registrar.

Hongkong, 5th Januar, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERE CON, Solicitors for the above named Trustees,

29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

19th June and 19th December of each year till 1884 inclusive.

The Corresponding dates in Hongkong are 30th June and 31st December, in each year.

The Corresponding dates in London are 19th August and 19th February, in each year.

Principal.

Repayable in Foochow, 3/20ths on 19th June, 1876: thereafter 1/20th every 6 months. Bonds to be drawn in London, first drawing to take place during the month of June, 1876.

All pay- ments of Interest and Repayment of Principal are to be made through the Hongkong & Shang- hai Banking Corporation.

Security.

Certain portions of the Imperial Foreign Mari- time Customs Revenues of China, assigned to the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation in trust for the Bondholders.

Issue Price.

Ninety-five per cent at Exchange 4/1 per dollar ($462.94).

The Bonds are to Bearer and are of ?100 each. They will be dated Hongkong, 31st December,

1874.

Subscriptions will be received by the above Bank at the price of ?95 per ?100 Bond, with exchange 4/1 per dollar, Hongkong Currency, payable in the following instalments :----

? 1 or $ 4.87 per Bond on application. ?4 or $19.49

on allotment. ?90 or $438.58

?95 or $462.94

The Coupons and Drawn Bonds are payable at the Office of the Hongkong and Shaughai Bank- ing Corporation in Hongkong and at its Branches in London and elsewhere.

The Imperial Government of China has no Foreign debt, and its Foreign Customs Revenues exceed Ten Millions of Taels annually (?3,000,000 Sterling.)

Default of payment of any instalment will rend- er all previous payments liable to forfeiture.

Where a less amount is allotted than was applied for, the Surplus of the deposit will be applied, in whole or in part, as the case may be, towards the payment of the amount due on allot- ment.

CHINESE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT LOAN.

FORM OF APPLICATION.

To the Chief Manager,

Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation. Having paid to you the Sum of ?................................ or being a deposit of ?1 or $4.87 per Bond (?100) on ......... Eight per cent Chinese beg to apply for such Bonds in terms of the Pros- Imperial Government Loan Bonds (1st issue)......

pectus and

agree to accept the same, or any smaller number that may be alloted and to pay the further instalments thereon, at the times stated in the Prospectus.

Name (in full), Address,

Date,

If it be desired to pay up in full on allotment, the applicant to sign underneath.

ment.

Received of

desire to pay up in full on allot-

Signature,

BANK'S RECEIPT.

the sum of being a deposit

Eight

... or $...... of ?1 per Bond on application for per cent Chinese Imperial Government Loan Bonds (1st issue.)

10 days after allotment.

The Subscription Lists in Hongkong and Shanghai will close at 1 p.in. on Saturday the 16th January 1875, after which time no Subs- criptions will be received.

For the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,

Chief Manager.

or $

NOTICE.

THE Interest and Responsibility of Mr.

Port and in China cease from this day.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, 31st December, 1874.

NOTICE.

Interest and Responsibility of Mr.

Interest on the full nominal amount of each T RICHARD LOVETT COLLER in our Firm

Bond accrues in Hongkong from the 31st De- cember 1874. Subscribers have to pay Interest on the same amount at Eight per cent per annum from that date until the date of payment of the last instalment.

Subscribers may pay up in full on allotment. Public drawings for the redemption at par of the Bonds are to be made in London in the months of June and December of each year, beginning in June 1876, in presence of the Bank's London Manager and of a Notary Public. The Bouds drawn will be paid off at par, and the numbers will be duly advertised in at least two of the principal London Newspapers and the Hongkong Government Gazette.

ceased yesterday, and Mr. JAMES BROWN MCCULLOCH is admitted a Partner from this

date.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Manila, 1st January, 1875.

NOTICE.

R. HENRY LISTON DALRYMPLE, and Mr.

this day been admitted Partners in our Firm.

Mr. GEORGE HALES is authorized to sign our Firm by procuration at Foochiow.

BIRLEY & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1875.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH JANUARY, 1875.

NOTICE.

R. ALFRED THOMAS MANGER, has

MR this day been admitted a Partner in our

Firm.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.

Hongkong, 2nd November, 1874.

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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 3.

No. 6.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 16TH JANUARY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

VOL. XXI.

The subjoined Schedules of Balances of Intestate Estates are published for general information, and Notice is hereby given that those Balances for which no application shall have been made within Twelve Months from this date, will be carried to the Credit of the General Revenue of the Colony, in terms of Ordinance No. 6 of 1854.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th January, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

SCHEDULE of UNCLAIMED BALANCES of INTESTATE ESTATES of PERSONS who have been Dead for Five Years and upwards, lying in the Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 31st December, 1874.

NAME.

Robert Burns,

DATE OF DEATH.

AMOUNT.

REMARKS.

30th May, 1869,

$5.88

Administration granted, 18th August, 1869.

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

SCHEDULE of UNCLAIMED BALANCES of INTESTATE ESTATES of POLICE CONSTABLES who have been Dead for Five Years and upwards, lying in the Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 31st December, 1874.

No.

RANK.

58 148

A. S. P. C.

J. Mahoney, Munnoo,

NAME.

DATE OF DEATH.

DATE OF PAYMENT INTO THE TREASURY.

18th April, 1869, 9th June, 1869,

16th June, 1869, 24th July, 1869,

AMOUNT.

$17.39 9.13

Police Department, Hongkong, 13th January, 1875.

No. 7.

W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of the 25th instant, for the Drainage, Sewerage, and Repairs of Queen's Road West, from No. 5 Police Station to New East Street, Sai Ying P?n.

The Specification may be seen on application at the Surveyor General's Office, where a proper Form of Tender may also be obtained.

The Government will not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th January, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary.

No. 8.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH JANUARY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of the 25th instant, for the construction of new Main Sewers in Wanchai, between the Praya and Queen's Road.

Plans and Specifications may be seen on application at the Surveyor General's Office, where a proper Form of Tender may also be obtained.

The Government will not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th January, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

No. 9.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Notice to Mariners is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th January, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 40.

CHINA SEA.

CHEFOO DISTRICT.

Shantung Lighthouse.

Notice is hereby given, that the Light on the N.E. Shantung Promontory was exhibited for the first time at sunset on the 15th December, 1874.

The illuminating apparatus is fixed Dioptric, of the First Order, showing a white light from S. 62° E. to S. 30° E., red from S. 30° E. to S. 17° E., white from S. 17° E. round by S. and W. to ?. 21° E., and red from N. 21° E. to N. 49° E. Between S. 594° E. and S. 181° E. the light is seven times obscured by peaks; the obscuration between S. 26° 18′ E. and S. 23° 10′ E. being caused by Alceste Island. The bearings are magnetic and taken from seaward.

The Light is elevated 200 feet above the level of the sea, and, in clear weather, the white light should be visible at a distance of 21 nautical miles.

The Tower is round, of stone, 35 feet high, with a total height from its base to the lantern vane of 64 feet.

The Tower, dwellings and boundary wall will be painted white.

The temporary light, referred to in Notice to Mariners No. 39, has been discontinued.

Approximate Position:-Lat., N. 37° 24'

Long., E. 122° 42'

By order of the Inspector General of Customs,

ENGINEER'S OFFICE, CUSTOM HOUSE, SHANGHAI, 6th January, 1875.

No. 10.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

DAVID M. HENDERSON,

Engineer-in-Chief.

The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Civil Hospital during the Month of December, 1874, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th January, 1875:

J. GARDER AUSTIN,

Coloni Secretary.

No. 8.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH JANUARY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of the 25th instant, for the construction of new Main Sewers in Wanchai, between the Praya and Queen's Road.

Plans and Specifications may be seen on application at the Surveyor General's Office, where a proper Form of Tender may also be obtained.

The Government will not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th January, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

No. 9.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Notice to Mariners is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th January, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 40.

CHINA SEA.

CHEFOO DISTRICT.

Shantung Lighthouse.

Notice is hereby given, that the Light on the N.E. Shantung Promontory was exhibited for the first time at sunset on the 15th December, 1874.

The Light is elevated 200 feet above the level of the sea, and, in clear weather, the white light should be visible at a distance of 21 nautical miles.

The Tower is round, of stone, 35 feet high, with a total height from its base to the lantern vane of 64 feet.

The Tower, dwellings and boundary wall will be painted white.

The temporary light, referred to in Notice to Mariners No. 39, has been discontinued.

Approximate Position:-Lat., N. 37° 24'

Long., E. 122° 42'

By order of the Inspector General of Customs,

ENGINEER'S OFFICE, CUSTOM HOUSE, SHANGHAI, 6th January, 1875.

No. 10.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

DAVID M. HENDERSON,

Engineer-in-Chief.

The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Civil Hospital during the Month of December, 1874, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th January, 1875:

J. GARDER AUSTIN,

Coloni Secretary.

the hongkong government GAZETTE, 16TH JANUARY, 1875.

DAY OF MONTH.

DAY OF

WEEK.

ANEROID BAROMETER.

ATTACHED

Tuesday,

Wednesday,

Thursday,

Friday,

5 Saturday,

27 Sunday,

28 Monday,

29 Tuesday,

Wednesday,

Thursday,

Mean

30.17 30.12 65.8 64.7 60.2 69.5 68.5 138. 110. 60.0 Summary of December, 1873:--Mean Shade Temp.,

19 Saturday,

20 Sunday, 21 Monday, 22 Tuesday,

23 Wednesday,

24 Thursday, 25 Friday,

26 Saturday,

30.08 30.01 70.0 30.12 30.05 70.0 30.18

71.0 67.0 74.0 73.0 145. 113. 65.0 7.0 80.0 30.09 66.0 67.0 65.0 70.0 69.0 135. 100. 64.0 5.0 71.0 30.18 30.09 66.0 67.0 63.0 69.0 68.0 131. 99. 63.0 6.0 68.0 30.09 30.06 70.0 70.0 65,0 72.0 71.0 135. 100. 64.0 7.0 71.0 30.04 30.03 62.0 63.0 62.0 68.0 67.0 113. 96. 61.0 6.0 52.0 30.07 29.97 60.0 61.0 58.0 65.0 64.0 105. 83. 57.0 7.0 30.18 30.14 57.0 59.0 54.0 62.0 61.0 125. 89. 57.0 8.0 30.21 30.11 54.0 57.0 53.0 60.0 59.0 123. 87. 54.0 7.0 30.21 30.10 58.0 62.0 55.0 63.0 62.0 127. 89. 56.0 8.0 30.22 30.18 63.0 61.0 55.0 63.0 62.0 129. 89. 56.0 8.0 30.29 30.23 59.0 €0.0 54.0 62.0 61.0 126. 88. 55.0 8.0 8.9

IN THE SHADE.

MAX. MAX.

IN SHADE.

Max. and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.

SUN,

BULB

Ex-

VACUO. POSED.

MIN.

DIUR-

NAL

RANGE,

GRASS.

SHADE.

9 A.M.

P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M. Min.

6 Sunday,

Monday,.

8 Tuesday,

9 Wednesday, 10 Thursday,. Friday,.

Saturday,

Sunday,

Monday,

15 Tuesday,

Wednesday,

Thursday,

18 Friday,

Max. Noon. 30.14 30.13 64.0 68.0 58.0 72.0 71.0 145. 115. 59.0 14.0 30.18 30.14 66.0 68.0 59.0 72.0 71.0 146. 116. 59.0 13.0 30.18 30.14 66.0 68.0 59.0 72.0 71.0 146. 116. 60.0 13.0 30.21 30.17 66.0 68.0 59.0 71.0 70.0 134. 113. 59.0 12.0 75.0 30.20 30.16 65.0 67.0 59.0 70.0 69.0 134. 113. 59.0 11.0 30.16 30.13 66.0 68.0 59.0 70.0 69.0 128. 111. 59.0 11.0 69.0 30.27 30.21 68.0 69.0 59.0 71.0 70.0 141. 114. 60.0 12.0 81.0 30.25 30.16 68.0 69.0 59.0 70.0 69.0 140. 113. 59.0 11.0 81.0 30.21 30.08 65.0 68.0 60.0 69.0 68.0 147. 114. 60.0 9.0 87.0 30.20 30.09 65.0 68.0 60.0 69.0 68.0 147. 114. 60.0 9.0 87.0 30.21 30.11 64.0 69.0 60.0 70.0 69.0 147. 114. 60.0 10.0 87.0 30.21 30.12 64.0 69.0 60.0 70.0 69.0 147. 114. 60.0 10.0 87.0 30.18 30.10 65.0 68.0 60.0 70.0 69.0 149. 115. 60.0 10.0 30.13 30.04 71.0 70.0 61.0 71.0 70.0 149. 115. 61.0 30.13 30.04 70.0 70.0 66.0 74.0 73.0 150. 115. 60.0 30.12 30.04 70.0 73.0 66.0 74.0 73.0 157. 119. 64.0 30.12 30.04 73.0 74.0 67.0 75.0 73.0 157. 119. 64.0 30.12 30.04 72.0 72.0 65.0 72.0 71.0 145. 113. 62.0 7.0 83.0 30.08 30.01 69.0 70.0 65.0 71.0 70.0 140. 112, 61.0 6.0 79.0

Temp. at

86.0

87.0

86.0

75.0

89.0

10.0 88.0

8.0 90.0

8.093.0

8.0 93.0

72.0 67.0 75.0 74.0 145. 113. 65.0

8.0 80.0

DIURNAL

RANGE, BULB

EXPOSED.

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, for THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1874.

THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)

SELF REGISTERING

86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.

(

HYGROMETER.

WIND.

CLOUD.

OZONE.

MOVE-

IN SOIL,

MIN. DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE.

SHADE.

INCHES

HUMIDITY

COMPLETE SATURATION =100.

DEW POINT.

QUARTER.

MENT

DURING

RAIN IN

INCHES

DURING

THE

PREVI-

0-10.

24 hours ous 24 HOURS. IN MILES.

DEEP.

Hours. Hours.

9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A.M.3 P.M. 9 A.M.

3 P.M. 9 A.M.3

P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A.M.9 A.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M.

48.0

68.0

69.0

71.0

73.0

The Minimum Thermometer in soil was broken during the storm of the 22nd and 23rd September.

64.0 68.0 56.0 60.0 59 66.0 68.0 56.0 60.0 52 66.0 68.0 56.0

49.4 53.7 N. 47.9 53.7 N.

N.E.

N.W.

60.0 52

47.9 53.7 N.E.

66.0

68.0 60.0 61.0 68

55.1 55.5 N.

N.E.

65.0 67.0 59.0

60.0 68

54.1

54.4 N.

66.0 68.0 59.0 60.0 64

53.3

53.7 E.

68.0

69.0 62.0 63.0 68

57.3

58.3 [E.

'E.

68.0

69.0 61.0 62.0 64

55.5

56.5 E.

65.0

64.0

68.0 60.0 62.0 73 65.0 68.0 60.0 62.0 73 69.0 50.0 63.0 72 69.0 59.0 63.0 72

55.9

57.3 N.

55.9

57.3

N.W. N.W.

70.0

65.0 68.0 59.0 62.0 68 71.0 70.0 64.0 64.0 65 70.0 63.0

54.8 58.3 N.W. N. 54.8 58.3 N. 54.1 57.3 E.

?N.

58.7

59.4 S.E.

64.0 65

57.6

59.4 E.

70.0

73.0 65.0 68.0 73

61.1

64.3 E.

S.E.

N.E.

73.0 74.0 68.0

69.0 74

64.3

65.3 N.

IN.

72.0 72.0 67.0 67.0 69

61.5

61.5 N.

N.E.

69.0 70.0 65.0 66.0 78 70.0 72.0 67.0 69.0 83 70.0 71.0 66.0 67.0 78 66.0 67.0 61.0 63.0 73 66.0 67.0 62.0 63.0 78 70.0 70.0 67.0 67.0 83 83 62.0 63.0 58.0 59.0 77 77 54.6 60.0 61.0 57.0 58.0 82 57.0 59.0 53.0 54.0 75 54.0 57.0 50.0 53.0 74 58.0 62.0 55.0 58.0 81

61.9

62.9 N.

64.7 66.7 N.E.

78 62.9

71.0

78.2

...

66.6

Total Rain fall,

1872:-

1871:-

67.7

0.65 inches. Rain fell on 0.40

63.0 61.0 59.0 57.0 77 59.0 60.0 54.0 56.0 71

65.8 64.7 60.2 65.1 71

days.

2 ELESPE SEIZ

78 57.0

58.8

64.0 IS.E. N. 59.8 N.

59.8 E.

64.7

64.7 E.

55.6 N.

82 54.4

71 49.3

75 46.1

52.3

55.4 E.

49.5 N.

49.3 E.

54.6 E.

The Anemometer blown away during the storm of the 22nd and 23rd September.

0.24

77 55.6

76 49.5

53.5 E.

52.3 N.

55.8

57.7

...

0.07

0.31 |

Sk? ??? K? k? k??SSON~dond

60.0

0.18

"" ......???????

1870:-

65.3

"""

1869:-

64.9

0.17

1868:-

65.5

0.75

950

C. J. WHARRY, M.D.,

Superintendent.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH JANUARY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 5.

The following Intestate Estate Returns for the half-year ending 31st December, 1874, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th January, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

RETURN of BALANCES of ESTATESs deposited as Residue in the Colonial Treasury by the Registrar of the Supreme Court as Official Administrator from the 1st day of July to the 31st day of December, 1874.

NAME OF DECEASED.

Thomas Perrin,.

DATE OF DEATH.

DATE OF ADMINISTRATION.

AMOUNT.

DATE OF DEPOSIT.

REMARKS.

17th Jan., 1873,

3rd March, 1873,

$8.33

31st Oct.,

Eugene de Mechain, Chinaman, No. 8, William Holymaine

alias

15th Feb., 1873,

8th Aug.,

1873,

6,589.13

1874, 30th Sept., 1874,

Deposited as Residue.

Do.

17th July,

1873, | 5th Aug.,

1873,

2.98

30th Sept.,

1874,

Do.

16th Aug.,

1873, 31st Oct.,

1873,

8.80

31st Oct.,

1874,

Do.

Wilhelm Holzmann,. Ahkon,

Chinaman, No. 9,

8th Sept., 1873, 9th Sept., 1873,

23rd Oct,,

1873,

3.67

31st Oct.,

1874,

Do.

23rd Oct.,

1873,

0.78

31st Oct.,

1874,

Do.

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Registrar.

RETURN of ESTATES of INTESTATES for the Half-year ending 31st December, 1874.

AMOUNT RE-

DEDUCTION

BALANCE ON

NAME OF INTESTATE.

CEIVED ON ACCOUNT OF THE ESTATE.

FOR

CLOSING

DISBURSEMENTS.

ACCOUNT.

DISPOSAL OF BALANCE.

TOTAL BALANCE.

Francis Douglas,

915.77

$ c.

162.15

$ c.

753.62

Deposited in Hongkong Bank at

interest,

$790.00

Due Registry,

36.38

Harvey Scorgie,

99.17

61.59

37.58

Remaining in Registry,

753.62 37.58

W. D. Marshall,

35.72

38.41

2.69

Due Registry,

Antoine Dubois,

31.53

5.52

26.01

Remaining in Registry,

Chew Wing,

4.75

1.31

3.44

Do.,

...

26.01 3.44

Say-a-Tai,

0.50

1.28

0.78

Due Registry,

...

Kum Yee,

21.25

4.20

17.05

Remaining in Registry,................

17.05

Chun Kai,

60.10

6.76

53.34

Do.,

53.34

Herbert T. Hare,

2,334.10

259.33

2,074.77

Deposited at interest in Hong-

kong Bank,

.$2,000.00

Remaining in Registry, 74.77

2,074.77

Adolph Eimbcke,

454.91

449.64

5.27

Remaining in Registry,

5.27

Sue Ahki,

3.83

1.83

2.00

Do.,

2.00

Frederick Frost,

181.60

92.98

88.62

Do.,

88.62

Jos? Manuel,

70.00

25.00

45.00

Do.,

45.00

G. S. Gibson,

38.00

......

Do.,

38.00

Ernst Wusterhausen,

230.60

73.05

157.55

Do.,

157.55

Tang Yik,

339.76

2.87

336.89

Deposited at interest in Hong-

Joseph Aiken,

46.75

0.75

46.00

kong Bank,...........$ 320.00 Remaining in Registry, 16.89

Do.,

336.89

46.00

W. H. ALEXANDER, Official Administrator.

NOTICE.

　　Notice is hereby given, that the Crown Rents for the half year ending 25th December, 1874, should be paid into the Treasury on or before the 16th January next.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 28th December, 1874.

NOTICE.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Treasurer.

　　It is particularly requested that such Rates may be paid before the 31st of Janrary, as after that date application will be made to the Supreme Court for the recovery of any ar ears that may be outstanding.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 31st December, 1874.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Treasurer.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH JANUARY, 1875.

NOTICE.

It is hereby notified to all parties who may be desirous of storing Gunpowder in the Government Dep?ts that under the provisions of Section XVI of Ordinance No. 4 of 1867 some increase of the charges hitherto made is contemplated, and that all parties storing after this date will be liable to increased charges.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 16th December, 1874.

H. G. THOMSETT, Harbor Master, &c.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 15TH JANUARY, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Baro- Thermo- meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

January 9

30.11

30.10

66.5

30.08

30.25

65.5

30.23

30.22

30.24

30.22

61.5

30.19

30.15

30.13

30.15

30.14

62.5

30.14

14.

30.20

51.5

30.18

30.14

64.5

30.08

62.5

30.04

59.5

30.03

63.5

BAROMETER.

DATE.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER,

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

Self Registering.

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M. NOON.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

　　　1875. Jan.

9 28.28 28,27 28,27 28.29 28.29 57.0 56.0 57.5 57.0 56.5 57.0 56.0 58.5 ESE

10 28.29 28.32 28.32 28.80 28.29 56.0 56.0 55.0 55.5 55.0 54.0 56.0 58.0 ENE

1128.28 28.30 28.30 28.31 28.31 54.0 55.0 55.5 54.0 54.0 55.0 54.0 56.5 E

5 N

5 NE

5 E

1.03

0.13

3 NNE

2NNE 3

0.32

})

12 28.33 28.37 28.37 28.37 28.36 56.0 56.5 57.0 55.5 56.5 56.5 55.0 57.0 ESE

6 E

5 E

0.23

13 28.40 28.42 28.44 28.44′ 28.43] 57.5 58.0 58.0 57.5 58.0 58.0 56.0 58.5 ESE 14 28.39 28.36 28.36 28.34 28.32 54.5

2 E

3 NNE

0.05

$4.0 53.5 53.0 53.5 52.5 53.5 58.0 ENE

15 28.29 28.29 28.29 28.27 28.25 52.0 53.5 50.5 52.053.0 50.0 51.0 54.0 E

3 ENE

6 NE

5 ENE

4 NW

0.03

0.78

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO- ↓

METER.

WINDS.

Self Registering

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

NOON.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

Light breeze & fog past night; 7 A.M., fog & rain; I P.M., fine, clear; 5 P.M., fog.

Fog and rain past night; 7 A.M., de- tached openings in fog; 4 P.M., set fog and rain.

Light breeze, fog and rain past night; fog with detached openings thr'out. Fresh breeze, fog and rain past night; 6 A.M., fog with detached openings throughout.

Light breeze, fog and rain past night; fog with detached openings at in- tervals throughout.

Fog and rain past night; 6 A.M., open-

ings in fog; 3 P.M., rain.

Fog and rain past night; 7 A.M., fog

and rain; 5 P.M., openings in fog.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

Jan. 9 30.01 30.03 30.04 30.02 30.07 66.0 66.0 66.0 64.5 63.5 63.5 61.0 66.0 Calm

1030.16 30.17 30.19 30.16 30.16 63.0 63.0 61.0 61.5 61.0 60.0 61.0 67.5 | NE

11 30.16 30.18 30.16 30.16 30.15 61.0 62.0 62.0 60.5 61.5 61.0 58.5 64.0 Calm

0 Calm

1 NE

0 Calm

4 ESE

0 E

6 A.M., rain; 2 P.M., cloudy.

2 Fine, cloudy; noon, overcast; 3 P.M., rain.

Rain throughout.

,, 12 30.09 30.10 30.13 30.10 30.08 63.5 65.0 64,5 62.0 63.0 62.5 60.0 64.0 E

4 ESE

4 E

13 30.08 30.07: 30.08 30.06 30.08 62.5

63.0 65.0 61.5 62.0 | 61.0 60.5 65.5 |E

4 E

3 N

1430.08 30.10 30.11 30.09 30.09 58.0

15 30.01 30.00; 29.96 29.96 29.95 57.0

58.5 59.0 56.5 57.0 57.0 56.5 66.5 N

58.556.0 55.0 58.0 55.0 54.5 60.5 N

4 N

5 N

Do.,

Rain past night; 6 A.M., overcast all day.

Overcast with drizzly rain at intervals throughout.

do.,

do.

5 NW

Rain throughout.

Letters. Papers.

Aarhems

Charlie Palmer 1 1

Earl of Shaf-

Avonmore

Chowfa

tesbury, s.5.1

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 15th January, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Osaka

Anuara

Comodor

EasternIsles,s.s.1

Letters. Papers. Highlander 1 1 H. L. Havilah

Lets. Paps.

Lotus Lanercost Lord Macaulay

Albert Victor

Charmar

Amoy

Copernicus

Agustina

Courier

Frank N. Shayer 2 Frances

Indiana

Invincible

Aberdeen

Constance

Agnes Meir

Crricks

Fyen Formosa

Janet Stewart 3

August

*ty of Bengal 1

Frederich

Coline

John Steward 1 Juan F. Pearson 2

Alexandro,

George Noble 2 Gerque

Miako

Bengal

Dover Castle

British Empire 1

Devana

Golden State 1 Green Jacket

Lammermuir Louisa

Mangerton

Maid of Judah 1 May Flower Magdala Malvern Mariner

121

Laju

Naworth Castle 3

Pilgrim Paouting, s.s. Peeress

1 3

Rosebud of

Peterhead

Rifleman

Race Horse

Star of China 2 Sir Harry Parkes2 St. Phillans

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH JANUARY, 1875.

NOTICE.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 16th December, 1874.

H. G. THOMSETT, Harbor Master, &c.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 15TH JANUARY, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Baro- Thermo- meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

January 9

30.11

30.10

66.5

30.08

30.25

65.5

30.23

30.22

30.24

30.22

61.5

30.19

30.15

30.13

30.15

30.14

62.5

30.14

14.

30.20

51.5

30.18

30.14

64.5

30.08

62.5

30.04

59.5

30.03

63.5

BAROMETER.

DATE.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER,

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

Self Registering.

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M. NOON.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

　　　1875. Jan.

9 28.28 28,27 28,27 28.29 28.29 57.0 56.0 57.5 57.0 56.5 57.0 56.0 58.5 ESE

10 28.29 28.32 28.32 28.80 28.29 56.0 56.0 55.0 55.5 55.0 54.0 56.0 58.0 ENE

1128.28 28.30 28.30 28.31 28.31 54.0 55.0 55.5 54.0 54.0 55.0 54.0 56.5 E

5 N

5 NE

5 E

1.03

0.13

3 NNE

2NNE 3

0.32

})

12 28.33 28.37 28.37 28.37 28.36 56.0 56.5 57.0 55.5 56.5 56.5 55.0 57.0 ESE

6 E

5 E

0.23

13 28.40 28.42 28.44 28.44′ 28.43] 57.5 58.0 58.0 57.5 58.0 58.0 56.0 58.5 ESE 14 28.39 28.36 28.36 28.34 28.32 54.5

2 E

3 NNE

0.05

$4.0 53.5 53.0 53.5 52.5 53.5 58.0 ENE

15 28.29 28.29 28.29 28.27 28.25 52.0 53.5 50.5 52.053.0 50.0 51.0 54.0 E

3 ENE

6 NE

5 ENE

4 NW

0.03

0.78

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO- ↓

METER.

WINDS.

Self Registering

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

NOON.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

Light breeze & fog past night; 7 A.M., fog & rain; I P.M., fine, clear; 5 P.M., fog.

Fog and rain past night; 7 A.M., de- tached openings in fog; 4 P.M., set fog and rain.

Light breeze, fog and rain past night; fog with detached openings thr'out. Fresh breeze, fog and rain past night; 6 A.M., fog with detached openings throughout.

Light breeze, fog and rain past night; fog with detached openings at in- tervals throughout.

Fog and rain past night; 6 A.M., open-

ings in fog; 3 P.M., rain.

Fog and rain past night; 7 A.M., fog

and rain; 5 P.M., openings in fog.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

Jan. 9 30.01 30.03 30.04 30.02 30.07 66.0 66.0 66.0 64.5 63.5 63.5 61.0 66.0 Calm

1030.16 30.17 30.19 30.16 30.16 63.0 63.0 61.0 61.5 61.0 60.0 61.0 67.5 | NE

11 30.16 30.18 30.16 30.16 30.15 61.0 62.0 62.0 60.5 61.5 61.0 58.5 64.0 Calm

0 Calm

1 NE

0 Calm

4 ESE

0 E

6 A.M., rain; 2 P.M., cloudy.

2 Fine, cloudy; noon, overcast; 3 P.M., rain.

Rain throughout.

,, 12 30.09 30.10 30.13 30.10 30.08 63.5 65.0 64,5 62.0 63.0 62.5 60.0 64.0 E

4 ESE

4 E

13 30.08 30.07: 30.08 30.06 30.08 62.5

63.0 65.0 61.5 62.0 | 61.0 60.5 65.5 |E

4 E

3 N

1430.08 30.10 30.11 30.09 30.09 58.0

15 30.01 30.00; 29.96 29.96 29.95 57.0

58.5 59.0 56.5 57.0 57.0 56.5 66.5 N

58.556.0 55.0 58.0 55.0 54.5 60.5 N

4 N

5 N

Do.,

Rain past night; 6 A.M., overcast all day.

Overcast with drizzly rain at intervals throughout.

do.,

do.

5 NW

Rain throughout.

Letters. Papers.

Aarhems

Charlie Palmer 1 1

Earl of Shaf-

Avonmore

Chowfa

tesbury, s.5.1

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 15th January, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Osaka

Anuara

Comodor

EasternIsles,s.s.1

Letters. Papers. Highlander 1 1 H. L. Havilah

Lets. Paps.

Lotus Lanercost Lord Macaulay

Albert Victor

Charmar

Amoy

Copernicus

Agustina

Courier

Frank N. Shayer 2 Frances

Indiana

Invincible

Aberdeen

Constance

Agnes Meir

Crricks

Fyen Formosa

Janet Stewart 3

August

*ty of Bengal 1

Frederich

Coline

John Steward 1 Juan F. Pearson 2

Alexandro,

George Noble 2 Gerque

Miako

Bengal

Dover Castle

British Empire 1

Devana

Golden State 1 Green Jacket

Lammermuir Louisa

Mangerton

Maid of Judah 1 May Flower Magdala Malvern Mariner

121

Laju

Naworth Castle 3

Pilgrim Paouting, s.s. Peeress

1 3

Rosebud of

Peterhead

Rifleman

Race Horse

Star of China 2 Sir Harry Parkes2 St. Phillans

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH JANUARY, 1875.

NOTICE.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 16th December, 1874.

H. G. THOMSETT, Harbor Master, &c.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 15TH JANUARY, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Baro- Thermo- meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

January 9

30.11

30.10

66.5

30.08

30.25

65.5

30.23

30.22

30.24

30.22

61.5

30.19

30.15

30.13

30.15

30.14

62.5

30.14

14.

30.20

51.5

30.18

30.14

64.5

30.08

62.5

30.04

59.5

30.03

63.5

BAROMETER.

DATE.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER,

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

Self Registering.

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M. NOON.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

　　　1875. Jan.

9 28.28 28,27 28,27 28.29 28.29 57.0 56.0 57.5 57.0 56.5 57.0 56.0 58.5 ESE

10 28.29 28.32 28.32 28.80 28.29 56.0 56.0 55.0 55.5 55.0 54.0 56.0 58.0 ENE

1128.28 28.30 28.30 28.31 28.31 54.0 55.0 55.5 54.0 54.0 55.0 54.0 56.5 E

5 N

5 NE

5 E

1.03

0.13

3 NNE

2NNE 3

0.32

})

12 28.33 28.37 28.37 28.37 28.36 56.0 56.5 57.0 55.5 56.5 56.5 55.0 57.0 ESE

6 E

5 E

0.23

13 28.40 28.42 28.44 28.44′ 28.43] 57.5 58.0 58.0 57.5 58.0 58.0 56.0 58.5 ESE 14 28.39 28.36 28.36 28.34 28.32 54.5

2 E

3 NNE

0.05

$4.0 53.5 53.0 53.5 52.5 53.5 58.0 ENE

15 28.29 28.29 28.29 28.27 28.25 52.0 53.5 50.5 52.053.0 50.0 51.0 54.0 E

3 ENE

6 NE

5 ENE

4 NW

0.03

0.78

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO- ↓

METER.

WINDS.

Self Registering

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

NOON.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

Light breeze & fog past night; 7 A.M., fog & rain; I P.M., fine, clear; 5 P.M., fog.

Fog and rain past night; 7 A.M., de- tached openings in fog; 4 P.M., set fog and rain.

Light breeze, fog and rain past night; fog with detached openings thr'out. Fresh breeze, fog and rain past night; 6 A.M., fog with detached openings throughout.

Light breeze, fog and rain past night; fog with detached openings at in- tervals throughout.

Fog and rain past night; 6 A.M., open-

ings in fog; 3 P.M., rain.

Fog and rain past night; 7 A.M., fog

and rain; 5 P.M., openings in fog.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

Jan. 9 30.01 30.03 30.04 30.02 30.07 66.0 66.0 66.0 64.5 63.5 63.5 61.0 66.0 Calm

1030.16 30.17 30.19 30.16 30.16 63.0 63.0 61.0 61.5 61.0 60.0 61.0 67.5 | NE

11 30.16 30.18 30.16 30.16 30.15 61.0 62.0 62.0 60.5 61.5 61.0 58.5 64.0 Calm

0 Calm

1 NE

0 Calm

4 ESE

0 E

6 A.M., rain; 2 P.M., cloudy.

2 Fine, cloudy; noon, overcast; 3 P.M., rain.

Rain throughout.

,, 12 30.09 30.10 30.13 30.10 30.08 63.5 65.0 64,5 62.0 63.0 62.5 60.0 64.0 E

4 ESE

4 E

13 30.08 30.07: 30.08 30.06 30.08 62.5

63.0 65.0 61.5 62.0 | 61.0 60.5 65.5 |E

4 E

3 N

1430.08 30.10 30.11 30.09 30.09 58.0

15 30.01 30.00; 29.96 29.96 29.95 57.0

58.5 59.0 56.5 57.0 57.0 56.5 66.5 N

58.556.0 55.0 58.0 55.0 54.5 60.5 N

4 N

5 N

Do.,

Rain past night; 6 A.M., overcast all day.

Overcast with drizzly rain at intervals throughout.

do.,

do.

5 NW

Rain throughout.

Letters. Papers.

Aarhems

Charlie Palmer 1 1

Earl of Shaf-

Avonmore

Chowfa

tesbury, s.5.1

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 15th January, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Osaka

Anuara

Comodor

EasternIsles,s.s.1

Letters. Papers. Highlander 1 1 H. L. Havilah

Lets. Paps.

Lotus Lanercost Lord Macaulay

Albert Victor

Charmar

Amoy

Copernicus

Agustina

Courier

Frank N. Shayer 2 Frances

Indiana

Invincible

Aberdeen

Constance

Agnes Meir

Crricks

Fyen Formosa

Janet Stewart 3

August

*ty of Bengal 1

Frederich

Coline

John Steward 1 Juan F. Pearson 2

Alexandro,

George Noble 2 Gerque

Miako

Bengal

Dover Castle

British Empire 1

Devana

Golden State 1 Green Jacket

Lammermuir Louisa

Mangerton

Maid of Judah 1 May Flower Magdala Malvern Mariner

121

Laju

Naworth Castle 3

Pilgrim Paouting, s.s. Peeress

1 3

Rosebud of

Peterhead

Rifleman

Race Horse

Star of China 2 Sir Harry Parkes2 St. Phillans

Letters. Papers.

E. A. B.

Eagleshame,A. 1

Inselvini,

Lorenzo

}

Edwards,

Ogden E.

} 1

Johnson, J. W. 2

Edgar, John W.

Knox, Miss Emmal

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH JANUARY, 1875.

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 15th January, 1875.

Archibald, Wm. 1 Arrabito, F.

Akady, Juana 1

Ah Foo & Co. 1

Aya, Alice Mrs. 1

Letters. Papers.

Silva, Antonio

F. da Spencher,

Henriqueta

Lete, Papa.

Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd.

Swaren, Ro-

Lesera. Papers.

Medard, Leon?

Petersen, H. Protts, A.

Letters. Papers.

Morton, N.

Perin, Monsr. G. 1

Moncreiff, Peter 1

Pasero, Henry 1

Meyenovich, J. 2

Pean, J. C.

Mitchell, R.,

Poulsen, W. 1

Berrington, C.C.4

Fondra, Va-

Bell, C. P.

lentino

} 1

Keene, R. J.

formerly on

Brankley, James1 Battistolo, D. 2

Faure, Monrs. T. 1

Knight, Wm. Koch, T. A.

Butts, Geo. 1

Fox, J. (Engineer) 1 Fisher, Edwd. 1

Capt.

} 1

board s.s.

Sea Gull

regd.

Rodrigues,

Do.

Aurelio Regan, Mrs.

sendo, G. Southhard, G. P. 1 Soona Walla

1 regd

Maggione, E.

Battistolo, D.

2 regd.

Leaman, Mr.

Bresciani, Sigr. 1

Biava, Sigr.,G.B.1

Bashire,

Mons. E.

}

Burns, J.

Grimes, Thomas1

Goddard,

James M.

}

Ginsburg, S. L. 2 regd. Ginsburg, So-

Longhran, J.

Lyons, Miss

Anastasia

Laugelin, Mr. 1

Brown, R.

lomon

}

Lorchen, J.

Brankley, J.

1 regd.

Gomes, M.

Marmelstein, J. 1

Galligar, T.

1 regd.

Mazzocchi,

Caldeiro, G.

Godfrey, Walter 1

Pompeo

} a

Cauzi, Louis

Gibson, J.,

Mu?oz Manoel 1

Caldecott, A. M.1

May, Edwd.

Cohen-Sober

One Walbyk

Marques, Jose 2

Munea, Juan

McGlone, Daniel 1

Cooke, Robert 1

Daheto, Fran-

cisca, Mrs. Davies, D. Ricton 1

Eugnet, Monsr. 2

Echeverria, D. 1

formerly of

the barque Grand Master Green & O'Brien 1

Hardin, Miss May 1 Hayne, Robt. B. 1 Hartley, Henry 4 Hancock, Miss

Blanche Habalme,Monsr.1

May, Mr. H.,

formerly of

the Victoria Hotel Mills, Fred. Martins, Sr.

J. F.

Francisca Nuttall, W. Nelson, E. L.

Collie Nouaan & Co. 1 Nicholson,

Wm. McC. } ?

Orred, Charles 2

Rudolphe, Chas. 1 Riccardi, Retro 1 Real, des

Perrieres

Ritchie, J. Ross, Alexander Richards, Mr.

Sterling, Miss } 1

Nina

Seedsman, Aug. 1 Squire, H. O. Stoves, Thomas 2 Sanders, Capt. 1 Shak Maho- med Moola

} 1 regd.

Shaik, Abdoollah 1 regd. Secondo, Sala 1

Tavares, Jo?o 1 Taft, David

Thiel, F.

Tylor, Richard 1 Tidman, P. F. 1

Vandeozee,

Capt. F. H. 3 Vastroo, Seriaco 1

Whyle, Wm. White, C. G. Williams, J.

late of s. s. Lord of the Isles

Watson, Dr. Wilks, John Woodd, Basil, R.1 Westford, Mr.

(Carperter)}

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's Ships of War, 15th January, 1875.

Mitchell, R. H.

Richter, O. C.}

formerly of 2

Ross, E.

the Sea Gull

Pappa, J. A.

Milne, George

Randolph, Mrs. 1

Marshall, J.

McKinney,

Wm.(Police Sergeant) Morris, Theo-

dore J.

Nacimento,

}

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Letters.

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Letters.

Dwarf Daring

Lapwing

Letters. 27

Letters.

Princess

Charlotte

Letter.

Thistle

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NOTICE.

THE

NOTICE.

THE next CRIMINAL SESSIONS of the Supreme Court will be held on Monday, the Eighteenth day of January, 4.3. 1875, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order of the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

UNTI

"NTIL further notice; the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG. Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 2.

Plaintiff JOHN PENDER, of Manchester,

in the County of Lancaster in England, Merchant, trading under the Style or Firm of "Johu Pender and Company."

Defendants, JOHN CHARLES BALDWIN,

and DAVID WELSH, now or lately trading together at Hong- kong as Merchants, under the

Style or Firm of "R. McGregor and Company."

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and Henry Lardner Dennys is the Solicitor acting in the Bankruptcy.

A Public Sitting will hereafter be appointed by the said Court for the said Bankrupt to pass his final examination, and to make application for his discharge, of which sitting notice will be given in the Hongkong Government Gazette.

At the first Meeting of Creditors the Registrar will receive the proofs of the Debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

Notice is also hereby given to all Persons indebted to the said Bankrupt, or that have any of his Effects to deliver the same to the Official Assignee.

Dated this 15th day of January, A.D. 1875.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG. Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 1.

Plaintiffs-Hugh Bold Gibb, HENRY LOWCOCK, JAMES MUS- CHAMP VICKERS, ALEX- ANDER GEORGE WOOD and ALEXANDER MCLEOD, trad- ing under the Style or Firm of "Gibb, Livingston and Com- at Hongkong. pany Defendants.-WONG CHUN HING and WONG PING, Masters of the "Tye Cheong Loong" Firm.

is hereby given that a Writ of For-

OTICE is hereby given that a Writ of For-NOTIn Attachment against all the Property NoTign Attachment against all the Property

moveable or immoveable of the above named Defendants within the Colony, has been issued in this Suit pursuant to the Provisions of Section LXXXII of "The Hongkong Code of Civil Pro- cedure."

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors for the Plaintiff. 29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

TOTICE. ANTONIO GERMANO MARQUES, NOTICE

　　of Victoria, in the Island of Hongkong, Clerk to Messrs. Sayle & Co., having been ad- judged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudica- tion of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court on the Eleventh day of January A.D. 1875, is hereby required to surrender himself to the Honorable William Hastings Alexander, the Re- gistrar of the said Court, at the first Meeting of his Creditors, to be held on the Twenty-seventh day of January instant, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon of that day precisely, at the said Court.

moveable or immoveable of the above named Defendants within the Colony, has been issued in this Suit pursuant to the Provisions of Section LXXXII of "The Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure."

Dated this 9th day of January, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors for the Plaintiffs,

29, Queen's Road, Hongkong,

NOTICE.

HAYES, Jr., in our Firm in Hongkong and HE Interest and Responsibility of Mr. A. A.

China, ceased on the 31st December ultimo.

OLYPHANT & Co. Hongkong, 11th January, 1875.

NOTICE.

HE Interest and Responsibility of Mr. THE CHIRO ROWETT in our Firm at this

Port and in China cease from this day.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, 31st December, 1874.

THE Interest and Responsibility of Mr.

our

ceased yesterday, and Mr. JAMES BROW.N MCCULLOCH is admitted a Partner from this date.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.

Manila, 1st January, 1875.

NOTICE.

MR. JUENRY TALBOT HASSELL have

R. HENRY LISTON DALRYMPLE, and Mr.

this day been admitted Partners in our Firm.

Mr. GEORGE HALES is authorized to sign our Firm by procuration at Foochow.

BIRLEY & Co.

Hongkong, 1st January, 1875.

Firm.

NOTICE.

R. ALFRED THOMAS MANGER, has this day been admitted a Partner in our

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.

Hongkong, 2nd November, 1874.

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Letters. Papers.

E. A. B.

Eagleshame,A. 1

Inselvini,

Lorenzo

}

Edwards,

Ogden E.

} 1

Johnson, J. W. 2

Edgar, John W.

Knox, Miss Emmal

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH JANUARY, 1875.

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 15th January, 1875.

Archibald, Wm. 1 Arrabito, F.

Akady, Juana 1

Ah Foo & Co. 1

Aya, Alice Mrs. 1

Letters. Papers.

Silva, Antonio

F. da Spencher,

Henriqueta

Lete, Papa.

Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd.

Swaren, Ro-

Lesera. Papers.

Medard, Leon?

Petersen, H. Protts, A.

Letters. Papers.

Morton, N.

Perin, Monsr. G. 1

Moncreiff, Peter 1

Pasero, Henry 1

Meyenovich, J. 2

Pean, J. C.

Mitchell, R.,

Poulsen, W. 1

Berrington, C.C.4

Fondra, Va-

Bell, C. P.

lentino

} 1

Keene, R. J.

formerly on

Brankley, James1 Battistolo, D. 2

Faure, Monrs. T. 1

Knight, Wm. Koch, T. A.

Butts, Geo. 1

Fox, J. (Engineer) 1 Fisher, Edwd. 1

Capt.

} 1

board s.s.

Sea Gull

regd.

Rodrigues,

Do.

Aurelio Regan, Mrs.

sendo, G. Southhard, G. P. 1 Soona Walla

1 regd

Maggione, E.

Battistolo, D.

2 regd.

Leaman, Mr.

Bresciani, Sigr. 1

Biava, Sigr.,G.B.1

Bashire,

Mons. E.

}

Burns, J.

Grimes, Thomas1

Goddard,

James M.

}

Ginsburg, S. L. 2 regd. Ginsburg, So-

Longhran, J.

Lyons, Miss

Anastasia

Laugelin, Mr. 1

Brown, R.

lomon

}

Lorchen, J.

Brankley, J.

1 regd.

Gomes, M.

Marmelstein, J. 1

Galligar, T.

1 regd.

Mazzocchi,

Caldeiro, G.

Godfrey, Walter 1

Pompeo

} a

Cauzi, Louis

Gibson, J.,

Mu?oz Manoel 1

Caldecott, A. M.1

May, Edwd.

Cohen-Sober

One Walbyk

Marques, Jose 2

Munea, Juan

McGlone, Daniel 1

Cooke, Robert 1

Daheto, Fran-

cisca, Mrs. Davies, D. Ricton 1

Eugnet, Monsr. 2

Echeverria, D. 1

formerly of

the barque Grand Master Green & O'Brien 1

Hardin, Miss May 1 Hayne, Robt. B. 1 Hartley, Henry 4 Hancock, Miss

Blanche Habalme,Monsr.1

May, Mr. H.,

formerly of

the Victoria Hotel Mills, Fred. Martins, Sr.

J. F.

Francisca Nuttall, W. Nelson, E. L.

Collie Nouaan & Co. 1 Nicholson,

Wm. McC. } ?

Orred, Charles 2

Rudolphe, Chas. 1 Riccardi, Retro 1 Real, des

Perrieres

Ritchie, J. Ross, Alexander Richards, Mr.

Sterling, Miss } 1

Nina

Seedsman, Aug. 1 Squire, H. O. Stoves, Thomas 2 Sanders, Capt. 1 Shak Maho- med Moola

} 1 regd.

Shaik, Abdoollah 1 regd. Secondo, Sala 1

Tavares, Jo?o 1 Taft, David

Thiel, F.

Tylor, Richard 1 Tidman, P. F. 1

Vandeozee,

Capt. F. H. 3 Vastroo, Seriaco 1

Whyle, Wm. White, C. G. Williams, J.

late of s. s. Lord of the Isles

Watson, Dr. Wilks, John Woodd, Basil, R.1 Westford, Mr.

(Carperter)}

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's Ships of War, 15th January, 1875.

Mitchell, R. H.

Richter, O. C.}

formerly of 2

Ross, E.

the Sea Gull

Pappa, J. A.

Milne, George

Randolph, Mrs. 1

Marshall, J.

McKinney,

Wm.(Police Sergeant) Morris, Theo-

dore J.

Nacimento,

}

Adventure Audacious

Letters.

3 5

Letters.

Dwarf Daring

Lapwing

Letters. 27

Letters.

Princess

Charlotte

Letter.

Thistle

Letters. Papers Victor Emanuel 3 Vigilant 11

NOTICE.

THE

NOTICE.

THE next CRIMINAL SESSIONS of the Supreme Court will be held on Monday, the Eighteenth day of January, 4.3. 1875, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order of the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

UNTI

"NTIL further notice; the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG. Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 2.

Plaintiff JOHN PENDER, of Manchester,

in the County of Lancaster in England, Merchant, trading under the Style or Firm of "Johu Pender and Company."

Defendants, JOHN CHARLES BALDWIN,

and DAVID WELSH, now or lately trading together at Hong- kong as Merchants, under the

Style or Firm of "R. McGregor and Company."

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and Henry Lardner Dennys is the Solicitor acting in the Bankruptcy.

At the first Meeting of Creditors the Registrar will receive the proofs of the Debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

Notice is also hereby given to all Persons indebted to the said Bankrupt, or that have any of his Effects to deliver the same to the Official Assignee.

Dated this 15th day of January, A.D. 1875.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG. Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 1.

is hereby given that a Writ of For-

OTICE is hereby given that a Writ of For-NOTIn Attachment against all the Property NoTign Attachment against all the Property

moveable or immoveable of the above named Defendants within the Colony, has been issued in this Suit pursuant to the Provisions of Section LXXXII of "The Hongkong Code of Civil Pro- cedure."

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors for the Plaintiff. 29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

TOTICE. ANTONIO GERMANO MARQUES, NOTICE

moveable or immoveable of the above named Defendants within the Colony, has been issued in this Suit pursuant to the Provisions of Section LXXXII of "The Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure."

Dated this 9th day of January, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors for the Plaintiffs,

29, Queen's Road, Hongkong,

NOTICE.

HAYES, Jr., in our Firm in Hongkong and HE Interest and Responsibility of Mr. A. A.

China, ceased on the 31st December ultimo.

OLYPHANT & Co. Hongkong, 11th January, 1875.

NOTICE.

HE Interest and Responsibility of Mr. THE CHIRO ROWETT in our Firm at this

Port and in China cease from this day.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, 31st December, 1874.

THE Interest and Responsibility of Mr.

our

ceased yesterday, and Mr. JAMES BROW.N MCCULLOCH is admitted a Partner from this date.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.

Manila, 1st January, 1875.

NOTICE.

MR. JUENRY TALBOT HASSELL have

R. HENRY LISTON DALRYMPLE, and Mr.

this day been admitted Partners in our Firm.

Mr. GEORGE HALES is authorized to sign our Firm by procuration at Foochow.

BIRLEY & Co.

Hongkong, 1st January, 1875.

Firm.

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Published by Authority.

No. 4.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 23RD JANUARY, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

No. 13.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

His Excellency The Governor has been pleased to appoint provisionally, until Her Majesty's pleasure may be known, HENRY LOWCOCK, Esquire, to be a Member of the Legislative Council vice RICHARD ROWETT, Esquire, resigned.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd January, 1875.

No. 11.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

The following Notice to Mariners, received from the Government of Ceylon, is published for general information.

By Command,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th January, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Notice is hereby given of the existence of a coral reef and rock on the west coast of Ceylon, which are not marked on the Admiralty Chart. Particulars as follows:----

Reef-About of a mile long running parallel with the shore, and mile broad, with soundings on it of 3, 4, 41, and 5 fathoms, 8 fathoms close in shore of it, and 9 fathoms close outside of it. The 3 fathoms patch, which is on its southern end, bears from Kalutara Fort W. 1 S. distant 24 miles.

Rock-lies 24 miles from Barberyn Island, with 34 fathoms water on it, and 13 fathoms close to it. From it Barberyn Island bears E. 22° S., and Beach hill E. 34° N.

Master Attendant's Office, Colombo, 9th November, 1874.

No. 12.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Notice to Mariners is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th January, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 41.

CHINA SEA.

FOOCHOW DISTRICT.

Middle Dog Beacon.

JAMES DONNAN, Master Attendant.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

　　　Notice has been received from the Commissioner of Customs at Foochow, that the Beacon, No. 16, List of Chinese Lighthouses, Lightve sels, Buoys and Beacons, on the southern end of the Middle Dog Island, has been blown down, and will not be rebuilt.

By order of the Inspector General of Customs,

DAVID M. HENDERSON,

Engineer-in-Chief.

ENGINEER'S OFFICE, CUSTOM HOUSE, SHANGHAI, 11th January, 1875.

No. 14.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD JANUARY, 1875

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　Tenders will be received at this Office, until Noon of the 1st proximo, for the repairs of the Public Road and Seawall between Pokfoolum and Aberdeen.

　The Specification may be seen on application at the Surveyor General's Office, where a proper Form of Tender may also be obtained.

The Government will not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd January, 1875.

NOTICE.

　A Public Examination of the Scholars at the Government Central School will be held on Friday next, the 29th instant, at 10 o'clock A.M.

His Excellency the Governor will distribute the Prizes at noon.

Central School, 22nd January, 1875.

FREDERICK STEWART, Head Master.

POLICE NOTIFICATION.

　The Owners of the Horses now on Stone Cutter's Island are requested to remove them before the 1st February, 1875; after that date, Horses found there will be destroyed.

By Order,

W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.

Central Police Barracks, Hongkong, 23rd January, 1875.

No. 6.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th January, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

SCHEDULE of UNCLAIMED BALANCES of INTESTATE ESTATES of PERSONS who have been Dead for Five Years and upwards, lying in the Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 31st December, 1874.

NAME.

Robert Burns,

DATE OF DEATH.

AMOUNT.

REMARKS.

30th May, 1869,

$5.88

Administration granted, 18th August, 1869.

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Registrar.

SCHEDULE of UNCLAIMED BALANCES of INTESTATE ESTATES of POLICE CONSTABLES who have been Dead for Five Years and upwards, lying in the Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 31st December, 1874.

No.

RANK.

NAME.

58 148

A. S. J. Mahoney,

P. C.

Munnoo,

AMOUNT.

DATE OF DEATH.

DATE OF PAYMENT INTO THE TREASURY.

18th April, 1869, 9th June, 1869,

16th Jun, 1869, 24th July 1869,

$17.39

9.13

Police Department, Hongkong, 13th January, 1875.

W. M. DEANE,

Captain Superintendent of Police.

No. 7.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD JANUARY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of the 25th instant, for the Drainage, Sewerage, and Repairs of Queen's Road West, from No. 5 Police Station to New East Street, Sai Ying P?n.

　The Specification may be seen on application at the Surveyor General's Office, where a proper Form of Tender may also be obtained.

The Government will not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

No. 8.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th January, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

　Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of the 25th instant, for the construction of new Main Sewers in Wanchai, between the Praya and Queen's Road.

　Plans and Specifications may be seen on application at the Surveyor General's Office, where a proper Form of Tender may also be obtained.

The Government will not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th January, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 22ND JANUARY, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo-

meter. meter.

Baro-

Self Registering.

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

January 16

30.09

59.5

30.08

53.5

57.5

30.06

30.16

30.15

55.5

30.10

30.16

30.15

59.5

30.13

30.18

30.19

30.18

30.24

30.21

30.19

30.27

30.26

30.23

30.25

30.24

30.19

BAROMETER.

DATE.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METEK.

Self Registering.

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

BA.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

Min. | Max.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 P.M.

Dirn.

NOON.

1875.

Jan. 1628.24 28.24 28.24 28.28 28.21 50.0 48.5 51.0 50.0 47.5 50.0 47.5 53.5NW

3 WNW

5 4 NW

0.62

17 28.16 28.15 28.15 28.15 28.15 49.5 50.051.0 49.5 50.0 50.5 47.0 53.0 NE

1828.15. 28.15 28.15 28.16 28.17 50.0 50.5 51.0 49.5 50.0 50.5 49.0 51.0 NE

4 E

0.09

19 28.13 28.14 28.14 28.14 28.14 49.0 50.0 49.5 48.5 49.0 49.048.5 51.5 NE

2028.13 28.13 28.13 28.13: 28.12149.0 49.0 48.0 48.5 48.5 47.048.0 50.5 E

4 NNE

5 NE

4 NE

5 NE

0.04

4 ENE

0.12

3 NE

0.14

2128.28 28.31 28.30 28.27 28.26 44.0 44.045.0 42.5 42.5 43.0 42.0 48.5 NE

8.28

22 28.26 28.28, 28.25, 28.21 28.21|42.5 43.0 43.5 41.0 42.0 43.0 42.0 46.0 ENE

4 WNW

3 NE

4 NW

0.09

4 NNE

0.00

6 A.M., passing fog; 10 A.M., horizon

clear; 3 P.M., fine and hazy.

6 A.M., overcast; 9 A.M., rain; 10 A.M., passing fog; 5 P.M., overcast, hazy. Light breeze and fog with detach- ed openings and rain at intervals throughout.

6 A.M., thick wet fog; 7.30 A.M., slight

rain; noon, thick fog and rain.

6 A.M., thick wet fog with slight rain; 2 P.M., cleared, overcast, hazy. Fog and rain past night; 7.30 A.M., clear and cloudy; 4 P.M., cloudy, hazy. Light breeze and fine past night; 7

A.M., fine, clear, cloudy; noon, over- cast, hazy.

BAROMETER.

DATE.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

'NOON

1875.

Self Registering

Min. Max.

NOON.

Jan. 16 29.98 30.02 30.02 29.99 30.00 56.0 58.0 59.0 54.055.056.0 53.0 59.0

1730.03 30.09 30.09 30.05 30.03 57.0 58.5 60.0 55.0 50.0 58.0 55.0

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

WINDS.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER,

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

NOON.

? P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

61.0

Z Z

4 W

2 NW

4 E

Rain past night; 6 A.M., fine, cloudy.

Overcast, showery throughout.

18 30.15 30.16 30.7 30.06 30.06) 56.0,57,057.0 54.0 55.0 55.0 53.0

60.0 N

4 N

1 N

Do.,

do.

1930.10 30.10 30 430.10 30.10 55.0 57.056.0 53.0 55,054.5 52.5 58.0

4 N

2 N

1 Overcast, drizzly rain throughout.

20 30.14 30.16 30.16 30.15 30.15 55.0 55.5 54.0 54.0 53.0 52.0 52.557.5 NE

3 NE

5 N

6 Rain past night; 6 A.M., overcast, squally.

21 30.18530.19 30.20 30.16 30.15 47.5 52.0 52.5 45.0 48.5 48.5 45.0 56.0

2230.17 30.17 30.19 30.19 30.1146.0 50.0 51.0 44.0 47.068.0 43.0 56.0 NE

2 NE

5 N

Fresh breeze and squally past night; 6 A.M., overcast;

noon, cloudy; 4 P.M., overcast.

5 N

Fine, overcast throughout.

Letters. Papers.

Eagleshame, A. 1 Edgar, John W. 1

Johnson, J. W. 2

Ah Foo & Co. 1 Aya, Alice Mrs. 1

Knox, Miss Emmal

Berrington, C.C.4

Bell, C. P.

Fondra, Va-

lentino Faure, Monrs. T. 1

Keene, R. J.

Brankley, James!

Fox, J. (Engineer) 1

}

Battistolo, D.

Fisher, Edwd. 1

Butts, Geo.

Bashire,

Battistolo, D. 2 regd.

Bresciani, Sigr. 1

Biava,Sigr.,G.B.1

Mons. E.

Grimes, Thomas1

}

lomon

Burns, J.

Brown, R.

Gomes, M.

Brankley, J.

1 regd.

Galligar, T.

1 regd.

Pompeo

}

Bartolini, Adolf 1

Godfrey, Walter 1

Mu?oz Manoel 1

Gibson, J.,

May, Edwd.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD JANUARY, 1875.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 22nd January, 1875.

Arrabito, F. Akady, Juana 1

Capt.

Meyenovich, J. 2 Mitchell, R.,

formerly on board s.s. Sea Gull

Do.

Goddard,

James M.

Ginsburg, S. L. 2 regd. Ginsburg, So-

Knight, Wm. Koch, T. A.

Leaman, Mr. Longhran, J. Lyons, Miss

Anastasia Laugelin, Mr. 1 Lorchen, J.

Mazzocchi,

Wm.(Police Sergeant) Morris, Theo-

dore J. McFarland

Andrew

Lets. Paps.

Spencher,

Henriqueta Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd. Swaren, Ro-

sendo, G. Southhard, G. P. 1 Soona Walla

Stephens, Mrs.

Letters. Papers.

Pasero, Henry 1 Pean, J. C.

Poulsen, W.

regd.

Palgrave, . H. 1

Plummer, John 1

Maggione, E. Mitchell, R. H.

Pereira, Roza 921

M. L.

1 regd.

formerly of 2

Rodrigues,

the Sea Gull

Tavares, Jo?o 1

Aurelio

Milne, George

Regan, Mrs.

Taft, David

Marshall, J.

Ross, E.

Thiel, F.

McKinney,

Rappa, J. A.

Tylor, Richard 1

Randolph, Mrs. 1

Tidman, P. F. 1

Rudolphe, Chas. 1

Tyzack David 1

Riccardi, Retro 1

Upton, Thos.

Ritchie, J.

Ross, Alexander 1

Vandeozee, }

Richards, Mr.

Capt. F. H.

Caldeiro, G.

formerly of

Marques, Jose 2

Read, Mrs. M. 1

Vastroo, Seriaco 1

Cauzi, Louis

the barque

Munea, Juan

cisca, Mrs. Davies, D. Ricton 1

Eugnet, Monsr. 2 Echeverria, D. 1 E. A. B.

Inselvini,

Lorenzo

Caldecott, A. M. 1

Cohen-Sober?

& Walenyk Cooke, Robert 1

Daheto, Fran-

Grand Master Green & O'Brien 1

Hardin,Miss May1 Hayne, Robt. B. 1 Hartley, Henry 4 Hancock,Miss

Blanche Habalme, Monsr.1

formerly of the Victoria

Hotel Mills, Fred.

McGlone, Daniel 1

May, Mr. H.,

Martins, Sr.

J. F. Medard, Leon

Monrs.

Morton, N

Moncreiff, Peter 1

Seedsman, Aug. 1 Squire, H. O.

Stoves, Thomas 2 Sanders, Capt. 1 Shak Malo-

med Moola1 regd.

Shaik, Abdoollah 1 regd. Secondo, Sala Silva, Antonio ?

Whyle, Wm. White, C. G. Williams, J.

late of s. s. Lord of the Isles

Watson, Dr. Wilks, John Woodd, Basil, R.1 Westford, Mr. } (Carperter) Walker, J. H. 1 Wicks, Dr.W. E. 1

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 22nd January, 1875.

Nacimento,

Francisca

Sterling, Miss

Nuttall, W.

Nelson, E. L. ?

Collie Nouaan & Co. 1

Orred, Charles 2

Petersen, H. 1 Protts, A. 1 Perin, Monsr. G. 1

F. da

Letters. Papers.

Aarhems

Charlie Palmer 1 1

Avonmore

Chowfa

Anuara

Comodor

Earl of Shaf- tesbury, s.s. Eastern Isles,s.s.1

Havilah Herman

Letters. Papers.

Lotus

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Osaka

Lanercost Lord Macaulay

Ornate

Albert Victor

Charmar

Amoy

Copernicus

Frank N. Shayer 2

Indiana Invincible

2 2

Pilgrim

Paouting, s.s.

Agustina

Courier

Fyen

Maid of Judah 1

Pelham

Aberdeen

Constance

Formosa

Agnes Meir

Carricks

August

Frederich

Alexandro,

Atlantic

City of Bengal 1

George Noble 2

Janet Stewart 3 John Steward 1 Juan F. Pearson 2

May Flower

Magdala

Malvern

Caroline

Gerque

Mariner

Chinaman

Golden State

Miako

KinfaunsCastle 1

Caranjah

Augustus

Bengal

British Empire

Green Jacket Gleam

Mangerlon

Portland

- Rosebud of

Peterhead Rifleman Race Horse

}

Lammermuir 1

Star of China

Dover Castle

Devana

Highlander 1 H. L.

Louisa

Laju

1 1

Naworth Castle 3 Noemi

Sir Harry Parkes2

St. Phillans

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's Ships of War, 22nd January, 1875.

Adventure Audacious

Letters.

Dwarf Daring

Lapwing

Letters. 27

Princess

Charlotte

Letters.

Letter.

Thistle

Victor Emanuel 3 Vigilant 11

Letters. Papers

NOTICE.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

UNTs Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues-

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in

day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

"THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES

ORDINANCE, 1867.”

T is hereby notified that the Second Floor of the House hereinafter mentioned, that is to say, No. 42, Peel Street, was on the Twentieth day of January, 1875, pursuant to Section XXIII of the above Ordinance, declared by me under my Hand and Seal of Office to be an Un- licensed Brothel.

CECIL C. SMITH, Registrar General.

Registrar General's Office,

Hongkong, 21st January, 1875.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 46.

Plaintiff.-YIP HANG CHUEN. Defendant.-LUM ?IK TUNG.

OTICE is hereby given that a Writ of For- eign Attachment against all the Property moveable or immoveable of the above named Defendant within the Colony, has been issued in this Suit pursuant to the Provisions of Section LXXXII of "The Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure."

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors for the Plaintiffs,

29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG. Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 2.

Plaintiff.-JOHN PENDER, of Manchester,

in the County of Lancaster in England, Merchant, trading under the Style or Firm of "Johu Pender and Company." Defendants.-JOHN CHARLES BALDWIN, and DAVID WELSH, now or lately trading together at Hong- kong as Merchants, under the Style or Firm of "R. McGregor and Company."

NOTICE inst all the Property

OTICE is hereby given that a Writ of For-

moveable or immoveable of the above named Defendants within the Colony, has been issued in this Suit pursuant to the Provisions of Section LXXXII of "The Hongkong Code of Civil Pro- cedure."

THE MA

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors for the Plaintiff.

29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

NOTICE.

HE Interest and Responsibility of Mr. A. A. HAYES, Jr., in our Firm in Hongkong and China, ceased on the 31st December ultimo.

OLYPHANT & Co. Hongkong, 11th January, 1875.

NOTICE.

THE Interest and Responsibility of Mr.

Port and in China cease from this day.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, 31st December, 1874.

THRICHARD LOVETT COLLER in our Firm Interest and Responsibility of Mr.

ceased yesterday, and Mr. JAMES BROWN MCCULLOCH is admitted a Partner from this

date.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.

Manila, 1st January, 1875.

NOTICE.

R. HENRY LISTON DALRYMPLE, and Mr-

this day been admitted Partners in our Firm.

Mr. GEORGE HALES is authorized to sign our Firm by procuration at Foochow.

BIRLEY & Co.

Hongkong, 1st January, 1875.

Firm.

NOTICE.

R. ALFRED THOMAS MANGER, has this day been admitted a Partner in our

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.

Hongkong, 2nd November, 1874.

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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 30TH JANUARY, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

Νο. 15.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Report from the Registrar General, containing Returns of Births and Deaths for the Quarter ending 31st December, 1874, and of Births and Deaths for the year 1874, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th January, 1875.

[No. 8.]

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

REGISTRAR GENERAL'S OFFICE, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, 23rd January, 1875.

SIR,-During the 4th Quarter of 1874, there were registered in the Colony 544 Births and 1,034 Deaths.

Of these numbers, 46 Births and 83 Deaths occurred among the British and Foreign Community, while among the Chinese there were 498 Births and 951 Deaths.

Among the British and Foreign Community, the Deaths were as follows:-

British, Portuguese, Indian,

the remaining portion (32) being among non-residents of the Colony.

The Births were those of 23 Boys and 23 Girls. The Births and Deaths among the Chinese Population were as follows, viz. :-

Boys.

Girls.

Total.

.....

District of Victoria,......Births, 258 Shau-ki W?n,

171

429

Deaths, 810

Stanley,

Aberdeen, Kowloon,

498

Deaths, 951

Total Births,

　During the respective Quarters of the past year, the Births and Deaths throughout the Colony were as stated hereunder:

Births,

Deaths,...

1st Quarter.

446

529

2nd Quarter.

357

611

429 1,514

3rd Quarter. 4th Quarter.

498

Total.

1,730

951

3,605

Of the Brish and Foreign Community, the Returns for the same period are as follows:-

Births,

Deaths,

1st Quarter.

2nd Quarter.

3rd Quarter.

4th Quarter.

Total.

168

207

THE HONGKong GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH JANUARY, 1875.

　　The rate of Mortality for every thousand persons during 1874, among the British and Foreign Community, was 32.23, and amongst the Chinese 31.19; while for the whole Population of the Colony the rate was 31.24 for every thousand persons.

　　It is necessary, however, that I should place on record here an explanation of this unusually high rate of Mortality. It arises from the number of Deaths which occurred during the Typhoon of the 22nd-23rd September. There was registered during the 3rd and 4th Quarters a total of 941 Deaths which were attributed to the calamity to which I have referred, and of these, 924 were among Chinese, and the remainder (17) among British and Foreigners.

　　Deducting these numbers from those already given, it will appear that the rate of Mortality among the British and Foreign Community is reduced to 29.59 and among the Chinese Population to 23.19. The rate for the whole Population will then stand at 23.53. The rate for 1873 was 22.57 for every thousand persons.

　　I annex a Return shewing the prevailing diseases, resulting in Death, which afflicted the Colony during the year under review.

The Honorable J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

CECIL C. SMITH,

Registrar General. ·

Colonial Secretary,

HONGKONG.

Return of PREVAILING DISEASES, resulting in Death, for the Year 1874.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

CHINESE.

Name of Disease.

No. of Deaths.

Name of Disease.

No. of Deaths.

Phthisis,

Diarrhoea,

Convulsions, Exposure,

453

399

Fevers,

Diarrhoea,

321

Convulsions,

Dysentery,

Phthisis, Ague,

290

166

Disease of the Heart,

Fevers,

261

Debility,

Asthma,

118

Bronchitis,

Debility,

Apoplexy,

Dysentery,

Dropsy,

Small Pox,

Pregnancy,

Obstruction of the Bowels, .

Apoplexy,..

Pneumonia,

Disease of the Heart,

Registrar General's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 23rd January, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Registrar General.

No. 16.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Returns relative to Victoria Gaol, during the Year 1874, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th January, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary.

THE HONGKong GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH JANUARY, 1875.

　　I annex a Return shewing the prevailing diseases, resulting in Death, which afflicted the Colony during the year under review.

The Honorable J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

CECIL C. SMITH,

Registrar General. ·

Colonial Secretary,

HONGKONG.

Return of PREVAILING DISEASES, resulting in Death, for the Year 1874.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

CHINESE.

Name of Disease.

No. of Deaths.

Name of Disease.

No. of Deaths.

Phthisis,

Diarrhoea,

Convulsions, Exposure,

453

399

Fevers,

Diarrhoea,

321

Convulsions,

Dysentery,

Phthisis, Ague,

290

166

Disease of the Heart,

Fevers,

261

Debility,

Asthma,

118

Bronchitis,

Debility,

Apoplexy,

Dysentery,

Dropsy,

Small Pox,

Pregnancy,

Obstruction of the Bowels, .

Apoplexy,..

Pneumonia,

Disease of the Heart,

Registrar General's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 23rd January, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Registrar General.

No. 16.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Returns relative to Victoria Gaol, during the Year 1874, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th January, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary.

SEPTEMBER, ..

OCTOBER,

NOVEMBER,...]

DECEMBER,...

JULY,

AUGUST,.

2/106.

101.

12 15 1107

4)..

JANUARY, ...............

FEBRUARY,....

MARCH,.....

APRIL, ............

MAY,

JUNE,

COUNTRY.

Murder.

Piracy and Murder.

Piracy endangering Life with Vio-

lence, Piracy, and Confederating with Pirates, &c.

Cutting, Wounding, and Shooting

with Intent, Assault doing grievous Bodily Harnf.

Burglary, and Attempt to com-

mit Burglary.

Highway Robbery, Robbery with Violence, and Attempt at such. Common Larceny, Larceny from a House, from the l'erson, and from Ships or Boats in Harbor.

Assault with Intent to rob.

89 83 88

Victoria Gaol Office, Hongkong, 20th January, 1875.

* During 5 days, an average of 9 Europeans and 138 Indians and Chinese were employed on Typhoon repairs.

+ During 21 day?, au average of 6 Europeans and 110 Indian and Chinese were employed on Typhoon repairs

E. Europeaus.

1. Indians.

C. Chinese.

112

Manslaughter.

Administering Drugs.

220

→

4 1.. 6.

Acting Superintendent of Victoria Gaol.

M. S. TONNOCHY,

Child Stealing, Kidnapping, &c.

Abduction of Females, Forcible

Detention, &c.

Sodomy, and Unnatural Offences.

Forgery, Coining or Uttering

Counterfeit Coin or Notes.

Threatening to Accuse, and Ac- cusing of a Crime with Intent to Extort Money.

Escape, &c.

Other Felonies not shown.

2.. 24 I..!

4 1.25 1

4 1..

24 2

→

5 18

Conspiracy.

Embezzlement.

RETURN showing the CLASSIFICATION of OFFENCES, for which PRISONERS were confined in VICTORIA GAOL, on the First Day of each Month of the Year 1874.

FELONIES.

MISDEMEANORS.

Extortion, Bribery, &c.

Obtaining Goods or Money under

False Pretences.

Unlawful Possession or Receiving

Stolen Goods.

Perjury, Suborning Witnesses to commit Perjury, Preferring

False Charge, Giving Wilful False Testimony.

Rogues and Vagabonds,

Suspicious Characters, &c.

Assault, Assault Obstructing or Resisting the Police in the Execution of their Duty.

Misconduct as a Private or Public

Servant, Refusal of Duty, De- sertion, Insubordination and similar Military Offences.

Drunk and Incapable, Fighting

and Quarrelling.

Without License, Obstruction, Nuisance, Damage, Making Bonfires and Firing Crackers, Defiling Streams, No Light or Pass, &c.

Breach of Market Ordinance, Breach of Ordinance with re- gard to Weights and Measures. Breach of Ordinance for Street

Chair and Vehicles.

→

Gambling.

Breach of Brothel Ordinance.

Breach of Harbor Ordinance.

Breach of Conditional Pardon,

Returning to the Colony after Deportation.

Other Offences not shown.

Remanded from Police Court, Crown Witnesses, and pending Orders from the Authorities.

Committed for Trial at the Su-

preme Court.

Debts.

2 34

.. 341]

3 325 364

300 338

3 306 343

3 299 343

4 42 17 287 346

1..1 43 17 288 348

41|

9 273 323 [..] ..

4 267 316

9 319 375

51|

611

6 335 392

4 292 357

2 283

348

Total Number on 1st of each

Month.

All

GRAND TOTAL.

Nations.

Daily Average Number of Prison-

ers at work outside.

*G281 XUVANVI HIQE ‘ALLAZO LAKE ON L

ΟΝΟΜΟΝΟΗ

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH JANUARY, 1875.

RETURN showing the NUMBER of PRISONERS in VICTORIA GAOL on the last Day of each Week of the Year 1874.

EUROPEANS.

CHINESE

EUROPEANS.

OR COLOURed.

CHINESE OR COLOURED.

WEEKLY.

GRAND TOTAL.

GRAND

WEEKLY.

TOTAL.

Males. Females.

January 4

306

358

July

270

319

307

362

276

326

316

374

274

325

315

364

242

299

February

291

338

August 2

238

305

291

335

...

258

324

294

335

270

335

296

338

272

333

March

300

343

305

370

294

342

September 6

327

396

333

381

317

391

292

338

316

386

*29

284

333

323

392

April

319

370

October 4

331

398

303

347

302

369

293

345

295

366

288

342

May

288

341

November 1

278

324

266

313

282

331

285

348

June

280

340

December 6

280

334

282

334

287

336

2-04220?AN

286

362

281

357

279

356

275

353

283

361

275

352

266

341

271

344

270

337

273

341

Victoria Gaol Office, Hongkong, 20th January, 1875.

M. S. TONNOCHY,

Acting Superintendent of Victoria Gaol.

POLICE NOTIFICATION.

　Permission is given, under Ordinance 10 of 1872, for Crackers to be fired between 4 PM. on the 5th February, and 9 P.M. on the 6th February, 1875.

　After 9 P.M. on the 6th, the Police will have strict orders to summon or arrest persons firing Crackers.

Central Police Barracks, 30th January, 1875.

No. 14.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.

　Tenders will be received at this Office, until Noon of the 1st proximo, for the repairs of the Public Road and Seawall between Pokfoolum and Aberdeen.

　The Specification may be seen on application at the Surveyor General's Office, where a proper Form of Tender may also be obtained.

The Government will not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd January, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

POLICE NOTIFICATION.

　The Owners of the Horses now on Stone Cutter's Island are requested to remove them before the 1st February, 1875; after that date, Horses found there will be destroyed.

By Order,

Central Police Barracks, Hongkong, 23rd January, 1875.

NOTICE.

W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 16th December, 1874.

H. G. THOMSETT, Harbor Master, &c.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH JANUARY, 1875.

RETURN showing the NUMBER of PRISONERS in VICTORIA GAOL on the last Day of each Week of the Year 1874.

EUROPEANS.

CHINESE

EUROPEANS.

OR COLOURed.

CHINESE OR COLOURED.

WEEKLY.

GRAND TOTAL.

GRAND

WEEKLY.

TOTAL.

Males. Females.

January 4

306

358

July

270

319

307

362

276

326

316

374

274

325

315

364

242

299

February

291

338

August 2

238

305

291

335

...

258

324

294

335

270

335

296

338

272

333

March

300

343

305

370

294

342

September 6

327

396

333

381

317

391

292

338

316

386

*29

284

333

323

392

April

319

370

October 4

331

398

303

347

302

369

293

345

295

366

288

342

May

288

341

November 1

278

324

266

313

282

331

285

348

June

280

340

December 6

280

334

282

334

287

336

2-04220?AN

286

362

281

357

279

356

275

353

283

361

275

352

266

341

271

344

270

337

273

341

Victoria Gaol Office, Hongkong, 20th January, 1875.

M. S. TONNOCHY,

Acting Superintendent of Victoria Gaol.

POLICE NOTIFICATION.

　Permission is given, under Ordinance 10 of 1872, for Crackers to be fired between 4 PM. on the 5th February, and 9 P.M. on the 6th February, 1875.

　After 9 P.M. on the 6th, the Police will have strict orders to summon or arrest persons firing Crackers.

Central Police Barracks, 30th January, 1875.

No. 14.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.

　Tenders will be received at this Office, until Noon of the 1st proximo, for the repairs of the Public Road and Seawall between Pokfoolum and Aberdeen.

　The Specification may be seen on application at the Surveyor General's Office, where a proper Form of Tender may also be obtained.

The Government will not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd January, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

POLICE NOTIFICATION.

　The Owners of the Horses now on Stone Cutter's Island are requested to remove them before the 1st February, 1875; after that date, Horses found there will be destroyed.

By Order,

Central Police Barracks, Hongkong, 23rd January, 1875.

NOTICE.

W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 16th December, 1874.

H. G. THOMSETT, Harbor Master, &c.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH JANUARY, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 29TH JANUARY, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

Thermo-

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Baro-

Thermo-

Self Registering.

meter.

Min.

Max.

January 23

30.22

30.20

43.5

30.20

30.26

51.5

30.24

30.23

30.28

30.26

56.5

30.24

30.31

30.28

30.27

30.35

30.30

58.5

59.5

30.29

30.33

56.5

30.31

59,5

53.5

30.28

61.5

30.36

52.5

30.34

50.5

30.28

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETer.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

METER.

Self ||Registering. | Min. | Max.

NOON.

Jan. 28 28.21 28.23 28.21 28.21 28.21, 38.5 39.0 40.5 38.0 38.5 39.0 38.0 44.0 NW

WINDS.

RAIN.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M. NOON.

6 P.M.

Dirn. | F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

NOON.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NNW 5 N

0.07

24 28.25 28.28 28.28 28.26 28.26 40.0 41.043,0 39.0 40.0 42.0 39.0 42.0 ENE

2528.30 28.33 28.33: 28.31 28.31 43.0 47.0 48.0 42.5 45.0 45.0 41.0 48.0NNE!

5 ENE

4 NNE

3 Calm

0.00

2 NE

0.00

26 28.32 28.35 28.35 28.33 28.33 45.5 49.0 50.5 44.0 46.0 48.0 45.0 52.0 E

27 28.34 28.40 28.40 28.36 28.34 45.0 50.5 49.0 45.0 46.0 45.0 45.0 53.0 NE

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　44.0 48.5 48.0 46.0 53.5 28 28.34 28.39 28.38 28.36 28.34 46.5 52.052.0

4 E

2 Calm 0

0.00

Fog and rain past night; 7 A.M., thick fog and rain; 1 P.M., fine, cloudy, hazy. Light breeze and fine past night; fine,

hazy, cloudy throughout.

Light breeze and fine past night; fine,

hazy throughout.

Light breeze & fine past night; 7 A.M., fine, clear & cloudy; noon, fine & hazy.

3 Calm

0 ENE 2

0.00

Gentle breeze and calms, fine and

hazy throughout.

5 N

NNW

0.00

Light breeze past night; 6 A.M., fine,

hazy throughout.

29 28.37 28.38 28.38 28.32 28.32 44.0 47.5 49.5 40.5 43.0 44.5 42.0 54.0 NNE

5 NNE 4 NE

0.00

Fine past night; 7 A.M., fine, clear;

noon, cloudy and hazy.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER,

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

DATE.

METER.

Self Registering:

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

"NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

Noon.

6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

2630.21, 30.22 30.20 30.19 30.21 55.057.0 58.0 52.0 52.5 54.0 53.0

Jan. 2330.14 30.16 30.14 30.13 30.12 45.5 48.0 52.045.0 45.0 48.045.052.0 |NNW

N 2430.17: 30.18 30.19 30.16 30.16 48.051.5 54.0 55.0 49.0 50.0 43.0 | 53.5

2530.18 30.21 30.21 30.18 30.1854.058.0 58.051.053.0 55.0 50.0 58.0 NE

62.0 N

4 NE

3 N

2 NNW

}

1 ESE

2 N

1 Calm

3 E

4 E

Fine, overcast; noon, cloudy; 4 P.M., overcast.

Fine, overcast; noon, cloudy, hazy.

Fine, overcast; 8 A.M., cloudy, hazy.

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

}

27 30.24 30.31 30.30 30.23, 30.22 53.5 59.5 59.0 48.5 52.5 55.0 62.5 52.0

2 SW

2 E

Do.,

do.

28 30.22 30.26. 30.26 30.23. 30.22 57,0 62.0 60.5 54.0 56.5 54.552.0 62.5

29 30.26 30.29 30.29 30.27 30.20 52.5 56.5 59.5 68.0 50.0 55.051.0 65.0 N

1 Calm

7 N

0 E

Do.,

do.

6 Calm

Fresh breeze with heavy squalls at intervals past

night; 6 A.M., fresh breeze, cloudy, lazy.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 29th January, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Aarhems

Avonmore

Charlie Palmer 1 Chowfa

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Anuara

Comodor

Earl of Shaf- ? tesbury, s.s. EasternIsles,s.s.1

Hayilah Hamilton

Lotus Lanercost Lord Macaulay

Pilgrim

Paouting, s.s.

Albert Victor

Charmar

Indiana

Pelham Portland

Amoy

Copernicus

Frank N. Shayer 2

Maid of Judah 1

Agustina

Courier

Formosa

Aberdeen

Constance

Frances

Agnes Meir

August

Frederich

Alexandro,

Carricks

Janet Stewart 3 1 John Steward Juan F. Pearson 2

May Flower

Magdala

Rosebud of

Malvern

Peterhead

}

City of Bengal 1

George Noble

Mariner

Rifleman

Caroline

Gerque

KinfaunsCastle 1

Mangerlon

Race Horse

Chinaman

Golden State

Kicca Genora

Augustus

Green Jacket Gleam

Naworth Castle12

Bengal

British Empire 1

Dover Castle Devana

1 4

Highlander 1 1

Lammermuir 1 Louisa

1 Laju

Osaka

Star of China 2 Sir Harry Parkes2 St. Phillans

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's

Ships of War, 29th January, 1875.

Letters.

Dwarf

Frolic

Letters. Paper.

Fly

Letters.

Hornet

Letters. Papers. 4 1

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Papa.

2 VictorEmanuel 10

Vigilant

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH JANUARY, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 29TH JANUARY, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

Thermo-

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Baro-

Thermo-

Self Registering.

meter.

Min.

Max.

January 23

30.22

30.20

43.5

30.20

30.26

51.5

30.24

30.23

30.28

30.26

56.5

30.24

30.31

30.28

30.27

30.35

30.30

58.5

59.5

30.29

30.33

56.5

30.31

59,5

53.5

30.28

61.5

30.36

52.5

30.34

50.5

30.28

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETer.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

METER.

Self ||Registering. | Min. | Max.

NOON.

Jan. 28 28.21 28.23 28.21 28.21 28.21, 38.5 39.0 40.5 38.0 38.5 39.0 38.0 44.0 NW

WINDS.

RAIN.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M. NOON.

6 P.M.

Dirn. | F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

NOON.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NNW 5 N

0.07

24 28.25 28.28 28.28 28.26 28.26 40.0 41.043,0 39.0 40.0 42.0 39.0 42.0 ENE

2528.30 28.33 28.33: 28.31 28.31 43.0 47.0 48.0 42.5 45.0 45.0 41.0 48.0NNE!

5 ENE

4 NNE

3 Calm

0.00

2 NE

0.00

26 28.32 28.35 28.35 28.33 28.33 45.5 49.0 50.5 44.0 46.0 48.0 45.0 52.0 E

27 28.34 28.40 28.40 28.36 28.34 45.0 50.5 49.0 45.0 46.0 45.0 45.0 53.0 NE

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　44.0 48.5 48.0 46.0 53.5 28 28.34 28.39 28.38 28.36 28.34 46.5 52.052.0

4 E

2 Calm 0

0.00

Fog and rain past night; 7 A.M., thick fog and rain; 1 P.M., fine, cloudy, hazy. Light breeze and fine past night; fine,

hazy, cloudy throughout.

Light breeze and fine past night; fine,

hazy throughout.

Light breeze & fine past night; 7 A.M., fine, clear & cloudy; noon, fine & hazy.

3 Calm

0 ENE 2

0.00

Gentle breeze and calms, fine and

hazy throughout.

5 N

NNW

0.00

Light breeze past night; 6 A.M., fine,

hazy throughout.

29 28.37 28.38 28.38 28.32 28.32 44.0 47.5 49.5 40.5 43.0 44.5 42.0 54.0 NNE

5 NNE 4 NE

0.00

Fine past night; 7 A.M., fine, clear;

noon, cloudy and hazy.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER,

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

DATE.

METER.

Self Registering:

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

"NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

Noon.

6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

2630.21, 30.22 30.20 30.19 30.21 55.057.0 58.0 52.0 52.5 54.0 53.0

Jan. 2330.14 30.16 30.14 30.13 30.12 45.5 48.0 52.045.0 45.0 48.045.052.0 |NNW

N 2430.17: 30.18 30.19 30.16 30.16 48.051.5 54.0 55.0 49.0 50.0 43.0 | 53.5

2530.18 30.21 30.21 30.18 30.1854.058.0 58.051.053.0 55.0 50.0 58.0 NE

62.0 N

4 NE

3 N

2 NNW

}

1 ESE

2 N

1 Calm

3 E

4 E

Fine, overcast; noon, cloudy; 4 P.M., overcast.

Fine, overcast; noon, cloudy, hazy.

Fine, overcast; 8 A.M., cloudy, hazy.

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

}

27 30.24 30.31 30.30 30.23, 30.22 53.5 59.5 59.0 48.5 52.5 55.0 62.5 52.0

2 SW

2 E

Do.,

do.

28 30.22 30.26. 30.26 30.23. 30.22 57,0 62.0 60.5 54.0 56.5 54.552.0 62.5

29 30.26 30.29 30.29 30.27 30.20 52.5 56.5 59.5 68.0 50.0 55.051.0 65.0 N

1 Calm

7 N

0 E

Do.,

do.

6 Calm

Fresh breeze with heavy squalls at intervals past

night; 6 A.M., fresh breeze, cloudy, lazy.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 29th January, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Aarhems

Avonmore

Charlie Palmer 1 Chowfa

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Anuara

Comodor

Earl of Shaf- ? tesbury, s.s. EasternIsles,s.s.1

Hayilah Hamilton

Lotus Lanercost Lord Macaulay

Pilgrim

Paouting, s.s.

Albert Victor

Charmar

Indiana

Pelham Portland

Amoy

Copernicus

Frank N. Shayer 2

Maid of Judah 1

Agustina

Courier

Formosa

Aberdeen

Constance

Frances

Agnes Meir

August

Frederich

Alexandro,

Carricks

Janet Stewart 3 1 John Steward Juan F. Pearson 2

May Flower

Magdala

Rosebud of

Malvern

Peterhead

}

City of Bengal 1

George Noble

Mariner

Rifleman

Caroline

Gerque

KinfaunsCastle 1

Mangerlon

Race Horse

Chinaman

Golden State

Kicca Genora

Augustus

Green Jacket Gleam

Naworth Castle12

Bengal

British Empire 1

Dover Castle Devana

1 4

Highlander 1 1

Lammermuir 1 Louisa

1 Laju

Osaka

Star of China 2 Sir Harry Parkes2 St. Phillans

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's

Ships of War, 29th January, 1875.

Letters.

Dwarf

Frolic

Letters. Paper.

Fly

Letters.

Hornet

Letters. Papers. 4 1

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Papa.

2 VictorEmanuel 10

Vigilant

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH JANUARY, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Eagleshame, A. 1 Edgar, John W. 1

Aya, Alice Mrs. 1

Fondra, Va-

lentino Faure, Monrs. T. 1

Knox, Miss Emmal Keene, R. J. Knight, Wm. 1 Koch, T. A.

Capt.

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAFERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 29th January, 1875.

Letters. Papers

Arrabito, F. Akady, Juana 1 Ah Foo & Co. 1

Anderson,

Robt. H.

Letters. Papers.

Moncreiff, Peter 1 Meyenovich, J. 2 Maggione, E. Mitchell, R. H.

Letters. Papers. Plummer, John 1 Pereira, Roza

Lets. Paps.

Soona Walla Sayle, N. J.

1 regd.

M. L.

Saunders, F.

Porter, Capt.

formerly of 2

the Sea Gull

Rodrigues,

Fox, J. (Engineer) 1

Leaman, Mr.

Milne, George 1

Tavares, Jo?o

Aurelio

Berrington,C.C.4

Taft, David

Fisher, Edwd.

Longhran, J.

Marshall, J.

Regan, Mrs.

Thiel, F.

Bell, C. P.

Brankley, James 1

Lyons, Miss

Grimes, Thomas?

McKinney,

Ross, E.

Tylor, Richard 1

Battistolo, D.

Butts, Geo.

Battistolo, D.

2 regd.

Bresciani, Sigr. 1

Biava, Sigr., G.B.1

| 1

Goddard,

James M. 1

Ginsburg, S. L. 2 regd.

Ginsburg, So-

lomon

Anastasia

Lorchen, J.

Wm.(Police 1

Rappa, J. A.

Laugelin, Mr.

Sergeant)

Randolph, Mrs. 1

Morris, Theo-

Rudolphe, Chas. 1

dore J.

Riccardi, Retro 1

Tidman, P. F. 1

Tyzack David 1

Thornton,

Sylvester

}

Mazzocchi,

McFarland

Ritchie, J.

Pompeo

Andrew

Ross, Alexander 1

Bashire,

Upton, Thos.

Mons. E. 1

Gomes, M.

May, Edwd.

Richards, Mr.

Galligar, T.

1 regd.

Marques, Jose 2

Brankley, J.

1 regd.

Godfrey, Walter 1

Munea, Juan

Nacimento,

Vandeozee,

Green & O'Brien I

Francisca

McGlone, Daniel 1

Sterling, Miss

Capt. F. H.

Cauzi, Louis

Hardin, Miss May1 Hayne, Robt. B. 1 Hartley, Henry 4 Hancock, Miss

May, Mr. H.,

formerly of the Victoria

Hotel Mills, Fred.

Nuttall, W.

Nina

Vastroo, Seriaco 1

Nelson, E. L. }

Collie

Nouaan & Co. 1

Seedsman, Aug. 1 Squire, H. O. Sanders, Capt. 1

Whyle, Wm.

Shak Maho-

}

1 regd.

Blanche

Martins, Sr.

Orred, Charles

J. F.

Ollivant, Joseph

Secondo, Sala 1

Medard, Leon

Silva, Antonio

Petersen, H.

F. da

med Moola

Shaik, Abdoollah 1 regd.

late of s. s. Lord of the Isles

Watson, Dr.

White, C. G. Williams, J.

Protts, A.

Spencer,

Wilks, John

Perin, Monsr. G. 1

Henriqueta

Woodd, Basil, R.1

Eugnet, Monsr. 2 Echeverria, D. 1 E. A. B.

Lorenzo

2 regd.

Pasero, Henry 1

Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd.

Westford, Mr.

Pean, J. C.

Suaren, Ro-

Poulsen, W.

(Carperter)

Walker, J. H.

Palgrave, C. H. 1

Bartolini, Adolf 1

Caldeiro, G.

Caldecott, A. M. 1

Cohen-Sober

& Walenyk S

Cooke, Robert 2

Daheto, Fran-

cisca, Mrs. ( Davies, D. Ricton 1

THE

Habalme, Monsr.1

Haines, Harry

(Police)

Hue Shain Shoek1

Inselvini,

Johnson, J. W. 2 4

NOTICE.

THE next Sitting of the Court, in its Summary Jurisdiction, will be held on Wednesday, the 3rd February next, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon, instead of Tuesday, the 2nd proximo.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

NOTICE Wt in the Island of Hongkong,

TOTICE. WILLIAM MCGREGOR SMITH of

Sugar Refiner, having been adjudged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong on the Twenty-sixth day of January in the Year of our Lord 1875, is hereby required to surrender himself to the Honorable William Hastings Alex- ander, the Registrar of the said Court, at the first Meeting of his Creditors, to be held before the said Registrar on the Tenth day of February, 1875, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon of that day precisely, at the said Court.

　The said Honorable William Hastings Alex- ander is the Official Assignee, and Messieurs Caldwell and Brereton of 29, Queen's Road, Victoria aforesaid, are the Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy.

At the first Meeting of Creditors the Registrar will receive the proofs of the Debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may elect an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects. Dated this 29th day of January, A.D. 1875.

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

OTICE.-WILLIAM FRANCIS

BROWN

SAMS of East Point in the Island of Hong- kong, Sugar Refiner, having been adjudged Bank- rupt under a Petition for adjudication of Bank- ruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong on the Twenty-sixth day of January, in the Year of our Lord 1875, is hereby required to surrender himself to the Honorable William Hastings Alexander, the Registrar of the said Court, at the first meeting of Creditors, to be held before the said Registrar on the Tenth day of February, 1875, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon of that day precisely, at the said Court.

　　The said Honorable William Hastings Alexan- der is the Official Assignee, and Messieurs Cald- well and Brereton of 29, Queen's Road, Victoria aforesaid, are the Solicitors acting in the Bank- ruptcy.

Monrs. Morton, N Mitchell, R.,

formerly on board s.s Sea Gull Do.

A public sitting will hereafter be appointed by the said Court for the said Bankrupt to pass his final examination and to make application for his discharge, of which sitting notice will be given in the Hongkong Government Gazette.

At the first meeting of Creditors the Registrar will receive the proofs of the debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may elect an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

Dated this 29th day of January, 1875.

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

NOTICE ANTONIO GERMANO HARQUES,

of Victoria, in the Island of Hongkong, Clerk to Messrs. Sayle & Co., having been ad- judged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudi- cation of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong on the Eleventh day of January, A.D. 1875, a public sitting for the said Bankrupt to pass his last examination and make application for his order of discharge will be held before the Honorable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, at the Supreme Court House, Victoria, Hongkong, on the Tenth day of Fe- bruary, A.D. 1875, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon of that day precisely.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and Henry Lardner Dennys is the Solicitor acting in the Bank- ruptcy.

Dated Hongkong, 28th January, A.D., 1875.

THE

NOTICE.

HE Interest and Responsibility of Mr. A. A. HAYES, Jr., in our Firm in Hongkong and China, ceased on the 31st December ultimo.

OLYPHANT & Co. Hongkong, 11th January, 1875.

NOTICE.

R. HENRY LISTON DALRYMPLE, and Mr.

MR. HENRY MASS, and Me

this day been admitted Partners in our Firm.

Mr. GEORGE HALES is authorized to sign our Firm by procuration at Foochow.

BIRLEY & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1875.

MR.

Firm.

NOTICE.

R. ALFRED THOMAS MANGER, has

this day

been admitted a Partner in our

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, 2nd November, 1874.

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Wicks, Dr.W.E. 1

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Letters. Papers.

Eagleshame, A. 1 Edgar, John W. 1

Aya, Alice Mrs. 1

Fondra, Va-

lentino Faure, Monrs. T. 1

Knox, Miss Emmal Keene, R. J. Knight, Wm. 1 Koch, T. A.

Capt.

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAFERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 29th January, 1875.

Letters. Papers

Arrabito, F. Akady, Juana 1 Ah Foo & Co. 1

Anderson,

Robt. H.

Letters. Papers.

Moncreiff, Peter 1 Meyenovich, J. 2 Maggione, E. Mitchell, R. H.

Letters. Papers. Plummer, John 1 Pereira, Roza

Lets. Paps.

Soona Walla Sayle, N. J.

1 regd.

M. L.

Saunders, F.

Porter, Capt.

formerly of 2

the Sea Gull

Rodrigues,

Fox, J. (Engineer) 1

Leaman, Mr.

Milne, George 1

Tavares, Jo?o

Aurelio

Berrington,C.C.4

Taft, David

Fisher, Edwd.

Longhran, J.

Marshall, J.

Regan, Mrs.

Thiel, F.

Bell, C. P.

Brankley, James 1

Lyons, Miss

Grimes, Thomas?

McKinney,

Ross, E.

Tylor, Richard 1

Battistolo, D.

Butts, Geo.

Battistolo, D.

2 regd.

Bresciani, Sigr. 1

Biava, Sigr., G.B.1

| 1

Goddard,

James M. 1

Ginsburg, S. L. 2 regd.

Ginsburg, So-

lomon

Anastasia

Lorchen, J.

Wm.(Police 1

Rappa, J. A.

Laugelin, Mr.

Sergeant)

Randolph, Mrs. 1

Morris, Theo-

Rudolphe, Chas. 1

dore J.

Riccardi, Retro 1

Tidman, P. F. 1

Tyzack David 1

Thornton,

Sylvester

}

Mazzocchi,

McFarland

Ritchie, J.

Pompeo

Andrew

Ross, Alexander 1

Bashire,

Upton, Thos.

Mons. E. 1

Gomes, M.

May, Edwd.

Richards, Mr.

Galligar, T.

1 regd.

Marques, Jose 2

Brankley, J.

1 regd.

Godfrey, Walter 1

Munea, Juan

Nacimento,

Vandeozee,

Green & O'Brien I

Francisca

McGlone, Daniel 1

Sterling, Miss

Capt. F. H.

Cauzi, Louis

Hardin, Miss May1 Hayne, Robt. B. 1 Hartley, Henry 4 Hancock, Miss

May, Mr. H.,

formerly of the Victoria

Hotel Mills, Fred.

Nuttall, W.

Nina

Vastroo, Seriaco 1

Nelson, E. L. }

Collie

Nouaan & Co. 1

Seedsman, Aug. 1 Squire, H. O. Sanders, Capt. 1

Whyle, Wm.

Shak Maho-

}

1 regd.

Blanche

Martins, Sr.

Orred, Charles

J. F.

Ollivant, Joseph

Secondo, Sala 1

Medard, Leon

Silva, Antonio

Petersen, H.

F. da

med Moola

Shaik, Abdoollah 1 regd.

late of s. s. Lord of the Isles

Watson, Dr.

White, C. G. Williams, J.

Protts, A.

Spencer,

Wilks, John

Perin, Monsr. G. 1

Henriqueta

Woodd, Basil, R.1

Eugnet, Monsr. 2 Echeverria, D. 1 E. A. B.

Lorenzo

2 regd.

Pasero, Henry 1

Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd.

Westford, Mr.

Pean, J. C.

Suaren, Ro-

Poulsen, W.

(Carperter)

Walker, J. H.

Palgrave, C. H. 1

Bartolini, Adolf 1

Caldeiro, G.

Caldecott, A. M. 1

Cohen-Sober

& Walenyk S

Cooke, Robert 2

Daheto, Fran-

cisca, Mrs. ( Davies, D. Ricton 1

THE

Habalme, Monsr.1

Haines, Harry

(Police)

Hue Shain Shoek1

Inselvini,

Johnson, J. W. 2 4

NOTICE.

THE next Sitting of the Court, in its Summary Jurisdiction, will be held on Wednesday, the 3rd February next, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon, instead of Tuesday, the 2nd proximo.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

NOTICE Wt in the Island of Hongkong,

TOTICE. WILLIAM MCGREGOR SMITH of

　The said Honorable William Hastings Alex- ander is the Official Assignee, and Messieurs Caldwell and Brereton of 29, Queen's Road, Victoria aforesaid, are the Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy.

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

OTICE.-WILLIAM FRANCIS

BROWN

　　The said Honorable William Hastings Alexan- der is the Official Assignee, and Messieurs Cald- well and Brereton of 29, Queen's Road, Victoria aforesaid, are the Solicitors acting in the Bank- ruptcy.

Monrs. Morton, N Mitchell, R.,

formerly on board s.s Sea Gull Do.

At the first meeting of Creditors the Registrar will receive the proofs of the debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may elect an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

Dated this 29th day of January, 1875.

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

NOTICE ANTONIO GERMANO HARQUES,

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and Henry Lardner Dennys is the Solicitor acting in the Bank- ruptcy.

Dated Hongkong, 28th January, A.D., 1875.

THE

NOTICE.

HE Interest and Responsibility of Mr. A. A. HAYES, Jr., in our Firm in Hongkong and China, ceased on the 31st December ultimo.

OLYPHANT & Co. Hongkong, 11th January, 1875.

NOTICE.

R. HENRY LISTON DALRYMPLE, and Mr.

MR. HENRY MASS, and Me

this day been admitted Partners in our Firm.

Mr. GEORGE HALES is authorized to sign our Firm by procuration at Foochow.

BIRLEY & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1875.

MR.

Firm.

NOTICE.

R. ALFRED THOMAS MANGER, has

this day

been admitted a Partner in our

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, 2nd November, 1874.

sendo, G. Southhard, G. P. 1

Wicks, Dr.W.E. 1

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DROIT.

THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

Published by Authority.

No. 6.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 6TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION..

No. 17.

　　　The following Return of Convictions under the Cargo-boat Ordinance, No. 15 of 1860, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd February, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

CONVICTIONS under Ordinance No. 15 of 1860, namely the Cargo-boat Ordinance, for the Year ending 31st December, 1874.

NAMES OF THE PARTIES TO THE SUIT.

OFFENCE.

SENTENCE.

REMARKS.

DATE.

1874

Jan. 30th, R. at complaint of William McClellan, Inspector

of Junks, European, Plaintiff,

Plying an unlicensed Cargo- boat on 29th January.

Chinese, Defendant,

Foo-poo Cheik, Master of a Cargo-boat,

Feb. 3rd, R. at complaint of William McClellan, Inspector

of Junks, European, Plaintiff,

Kwok-a-Tai, Master of Cargo-boat No. 275, Chinese, Defendant,

4th, R. at complaint of William McClellan, Inspector of Junks, European, Plaintiff,

1. Chun-a-Ping, Boatman of Cargo-boat No. 3,

Plying an unlicensed Cargo- boat on 2nd February,

Plying unlicensed Cargo- boats on 4th February,

2. Chun-a-Yow, Master

do.

3. 'Ng-a-Sow, Boatman

do.

4. Ho-a-Kum, do.

do.

5. Chun-a-See, do.

do.

1,770,

Chinese, Defendants,

Fined $20, in default of Fine paid. goods and chattels, one month's imprisonment with hard labor.

Fined $5, in default seven days' imprisonment.

Fine paid.

Fined $2 each, or four Fines paid. days' imprisonment.

Mar. 11th, R. at complaint of William McClellan, Inspector

of Junks, European, Plaintiff,

Tang-a-Sing, Boatman of Cargo-boat No.

143, Chinese, Defendant,

Aug. 10th, R. at complaint of J. do Rozario, Godown- keeper in the employ of Messrs. D. Sassoon Sons & Co., European, Plaintiff,

For making a certain altera- tion as to the fitting of the hatches of his Cargo-boat cal- culated to facilitate the fraudu- lent concealment of goods on 11th March,

On 3rd August, on board of a certain Cargo-boat in the Harbor, twenty-three cakes of Malwa Opium, the property of

1. Chun-a-Loi, Master of Cargo-boat No. 61, Messrs. David Sassoon Sons

2. Loo Kum, Wife of 1st Deft.

3. Chun-a-Kew, Boatman

do. do.

4. Kwok--Lin, do.

do.

Chinese, Defendants,

& Co., feloniously did steal, take and carry away.

Fined $10, in default fourteen days' imprison- ment with hard labor.

First, Second and Third Defendants committed for Trial at the Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court; and

The Fourth Defendant called upon to find secu- rity to answer any charge within one month.

Fine paid.

Defendant Kwok-a-Lin released on Bail on the 11th August.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 2nd February, 1875.

H. G. THO?SETT, Harbor Master, &c

No. 18.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following List of Masters and Mates who have passed their Examinations before the Board of Examiners provided by Ordinance No. 17 of 1860, during the year ending 31st December, 1874, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd February, 1875.

DATE.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

LIST of MASTERS and MATES who have passed their Examinations, during the Year ending 31st December, 1874.

No. OF CERTIFICATE.

NAMES.

RANKS.

1874.

January 20

486

Johann Joachim Kr?ger,

487

Frederick Patrick Campbell Goode,

488

Arthur Searle Doudney,

February 4

489

Peder Georg Isaachsen,

490

John Taylor,

491

George Peacocke,

March

492

Daniel Brown..................

493

William Webster,

494

David Hall Sime,

495

William Henry Robinson,.

April 1

496

497

John Cummings,

498

Alfred Walker,

May

499

500

June

501

July

502

Jan Rudolph Vil,

William Marshall Grant,

Paul Anton Heinrich Emil Schultze,

Nicholas Moalle,....

Belmont Francis Hough,

Master. First Mate.

Second Mate.

Only Mate. Master. Do. First Mate.

Do. Only Mate. Second Mate. First Mate. Second Mate.

First Mate. Master. Do.

First Mate. Master.

503

Francis Ashton,

Do.

August 7

504

Thomas Guy Pocock,

Do.

September 7

505

William Benjamin Walter,

October 1

506

James Riddel,

507

Jurgen Peters,..

Second Mate.

Master.

Do.

508

509

510

Thomas Henry Youll,

William Herbert Fowler,

William Gardner Shackford,

511

James Green,

November 4

512

Martin Luther Bevis,.

513

Horace Zerah Howard,

514

John Holmes Freeman,

Do.

First Mate.

Master.

Second Mate.

First Mate.

Master. Do.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 2nd February, 1875.

No. 19.

H. G. THOMSETT, Harbor Master, &c.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Notices to Mariners, received from the Admiralty, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th February, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

The substance of this Notice, as soon as it is received on board, is to be inserted in red ink on the Charts affected by it; and introduced into the margin, or otherwise in the page, of the Sailing Directions to which it relates. See Instructions, Navigation and Pilotage, p. 172.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

[No. 158. ]

STRAIT OF MACASSAR.

Shoal Ground South of Sibaroe Island.

　　The Netherlands Government has given notice of the existence of shoal ground near Sibaroe island, south part of the Strait of Macassar.

　　The shoal (Trinidad shoal) is about a mile in breadth. The least depth of water found on it was 26 feet, but, from the colour of the water, it is believed that shoaler spots may exist. The shoal was observed to extend to the N.W. and S.E.,- the distances unknown.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

5' E.

The shoal of 26 feet lies S. by W. 3 W. distant 4 miles from the east point of Sibaroe, or in lat. 5° 8′ 30′′ S., long. 117°

　　　Note. A passage, in which 27 fathoms has been found, exists between Trinidad shoal and Sibaroe island, and vessels can pass in safety about 2 miles from Sibaroe island.

[All Bearings are Magnetic. Variation 1° Easterly in 1874.]

By Command of their Lordships,

FRED? J. EVANS,

Hydrographer.

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 9th November, 1874.

This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts:-South part of the Strait of Macassar, No. 2637, and Eastern Archipelago, No. 941 b.

Agent for the Sale of Admiralty Charts, Mr. J. D. POTTER, 31, Poultry, London, E.C.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

[No. 166.]

JAPAN-NIPON, SOUTH COAST.

(1) Sunken Rock off O?-sima.

The following information has been received from Captain St. John, R.N., commanding H.M. Surveying Vessel Sylvia, relative to the Kami-Seh rock, lying off O?-sima, south coast of Nipon, and heretofore reported as having 4 fathoms on it; viz.---

　　　　　　　　　　　E. distant 1 miles from O?-sima lighthouse, and has 16 feet on it at low-water springs, with 17 and 19 fathoms close to.

NOTE. Itsimo-sima just touching Omi-saki rock, bearing W. N., leads well south of the Kami-Seh rock.

The rock lies N.E.

CHINA, EAST COAST-RIVER HAN.

(2) Sunken Rock in Port of Swaton.

Information has been received from Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Shadwell, K.C.B., Commander-in-chief, China Station, of the existence of a sunken rock lying off Kakchio, Port of Swatow, and recently been examined by Commander Cameron, H.M.S. Hornet.

This rock (Madras rock) has 8 feet water on it at low water springs, and lies with-

Bottefurh rock bearing

English Consulate flag-staff

Extreme of Western pier

E. by N.

S.E. by E. E.

S.E. by S., distant 1 cables.

[All Bearings are Magnetic. Variation

O?-sima, 330 Westerly in 1874. Swatow, 0°%]

By Command of their Lordships,

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 27th November 1874.

This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts:-

FREDK. J. EVANS, Hydrographer.

　　　　　(1) O?-sima harbour, No. 356; Nipon island, &c., No. 2347; and Kii channel to Yedo, No. 996: Also, The China Sea Directory, Vol. IV., page 163; and China Pilot, 4th edition, page 453.

(2) Swatow harbour, No. 854: Also, The China Pilot, 4th edition, page 101.

Agent for the Sale of Admiralty Charts, Mr. J. D. POTTER, 31, Poultry, London, E.C.

POLICE NOTIFICATION.

　　Permission is given, under Ordinance 10 of 1872, for Crackers to be fired between 4 P.M. on the 5th February, and 9 P.M. on the 6th February, 1875.

　　After 9 P.M. on the 6th, the Police will have strict orders to summon or arrest persons firing Crackers.

Central Police Barracks, 30th January, 1875.

W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

NOTICE.

H. G. THOMSETT, Harbor Master, &e.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 16th December, 1874.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Lorenzo

} 1

Johnson, J. W. 2

Eagleshame, A. 1

Johnson, John

Edgar, John W.1

Knox, Miss Emmal

Fondra, Va-

}

Keene, R. J.

Fisher, Edwd.

Frahm, Johs.

}

Grimes, Thomas1

1 regd.

Gomes, M.

Caldeiro, G.

Galligar, T.

1 regd.

Cauzi, Louis

Godfrey, Walter 1

Caldecott, A. M. 1

Green & O'Brien 1.

Goldstein, J.

1 regtd.

Battistolo, D. 2 regd.

Bresciani, Sigr. 1

Biava,Sigr.,G.B.1

Bashire,

Mons. E.

Brankley, J.

Bartolini, Adolf 1

Bahlschian, P. 1 Brown,

Lieut.-Col. }

Cohen-Sober

& Walenyk S

Collins, Edwin 1 Costa, Anto.

Jo?o da

}

Daheto, Fran- ?

cisca, Mrs. Davies, D. Ricton 1

lentino

Faure, Monrs. T. 1

Fox, J. (Engineer) 1

Goddard,

James M.

Ginsburg, S. L. 2 regd.

Ginsburg, So- 1

Hardin, Miss May1 Hayne, Robt. B. 1 Hartley, Henry 4 Hancock, Miss

Blanche } 1

Habalme, Monsr.1 Hue Shain Shoek1

Capt. Kirby, Capt.

W. T.

Leaman, Mr. 1 Longhran, J. Lyons, Miss

Anastasia Laugelin, Mr. 1 Lorchen, J.

Mazzocchi,

Pompeo May, Edwd. Marques, Jose 2 Munea, Juan McGlone, Daniel 1 May, Mr. H.,

formerly of the Victoria Hotel Martins, Sr.

J. F.

Mitchell, R. H.

formerly of 2 the Sea Gull Milne, George 1 Marshall, J. Morris, Theo-

dore J. McFarland

Andrew

Nacimento,

Knight, Wm.

Koch, T. A.

} 1

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 5th February, 1875.

Letters. Papers

Letters. Papers.

Arrabito, F. 1

Denegris, An-

Akady, Juana 1

Ah Foo & Co. 1 Aya, Alice Mrs. 1 Anderson,

Robt. H.

Berrington, C.C.4

Brankley, James 1

Bell, C. P.

Battistolo, D.

Butts, Geo. 1

dra M. M.}

Eugnet, Monsr. 2 Echeverria, D. 1 E. A. B.

Letters. Papers.

Hawkins, T. E. 1

Inselvini,

Mills, Fred. Mitchell, R.,

formerly on board s.s. Sea Gull

Letters. Papers.

Perin, Monsr. G. 1

Lets. Paps.

Suaren, Ro-

Pasero, Henry 1

2 regd.

Pean, J. C.

sendo, G. Southhard, G. P. 1

Poulsen, W.

Soona Walla

I regd.

Plummer, John 1

Sayle, N. J.

Do.

Paterson, J. F. P. 2

Saunders, F.

Medard, Leon}

Pereira, D. M. 1

Shaw, W. O.

Morton, N.

Moncreiff, Peter 1

Regan, Mrs.

Tavares, Jo?o

Meyenovich, J. 2

Ross, E.

Taft, David

Maggione, E.

Randolph, Mrs. 1

Tylor, Richard 1

Riccardi, Retro 1

Tidman, P. F. 1

Ritchie, J.

Tyzack David 2

Ross, Alexander 1

Richards, Mr. Read, Mrs. M. 1 Roberton, Jas.

Vandeozee,

}

(Engineer)}

Capt. F. H.

Vastroo, Seriaco 1

Sterling, Miss

} 2

Francisca Nuttall, W. Nelson, E. L. }

Collie Nouaan & Co. 1

Nina Seedsman, Aug. 1 Squire, H. O. 1

Whyle, Wm. White, C. G.

Williams, J.

late of s. s.

Sanders, Capt. 1 Shak Maho- med Moola

} 1 regd.

Lord of the Isles

Watson, Dr.

Shaik, Abdoollah 1 regd.

Wilks, John

Orred, Charles 2 Ollivant, Joseph

Secondo, Sala

Woodd, Basil, R.1

Silva, Antonio

Westford, Mr. ?

Petersen, H. Protts, A.

F. da Spencer,

Henriqueta Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd.

(Carperter) Walker, J. H. Wicks, Dr.W.E. 1 Warchan 1 regtd.

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 5th February, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Aarhems

Avonmore

Charlie Palmer 1 Chowfa

Earl of Shaf- ? tesbury, s.s. }

Anuara

Comodor

Eastern Isles,s.s.1

Havilah Hamilton Hermon

Lotus Lanercost

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Pilgrim

Albert Victor

Charmar

Amoy

Copernicus

Frank N. Shayer 2

Indiana

Lord Macaulay 1

Maid of Judah 1

Paouting, s.s. Pelham

Portland

Peeres

Agustina

Courier

Formosa

Invincible

May Flower

Aberdeen

Constance

Frances

Rosebud of

Magdala

Agnes Meir

Carricks

Falcon

Janet Stewart 3

Peterhead

Malvern

August

City of Bengal 1

Rifleman

Frederich

Caroline

Alexandro,

Chinaman

George Noble 2 Gerque

John Steward Juan F. Pearson 2

Mariner

Mangerlon

Race Horse

Monsoon

Star of China 2

Augustus

Clementine 1

Golden State

KinfaunsCastle 1

Min, s.s.

Sir Harry Parkes2

Atalantic

Green Jacket Gleam

St. Phillans

Bengal

British Empire 1

Dover Castle Devana

Lammermuir 1 Louisa

NaworthCastle12

Highlander 1 1

Laju

Ornate

Shannon

Weymouth

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's

Ships of War, 5th February, 1875.

Letter.

Audacious

Dwarf

Letters. Papers.

Letters. Paper.

Letters.

7 Frolic

Fly

1 Hornet

-1

Iron Duke

Princess

Charlotte

Victor Emanuel 11 Vigilant

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 5TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Baro- meter.

Thermo- meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

January 30

30.35

30.31

59.5

30,23

30.32

30.30

30.23

59.5

February 1

30.28

30.26

63.5

30.22

30.25

30.21

30.18

30.24

30.22

30.18

30.27

60.5

30.22

58.5

30.18

30.20

62.5

30.18

30.12

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

METER.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

RAIN.

DATE.

Self Registering.

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. | Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

Noon.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

|In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

1875.

Jan. 30 28.34 28.39 28,36] 28.32 28.32' 45.0 50.0 49.0 41.0 44.0 42.0 44.0 52.0 NE

31 28.34 28.38 28.37 28.32 28.31 47.0 54.0 53.0 44.0 50.0 49.0 45.0 56.0 E Feb. 1 28.31 28.35 28.35 28.31 28.31 51.055.5 55.5 47.0 49.051.0 50.0 56.5 ENE

4 ENE

3 ENE

0.00

Light breeze, fine, cloudy, hazy

throughout.

4 E

2 N

0.00

Fine, hazy with light variable winds

and calms.

4 E

3 E

0.00

Fine, cloudy, hazy with light breeze

throughout.

2 28.29 28.30 28.32 28.28 28.26 50.5 53.0 54.0 49.0 49.0 50.0 49.058.0 E

3 E

4 E

0.00

Light breeze and fog past night; 9

A.M., fine and hazy.

3 28.29 28.35 28.35 28.31 28.30] 53.0 60.5 60.5 49.0 56.0 55.0 52.0 61.5 N

0.00

Fine, hazy, light variable winds and

calms throughout.

4 28.33 28.34 28.34 28.28 28.28 52.0 55.5 56.0 49.5 51.5 55.0 51.5 63.0 E

4 E

0.00

Light breeze, fine and hazy through-

out.

5 28.29 28.32 28.30 28.26 28.25 57.0 58.0 62.0 55.0 56.0 58.0 54.5 60.5ESE

3 E

0.00

Fine and hazy with light winds and

calms.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

METER.

DATE.

Self Registering.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON. 6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

　　3130.22 30.25 30.26 80.19 30.19 55.5 60.5 59.5 52.5 55.0 56.0 54.0 61.5 E Feb. 130.19 30.25 30.21 30.16 30.16 55.5 60.5 65.0 52.5 55.0 60.0 54.0 61.5

1875.

Jan. 30 30.23 30.28 30.28 30.22 30.22 54.0 60.0 58.0 48.0 53.053.052.5 61.5 NNE

4 ESE

3 E

2 30.16 30.16, 30.17 30.14 30.15 57.0 61.5 66.0 55.0 56.0 62.0 55.0 67.0 E

3 30.16 30.16 30.17 30.17 30.16 59.0 68.0 63.0 55.0 60.5 60.0 50.0 68.0 NNE

3 ESE

8 E

4 SW

3 NNE

4 E

4 NE

6 | Calm

2 Fine, cloudy throughout.

Fine, cloudy, hazy.

Overcast; 10 A.M., cloudy, hazy.

Fine, hazy throughout.

4 30.19 30.19 30.16 30.15 30.15 59.0 65.0 64.5 57.0 58.5 58.0 57.5 68.5 E

5 E

5 130.15 30.15 30.16 30.14 30.10 60.0 67.5 70.0 57.0 60.0 65.0 58.0 68.5 E

5 E

3 Calm

6 E

5 Calm

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

Overcast; 8 A.M., cloudy, hazy.

0 Fine, hazy throughout.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

UNT

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

NOTIFICATION.

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE Sixto the above Company will be

THE Sixth Ordinary ANNUAL MEETING of

held at the Offices of the Company, No. 7, Queen's Road, on Monday, the 15th February

A Copy of the JURY LIST for 1875, is posted next, at Three o'clock in the afternoon, to receive

at the Supreme Court House for inspection. Notice of any Inaccuracies, Omissions, Objec- tions, &c., must be given to, the Registrar on or before Tuesday, the 16th day of February, 1875, in accordance with the provisions of Section 8 of Ordinance No. 11 of 1864.

qualification duly proved, at or before the time above specified.

THE

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

NOTICE.

THE interest and responsibility of Mr. S. E. SHELLIN, in our firm at this port and in China, ceased on the 31st December, 1874. And Mr. EDWARD ELIAS SASSOON has been ad- mitted a Partner therein from the 1st January ultimo.

E. D. SASSOON & Co. Hongkong, 4un February, 1875.

a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1874, the Report of the General Managers, and to elect a Consulting Committee and Auditors.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers, Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Limited. Hongkong, 15th January, 1875.

NOTICE.

HE Interest and Responsibility of Mr. A. A.

China, ceased on the 31st December ultimo.

OLYPHANT & Co.

Hongkong, 11th January, 1875.

THArtes, Jr., in our Firm in Hongkong and

NOTICE.

R. HENRY LISTON DALRYMPLE, and Mr. JOHN GORDON TALBOT HASSELL have this day been admitted Partners in our Firm.

Mr. GEORGE HALES is authorized to sign our Firm by procuration at Foochow.

BIRLEY & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1875.

NOTICE.

R. ALFRED THOMAS MANGER, has

M this day been admitted a Partner in our

Firm.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.

Hongkong, 2nd November, 1874.

"THE HONGKONG

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE."

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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

Published by Authority.

No. 7.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 13TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

No. 20.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　It is hereby made known that the QUEEN'S Exequatur, empowering ANDO TARO to act as Japanese Vice-Consul at this Port, received Her Majesty's Signature on the 14th December, 1874.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th February, 1875.

No. 21.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

The following Notice to Shipmasters, issued by the Board of Trade, London, respecting Engagement of Foreign Seamen on board British Ships, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th February, 1875.

NOTICE TO SHIPMASTERS.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

Engagement of Foreign Seamen on board British Ships.

The attention of British Shipmasters; and of Foreign Seamen wishing to ship on board British vessels is hereby called to the provisions of the Laws of certain Countries with regard to Military and Naval Service, which forbid the engagement of the subjects of those Countries on Foreign Service unless they are provided with Certificates from the competent Authorities to the effect that there is no objection to their accepting such service.

Masters of British Ships; and Seamen being the subjects of Foreign Countries are therefore warned that unless the latter are provided with the certificates from the Authorities above referred to any engagements they may make to serve on board British vessels may be considered illegal according to the Laws of those Countries, and that the whole responsibility and consequences of concluding such engagements will have to be borne by the parties to the Contract, who must not expect any interference on their behalf on the part of Her Majesty's Government or of any British Consular Officer.

THOMAS GRAY.

No. 22.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments from this date subject to the approval of the Secretary of State for the Colonies:-

MALCOLM STRUAN TONNOCHY, Esq., to be Superintendent of Victoria Gaol. ALFRED LISTER, Esq., to be Acting Assistant Colonial Secretary and Clerk of Councils.

JOS? MARIA D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Esq., to be Acting Chief Clerk in the Office of the Colonial

Secretary.

Mr. A. SETH, to be 1st Clerk in the Police Magistracy.

Mr. JAMES PARKER, to be 2nd Clerk in the Police Magistracy, and Clerk to the Fire Brigade. By Cominand,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th February, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary.

40 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

No. 23.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held at British Kowloon on Monday, the 22nd Day of February, 1875, at 4 P.M., are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th February, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 22nd Day of February, 1875, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of Crown Land in the Dependency of Kowloon for a Term of Fourteen Years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Boundary Measurements.

LOCALITY.

Contents in

Square ft.

Annual Upset Rent. Price.

No.

Registry No.

Sale.

Garden Lot,

Tsim Sha-tsui,

feet. feet. feet.

feet.

(208.9 (979.6340.0

59.0 360.0 556.0

241.0

594.0 417.0

399,915 183.62 100.00

266.0

330.0

CONDITIONS.OF SALE.

1. The highest bidder above the upset price shall be the Purchaser, and if any dispute arise, the Lot shall be put up again at a former bidding.

2. No person shall at any bidding advance less than $5.

　　3. Immediately after the fall of the hammer, the Purchaser shall sign the Memorandum of Agree- ment hereinafter contained for completing the purchase according to these conditions, and shall within Three Days of the day of Sale pay into the Colonial Treasury the full amount of Premium at which the Lot shall have been knocked down.

4. The Purchaser of the Lot shall be entitled to and shall execute on demand a Lease from the Crown of the Piece or Parcel of Ground comprised in such Lot for 14 Years terminable at the expiration of 7 Years, to be computed from the 26th day of December, 1874, at such Annual Rental payable half-yearly on the 24th day of June, and the 25th day of December in every Year as is specified in the Particulars of such Lot hereinbefore contained; and such Crown Lease shall be subject to and contain all Exceptions, Reservations, Covenants, Clauses, and Conditions inserted in the Crown Lease of Garden Lots in the Colony of Hongkong.

　　5. The Purchaser of the Lot shall pay to the Surveyor General on behalf of Her Majesty The QUEEN, a Fee of $5 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.

　　6. Should the Purchaser neglect or fail to comply with these Conditions, his Premium or any portion thereof which may be paid shall be thereupon forfeited to Her Majesty, who shall be at full liberty either to enforce the Sale, or to re-sell the Property at such time and place, and in such manner as to Her Majesty shall seem fit, and in case of a re-sale the increase, if any, of the Premium or Pur- chase Money shall be retained by Her Majesty, and the deficiency, if any, and all Costs and Expenses shall be made good by the defaulter and be recoverable as liquidated damages.

　　7. Possession of the Lot sold shall be given to the Purchaser, and deemed to have been taken by him on the day of Sale.

　　8. The Purchaser shall within One Week from the day of Sale mark out the boundaries of his Lot by fixing granite boundary posts, of not less than 9 inches square, at each angle of the said Lot.

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BY THE PURCHASER.

Memorandum that the person whose name is hereunder written has been declared the highest bidder for the Lot described in the foregoing Particulars of Sale and hereunder specified opposite to his said name and signature and does hereby agree to become the Lessee thereof under and subject to the foregoing Conditions of Sale and on his part to perform and abide by the said Conditions.

Number

of Sale Lot.

Registry Number

and

Description of Lot Purchased.

Amount of Annual Rental. Premium at which

Purchased.

Signature of Purchaser.

No. 24.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The Government Gardens will be closed to the Public on the 18th instant, in order that the arrangements for the Annual Horticultural Show may be completed.

　　On the 19th and 20th instants, admission by tickets or on payment at the Gates will alone be permitted.

The above does not apply to the New Gardens.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th February, 1875.

No. 25.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation. in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st January, 1875, is published for general information. By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th February, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

Oriental Bank Corporation,..

343,852

200,000

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

729,265

245,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,

505,810

175,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,..

2,068,937

800,000

TOTAL,

3,647,864

1,420,000

POLICE NOTIFICATION.

Tenders will be received, addressed to the undersigned, until Saturday, the 20th instant, for the supply of Provisions, &c., for the European and Chinese Police Messes during Six Months from the 1st proximo.

Forms of Tender can be procured at the Police Department.

Central Police Barracks, Hongkong, 11th February, 1875.

W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.

No. 131.-List of DEAD LETTERS which have been returned from the General Post Office in London, and other places, for

the various reasons assigned upon them, and which can be returned to the writers on application.

Alarco, Francisco, San Francisco,

Proctor, Mrs., Government House, Poonah, India,

Collins, Dr. V., Hiogo, Japan,

Ramu, Mrs. P. A., Hiogo,

Cornock, J. R., 1, Chapel Walk, Manchester,

Renard, M., Librairie du Commerce, Paris,

Cotter, Captain W., Barque James Paton, Yokohama, Dullforce, George, Mursamce, New South Wales,.

Reynell, Walter, G. P. O., Brisbane,

Robertson, Mr., L. & G. Co., Glasgow,

Easton, Mrs., Post Office, Ballarat, Australia, Gertsmayr, Madame, in Deutschem Consulat, Kob?, Hawes, Mrs. J. M., Putney, London,.

Rodriguez, Aurelho, Hongkong,

..registered 1

Kermarec, Madame, Brest, France,

Ross, Miss M., Post Office, Rockhampton, Queensland, Santos, Jorge de los, on board s.s. Delta, Kob?, Syle, Mrs. E. W., Yokohama,

Lancaster, Charles, Barque Saxon, Bahia, Brazil,

Tio Teng Fock, care of Gwan Tye Hong, Hiogo,

Ludwig, Miss M., Merlewood, Bickley, Kent,

Tolsom, Mrs., Shepard's Hotel, Cairo,

McKay, Miss E., Charles Street, Truro, Cornwall,

Veles y Granado, Teniente de Artilleria, Sevilla,

McCosker, J. M., Sydney, Post Office, N.S.W.,

Venning, U., Gunner's Mate, H.M.S. Swinger, Singapore,

Mahoney, Wm., Toowoomba Darling Downs, Queensland, Marques, Vicente, Yokohama,....

Vincent, John, 36, Oliver Street, Bloomsbury Square, Birmingham,. Vivanti, A. & Co., 15, St. Mary Axe, London,

Nunes, Antonio, Junior, Hongkong,

Peur?e, M., Enseigne de Vaisseau sur le Cosmao, Batavia, Pinto, A. C., care of Portuguese Consul, Kob?,

....1

..1

Walker, Wilson, care of Morris, Lewis & Co., Shanghae,. Waterfield, Mrs., 24, Selbourne Road, Denmark Hill, London, Whyle, J., care of Butterfield & Swire, Liverpool,

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 8th February, 1875.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 12TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Baro- Thermo- meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Buro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

February 6

30.20

30.18

30.30

30.27

62.5

30.24

62.5

30.22

30.21

61.5

67.5

30.15

30.16

64.5

30.15

64.5

30.12

64.5

30.14

30.08

30.06

30.15

62.5

30.14

30.09

30.17

30.16

30.15

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

RAIN.

METER.

Self

DATE.

Registering.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON. 6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER,

NOON.

1875. Feb.

6 28.27 28.32 28.32 28.28 28.27 58.0 62.054.0

55.059.0 54.057.0 63.0 | Calm

0 E

3 E

0.00

7 28.28 28.31 28.33 28.30 28.29 50.5 52.5 50.0 50.0 50.5 49.0 49.5 62.0 E

6 ENE

5 NE

0.00

828.26 28.29 28.28 28.23 28.22 51.0 53.0 54.0 50.5 52.5 | 53.5 50.555.0 E

6 ESE

5 SE

0.00

928.23 28.26, 28.26' 28.24 28.2455.0 60.0

60.554.0 59.0 60.0 54.0 60.5

6 ESE

5 E

0.00

10 28.26 28.26 28.26 28.26 28.2561.0 63.0 64.0 61.0 62.5 63.0 60.5 63.5

2 E

0.00

11 28.23 28.25 28.23 28.20 28.2060.0 61.0 61.0 59.0 60.560.0 60.066,0 | E

2 E

3 ESE

0.00

12 28.23 28.23′ 28.22′ 28.20 28.20 55.0 51.048.0 54.0 50.0 46.0 49.0 61.0 NE

3 NNW

2 NNW 4

0.05

Fine past night; 7 A.M., fine, clear; 5

5 P.M., passing fog.

Strong breeze with fog past night; 8.30 A.M., detached openings in fog; 10 A.M., overcast, hazy.

Strong breeze and fog past night; 7 A.M., overcast with passing fog at intervals.

Fresh breeze & fog past night; noon, fog with detached openings; 5 P.M., thick set fog.

Moderate breeze and fog past night; noon, fine, hazy; 4 P.M., clear, cloudy. Light breeze with thick wet fog

throughout.

Light breeze and fog past night; 10

A.M., fine, clear.

DATE.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB,

WET BULB,

THERMO-

METER.

Self Registering

WINDS.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

6 P.M.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER,

1875.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

6 A.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Feb. 6 30.12 30.16 30.16 30.16 30.15 64.5 66.0 62.5 61.562.5 60.5 56.5 71.0 | Calm

730.18 30.22 30.23 30.18 30.18 57.0 60.0 59.5 56.0 57.0 57.0 56.0 67.0 E

! 8 30.16 30.17 30.16 30.12 30.10, 61.0 63.5 64.0 58.0 61.0 61.058.0 64.0 NE

930.10 30.09 30.09: 30.08 30.06 64.0 66.0 66,5 62.5 64.0 65.5 61.0 66.0 E

1030.06 30.06 30.06| 30.00 30.00 68.0 | 68.5 67.0 65.5 68.0 65.562.071.0 Calm

1130.15 30.16 30.16 30.15 30.15 63,0 62.5 61.0 62.061.0 61.060,0 72.5 N

1230.17 30.12 30.12 30.11. 30.1157.0 59.0 56.5 54.056.0 53.054.5 63.0 N

5 E

6 Fine, very hazy and squally throughout.

6 ESE

4 E

Strong breeze from N.E. the whole of past night, withs

5 ESE

4 E

heavy squalls at intervals; 6 A.M., fine, cloudy, squally. Overcast; noon, cloudy, hazy.

5 NE

0 Calm

1 E

3 E

0 W

Overcast; drizzly rain at intervals.

2 Overvast; noon, cloudy, hazy.

5 E

Overcast with fog all day.

6 Calm

0 N

4 Overcast throughout.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Letters. Papers.

Chowfa

Comodor

Earl of Shaf- ? tesbury, s.s.j

Albert Victor

Charmar

Aarhems Anuara

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 12th February, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Maid of Judah 1

Lets. Paps.

Hamilton

May Flower 1

Paouting, s.s. Pelham

Indiana

Magdala

Portland

Amoy

Copernicus

Frank N. Shayer 2

Invincible

Malvern

Peeres

Agustina

Courier

Formosa

Mariner

Rosebud of

Aberdeen

Constance

Frances

Janet Stewart 3 11

Mangerlon 1

Agnes Meir

Peterhead

Carricks

Falcon

John Steward 1

Monsoon

Rifleman

August

City of Bengal 1

Juan F. Pearson 2

Min, s.s.

Frederich

Caroline

Alexandro,

Clementine

George Noble 2 Gerque

Morning Light 1

Race Horse

KinfaunsCastle 1

Star of China 2

Augustus

Commissary

Atalantic

Dover Castle 1 Devana

Golden State 1 Green Jacket 7 Gleam

NaworthCastle12

Bengal

British Empire 1

Eastern Isles,s.s.1

Highlander 1 Havilah

Laju Lotus Lanercost Lord Macaulay 1 Lucerne

Noemi

Sir Harry Parkes2 St. Phillans Shannon

Olden Besse 1

Pilgrim

Weymouth Windhover

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's

Ships of War, 12th February, 1875.

Letter.

Audacious

Dwarf

Letters. Papers. 5 7

Frolic Fly

Letters. Paper.

Letters.

Letters,

1 Hornet

Iron Duke

Princess

Charlotte

}

Victor Emanuel 12 Vigi! ut 13

No. 24.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The Government Gardens will be closed to the Public on the 18th instant, in order that the arrangements for the Annual Horticultural Show may be completed.

　　On the 19th and 20th instants, admission by tickets or on payment at the Gates will alone be permitted.

The above does not apply to the New Gardens.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th February, 1875.

No. 25.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation. in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st January, 1875, is published for general information. By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th February, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

Oriental Bank Corporation,..

343,852

200,000

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

729,265

245,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,

505,810

175,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,..

2,068,937

800,000

TOTAL,

3,647,864

1,420,000

POLICE NOTIFICATION.

Forms of Tender can be procured at the Police Department.

Central Police Barracks, Hongkong, 11th February, 1875.

W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.

No. 131.-List of DEAD LETTERS which have been returned from the General Post Office in London, and other places, for

the various reasons assigned upon them, and which can be returned to the writers on application.

Alarco, Francisco, San Francisco,

Proctor, Mrs., Government House, Poonah, India,

Collins, Dr. V., Hiogo, Japan,

Ramu, Mrs. P. A., Hiogo,

Cornock, J. R., 1, Chapel Walk, Manchester,

Renard, M., Librairie du Commerce, Paris,

Cotter, Captain W., Barque James Paton, Yokohama, Dullforce, George, Mursamce, New South Wales,.

Reynell, Walter, G. P. O., Brisbane,

Robertson, Mr., L. & G. Co., Glasgow,

Easton, Mrs., Post Office, Ballarat, Australia, Gertsmayr, Madame, in Deutschem Consulat, Kob?, Hawes, Mrs. J. M., Putney, London,.

Rodriguez, Aurelho, Hongkong,

..registered 1

Kermarec, Madame, Brest, France,

Ross, Miss M., Post Office, Rockhampton, Queensland, Santos, Jorge de los, on board s.s. Delta, Kob?, Syle, Mrs. E. W., Yokohama,

Lancaster, Charles, Barque Saxon, Bahia, Brazil,

Tio Teng Fock, care of Gwan Tye Hong, Hiogo,

Ludwig, Miss M., Merlewood, Bickley, Kent,

Tolsom, Mrs., Shepard's Hotel, Cairo,

McKay, Miss E., Charles Street, Truro, Cornwall,

Veles y Granado, Teniente de Artilleria, Sevilla,

McCosker, J. M., Sydney, Post Office, N.S.W.,

Venning, U., Gunner's Mate, H.M.S. Swinger, Singapore,

Mahoney, Wm., Toowoomba Darling Downs, Queensland, Marques, Vicente, Yokohama,....

Vincent, John, 36, Oliver Street, Bloomsbury Square, Birmingham,. Vivanti, A. & Co., 15, St. Mary Axe, London,

Nunes, Antonio, Junior, Hongkong,

Peur?e, M., Enseigne de Vaisseau sur le Cosmao, Batavia, Pinto, A. C., care of Portuguese Consul, Kob?,

....1

..1

Walker, Wilson, care of Morris, Lewis & Co., Shanghae,. Waterfield, Mrs., 24, Selbourne Road, Denmark Hill, London, Whyle, J., care of Butterfield & Swire, Liverpool,

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 8th February, 1875.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 12TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Baro- Thermo- meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Buro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

February 6

30.20

30.18

30.30

30.27

62.5

30.24

62.5

30.22

30.21

61.5

67.5

30.15

30.16

64.5

30.15

64.5

30.12

64.5

30.14

30.08

30.06

30.15

62.5

30.14

30.09

30.17

30.16

30.15

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

RAIN.

METER.

Self

DATE.

Registering.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON. 6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER,

NOON.

1875. Feb.

6 28.27 28.32 28.32 28.28 28.27 58.0 62.054.0

55.059.0 54.057.0 63.0 | Calm

0 E

3 E

0.00

7 28.28 28.31 28.33 28.30 28.29 50.5 52.5 50.0 50.0 50.5 49.0 49.5 62.0 E

6 ENE

5 NE

0.00

828.26 28.29 28.28 28.23 28.22 51.0 53.0 54.0 50.5 52.5 | 53.5 50.555.0 E

6 ESE

5 SE

0.00

928.23 28.26, 28.26' 28.24 28.2455.0 60.0

60.554.0 59.0 60.0 54.0 60.5

6 ESE

5 E

0.00

10 28.26 28.26 28.26 28.26 28.2561.0 63.0 64.0 61.0 62.5 63.0 60.5 63.5

2 E

0.00

11 28.23 28.25 28.23 28.20 28.2060.0 61.0 61.0 59.0 60.560.0 60.066,0 | E

2 E

3 ESE

0.00

12 28.23 28.23′ 28.22′ 28.20 28.20 55.0 51.048.0 54.0 50.0 46.0 49.0 61.0 NE

3 NNW

2 NNW 4

0.05

Fine past night; 7 A.M., fine, clear; 5

5 P.M., passing fog.

Strong breeze with fog past night; 8.30 A.M., detached openings in fog; 10 A.M., overcast, hazy.

Strong breeze and fog past night; 7 A.M., overcast with passing fog at intervals.

Fresh breeze & fog past night; noon, fog with detached openings; 5 P.M., thick set fog.

Moderate breeze and fog past night; noon, fine, hazy; 4 P.M., clear, cloudy. Light breeze with thick wet fog

throughout.

Light breeze and fog past night; 10

A.M., fine, clear.

DATE.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB,

WET BULB,

THERMO-

METER.

Self Registering

WINDS.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

6 P.M.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER,

1875.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

6 A.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Feb. 6 30.12 30.16 30.16 30.16 30.15 64.5 66.0 62.5 61.562.5 60.5 56.5 71.0 | Calm

730.18 30.22 30.23 30.18 30.18 57.0 60.0 59.5 56.0 57.0 57.0 56.0 67.0 E

! 8 30.16 30.17 30.16 30.12 30.10, 61.0 63.5 64.0 58.0 61.0 61.058.0 64.0 NE

930.10 30.09 30.09: 30.08 30.06 64.0 66.0 66,5 62.5 64.0 65.5 61.0 66.0 E

1030.06 30.06 30.06| 30.00 30.00 68.0 | 68.5 67.0 65.5 68.0 65.562.071.0 Calm

1130.15 30.16 30.16 30.15 30.15 63,0 62.5 61.0 62.061.0 61.060,0 72.5 N

1230.17 30.12 30.12 30.11. 30.1157.0 59.0 56.5 54.056.0 53.054.5 63.0 N

5 E

6 Fine, very hazy and squally throughout.

6 ESE

4 E

Strong breeze from N.E. the whole of past night, withs

5 ESE

4 E

heavy squalls at intervals; 6 A.M., fine, cloudy, squally. Overcast; noon, cloudy, hazy.

5 NE

0 Calm

1 E

3 E

0 W

Overcast; drizzly rain at intervals.

2 Overvast; noon, cloudy, hazy.

5 E

Overcast with fog all day.

6 Calm

0 N

4 Overcast throughout.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Letters. Papers.

Chowfa

Comodor

Earl of Shaf- ? tesbury, s.s.j

Albert Victor

Charmar

Aarhems Anuara

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 12th February, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Maid of Judah 1

Lets. Paps.

Hamilton

May Flower 1

Paouting, s.s. Pelham

Indiana

Magdala

Portland

Amoy

Copernicus

Frank N. Shayer 2

Invincible

Malvern

Peeres

Agustina

Courier

Formosa

Mariner

Rosebud of

Aberdeen

Constance

Frances

Janet Stewart 3 11

Mangerlon 1

Agnes Meir

Peterhead

Carricks

Falcon

John Steward 1

Monsoon

Rifleman

August

City of Bengal 1

Juan F. Pearson 2

Min, s.s.

Frederich

Caroline

Alexandro,

Clementine

George Noble 2 Gerque

Morning Light 1

Race Horse

KinfaunsCastle 1

Star of China 2

Augustus

Commissary

Atalantic

Dover Castle 1 Devana

Golden State 1 Green Jacket 7 Gleam

NaworthCastle12

Bengal

British Empire 1

Eastern Isles,s.s.1

Highlander 1 Havilah

Laju Lotus Lanercost Lord Macaulay 1 Lucerne

Noemi

Sir Harry Parkes2 St. Phillans Shannon

Olden Besse 1

Pilgrim

Weymouth Windhover

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's

Ships of War, 12th February, 1875.

Letter.

Audacious

Dwarf

Letters. Papers. 5 7

Frolic Fly

Letters. Paper.

Letters.

Letters,

1 Hornet

Iron Duke

Princess

Charlotte

}

Victor Emanuel 12 Vigi! ut 13

Faure, Monrs. T. 1

Fox, J. (Engineer) 1

Capt. Kirby, Capt.

W. T.

sendo, G. Southhard, G. P. 1 Soona Walla Sayle, N. J.

Saunders, F.

Tavares, Jo?o 1

Tylor, Richard 1

Tidman, P. F. 1

Tyzack David 2

Letters. Papers

Letters. Papers. Davies, D. Ricton 1

Inselvini,

Lorenzo

Eugnet, Monsr. 2

Echeverria, D. 1

Johnson, J. W. 2

E. A. B.

Johnson, John

Robt. H.

Eagleshame,A. 1

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 12th February, 1875.

Arrabito, F. 1

Akady, Juana 1

Ah Foo & Co. 1 Aya, Alice Mrs. 1 Anderson,

Letters. Papers.

Mills, Fred. Mitchell, R.,

formerly on board s.s.

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

1 regd.

2 regd.

Sea Gull

Letters. Papers. Pasero, Henry 1 Pean, J. C. Poulsen, W. Plummer, John 1 Pereira, D. M. 1

Suaren, Ro-

Do.

Edgar, John W. 1

Knox, Miss Emmal

Berrington, C.C.4

Morton, N.

Ross, E.

Keene, R. J.

Moncreiff, Peter 1

Bell, C. P.

Randolph, Mrs. 1

Fondra, Va-

Brankley, James!

lentino

} 1

Knight, Wm.

Meyenovich, J. 2

Riccardi, Retro 1

Taft, David

Koch, T. A.

Battistolo, D.

}

Maggione, E.

Ritchie, J.

Butts, Geo.

Ross, Alexander 1

Battistolo, D.

2 regd.

Bresciani, Sigr. 1

Biava, Sigr., G.B.1

}

Bashire,

Mons. E.

Grimes, Thomasi

Brankley, J.

1 regd.

Goddard,

Bartolini, Adolf 1

James M.

Brown, Lieut.-Col.

Ginsburg, S. L. 2 regd.

Ginsburg, So-

Caldeiro, G.

lomon

}

Mazzocchi,

Sterling, Miss}

Cauzi, Louis

Gomes, M.

Pompeo

Caldecott, A. M. 1

Galligar, T.

1 regd.

Marques, Jose 2

Cohen-Sober

Godfrey, Walter 1

Munea, Juan

& Walenyk

}1 regd.

McGlone, Daniel 1

Collins, Edwin 1

Wilks, John

Hayne, Robt. B. 1

May, Mr. H.,

Costa, Auto.

Jo?o da

Hartley, Henry 4

Ollivant, Joseph

Secondo, Sala

Silva, Antonio

Hancock, Miss

F. da

Blanche

Denegris, An-}

drea M. M.

Habalme, Monsr.1

HueShain Shoek1

Petersen, H. 1 Protts, A. Perin, Monsr. G. 1

Spencer,

HE next

THE

Fisher, Edwd. 1 Farnham,

NOTICE.

John Revd.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS of the Supreme Court will be held on Thursday, the Eighteenth day of February, A.D. 1875, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

NOTIFICATION.

Copy of the JURY LIST for 1875, is posted at the Supreme Court House for inspection. Notice of any Inaccuracies, Omissions, Objec- tions, &c., must be given to the Registrar ou or before Tuesday, the 16th day of February, 1875, in accordance with the provisions of Section 8 of Ordinance No. 11 of 1864.

It is further notified that no person whose name is in the List as a Juror will be excused from service on the ground of any exemption to which he may be entitled, or on the ground of any want of qualification, unless such exemption shall have been claimed and established, or such want of qualification duly proved, at or before the time above specified.

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

In the Goods of JOHANNES CHRISTIAN

BOBSEIN,

WILLIAM GARDNER, VICENCIA ANTONIA DE GOUVEA E AZEVEDO,

deceased.

OTICE is hereby given to the next of Kin, and all other persons, to produce any Wills or Codicils of the above named parties, de- ceased, that may be in their possession, before the Supreme Court, in its Probate Jurisdiction, on Friday, the Nineteenth day of February, A.D. 1875; or, if none, that the next of Kin do accept or refuse Letters of Administration, failing which, Letters of Administration will be granted to the Registrar of the said Court, or such other person as the Court may think fit.

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

In re ANTONIO GERMANO MARQUES, a Bankrupt.

OTICE.-The above named Bankrupt hav- ing passed his last examination, the hearing of the application by him for his Order of Discharge, stands adjourned to Saturday, the Twenty-seventh day of February, instant, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon.

No. 1, Wyndham' Street,

Hongkong, 10th February, 1875.

Leaman, Mr. Longhran, J. Lyons, Miss

Anastasia

Laugelin, Mr. 1

Lorchen, J.

formerly of

the Victoria Hotel Martins, Sr.

J. F.

Mitchell, R. H.

formerly of 2 the Sea Gull Milne, George 1 Marshall, J. Morris, Theo-

dore J. McFarland

Andrew

Nacimento,

Francisca Nuttall, W. Nelson, E. L.

Collie

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

OTICE. WILLIAM MCGREGOR SMITH, of East Point, in the Island of Hongkong, Sugar Refiner, lately trading in Hongkong afore- said, in Copartnership with Victor Kresser and William Francis Brown Sams, under the style of Wahee Smith and Company, and in Cochin-China with the said Victor Kresser and William Francis Brown Sams, under the style of Victor Kresser and Company, having been adjudged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong on the Twenty-sixth day of January, in the Year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five, a public sitting for the said Bank- rupt to pass his last examination and make application for his order of discharge will be held before the Honorable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, at the Supreme Court House, Victoria, Hongkong, on the Twenty-

fourth day of February, instant, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon of that day precisely.

At this meeting, proofs of the debts of the Cre- ditors will be received.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee in the matter.

Dated the Eleventh day of February, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy, 29, Queen's Road, Victoria.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

BROWN

NOTICE WILLIAM Et, in the Island of

Hongkong, Sugar Refiner, lately trading in Hongkong aforesaid, in Copartnership with Victor Kresser and William McGregor Smith, under the style of Wahee Smith and Company, and in Cochin China, with the said Victor Kresser and William McGregor Smith, under the style of Victor Kresser and Company, having been ad- judged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, on the Twenty-sixth day of Ja- nuary, in the Year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five, a public sitting for the said Bankrupt to pass his last examination and make application for his order of discharge will be held before the Honorable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, at the Supreme Court House, Victoria, Hongkong, on the Twenty-fourth day of February, instant, ut Eleven of the clock in the forenoon of that day precisely.

At this meeting, proofs of the debts of the Cre- ditors will be received.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee in the matter.

Dated the Eleventh day of February, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy, 29, Queen's Road, Victoria.

Richards, Mr. Read, Mrs. M. 1 Roberton, Jas.

(Engineer) Rudolphe,

Chs.

Ramon, Rofino 1

Squire, H. O. Sanders, Capt. 1 Shak Maho-

med Moola

Shaik, Abdoollah 1 regd.

Henriqueta

Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd.

Vandeozee,

Capt. F. H. Vastroo, Seriaco 1

Whyle, Wm. White, C. G. Williams, J.

late of s. s. Lord of the Isles

Watson, Dr.

Woodd, Basil, R.1 Westford, Mr.?

(Carperter) Walker, J. H. 1 Wicks, Dr.W.E. 1

Warchan 1 regtd.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY. TOTICE.—CHANG Sz carrying on business at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong as a Stone Cutter and Contractor, having been adjudged Bankrupt, under a Petition for adjudi- cation of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong in Bankruptcy on the Third day of February in the Year of our Lord 1875, is hereby required to surrender himself to the Hono- rable William Hastings Alexander, the Registrar of the said Court, at the first Meeting of his Creditors, to be held before the said Registrar on the Twenty-fourth day of February, in the Year of our Lord 1875, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon of that day precisely, at the said Court.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and Messieurs Stephens and Holmes of 2, Club Chambers, Victoria afore- said, are the Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy.

At the first Meeting of Creditors the Registrar will receive the proofs of the Debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

Notice is also hereby given to all persons in- debted to the said Bankrupt, or that have any of his Effects, not to deliver the same but to the Official Assignee.

Dated this 13th day of February, A.D. 1875.

THE

NOTICE.

HE interest and responsibility of the late Mr. GEORGE FARLEY HEARD in our firm have ceased.

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. Hongkong, February 12th, 1875.

MR.

NOTICE.

R. CHARLES EDWARD PARKER was ad- mitted a Partner in our firm in Hongkong, China and Japan on the 1st January, 1875.

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. Hongkong, February 12th, 1875.

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

Shareholders in the above Company will be THE Sixth Ordinary ANNUAL MEETING of

held at the Offices of the Company, No. 7, Queen's Road, on Monday, the 15th February next, at Three o'clock in the afternoon, to receive a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1874, the Report of the General Managers, and to elect a Consulting Committee and Auditors.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers, Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Limited. Hongkong, 15th January, 1875.

Faure, Monrs. T. 1

Fox, J. (Engineer) 1

Capt. Kirby, Capt.

W. T.

sendo, G. Southhard, G. P. 1 Soona Walla Sayle, N. J.

Saunders, F.

Tavares, Jo?o 1

Tylor, Richard 1

Tidman, P. F. 1

Tyzack David 2

Letters. Papers

Letters. Papers. Davies, D. Ricton 1

Inselvini,

Lorenzo

Eugnet, Monsr. 2

Echeverria, D. 1

Johnson, J. W. 2

E. A. B.

Johnson, John

Robt. H.

Eagleshame,A. 1

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List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 12th February, 1875.

Arrabito, F. 1

Akady, Juana 1

Ah Foo & Co. 1 Aya, Alice Mrs. 1 Anderson,

Letters. Papers.

Mills, Fred. Mitchell, R.,

formerly on board s.s.

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

1 regd.

2 regd.

Sea Gull

Letters. Papers. Pasero, Henry 1 Pean, J. C. Poulsen, W. Plummer, John 1 Pereira, D. M. 1

Suaren, Ro-

Do.

Edgar, John W. 1

Knox, Miss Emmal

Berrington, C.C.4

Morton, N.

Ross, E.

Keene, R. J.

Moncreiff, Peter 1

Bell, C. P.

Randolph, Mrs. 1

Fondra, Va-

Brankley, James!

lentino

} 1

Knight, Wm.

Meyenovich, J. 2

Riccardi, Retro 1

Taft, David

Koch, T. A.

Battistolo, D.

}

Maggione, E.

Ritchie, J.

Butts, Geo.

Ross, Alexander 1

Battistolo, D.

2 regd.

Bresciani, Sigr. 1

Biava, Sigr., G.B.1

}

Bashire,

Mons. E.

Grimes, Thomasi

Brankley, J.

1 regd.

Goddard,

Bartolini, Adolf 1

James M.

Brown, Lieut.-Col.

Ginsburg, S. L. 2 regd.

Ginsburg, So-

Caldeiro, G.

lomon

}

Mazzocchi,

Sterling, Miss}

Cauzi, Louis

Gomes, M.

Pompeo

Caldecott, A. M. 1

Galligar, T.

1 regd.

Marques, Jose 2

Cohen-Sober

Godfrey, Walter 1

Munea, Juan

& Walenyk

}1 regd.

McGlone, Daniel 1

Collins, Edwin 1

Wilks, John

Hayne, Robt. B. 1

May, Mr. H.,

Costa, Auto.

Jo?o da

Hartley, Henry 4

Ollivant, Joseph

Secondo, Sala

Silva, Antonio

Hancock, Miss

F. da

Blanche

Denegris, An-}

drea M. M.

Habalme, Monsr.1

HueShain Shoek1

Petersen, H. 1 Protts, A. Perin, Monsr. G. 1

Spencer,

HE next

THE

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NOTICE.

John Revd.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS of the Supreme Court will be held on Thursday, the Eighteenth day of February, A.D. 1875, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

NOTIFICATION.

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

In the Goods of JOHANNES CHRISTIAN

BOBSEIN,

WILLIAM GARDNER, VICENCIA ANTONIA DE GOUVEA E AZEVEDO,

deceased.

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

In re ANTONIO GERMANO MARQUES, a Bankrupt.

No. 1, Wyndham' Street,

Hongkong, 10th February, 1875.

Leaman, Mr. Longhran, J. Lyons, Miss

Anastasia

Laugelin, Mr. 1

Lorchen, J.

formerly of

the Victoria Hotel Martins, Sr.

J. F.

Mitchell, R. H.

formerly of 2 the Sea Gull Milne, George 1 Marshall, J. Morris, Theo-

dore J. McFarland

Andrew

Nacimento,

Francisca Nuttall, W. Nelson, E. L.

Collie

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

fourth day of February, instant, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon of that day precisely.

At this meeting, proofs of the debts of the Cre- ditors will be received.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee in the matter.

Dated the Eleventh day of February, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy, 29, Queen's Road, Victoria.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

BROWN

NOTICE WILLIAM Et, in the Island of

At this meeting, proofs of the debts of the Cre- ditors will be received.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee in the matter.

Dated the Eleventh day of February, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy, 29, Queen's Road, Victoria.

Richards, Mr. Read, Mrs. M. 1 Roberton, Jas.

(Engineer) Rudolphe,

Chs.

Ramon, Rofino 1

Squire, H. O. Sanders, Capt. 1 Shak Maho-

med Moola

Shaik, Abdoollah 1 regd.

Henriqueta

Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd.

Vandeozee,

Capt. F. H. Vastroo, Seriaco 1

Whyle, Wm. White, C. G. Williams, J.

late of s. s. Lord of the Isles

Watson, Dr.

Woodd, Basil, R.1 Westford, Mr.?

(Carperter) Walker, J. H. 1 Wicks, Dr.W.E. 1

Warchan 1 regtd.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and Messieurs Stephens and Holmes of 2, Club Chambers, Victoria afore- said, are the Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy.

At the first Meeting of Creditors the Registrar will receive the proofs of the Debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

Notice is also hereby given to all persons in- debted to the said Bankrupt, or that have any of his Effects, not to deliver the same but to the Official Assignee.

Dated this 13th day of February, A.D. 1875.

THE

NOTICE.

HE interest and responsibility of the late Mr. GEORGE FARLEY HEARD in our firm have ceased.

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. Hongkong, February 12th, 1875.

MR.

NOTICE.

R. CHARLES EDWARD PARKER was ad- mitted a Partner in our firm in Hongkong, China and Japan on the 1st January, 1875.

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. Hongkong, February 12th, 1875.

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

Shareholders in the above Company will be THE Sixth Ordinary ANNUAL MEETING of

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NOTICE.

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E. D. SASSOON & Co. Hongkong, 4th February, 1875.

NOTICE.

THE

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OLYPHANT & Co.

Hongkong, 11th January, 1875.

NOTICE.

R. HENRY LISTON DALRYMPLE, and Mr.

MR JOHN GORDON TALBOT HASSELL have

this day been admitted Partners in our Firm.

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Hongkong, 1st January, 1875.

NOTICE.

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VOL. XXI.

PROCLAMATION.

No. 1.

[L.S.] A. E. KENNEDY.

By His Excellency SIR ARTHUR EDWARD KENNEDY, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

Whereas the Commands of Her Most Gracious Majesty The QUEEN, conveyed through the Right Honourable The EARL OF CARNARVON, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, have been received, approving of and confirming the following Ordinance; namely:-

No. 4 of 1874, entitled-An .Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to authorize the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum not exceeding Thirty-two thousand Dollars, to defray the Charges of the Year 1873: Now, therefore, it is hereby declared, that the said Ordinance has been so approved and confirmed, as aforesaid.

By His Excellency's Command,

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 18th Day of February, 1875.

No. 26.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

　　　The following Report from the Captain Superintendent of Police, for the year 1874, is published for general information.

By Command,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th February, 1875.

No. 13.

CENTRAL POLICE BARRACKS, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, 30th January, 1875. SIR,-I have the honor to forward, for the information of His Excellency the Governor, the Annual Police Report, Statistics for the Blue Blook, and Returns of Crime for the year 1874.

2. The returns show a decrease of crime to the extent of 22.96 per cent on all cases reported, or of 11.47 per cent in serious crimes, and 25.45 in minor offences: as has always been the practice the percentage has been calculated on the number of cases reported, and not on the number of prisoners. 3 Two cases of murder occurred, for one of which on British Kowloon four men were sentenced to death, but this penalty was commuted to Penal Servitude for life. The second case occurred in Sai-Ying-P?n, and the suspected man escaped on to the Mainland of China, he was however traced down, and on application being made to the Chinese Authorities, he was by them arrested and convicted. 4. The execution of criminals takes place in the Magistracy Compound, which is situate in the centre of the European portion of the City. Whether this extreme publicity in executions is desirable is very doubtful. Independent of the disgust felt by many respectable people at seeing the scaffold standing in so conspicuous a place, it is found that the crowd of spectators rarely num-

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VOL. XXI.

PROCLAMATION.

No. 1.

[L.S.] A. E. KENNEDY.

By His Excellency's Command,

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 18th Day of February, 1875.

No. 26.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

　　　The following Report from the Captain Superintendent of Police, for the year 1874, is published for general information.

By Command,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th February, 1875.

No. 13.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

bers two hundred persons, of whom scarcely a moiety are Chinese. There appears to be little reason why the executions here, as in England, should not take place in one of the yards of the Gaol and, if deemed necessary, in the presence of the convicts.

5. In my Report for 1873, I alluded to the decrease of Piracy, but remarked that it would be very imprudent for European sailing vessels to rely on immunity from attack, and to sail unarmed, until it was known what would become of the men thrown out of employ by the closing of the Macao Barracoons. In 1874, no European sailing vessel was attacked, but the steamer Spark was, on the 22nd of August, captured by Pirates on her way from Canton to Macao; and the result of the want of proper precautions having been taken for the safety of the crew, and the protection of the vessel, was painfully shown. The Captain and five others were murdered, and one European pas- senger, and five others of the crew were seriously wounded, whilst the Pirates retained possession of, and plundered the vessel for five hours. One of the head-pirates was arrested in this Colony, and executed. At Canton six Pirates were executed, one died of wounds received at his capture, and two others were in November last waiting in prison the result of further inquiries. In addition to the above, five men were arrested in Hongkong, but released for want of sufficient evidence; and here I may remark that I can remember no case in which the malefactors were seen by so many people, and yet so much difficulty experienced in obtaining testimony. Notwithstanding the efforts of the Authorities at Macao, where the passengers chiefly lived, those who were capable of giving valuable information maintained a steady indifference to the matter, and pretended a difficulty in being able to identify men who were for five hours in their company. The Chinese Authorities. applied for the arrest and rendition of two other men for the same offence. The arrests were effected, and the prisoners committed for trial at the Supreme Court, but the witnesses failed to appear; the investigation however before the Magistrate threw great doubts on the guilt of the ac- cused. In each of two other cases classed as piracies three men were arrested, and on application given up to the Chinese Authorities for trial.

6. As might have been expected from the cessation of the emigration of Chinese coolies from Macao the number of cases of kidnapping of that class has greatly diminished. In 1873, this Government, passed an Ordinance for the better protection of Chinese women and children. A number of cases arise from the breach of this Ordinance, more especially as Chinese custom permits the buying, and selling of women and children.

There is every reason to suppose that this Ordinance has a deterrent effect, but it will be some time before the lower classes of Chinese women, accustomed as they are to such practices in China, learn to avail themselves of the protection offered. One defect in the Ordinance has already come to light in the investigation of cases, which is that no section applies to those where a sale has already taken place.

7. With reference to Burglary and Larceny in dwelling houses during the night time, in the past year the European Community has been very free from such attacks. Out of six cases reported, three occurred in British Kowloon; in two other cases, a door or a venetian blind was left open, and in the third a false key was used. The whole property stolen in these six cases was valued at $268.00. A very dangerous gang of burglars who attacked outlying Chinese houses was captured in August last, and eight of them were convicted.

8. In the month of September, a Typhoon of unusual force passed over the Colony, and caused a great deal of work to be thrown on the Police. The number of those killed was so great that the Government Contractor for the removal of dead bodies was, after the first day, wholly unable to fulfil his contract. But, with the aid of Convicts, the Police assisted at the removal or burial of nearly 650 corpses.

9. I enclose a list of men who have been arrested during the past year for breach of Conditional Pardon or Deportation Warrant.

10. The state of the Police Force is similar to that reported last year. The Inspectors continue to work faithfully, and steadily, and as a body the men have behaved very well. I am glad to be able to record that the cases of drunkenness are fewer in number. The exception to the general rule of good behaviour has been in the conduct of some of the Chinese Water Police, six of whom committed offences against the Criminal Law.

11. I have the honor to enclose the following Returns:-

Tables A., B., C., D., & E., as in 1873.

Table F-Return of men arrested for breach of Conditional Pardon or Deportation Warrant. Table G.-A Report on the Police School written by Mr. FALCONER.

I have the honor to be,

The Honorable J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary,

HONGKONG.

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.

1874.

;

Robbery

with Violence

from

the Person.

TABLE A.

RETURN of SERIOUS and MINOR OFFENCES reported to have been committed during the Year 1874, with Results of such Reports.

Burglary and Larceny

Dwelling House.

Assaults

with

Intent

to rob.

Larceny.

Felonies

not

already

Assaults and Disorderly

Kid-

Gambling.

Unlawful

Conduct.

napping.

Possession.

given.

Piracy.

Europeans

and

Indians. Chinese.

Miscellaneous

Total.

Offences.

Americans.

··

26 14 1

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged

Cases reported

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convieted. No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted. No. of Persons discharged.

Drunkenness.

Nuisances.

No Pass or Light.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

REMARKS.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

Cases.

January,

65 117

6 3

....

February,

8 5 8

26' 45

63 36 90 101

37 33 81

483

590

360

75 182 206

291

541

884

457

157

333

112

131 16

426

March,

1 10

2 2

8 1 1

102

23 27 3

28 40 63

10 ..

433

486

95 149 161 101

454

April,.

106

..!..

189

48 37 159

451

648

76 192 295 33

510

May,

6 1

125

126

giv-

21 10

11 19

2223

23 74 216

2 651

701

10.

159

195

195 19

June,

2 1

35 12 2 1

98 142

15 24

.. 5

1 2

6 2

27 89 102

2 515

888

85 573

89 120 139 37

July,

1 1

50 37 1

71 113

20 1 7 2

··

38 39 77||

9] .. 460 88

526

94 135 173 33]

173

August, .............

2 1

5 11

··

52 10 2

} 1 83

120

430

1 16

2 31

28 38

475

175

529

6866

116 145 28

$55383

September,.....

18 3

.. 2

111

October,.....

··

70 51

11 1

109

November, .....

∞

December,......

14 19 46

888

12 1

74 105

21 41

| 9

25 I 5

4 3

26 47

.... 5 18 55 43

6 .. 390 111 423

126

32]

400

26 89 37

2 51

2 374

34 422

390

2 42 33 130

420

475

76 13

464

44 48 31

73 10

398 56

475

113

126 23

449

TOTAL,....

··

802

495 171 18 16

866 1,303

238

888

Police Department, Hongkong, 30th January, 1875.

200 388 47 51 | 29 |17| 203 194 137

442 622 960 762 64 109 17 5,434 841 6,305

7,227

9221,507 1,804 280 5,762

W. M. DEANE,

Captain Superintendent of Police.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

January,...

February,..

March, .....

12 23

16 23

65 68 5

22 20 4

36 37

12 13

8 ..

23 22

27 26 1

20 26 1

20]

9 21

34 32

46 44 2

16 17 1 15 13

5 3

8 ..

April, ......

49 50

27 25 2

50 122 2

10 11

20 41

May,.....................

16 17

42]

31 1

15 19 3

24 54 7

10 13 1

June, ...................

14..

7 10 1

9 5

July,

26 26 ..

24 ..

14 17

16 12 6

37 2

August, .....

7 ..

26 27

16 16..

20 22 14

18 19 8

7 28.

??? ???.

September,. 31 4 ..

12 12 .. 16 15 1

8 10 ..

18 11 22 3

4..

12. :: .:

October,.... 11 21

10 10

8] ..

14..

8 4 6

November, 15

16 ..

18 18

13| ..

4 ..

15 12 5

2 1

December,..

40] ..

8..

15 21

1 1

3..

11..

83 76 13

113 126

66 81

11..

1..

2 1

4 6

2..

116 145 28

80 76 32

2 2

12 14 14

1..

173

135 173 35

3 1

21..

4 5.

fund

2915

192 295 33

5 1

112 131

149-161 10

1 3

1 ...

182 206

Cases reported.

1874.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted. No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted. No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged. No. of Persons convicted.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

TABLE B.

RETURN of MISCELLANEOUS OFFENCES reported to have been committed during the Year 1874, with results of such Reports.

Mendicants.

Unlicensed

Hawking.

Street Cries.

Desertion, Refusal, and Neglect of

Duty.

Rogues,

Vagabonds,

and

Suspicious

Breach of

Public

Vehicles

Characters.

Ordinance.

Breach of

Breach of Harbor and Spirits, and Coasts

Ordinance.

Opium

Ordinance.

Breach of

Police,

Gaol,

and

Deportation

Ordinances.

Breach of Pawnbrokers,

Markets, and

Weights and

Measures

Ordinances.

Intimidation, Extortion, Bribery, and

Conspiracy.

Cutting

Trees

Earth.

Obtaining Goods and

Money,

by False

Pretences.

Cruelty

to Animals,

and Furious

Driving

Breach of

Registration Ordinance.

Spurious Coin.

perty & Trespass.] Contempt of Court.

Damage to Pro-

Gunpowder.

Attempts at

Suicide.

Miscellaneous

Offences.

TOTAL,.. 135| 204|

3 379 383 13 250 244 11

213 319 33 163 174 73 56 70

101 203 30 | 12 | 14

3 15 14 1 30 27

Police Department, Hongkong, 30th January, 1875.

7 12 7 9 10

48 56

55 8

20 28

1 20 20 51615| 3| 2|||

285 3 1,5071,804 282

W. M. DEANE,

Captain Superintendent of Police.

TABLE C.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of OFFENCES coming under Notice of the POLICE, during the Years 1872, 1873, & 1874.

SERIOUS.

MINOR.

Number of Persons.

No. of Cases.

Description.

Convicted.

Discharged.

1872

1873 1874 1872 1873 1874 1872 1873 1874

Murder,

5 *3

3 +5

...

Assault,

Robbery with Violence from the Person,.. Burglary or Larceny in a Dwelling House,.. Assault with Intent to rob,

Gambling,

150

Miscellaneous,

Drunkenness,.

Kidnapping,.

103

Nuisances,

Piracy,

No Pass or Light,

Unlawful Possession,

317

232

Larcenies,..

Felonies not already given,..

203 802 846 802 544 609 495 38 16 18 10

333 227 194 86

137

223

191

171

Total,...

1,394 1,316 1,165 994

948

786 406

330 357

No. of Cases.

Number of Persons.

Description.

Convicted.

Discharged.

1872 1873 1874 1872

1873 1874 1872

1873

1874

1,031 | 1,025

866

512 262

1,567 1,558 | 1,303 200 732 407 388

352

265

236

452 362

280

2,488 1,988 | 1,507 |3,317 |2,436 | 1,804

1,169 701

442

917 776 622 No analysis of Convictions & Discharges. 2,839 1,412 960

Total,.

8,956 6,1644,597 5,616 | 4,401 | 3,495 862 649

Decrease-1,567 Cases or 25.43 per cent.

Total Cases-5,762.

W. M. DEANE,-Captain Superintendent of Police.

* 1 Case also given under Piracy, the Convict was executed. Decrease on 1873-151 Cases or 11.47 per cent. ? Sentences of 4 Convicts commuted to Penal Servitude for Life; also one man was arrested and convicted at Canton.

6 Prisoners were rendered up to the Chinese Government. Police Department, Hongkong, 30th January, 1875.

Nationality of Constables.

Average Strength including

all grades.

TABLE D.

RETURN shewing PUNISHMENTS inflicted on Members of the FORCE by JUDICIAL and POLICE DEPARTMENTS, during the Year 1874.

PUNISHMENT INFLICTED BY

Supreme and Magistrates' Courts.

Departmental.

Number of Persons convicted.

565

Total.

Average per man.

C. years. days.

days.

Nii

29 00

102

179

8888

...

155

184 49

143 85

192 35

262 49

364 49

3959

years.

days.

€

C. days.

...

72 0.87

0.23

4.30

128

561

741 33

179

2.62

Europeans,.

Indians,

Chinese,

107

167

350

::???

€2

Totals,.

624

a. One Chinese Constable convicted of Murder (when on leave of absence), sentence of death passed, but commuted to Penal Servitude for Life.

b. One Chinese Constable sentenced to six months Hard Labor for Larceny.

c. Two Chinese Constables sentenced to six months, and one to five months for Receiving Stolen Goods. Central Police Barracks, Hongkong, 30th January, 1875.

d. One Chinese Constable sentenced to six months for Extortion.

e. One Chinese Constable sentenced to six months, and one to three months for Desertion. f. One European Constable sentenced to three months Hard Labor for Insubordination.

W. M. DRAKE –Captein, Superintendent of Police,

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

TABLE E.

CASUALTIES in the POLICE FORCE during 1874.

Force.

Death.

Resignation through Sickness.

Resignation through Expiry of

Dismissal. Pension. Desertion.

Total.

Service or other Causes.

European,

Indian,

Chinese,

COL? H

264

188

Total,

125

W. M. DEANE.

Central Police Barracks, January 30th, 1875.

TABLE F.

Captain Superintendent of Police.

LIST of CRIMINALS found at large in the Colony after Deportation with Dates of their Sentences, and Offences.

Date of Arrest.

Names,

1874.

January 9th, March 13th,

Chan-Tai,

Leung-Yau,

23rd,

Man-Ying,

September 23rd,. October 28th,

Li-a-Fuk,

Lam-Hung,

November 25th,.

Ching-Yau,

June 11th,.

Chan-Fuk,

July 16th,.

Ching-Fuk,

October 20th,.

Fan-Cheung,

27th,.

Lee-Choy,

28th,.

Chan-Yan,

December 21st.

Leung-Ting,

Original Offence.

Date of First Sentence.

How Pardoned.

When Deported.

Rogue and Vagabond, Larceny from Person,

Larceny,

Larceny from Person, Piracy,

Highway Rob. with Viol. Larceny on board Ship, Larceny, Burglary,

20th February, 1864, 26th June, 1871, 16th October, 1871, 28th September, 1872, 9th January, 1871, 9th July, 1873, 29th May, 1861,

24th April, 1867, 19th October, 1871, 18th August, 1870, 18th August, 1868,

Deported 5 Years,

}}

Pardoned Conditionally,

16th October, 1872.

2nd November, 1872. 23rd March, 1874. 17th July, 1873. 21st October, 1874. 12th August, 1869. Case discharged. 8th February, 1869. 26th April, 1873. 18th December, 1873. 29th April, 1870.

W. M. DEANE,

Captain Superintendent of Police.

Police Department, Hongkong, 30th January, 1875.

POLICE SCHOOL,

HONGKONG, 30th January, 1875.

SIR, I have the honour to forward you the Police School Report for 1874. 2. ?s I have only been in charge since the month of June, and as yet have made no changes in the routine work of the School, I have little to report upon beyond giving the Annual Statistics.

　3. Since assuming charge, I have made monthly inspections of the Police School on board the Hulk. As the attend- ance is both large and regular, additional assistance is much required.

　4. I beg to suggest that, if possible, the School days for Chinese Constables be increased to three days a week. They form a large proportion of our scholars, and as they study diligently while in School, I am sure they would not consider the additional attendance a hardship. It is seldom that a Lokong asks leave from School.

　5. Four quarterly Examinations for Europeans have been held during the year. Thirty-six obtained certificates ex- empting from School. It is satisfactory to state that some of the men who passed during the year have obtained nearly all the education they had from the School.

　6. I have now great hopes of again starting the Anglo-Chinese Class. As nearly all the Constables have obtained Pass Certificates, I can now bestow greater attention on such a class. Several of the men have expressed a desire to be examined and I intend applying to the Examination Board to hold an Examination at an early date.

　7. At the last quarterly Examination, the Prizes awarded by Government were competed for. The fact that Prizes are now to be given annually has created quite a spirit of emulation and has been productive of much good among the Indian and especially the Chinese.

8. The following are the Tables of Attendance for 1874 :-

(a.) The number of men who have attended during the year is :—

Europeans, Indians, Chinese,

(b.) The average daily attendance is:--

Europeans, Indians, Chinese,...

149

152

Total,.

358

7.36

24.37

.128.47

Total,......

..160.20

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

　　9. The decrease on the average attendance of the Europeans is owing to the large number who have obtained certifi- cates during the year.

I have the honour to be,

W. M. Deane, Esquire,

Captain Superintendent of Police,

&&c., &c.,

&c.

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

ALEXANDER FALCONER,

Master.

No. 27.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, Esq., having reported his return to the Colony has resumed his duties as Sheriff from this date.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th February, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

No. 28.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Report from the Superintendent of the Hongkong Fire Brigade is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 19th February, 1875.

[No. 1.]

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

FIRE BRIGADE DEPARTMENT,

HONGKONG, 12th February, 1875.

SIR,-I have the honor to forward Report of the Hongkong Fire Brigade for the months of November and December, 1874.

A Parade and Inspection was held on the 13th November. The Steam and Manual Engines were taken to the Praya, and worked from the sea; they were found in good order. The Manual Engines of the Chinese Associations were present.

An Inspection of the Government Engines was made on the 30th November, they were found clean and in order.

An Inspection was also made on the 21st December. The Engines and Equipments were found clean and correct.

　　A Fire occurred on the 9th December at No. 102, Bonham Strand. A Fire also occurred on the 23rd December at No. 17, Morrison Street; of these Fires due report was made.

On the 23rd December, No. 1 Government Steam Engine which has been under repair at H. M. Naval Yard, was returned to this Department in perfect working order.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

The Honorable J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary,

HONGKONG.

Your most obedient Servant,

C. MAY, Superintendent, Fire Brigade.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

　　9. The decrease on the average attendance of the Europeans is owing to the large number who have obtained certifi- cates during the year.

I have the honour to be,

W. M. Deane, Esquire,

Captain Superintendent of Police,

&&c., &c.,

&c.

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

ALEXANDER FALCONER,

Master.

No. 27.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, Esq., having reported his return to the Colony has resumed his duties as Sheriff from this date.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th February, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

No. 28.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Report from the Superintendent of the Hongkong Fire Brigade is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 19th February, 1875.

[No. 1.]

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

FIRE BRIGADE DEPARTMENT,

HONGKONG, 12th February, 1875.

SIR,-I have the honor to forward Report of the Hongkong Fire Brigade for the months of November and December, 1874.

An Inspection of the Government Engines was made on the 30th November, they were found clean and in order.

An Inspection was also made on the 21st December. The Engines and Equipments were found clean and correct.

　　A Fire occurred on the 9th December at No. 102, Bonham Strand. A Fire also occurred on the 23rd December at No. 17, Morrison Street; of these Fires due report was made.

On the 23rd December, No. 1 Government Steam Engine which has been under repair at H. M. Naval Yard, was returned to this Department in perfect working order.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

The Honorable J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary,

HONGKONG.

Your most obedient Servant,

C. MAY, Superintendent, Fire Brigade.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

No. 29.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Civil Hospital during the Month of January, 1875, is published for general

information.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th February, 1875.

By Command,

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1875. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary.

THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)

DAY OF MONTH.

DAY OF

WEEK.

ANEROID BAROMETER.

SELF REGISTERING

ATTACHED

MAX.

IN THE SHADE.

IN SHADE.

Max, and Min. of the previous

SUN,

24 hours, taken at Noon.

BULB

MAX.

SUN,

BULB

Ex-

DIUR-

MIN. NAL

RANGE,

GRASS. IN

VACUO. POSED.

SHADE.

9 A.M.

3 P.M.

9 A.M.3 P.M. Min.

Max.

Temp. at

Noon.

DIURNAL

EXPOSED.

RANGE, BULB

HYGROMETER.

IN SOIL,

MIN. DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE.

SHADE.

HUMIDITY

COMPLETE SATURATION =100.

DEW POINT.

QUARTER.

INCHES

DEEP.

MOVE-

MENT

DURING

CLOUD.

OZONE.

RAIN IN

INCHES

DURING

THE

PREVI-

0-10.

24 hours OUS 24 HOURS.

IN MILES.

9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A.M.9 A.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.

Hours. Hours.

WIND.

Friday,

Saturday,

Sunday,

Monday,

30.34 30.23 57.0 61.0 54.0 61.0 60.0 141. 90. 57.0 30.31 30.22 59.0 63.0 55.0 63.0 62.0 142. 91. 59.0 30.26 30.19 59.0 63.0 55.0 63.0 62.0 144. 92. 30.20 30.09 57.0 62.0 54.0 63.0 62.0 143. 91.

7.0

33.0

57.0 61.0 53.0 57.0 75

49.3

53.5 N.

...

8.0 32.0

59.0

8.0

33.0

58.0

9.0

33.0

Tuesday,

Wednesday,

Thursday,

Friday,

9 Saturday,

10 Sunday,

Monday,.

12 Tuesday,

Wednesday,

Thursday,

30.18 30.12 56.0 62.0 54.0 63.0 62.0 142. 90. 57.0 30.27 30.21 58.0 62.0 54.0 64.0 63.0 143. 91. 57.0 30.26 30.18 58.0 62.0 54.0 64.0 63.0 143. 91. 57.0 30,13 30.04 61.0 64.0 57.0 65.0 64.0 145. 92. 30.04 30.00 62.0 66.0 59.0 66.0 65.0 147. 98. 30.20 30.12 63.0 62.0 60.0 64.0 63.0 92. 81. 61.0 30.19 30.11 60.0 60.0 59.0 65.0 64.0 91. 79. 60.0 30.14 30.08 63.0 66.0 58.0 64.0 63.0 30.11 30.04 63.0 64.0 58.0 66.0 65.0 30.14 30.11 59.0 63.0 57.0 65.0 64.0 90. 78. 59.0 8.0 19.0

9.0

33.0

10.0

34.0

10.0

34.0

58.0

8.0

34.0

60.0

7.0

28.0

4.0

6.0

20.0

19.0

91.

79. 60.0 6.0 19.0

91. 79. 60.0 8.0 19.0

Friday,

Saturday,

17 Sunday,

Monday,. 19 Tuesday,

20 Wednesday,

21 Thursday,

22 Friday,

23 Saturday,

24 Sunday,

25 Monday,..

26 Tuesday,

Wednesday,

28 Thursday,

29 Friday,

Saturday,

Sunday,

Mean

Summary of January, 1874:-Mean Shade Temp.,

30.03 30.00 57.0 62.0 56.0 65.0 64.0 90. 78. 58.0 9.0

30.06 30.01 56.0 58.0 56.0 64.0 63.0 86. 75. 57.0 8.0 18.0 30.13 30.04 55.0 57.0 54.0 59.0 58.0 85. 74. 56.0 5.0 18.0 30.13 30.08 55.0 57.0 54.0 59.0 58.0 85. 74. 56.0 5.0 18.0 30.18 30.12 55.0 57.0 54.0 59.0 58.0 85. 74. 56.0 5.0 18.0 30.21 30.17 53.0 55.0 48.0 57.0 56.0 118. 79. 51.0 9.0 28.0 30.26 30.21 49.0 52.0 45.0 56.0 55.0 121. 80. 46.0 11.0 34.0 30.23 30.19 49.0 50.0 45.0 54.0 53.0 67. 65. 44.0 9.0 30.19

30.22 45.0 49.0 44.0 53.0 52.0 67. 65. 43.0 9.0 30.24 30.21 49.0 52.0 52.0

44.0 53.0 78. 66. 43.0 9.0 30.25 30.21 55.0 59.0 45.0 59.0 58.0 122. 84. 47.0 14.0 30.28 30.21 56.0 59.0 50.0 55.0 58.0 134. 87. 48.0 5.0 30.28 30.21 56.0 59.0 50.0 55.0 58.0 134. 87. 48.0 5.0 30.28 30.21 56.0 59.0 50.0 55.0 58.0 135. 87. 48.0 5.0 30.29 30.22 57.0 61.0 52.0 61.0 139.

62.0 87. 49.0 10.0

30.32 30.24 59.0 51.0

52.0 61.0 60.0 138. 85. 47.0 10.0 30.32 30.23 52.0 59.0 51.0 60.0 138. 86. 47.0

61.0 10.0

30.21 30.14 56.2 59.5 52.8 60.7 60.1 82.

115.

.59.5 Total Rain fall,.

20.0

21.0

22.0

23.0

37.0

39.0

38.0

The Minimum Thermometer in soil was broken during the storm of the 22nd and 23rd September, 1874.

59.0 63.0

55.0

59.0 76

51.4

53.5 N.

59.0 63.0 55.0 59.0 76

51.4

53.5 N.

57.0

62.0 52.0 58.0 70

47.4

54.6 N.

56.0

62.0 52.0 58.0

48.2

54.6 N.

? ? ?

...

58.0 62.0 53.0 57.0

58.0

62.0

63.0

71 62.0 53.0 57.0 71 61.0 64.0 58.0 61.0 82 66.0 60.0 64.0 88 62.0 60.0 59.0 82

48.5

52.7 N.

N.E.

48.5 52.7 N.

55.4

58.5 N.

58.3

62.4 E.

57.5

56.4 S.E.

S.E.

63.0

59.0

60.0 60.0 58.0 58.0 88 63.0 66.0 61.0 63.0 88 64.0 61.0 62.0 63.0 57.0 59.0 88

56.2

56.2 E.

59.3

60.6 E.

S.E.

59.3

60.3 N.

55.2

55.6 E.

57.0 62.0 55.0 58.0 87

53.2

54.6 N.

56.0 58.0 53.0 55.0 81

50.2

52.3 W.

?E.

55.0 57.0 53.0

54.0 87

51.1

51.2 E.

55.0 57.0 53.0 54.0 87

51.1

51.2 [E.

55.0

57.0

53.0 54.0 87

51.1

51.2 [N.

€3.0 55.0 50.0 52.0 80

47.0

49.1 N.

49.0 52.0 46.0 49.0 79

42.8

45.9 N.

49.0 50.0 46.0 47.0 79

42.8

43.8 N.

45.0 49.0 43.0 47.0 85

40.7

44.8 N.

49.0 52.0 46.0 49.0 79

42.8

45.9 E.

55.0 59.0 51.0 56.0 56.0 59.0 52.0 56.0 56.0 59.0 52.0

56.0

56.0 59.0 52.0

56.0

52.0 59.0 48.0 56.0

57.0 61.0 54.0 57.0

39.0

52.0 59.0

48.0 56.0

P R R R Z ZZ

82 47.2

53.3 N.

75 82

48.2 53.3 N. 48.2 53.3 N.

82 48.2 53.3 N.

the storm of the 22nd

The Anemometer blown away during and 23rd September, 1874.

...

51.2

53.5 E.

S.E.

43.9 53.3 N.

S.E.

82 43.9 53.3

N.E. E.

co co co co #NWOO

0.64

0.39

0.25

***

0.15

0.12

0.09

...

0.10

29900+23+

C? C? C? C? C? 20 x? c? 25 c? c? c? c? c? c? c? c? c? C? C? KN NN c? c? c? c? c? c? c?

c? c? c? c? c? c? c? R? 10 L? C? C? C? C? C? C? C? C? C? C? NGHI C? C? C? C? C? C? C?

53.7

7.9

28.3

56.2 59.5 53.0 56.2 79

49.9

53.1

1.74

...

0.33 inches. Rain fell on

days.

1873:-

58.0

1.47

1872:-

60.1

0.08

1871:-

.63.1

0.07

1870:-

.60.2

0.30

C. J. WHARRY, M.D.,

Superintendent.

1869:-

.62.2

0.78

1868:-

.63.4

0.79

};

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 19TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

Thermo-

Baro-

Thermo-

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

February 13

30.30

50.5

30.28

30.26

30.29

30.26

30.24

30.30

30.28

30.23

"">

30.24

30.22

60.5

57.5

30.15

30.11

60.5

30.13

61.5

30.10

62.5

30.17

64.5

30.15

67.5

30.10

30.20

30.18

30.11

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

METER.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

RAIN.

DATE.

Self Registering.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. | Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

1875.

Feb. 13 28.28 28.32 28.32 28.28 28.28 45.0 46.5 44.0 43.0 45.0 42.0 144.0 52.0 NNW

14 28.31 28.32 28.32 28.28 28.28 46.0 47.0 47.0 44.0 46.045.0 44.0 49.0 E

15 28.32 28.35 28.35 28.30 28.29 46.5 51.0 50.0 45.0 47.0 47.0 46.0 52.0 ENE

3 NNW

3 E

3 N

4 ENE

0.09

0.00

6 A.M., fine and clear; noon, fine,

Rain past night; 6 A.M., overcast,

hazy; noon, fine, clear.

cloudy, hazy.

3 E

2 E

0.00

Fine, cloudy and hazy throughout.

16 28.27 28.30 28.29 28.21 28.20 49.0 54.0 51.0 47.0 51.5 49.048.5 54.0 E

5 E

6 E

0.00

6 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, fine, clear,

cloudy; 6 P.M., cloudy, hazy.

17 28.18 28.22 28.22 28.19, 28.18 50.0 53.5 54.0 50.0 52.5 53.0 50.0 54.5 E

6 E

0.00

18 28.23 28.27 28.27 28.22 28.20] 53.0 58.5 57.0 52.5 57.0 55.0 52.0 59.0 E

1928.24 28.29 28.30 28.23 28.23 56.0 58.060.0 55.0 57.0 59.0 55.0 61.0

4 E

0.00

3 E

2 NE

0.00

6 A.M., Overcast, hazy; 2 P.M., passing

fog at intervals.

Light breeze and fog past night; 8

A.M., fine, clear, cloudy.

6 A.M., passing fog; noon, fine, hazy.

DATE.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

WINDS.

METER.

Self Registering.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. | F. |Dirn. F.

Min. Max.

6 P.M.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

Feb. 13 30.20 30.22 30.22 30.20 30.19 50.0 52.5 53.0 48.0 50.0 50.0 48.0

14 30.19 30.21 30.22 30.20 30.19 55.5 57.5 57.5 53,5 53.5 54.051.0 58.5 NE

15 30.27 30.24 30.24 30.16 30.16 56.5 65.0 60.0 52.5 63.0 55.0 53.0 60.0 │N

60.0 N

6 N

婆N

4 N

Overcast throughout.

5 Overcast; 7 P.M., drizzly rain.

4 E

Fine, cloudy, hazy.

16 30.10 30.16 30.16 30.12 30.12 59.5

61.5 61.0 55.0 55.0 56.0 57.0 64.0 NE

5 E

6 NE

Overcast; noon, cloudy, squally.

17 30.07 30.07 30.08 30.04 30.02 59.0

62.0 63.5 56.0 59.0 60.5 57.5 62.5 NE

30.08 30.10 30.11 30.08 30.05 61.0

68.0 64.0 57.5 64.0 62.0 60.0 68.0 E

19 80.06 30.08 30.12 30.08 30.06 59.5 63.0 65.0 59.5 61.063.5 58.0 | 68.0 NE

4 E

5 ESE

4 E

6 E

6 ESE

Overvast, squally; noon, cloudy.

Fine, cloudy.

4 Calm

Fine, cloudy, hazy.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 19th February, 1875.

Anuara

Letters. Papers.

Albert Victor 2 1

Amoy

Agustina

Aberdeen

Agnes Meir

Comodor Charmar Copernicus 1 Courier

1 Constance Carricks

August

Frederich

Alexandro,

Augustus Atalantic

}

Letters. Papers.

Eastern Isles,s.s.1 Earl of Shaf- tesbury, s.s. E. M. Young 1

Portland Peeres

Rosebud of

Peterhead

Rifleman

Race Horse

Lets. Pape

Letters. Papers.

Frank N. Shayer 2 Formosa

Highlander 1 1 Havilah

3 Hamilton

Indiana

John Steward Juan F. Pearson 2

Maid of Judah 1

Magdala

Malvern

Mariner

Morning Light 1

McNeal

Naworth Castle 1

Frances Fortuna

Noemi

KinfaunsCastle 1

Star of China 1

Osaka

1412

George Noble 2 Gerque

Laju Lotus

Oxford

Sir Harry Parkes2 St. Phillans

Ocean

Sarah Nicholson 3

Golden State 1 Green Jacket 8 2 Gleam

Lanercost

Lord Macaulay 1 Lucerne

Paouting, s.s. 1 Pelham

Weymouth Windhover

Bengal

2 1

Chowfa

City of Bengal 1 Caroline Commissary Corina

Dover Castle

Devana Denmark Denbigshire

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's Ships of War, 19th February, 1875.

Letter.

Audacious

Dwarf

Letters. Papers.

Fly

Letters. Paper.

Hornet Lapwing

Letters. Paper.

Letters.

Princess

Charlotte

Letters. VictorEmanuel 4 Vigilant 13

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 19TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

Thermo-

Baro-

Thermo-

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

February 13

30.30

50.5

30.28

30.26

30.29

30.26

30.24

30.30

30.28

30.23

"">

30.24

30.22

60.5

57.5

30.15

30.11

60.5

30.13

61.5

30.10

62.5

30.17

64.5

30.15

67.5

30.10

30.20

30.18

30.11

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

METER.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

RAIN.

DATE.

Self Registering.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. | Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

1875.

Feb. 13 28.28 28.32 28.32 28.28 28.28 45.0 46.5 44.0 43.0 45.0 42.0 144.0 52.0 NNW

14 28.31 28.32 28.32 28.28 28.28 46.0 47.0 47.0 44.0 46.045.0 44.0 49.0 E

15 28.32 28.35 28.35 28.30 28.29 46.5 51.0 50.0 45.0 47.0 47.0 46.0 52.0 ENE

3 NNW

3 E

3 N

4 ENE

0.09

0.00

6 A.M., fine and clear; noon, fine,

Rain past night; 6 A.M., overcast,

hazy; noon, fine, clear.

cloudy, hazy.

3 E

2 E

0.00

Fine, cloudy and hazy throughout.

16 28.27 28.30 28.29 28.21 28.20 49.0 54.0 51.0 47.0 51.5 49.048.5 54.0 E

5 E

6 E

0.00

6 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, fine, clear,

cloudy; 6 P.M., cloudy, hazy.

17 28.18 28.22 28.22 28.19, 28.18 50.0 53.5 54.0 50.0 52.5 53.0 50.0 54.5 E

6 E

0.00

18 28.23 28.27 28.27 28.22 28.20] 53.0 58.5 57.0 52.5 57.0 55.0 52.0 59.0 E

1928.24 28.29 28.30 28.23 28.23 56.0 58.060.0 55.0 57.0 59.0 55.0 61.0

4 E

0.00

3 E

2 NE

0.00

6 A.M., Overcast, hazy; 2 P.M., passing

fog at intervals.

Light breeze and fog past night; 8

A.M., fine, clear, cloudy.

6 A.M., passing fog; noon, fine, hazy.

DATE.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

WINDS.

METER.

Self Registering.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. | F. |Dirn. F.

Min. Max.

6 P.M.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

Feb. 13 30.20 30.22 30.22 30.20 30.19 50.0 52.5 53.0 48.0 50.0 50.0 48.0

14 30.19 30.21 30.22 30.20 30.19 55.5 57.5 57.5 53,5 53.5 54.051.0 58.5 NE

15 30.27 30.24 30.24 30.16 30.16 56.5 65.0 60.0 52.5 63.0 55.0 53.0 60.0 │N

60.0 N

6 N

婆N

4 N

Overcast throughout.

5 Overcast; 7 P.M., drizzly rain.

4 E

Fine, cloudy, hazy.

16 30.10 30.16 30.16 30.12 30.12 59.5

61.5 61.0 55.0 55.0 56.0 57.0 64.0 NE

5 E

6 NE

Overcast; noon, cloudy, squally.

17 30.07 30.07 30.08 30.04 30.02 59.0

62.0 63.5 56.0 59.0 60.5 57.5 62.5 NE

30.08 30.10 30.11 30.08 30.05 61.0

68.0 64.0 57.5 64.0 62.0 60.0 68.0 E

19 80.06 30.08 30.12 30.08 30.06 59.5 63.0 65.0 59.5 61.063.5 58.0 | 68.0 NE

4 E

5 ESE

4 E

6 E

6 ESE

Overvast, squally; noon, cloudy.

Fine, cloudy.

4 Calm

Fine, cloudy, hazy.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 19th February, 1875.

Anuara

Letters. Papers.

Albert Victor 2 1

Amoy

Agustina

Aberdeen

Agnes Meir

Comodor Charmar Copernicus 1 Courier

1 Constance Carricks

August

Frederich

Alexandro,

Augustus Atalantic

}

Letters. Papers.

Eastern Isles,s.s.1 Earl of Shaf- tesbury, s.s. E. M. Young 1

Portland Peeres

Rosebud of

Peterhead

Rifleman

Race Horse

Lets. Pape

Letters. Papers.

Frank N. Shayer 2 Formosa

Highlander 1 1 Havilah

3 Hamilton

Indiana

John Steward Juan F. Pearson 2

Maid of Judah 1

Magdala

Malvern

Mariner

Morning Light 1

McNeal

Naworth Castle 1

Frances Fortuna

Noemi

KinfaunsCastle 1

Star of China 1

Osaka

1412

George Noble 2 Gerque

Laju Lotus

Oxford

Sir Harry Parkes2 St. Phillans

Ocean

Sarah Nicholson 3

Golden State 1 Green Jacket 8 2 Gleam

Lanercost

Lord Macaulay 1 Lucerne

Paouting, s.s. 1 Pelham

Weymouth Windhover

Bengal

2 1

Chowfa

City of Bengal 1 Caroline Commissary Corina

Dover Castle

Devana Denmark Denbigshire

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's Ships of War, 19th February, 1875.

Letter.

Audacious

Dwarf

Letters. Papers.

Fly

Letters. Paper.

Hornet Lapwing

Letters. Paper.

Letters.

Princess

Charlotte

Letters. VictorEmanuel 4 Vigilant 13

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH FEBRUARY, 1875. 55

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 19th February, 1875.

Akady, Juana 1

Anderson,

Robt. H.

Ah Mow

Fondra, Va-

lentino

Faure, Monrs. T. 1

Letters. Papers.

Letters. Papers,

McGlone, Daniel 1 Martins, Sr.

J. F. Mills, Fred. Mitchell, R.,

formerly on board s.s.

Letters. Papers

Letters. Papers.

Davies, D. Ricton 1

Ah Foo & Co. 1

Hutchinson,

W. R.

}

Aya, Alice Mrs. 1

E. A. B. Eagleshame,A. 1 Edgar, John W.1

Inselvini,

Lorenzo

}

Johnson, J. W. 2

Berrington,C.C.4

Johnson, John

Sea Gull

Bell, C. P.

Jones, James

Do.

Brankley, James1

Battistolo, D.

Butts, Geo.

Fox, J. (Engineer) 1 Fisher, Edwd. Farnham,

Keene, R. J.

Battistolo, D.

2 regd.

Bresciani, Sigr. 1

Biava, Sigr.,G.B.1

Grimes, Thomas1

Capt. Kirby, Capt.

W. T.

Bashire,

}

Mons. E.

Brankley, J. 1 regd. Bartolini, Adolf 1

Ginsburg, S. L. 2 regd.

Ginsburg, So-

lomou

Goddard,

James M.

Longhran, J.

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

} i

Suaren, Ro- sendo, G. Southhard. G. P. 1

Pasero, Henry 1 Pean, J. C. Poulsen, W.

Plummer, John 1

Soona Walla

1 regd.

Pereira, D. M. 1

Sayle, N. J.

2 regd.

Saunders, F.

Ross, E.

Randolph, Mrs. 1

Riccardi, Retro 1

Tavares, Jo?o

Ritchie, J.

Taft, David

Ross, Alexander 1

Tylor, Richard 1

Richards, Mr.

Tidman, P. F. 1

Roberton, Jas.

Tyzack David 2

(Engineer)

Taylor, W. H. 10

Rudolphe,

Chs.

Upton, Thos.

Hindostan

John Revd. Frahm, Johs. 1

Knight, Wm. Koch, T. A.

Lyons, Miss

Anastasia

Laugelin, Mr. 1

Lorchen, J.

}

Mazzocchi,

Pompeo Marques, Jose 2 Munea, Juan

Morton, N.

Moncreiff, Peter 1

Meyenovich, J. 2 Maggione, E. Mitchell, R. H.

formerly of >2 the Sea Gull Milne, George 1 Marshall, J.

Morris, Theo-}

Nacimento,

Francisca Nuttall, W. Nelson, E. L.

Collie

Ramon, Rofino 1

Sterling, Miss

}

Nina Squire, H. O. Sanders, Capt. 1 Shak Maho-

med Moola

1 regd.

Vandeozee,

Capt. F. H. Vastroo, Seriaco 1

Bank of

Brunel Justin 2

Gomes, M.

Galligar, T.

1 regd.

Godfrey, Walter 1

Whyle, Wm.

Caldeiro, G. Cauzi, Louis

Shaik, Abdoollah 1 regd.

White, C. G.

Hayne, Robt. B. 1

Secondo, Sala 1

Watson, Dr.

Hartley, Henry 4

Cohen-Sober

May, Mr. H.,

F. da

& Walenyk

formerly of

Costa, Anto.

the Victoria Hotel

Protts, A. Perin, Monsr. G. 1

Caldecott, A. M.1

Jo?o da

Hancock, Miss

Blanche Habalme, Monsr.1

Hue Shain Shoek1

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

Νο

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

In the Goods of SETH AVIET SETH,

CANDIDO ANTONIO OZORIO,

deceased. OTICE is hereby given to the next of Kin, and all other persons, to produce any Wills or Codicils of the above named parties, de- ceased, that may be in their possession, before the Supreme Court, in its Probate Jurisdiction, on Friday, the Twenty-sixth day of February, A.D. 1875; or, if none, that the next of Kin do accept or refuse Letters of Administration, failing which, Letters of Administration will be granted to the Registrar of the said Court, or such other person as the Court may think fit.

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

TOTICE.-CHEW SUT CHE, of Victoria, in

Island of Hongkong, Accountant, hav-

ing been adjudged a Bankrupt, under a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Su- preme Court on the Eighteenth day of February, A.D. 1875, is hereby required to surrender him- self to the Honorable William Hastings Alexander, the Registrar of the said Court, at the first Meet- ing of his Creditors, to be held on the Third day of March, 1875, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon of that day precisely, at the said Court. The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee.

A Public Meeting will hereafter be appointed by the said Court for the said Bankrupt to pass his final examination, and to make application for his discharge, of which sitting notice will be given in the Hongkong Government Gazette.

At the first Meeting of Creditors the Registrar will receive the proofs of the Debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

Notice is also hereby given to all persons in- debted to the said Bankrupt, or that have any of his Effects, to deliver the same to the Official Assignee.

Dated this 20th day of February, A.D. 1875.

ΜΥ

NOTICE.

"Y Interest and Responsibility in the CHINA

DISPENSARY ceased this day.

JNO. D. HUMPHREYS. Hongkong, 15th February, 1875.

NOTICE.

Y Interest and Responsibility in the VIC-

Liabilities incurred from 21st October last to date will be paid on presentation to me; and all out- standing Accounts for the same period will be collected by me.

　　　　　　　JNO. D. HUMPHREYS. Hongkong, 15th February, 1875.

Ollivant, Joseph

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG

IN BANKRUPTCY.

OTICE. WILLIAM MCGREGOR SMITH, of East Point, in the Island of Hongkong, Sugar Refiner, lately trading in Hongkong afore- said, in Copartnership with Victor Kresser and William Francis Brown Sams, under the style of Wahee Smith and Company, and in Cochin-China with the said Victor Kresser and William Francis Brown Sams, under the style of Victor Kresser and Company, having been adjudged Bankrupt under Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong on the Twenty-sixth day of January, in the Year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five, a public sitting for the said Bank- rupt to pass his last examination and make application for his order of discharge will be held before the Honorable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, at the Supreme Court House, Victoria, Hongkong, on the Twenty- fourth day of February, instant, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon of that day precisely.

At this meettng, proofs of the debts of the Cre- ditors will be received.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee in the matter.

Dated the Eleventh day of February, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy, 29, Queen's Road, Victoria.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG

IN BANKRUPTCY.

OTICE.—WILLIAM FRANCIS BROWN

SAMS, of East Point, in the Island of Hongkong, Sugar Refiner, lately trading in Hongkong aforesaid, in Copartnership with Victor Kresser and William McGregor Smith, under the style of Wahee Smith and Company, and in Cochin China, with the said Victor Kresser and William McGregor Smith, under the style of Victor Kresser and Company, having been ad- judged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, on the Twenty-sixth day of Ja- nuary, in the Year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five, a public sitting for the said Bankrupt to pass his last examination and make application for his order of discharge will be held before the Honorable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, at the Supreme Court House, Victoria, Hongkong, on the Twenty-fourth day of February, instant, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon of that day precisely.

At this meeting, proofs of the debts of the Cre- ditors will be received.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee in the matter.

Dated the Eleventh day of February, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON,

Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy, 29, Queen's Road, Victoria.

Silva, Antonio

Spencer,

Henriqueta

Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd.

Woodd, Basil, R.1 Westford, Mr.? 1 (Carperter) J Walker, J. H. 1 Warchan

1 regtd.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

INETEENTH Report of the Court of Direc- tors to the Ordinary Yearly General Meet- ing of Shareholders to be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on Thursday, the 18th February, 1875.

To the Proprietors of the

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Gentlemen,-The Directors have now to sub- mit to you a general Statement of the affairs of the Corporation, and Balance Sheet for the half- year ending 31st December last.

The net profits for that period, including $7,042.19 brought forward from last account, after paying all charges and deducting interest paid and due, amount to $119,785.42, of which, after taking out Rebate on Bills not yet due, and Remuneration to Directors, there remains a ba- lance of $109,059.44.

The Directors again regret that they cannot recommend the payment of any Dividend to the Shareholders. The general working of the Bank during the half-year has been unsatisfactory, and, notwithstanding the profit derived from the Chinese Imperial Government Loan, the profits are comparatively small.

The losses and amounts written off require $106,000 of the Profits, together with the $275,000 of the Reserve Fund mentioned in last Report, and a further sum of $400,000 from the same account. The Reserve Fund will thus stand at $100,000, and there will be a balance of Profit of $3,059.44 to be carried to the credit of New Account.

The poor result of the half-year's working is attributable to the bad state of trade in the East; business generally has yielded but little profit and that in Exchange has proved no exception. The demand for advances has been small and the inte- rest obtainable on them consequently low, while the interest paid by the Bank on deposits has been heavy. These deposits are now larger than they ever were, notwithstanding that, more than six months ago, the Directors resolved to receive none at a higher rate of interest than 5 per cent per annum.

The amount now set aside is required as follows:-

For London Accounts, $160,000 80,000 Sterling Bills,. Head Office Accounts,. 180,000 86,000 ,, Sundry Accounts,...........

$506,000

The $275,000, referred to in the last Report, has been required, as anticipated by the Chairman at last Meeting, chiefly by the Indo-Chinese Sugar Company's account and transactions connected therewith. The Company's estate now stands in the Bank's books at half the value the Bank's Special Agent has placed upon it. the Directors purpose to realize the property with all despatch, and steps have been already taken to that end.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH FEBRUARY, 1875. 55

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 19th February, 1875.

Akady, Juana 1

Anderson,

Robt. H.

Ah Mow

Fondra, Va-

lentino

Faure, Monrs. T. 1

Letters. Papers.

Letters. Papers,

McGlone, Daniel 1 Martins, Sr.

J. F. Mills, Fred. Mitchell, R.,

formerly on board s.s.

Letters. Papers

Letters. Papers.

Davies, D. Ricton 1

Ah Foo & Co. 1

Hutchinson,

W. R.

}

Aya, Alice Mrs. 1

E. A. B. Eagleshame,A. 1 Edgar, John W.1

Inselvini,

Lorenzo

}

Johnson, J. W. 2

Berrington,C.C.4

Johnson, John

Sea Gull

Bell, C. P.

Jones, James

Do.

Brankley, James1

Battistolo, D.

Butts, Geo.

Fox, J. (Engineer) 1 Fisher, Edwd. Farnham,

Keene, R. J.

Battistolo, D.

2 regd.

Bresciani, Sigr. 1

Biava, Sigr.,G.B.1

Grimes, Thomas1

Capt. Kirby, Capt.

W. T.

Bashire,

}

Mons. E.

Brankley, J. 1 regd. Bartolini, Adolf 1

Ginsburg, S. L. 2 regd.

Ginsburg, So-

lomou

Goddard,

James M.

Longhran, J.

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

} i

Suaren, Ro- sendo, G. Southhard. G. P. 1

Pasero, Henry 1 Pean, J. C. Poulsen, W.

Plummer, John 1

Soona Walla

1 regd.

Pereira, D. M. 1

Sayle, N. J.

2 regd.

Saunders, F.

Ross, E.

Randolph, Mrs. 1

Riccardi, Retro 1

Tavares, Jo?o

Ritchie, J.

Taft, David

Ross, Alexander 1

Tylor, Richard 1

Richards, Mr.

Tidman, P. F. 1

Roberton, Jas.

Tyzack David 2

(Engineer)

Taylor, W. H. 10

Rudolphe,

Chs.

Upton, Thos.

Hindostan

John Revd. Frahm, Johs. 1

Knight, Wm. Koch, T. A.

Lyons, Miss

Anastasia

Laugelin, Mr. 1

Lorchen, J.

}

Mazzocchi,

Pompeo Marques, Jose 2 Munea, Juan

Morton, N.

Moncreiff, Peter 1

Meyenovich, J. 2 Maggione, E. Mitchell, R. H.

formerly of >2 the Sea Gull Milne, George 1 Marshall, J.

Morris, Theo-}

Nacimento,

Francisca Nuttall, W. Nelson, E. L.

Collie

Ramon, Rofino 1

Sterling, Miss

}

Nina Squire, H. O. Sanders, Capt. 1 Shak Maho-

med Moola

1 regd.

Vandeozee,

Capt. F. H. Vastroo, Seriaco 1

Bank of

Brunel Justin 2

Gomes, M.

Galligar, T.

1 regd.

Godfrey, Walter 1

Whyle, Wm.

Caldeiro, G. Cauzi, Louis

Shaik, Abdoollah 1 regd.

White, C. G.

Hayne, Robt. B. 1

Secondo, Sala 1

Watson, Dr.

Hartley, Henry 4

Cohen-Sober

May, Mr. H.,

F. da

& Walenyk

formerly of

Costa, Anto.

the Victoria Hotel

Protts, A. Perin, Monsr. G. 1

Caldecott, A. M.1

Jo?o da

Hancock, Miss

Blanche Habalme, Monsr.1

Hue Shain Shoek1

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

Νο

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

In the Goods of SETH AVIET SETH,

CANDIDO ANTONIO OZORIO,

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

TOTICE.-CHEW SUT CHE, of Victoria, in

Island of Hongkong, Accountant, hav-

At the first Meeting of Creditors the Registrar will receive the proofs of the Debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

Notice is also hereby given to all persons in- debted to the said Bankrupt, or that have any of his Effects, to deliver the same to the Official Assignee.

Dated this 20th day of February, A.D. 1875.

ΜΥ

NOTICE.

"Y Interest and Responsibility in the CHINA

DISPENSARY ceased this day.

JNO. D. HUMPHREYS. Hongkong, 15th February, 1875.

NOTICE.

Y Interest and Responsibility in the VIC-

Liabilities incurred from 21st October last to date will be paid on presentation to me; and all out- standing Accounts for the same period will be collected by me.

　　　　　　　JNO. D. HUMPHREYS. Hongkong, 15th February, 1875.

Ollivant, Joseph

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG

IN BANKRUPTCY.

OTICE. WILLIAM MCGREGOR SMITH, of East Point, in the Island of Hongkong, Sugar Refiner, lately trading in Hongkong afore- said, in Copartnership with Victor Kresser and William Francis Brown Sams, under the style of Wahee Smith and Company, and in Cochin-China with the said Victor Kresser and William Francis Brown Sams, under the style of Victor Kresser and Company, having been adjudged Bankrupt under Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong on the Twenty-sixth day of January, in the Year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five, a public sitting for the said Bank- rupt to pass his last examination and make application for his order of discharge will be held before the Honorable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, at the Supreme Court House, Victoria, Hongkong, on the Twenty- fourth day of February, instant, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon of that day precisely.

At this meettng, proofs of the debts of the Cre- ditors will be received.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee in the matter.

Dated the Eleventh day of February, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy, 29, Queen's Road, Victoria.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG

IN BANKRUPTCY.

OTICE.—WILLIAM FRANCIS BROWN

At this meeting, proofs of the debts of the Cre- ditors will be received.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee in the matter.

Dated the Eleventh day of February, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON,

Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy, 29, Queen's Road, Victoria.

Silva, Antonio

Spencer,

Henriqueta

Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd.

Woodd, Basil, R.1 Westford, Mr.? 1 (Carperter) J Walker, J. H. 1 Warchan

1 regtd.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

INETEENTH Report of the Court of Direc- tors to the Ordinary Yearly General Meet- ing of Shareholders to be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on Thursday, the 18th February, 1875.

To the Proprietors of the

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Gentlemen,-The Directors have now to sub- mit to you a general Statement of the affairs of the Corporation, and Balance Sheet for the half- year ending 31st December last.

The amount now set aside is required as follows:-

For London Accounts, $160,000 80,000 Sterling Bills,. Head Office Accounts,. 180,000 86,000 ,, Sundry Accounts,...........

$506,000

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

　The amount placed against London losses is required on account of transactions entered into prior to the present half-year. Although these transactions were known to the Directors at the date of the previous Meeting, they had no reason, from the information then in their possession, to look upon them as bad. Subsequent advices, however, shewed that a considerable amount had to be provided for them, which has now been done.

　The Directors at the last Meeting had hoped to recoup the Bank a portion of the amount then set aside for London losses from Mr. VACHER, the London Manager at that time, as they believed he was possessed of considerable means, but he is unable to meet his own indebtedness (unwarran- tably incurred) to the Bank, and although the Directors have obtained from him an assignment of his available property, they have to provide for a loss on his account. Mr. VACHER is no longer in the Bank's service.

　The losses on Sterling Bills are chiefly due to purchases made previous to the half-year and are now provided for.

　The amount placed against "Head Office accounts" is required for writing off considerable amounts from the value, in the Bank's books, of the Sugar Refinery, the Pier Company's pro- perty and other items, and for deficiencies on current advances during the half-year, securities of all kinds having depreciated greatly in value.

　The sum placed against “Sundry accounts" is required mostly to meet losses on advances made at some of the Branches previous to the half-year.

　Referring to their last Report and to the expec- tations there expressed as to the extent of possible future losses, the Directors greatly regret that their anticipations should have turned out much too sanguine. They cannot, however, close this Report without pointing out, that, although they have been compelled to lay before the Share- holders two successive unfavorable Statements of accounts the general business and position of the Bank continue sound.

Local Committee in London.

　The Directors, under authority of Article 144 of the Deed of Settlement, have now resolved to take immediate steps to appoint a Local Com- mittee in London to supervise the transactions of that Branch.

Inspection.

　Mr. DAVID MCLEAN has been appointed to make a special tour of inspection of the Bank and will be here shortly, but it will be at least two months before he can hand the Directors his Report.

Marine Insurance Account.

　The Balance of this account now amounts to $33,981.06,- -no losses have been sustained during the half-year.

Directors.

　Mr. THOMAS PIKE resigned his seat at the Board, in conformity with the notice he gave at the last General Meeting. Messrs. R. RowETT and S. D. SASSOON also resigned their seats at the Board, on leaving the Colony, and Mr. F. D. SASSOON has been appointed in room of the latter gentleman.

　Mr. ADOLF ANDR? has been appointed Chair- man of the Corporation for the year 1875, vice Mr. W?. H. FORBES, whose term of Office now expires, and Mr. A. F. HEARD has been elected Deputy Chairman.

　In conformity with the provisions of the Deed of Settlement, two Members of the Court, Messrs. ADOLF ANDR? and A. F. HEARD, retire from the direction, but they are eligible for re-election and offer themselves accordingly.

Auditors.

　The accounts have been audited by the Honour- able PHINEAS RYRIE and Mr. F. W. MIT- CHELL, and the Directors have pleasure in recom- mending the re-election of these gentlemen as Auditors for the year 1875.

WM. H. FORBES,

Chairman.

HONGKONG, 13th February, 1875.

ABSTRACT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES,

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION.

31st December, 1874.

.$8,550,804.92 2,478,885.74

Bills Discounted, Loans and Credits,... 9,759,524.26

ASSETS.

Cash and Bullion,

Government Securities,

Exchange Remittances,

Bank Premises,..

Dead Stock,

21,797,957.84

229,967.09 91,922.55

$42,909,062.40

Paid-up Capital,.. Reserve Fund,.

LIABILITIES.

Marine Insurance Account, Notes in Circulation,... $ 2,242,170.92 Deposits,...........

Exchange Acceptances, Profit and Loss Account,

17,554,726.80

$5,000,000.00 THE

100,000.00 33,981.06

19,796,897.72 17,858,398.20 119,785.42

$42,909,062.40

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT,

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Dr.

31st December, 1874.

To AMOUNTS WRITTEN OFF:

Remuneration to Directors, $10,000.00 Rebate on Bills not Due,...

NOTICE.

E. D. SASSOON & Co.

Hongkong, 4th February, 1875.

NOTICE.

R. HENRY LISTON DALRYMPLE, and Mr.

this day been admitted Partners in our Firm.

Mr. GEORGE HALES is authorized to sign our Firm by procuration at Foochow.

BIRLEY & Co.

Hongkong, 1st January, 1875.

NOTICE.

"R. ALFRED THOMAS MANGER, has

725.98

$10,725.98

Firm.

TO CONTINGENT ACCOUNT:

Amount set aside to meet Losses, (referred to in half-yearly Report of 12th August, 1874),

.$275,000.00 Amount set aside to meet

Losses,..

506,000.00

To BALANCE:

-781,000.00

Carried forward to next half-year,...... 3,059.44

Cr.

By Balance of Undivided Profits, 30th

June, 1874,.....

By Amount of Net Profits, for the Six Months ending 31st December, 1874, after deducting all Expenses and In- terest paid and due,...

$794,785.42

.$7,042.19

..112,743.23

By Amount from Reserve Fund, ............... ..675,000.00

RESERVE FUND.

To Amount transferred to Profit and Loss- Account to meet Losses, $675,000.00

To Balance on 31st Decem-

ber, 1874,

$794,785.42

.......100,000.00

By Balance on 30th June, 1874,......

-$775,000.00

.$775,000.00

$775,000.00

JAMES GREIG, Chief Manager.

H. SMITH, Accountant.

WM. H. FORBES, ADOLF ANDRE, Directors. H. HOPPIUS,

We have compared the above Statements with the Books, Vouchers and Securities at the Head Office, and with the Returns received from the various Branches and Agencies and have found the same to be correct.

P. RYRIE.

F. W. MITCHELL, Auditors.

Hongkong, 12th February, 1875.

THE

NOTICE.

THE interest and responsibility of the late Mr. GEORGE FARLEY HEARD in our firm have ceased.

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co.

Hongkong, February 12th, 1875.

NOTICE.

R. CHARLES EDWARD PARKER was ad-

Mitted a Partner in our firm in Hongkong,

China and Japan on the 1st January, 1875.

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co.

Hongkong, February 12th, 1875.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.

Hongkong, 2nd November, 1874.

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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONGKONG.

No. 15 OF 1874.

MONDAY, 16TH NOVEMBER, 1874.

PRESENT:

The Honorable the Chief Justice (SIR JOHN SMALE).

The Honorable the Colonial Secretary (JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN). The Honorable the Attorney General (JOHN BRAMSTON).

The Honorable the Colonial Treasurer (CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH).

The Honorable PHINEAS RYRIE.

The Honorable RICHARD ROWETT.

The Honorable WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER.

The Honorable JAMES WHITTALL.

ABSENT:

His Excellency Governor SIR ARthur Edward KENNEDY, K.C.M.G., C.B.

The Council meets this day at 2.30 P.M., pursuant to adjournment.

The Honorable the Chief Justice presides, and informs the Council that His Excellency the Governor

is unable to attend owing to ill-health.

The Minutes of the Meeting held on the 13th instant are read, corrected, and confirmed.

The Honorable the Colonial Secretary, by way of a personal explanation, desires to place on record that paragraph 3 of the Honorable PHINEAS RYRIE'S Protest of the 16th instant is not an accurate

statement.

The Honorable the Colonial Secretary reads the following Minute by His Excellency the Governor

regarding the Fire Brigade:-

"The complaints now made against the efficiency and organisation of the Fire Brigade are the first that have come to my knowledge either publicly or privately.

"The Brigade, as at present constituted, was handed down to me by my predecessor as being in a most efficient state, and until the present time I have never heard any other opinion, or of any want of promptitude when its services were required. No fire has occurred during the last two-and-a-half years which was not speedily extinguished.

"Under these circumstances, I have seen no necessity for interfering with an establishment which worked so satisfactorily. And, moreover, as the services rendered by the Brigade were to a great extent voluntary, I deemed interference or new rules to be injudicious and unneces- I know of no shortcoming on the part of the Brigade as a body, nor on the part of those

sary. in charge of it.

"Nevertheless, I shall direct an enquiry as to whether the rules applicable to the Brigade can be amended, and also, with a view to a reduction of the cost, whether the charge to the public bears an equitable proportion to that borne by the Insurance Offices, who derive so large a benefit from the existence of an efficient Fire Brigade.

"I shall be glad to have some specific charge of inefficiency before any steps are taken to disturb a system which has hitherto worked so harmoniously, and, as far as my knowledge extends, efficiently."

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

The Council resumes consideration in committee of the Estimates for 1875:-

Colonial Treasurer,

Services exclusive of Establishments.

Surveyor General,

Postmaster General,

Registrar General,.

$1,700.00. 720.00. 4,640.00.

Harbor Master, Judicial,.

Educational,

Medical,

Police Magistrates,..

Police, Gaol,

Charitable Allowances,

50.00.

60.00.

200.00.

4,620.00.

18,870.00. 390.00.

36,925.00.

15,000.00.

3,300.00.

On this vote being taken, the Honorable PHINEAS RYRIE moves that this Council begs to recommend to His Excellency the Governor the propriety of obtaining the sanction of the Secretary of State to a grant of ?700, a sum equivalent to one year's salary being made to the children of the late Mr. DOUGLAS, Superintendent of Victoria Gaol. The Honorable Member states that the family of Mr. DOUGLAS, an Officer of nearly twelve years' service, is left in a destitute condition, and it was most desirable that a Government Grant should be made to supplement the private subscriptions which had been raised.

The Honorable the Colonial Treasurer seconds the motion on the understanding that the money, if

granted, should be placed in trust for the children only.

The Council unanimously agrees to the motion.

The Honorable RICHARD ROWETT draws attention to the great and good work done by the Italian

Sisters of Mercy, and moves that the annual grant to them be increased by $600.

The Honorable the Colonial Treasurer explains how the sum now voted is distributed among the Roman Catholic Charitable Institutions in the Colony, and advises that no further grant should be made to any particular Institution without a full enquiry by the Government. Motion withdrawn.

Transport,

Works and Buildings,

.$ 4,500.00. 102,000.00.

On this vote being taken, the Honorable the Colonial Secretary moves, the Honorable the Attorney General seconds, that the vote for Public Gardens and Plantations be $3,000 instead of $2,000 as recommended by the Sub-Committee.

Motion agreed to.

Roads, Streets and Bridges,.

Lighthouses,

Miscellaneous Services,

Military Contribution,

$37,220.00.

2,000.00.

36,800.00.

96,000.00.

The Bill as amended is reported and passed, bearing the Title of An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to apply a Sum not exceeding Seven hundred and Thirty thousand Dollars to the Fublic Service of the Year 1875,- being No. 6 of 1874.

Read a second time the Bill-To control Recruiting in the Colony of Hongkong for the Service of Foreign

States.

The Honorable the Attorney General explains the objects and reasons of the Bill.

The Council goes into Committee on the Bill, which is reported without amendments, and passed,

bearing the Title of-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to control Recruiting in the Colony of Elonykony for the Service of Foreign States,-being No. 7 of 1874.

The Honorable the President adjourns the Council at 4.15 P.M. sine die.

Read and confirmed, this 23rd Day of February, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER,

Clerk of Councils.

JOHN SMALE, President.

No. 30.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Annual Report on the state of the Government Schools in Hongkong for the Year 1874, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd February, 1875.

No. 17.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

HONGKONG, 17th February, 1875.

　　SIR,-I have the honour to forward to you the Blue Book Returns and the Annual Report on Education in the Colony for 1874.

2. The total number of scholars taught in the schools which are subject to Government super- vision was 2,563, giving an increase of 283 over the previous year. This increase was not confined to any one class of school, but was general throughout. In the Government Schools, properly so called, there was an increase of 93, and in the schools which receive grants-in-aid there was an increase of 190.

The

3. In the attendance, too, there was a marked increase, the minimum being 126 in advance of 1873. This is the more satisfactory, as the typhoon of the 23rd September last, was at one time supposed to have completely disorganized most of the schools for the remainder of the year. break in the attendance was, however, of comparatively short duration. Where the schoolhouses were demolished, others were rented within a fortnight; and, except in the case of one or two schools, it would hardly have been known by the middle of October, that anything unusual had happened. The Chinese take disaster very stoically, and they are not at all exacting in the matters of comfort and accommodation when they have to shift into temporary quarters.

4. The schoolhouses at Aberdeen, Ap-li Chau, Mong Kok and Yau-m? Ti were completely destroyed, and the masters made very narrow escapes with their lives. The masters at Ap-li Chau and Mong Kok had put the school records in their sleeves when they saw that they must flee; and with these, the only things they could save, they escaped from their falling houses into water which reached to their shoulders. Both men are in very bad health, due doubtless to anxiety and exposure. 5. All the other schoolhouses suffered more or less, but a vacancy of ten days was, in most cases, sufficient to enable the repairs to be made.

　　6. The Village Schools supported by Government call for no special remark. The number of scholars advanced from 998 of the previous year to 1,054. The attention of the masters was called at the beginning of the year to the importance of teaching Geography, and the result was very satisfactory The geography of China, to which the teaching for the year was confined, was in one or two cases committed to memory as it stood in the book, and few intelligent answers could be obtained to questions which the book did not contain; but, in the majority of cases the subject was fairly taught and understood. Notwithstanding this, geography is looked upon as an innovation; and, if constant supervision were not exercised, the study would soon disappear from the schools. In the fact that the teaching is, for the present, confined to the geography of the "Eighteen Provinces is to be found the only lever by which the conservatism of the masters could be moved.

　　7. As soon as a suitable book can be prepared, Arithmetic will be introduced into the schools: but, considering that none of the masters have had any special training in figures, it is perhaps unwise to refer to the experiment. There is no inaptitude on the part of Chinese boys for the study. On the contrary, they advance rapidly in it; but, until trained masters can be got for the schools, it is hopeless to look for real progress in subjects which depart from the beaten track of Chinese school- learning.

8. The question of a Training School for teachers is a very difficult one for Hongkong. If the time were ripe for a revolution against the traditions of centuries, a training school here would serve for the adjoining Province as well as for the Colony; but such an era is too far distant to be seriously thought of. The consequence, therefore, is that, to get an efficient training school, the Colony would have to go to great expense for the training of three or four masters a year, after the first forty or fifty had been made competent. The English schools in the Colony will, some day, pave the way for such an institution; but, at present, they are almost useless for that purpose, as the case of the Aberdeen school will show.

9. It will be recollected that, two years ago, the best scholar at the Central School, who had also been a monitor, was appointed master of this school. His duties were to teach English in the forenoon, and Chinese in the afternoon. After the first six months, the numbers declined rapidly. At the end of the year they gradually increased again; but, by August last, the attendance had become almost nominal, and the master resigned in despair. Another monitor was appointed in his place, and the numbers slowly increased; but twelve months more must decide whether the

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

experiment is to be continued or not. It may be that the locality was a bad one for the experiment, but it was the only one which was available at the time; and the result has been so unsatisfactory that, if it is necessary to revert to au ordinary Chinese teacher, it will be some time before a similar experiment is attempted elsewhere. This case shows pretty clearly that native masters trained after our ideas of training are not yet wanted in China. Such a fact may be much to be regretted, but such is the fact nevertheless.

　10. The Village Schools which are partly supported by Government have not recently given rise to nuch difficulty. A few of the masters are still discontented with the way in which the villagers carry out their part of the agreement, but the majority are content to let things remain as they are. The attendance increases very slowly, but it does increase; and that is perhaps as much as can be expected of these schools. Some of them, as the one at Ap-li Chau, maintain a high place in the order of efficiency. Others, as the one at Pok-f? Lam, are in anything but a satisfactory con- dition.

　11. The Central School more than maintained its place in point of numbers, in spite of the many difficulties which had to be encountered during the year from the resignation of two and the serious illness of one of the masters. These difficulties have been satisfactorily overcome.

The staff of teachers is complete, and the result of the examinations showed that it is also efficient.

　12. The hopes entertained last year of the early commencement of a new building were entirely frustrated by the typhoon of September. No complaint can, therefore, be made of the delay: but, lest a tacit submission to unforeseen circumstances might imply that the necessity had passed away, a consideration of the condition of the present premises will not be out of place.

13. The existing accommodation is limited to bare sitting room.

Each class-room contains on an average 100 boys, which is as many as can be seated in it. There is thus no means of efficiently working the school. Three or more masters have to teach simultaneously in the same class-room; whereas, with adequate accommodation, classes could be drafted off into side rooms, which would enable the masters to teach in greater quietness, and therefore with greater efficiency.

　14. The present building has no unity of design. At first, four rooms of what was originally a dwelling house were converted into two class-rooms by the removal of the folding doors. Next, a class room was built entirely separate from the main building, and without reference to future neces- sities. Then, another class-roon was built on exactly the same plan. Finally, a third class-room was built between the former ones, but at their expense, as regards ventilation.

There remains no more space for the building of the additional rooms which are required; and, possibly, it is very fortunate that such is the case.

15. In spite of much that has been summer from want of proper ventilation. such as they require is an impossibility.

done, three of the class-rooms are almost unbearable in They are so shut in by adjoining buildings that ventilation

16. To put an additional story on the three lower class-rooms is equally impossible, so insecure are the foundations. The north and west walls have sensibly subsided, and the partition wall between two of the rooms is visibly off the plumb. At the same time, it ought to be clearly stated that there is no immediate danger of an accident; but the effects of the earthquake and typhoon of last year, of the former especially, quite shook all confidence in the permanent stability of the building. An equal strain could not be frequently repeated.

17. Outside the class-room doors and inside the school gates, there is barely standing room for the boys. Two of the upper class-rooms have to be left open during the morning and mid-day intervals. for shelter from sun and rain. This prevents these two rooms from ever having the tidy appearance which class-rooms ought to have.

18. Without further detail, it may thus be taken as proved that the present building is inadequate as regards size, insecure as regards its foundations, and unhealthy as regards ventilation. That being So, further discussion of the question is unnecessary.

19. The Morrison Scholarship, which was referred to last year as being involved in much diffi- culty, may now be considered as settled. Details have yet to be arranged, but no question of principle remains, and the school has already enjoyed the benefit of it. When the scheme for its administration is complete a detailed account of it will be given.

20. The Grant-in-aid schools increased from six to nine, and the number of scholars thereby rose from 442 to 632. One new school was added, and the three Baxter schools, previously classed as one, were in a position to be taken separately. The scheme continues to give satisfaction, and no practical difficulties have arisen in the working of it. The Managers who had grants during the first year of its operation speak favourably of the good which has accrued from it to their schools.

21. The Basel Mission School, which was added to the list last year, has been established for the education of girls whose parents belong to the Mission churches in Hongkong and on the mainland. The girls are boarded at the Mission House, and are thus subject to constant supervision. In addition to instruction in Christianity, they receive through the medium of the Chinese language an ordinary

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

European education during four hours every day, as required by the scheme. After school hours, they are trained in all the branches of Chinese domestic economy, including spinning, sewing, knitting, weaving and cooking. No foreign language is taught. The girls are simply educated for the proper discharge of their duties as wives and mothers in the humble homes from which they come, and to which they return on leaving school. Few institutions carry out their aim more effectually and less ostentatiously than the Basel Mission Girls' School.

　　22. There were 62 scholars in the school last year, and the average daily attendance for that period was 50. On the examination day 42 were presented, in Standards ranging from I to V inclu- sive. Out of the number only five failed. The thorough manner in which the work is done may be judged from the following figures. In reading there were no failures, and in writing (from dictation) only one. In arithmetic there were thirteen failures. Twenty were examined in geography and none failed. History, in Standard V, was not taken, and had to be considered a failure, the Manager not having sufficient confidence in the way in which it had been taught.

　　23. The results attained in this school are due to the strong teaching power which is employed. In addition to the Chinese Master and his assistant, the Revd. Mr. LOERCHER and Mrs. LOERCHER have their daily duties as teachers during all school hours. It is to them that the school owes its place in the class to which it belongs, and without their superintendence, the present high standard of education and discipline could never have been reached.

　　24. The Victoria Boys' School, having had an average daily attendance of 36, was admitted last year to participation in the grant. Twenty-four were eligible for examination, and, of these, twenty passed. As the school has been but a short time in existence, the Third was the highest Standard reached. In reading, there was but one failure; in writing, (from dictation), seven; and, in arith- metic, twelve. The nine presented in Standard III all passed in grammar.

　　25. The examination showed that there had been much painstaking bestowed on the teaching. There are few English boys in the school, and English is therefore a foreign language to most of the scholars. This makes the result of the year's work all the more creditable. The greatest difficulty the school has to contend with is irregularity of attendance. If the parents of the boys would insist on more regular attendance, the character of the school would rise in proportion to the benefit their children derive from it. It is unfair that a school should be impeded by an obstacle so easily removable. This point deserves the Manager's most careful attention.

　　26. The same remark applies to St. Saviour's Day School, where out of 115 present during the year, and with an average daily attendance of 68, only 44 qualified themselves by attendance for exa- mination. The Manager reports that many of the children are very poor, and no doubt that is a great obstacle to regularity; but, seeing that the education is free, and that only 200 attendances a year are required, the difficulties in the way would be fewer if parents were more careful. Irregularity, however, is not confined to the children of the very poor, and, in such a case, it is inexcusable. Parents should think of the energy which the teachers are expending in vain, from the want of a little more firmness in the treatment of their children. It is very discouraging to the teachers of such a large school as this is to have the standard of their qualifications judged by so small a percentage of

their labour.

　　27. The 44 who were examined were ranked from Standard V downwards, the great proportion being in the three lower standards. Eight scholars failed. In reading, grammar and geography, there were no failures; in writing (from dictation) there were 14, and in arithmetic 17. In this school, also, English is a foreign language to the great majority of the boys. The difficulties are therefore great enough without their being added to by irregular attendance.

　　28. The London Mission Schools at W?n-tsai and T'?i-p'ing Sh?n had a large increase in numbers, 50 more being enrolled in 1873 than in 1874. These two schools are admirably conducted, the only question about them being whether the masters are not overtaxing their strength by teaching so many. The Manager has the matter under consideration, and probably the number will be limited in future to about 60 each, to the benefit both of schools and of scholars.

　　29. Although more scholars were presented for examination at T'?i-p'ing Sh?n than at W?n-tsai, the latter is a far superior school to the former, and consequently gained a larger share of the grant. This is not owing to any inferiority in the T'?i-p'ing Sh?n master, who is perhaps more experienced than the one at W?n-tsai; but, mentally and physically, the scholars at the latter place are superior to those at T'?i-p'ing Sh?n. There is an air of vigour and comfort among the boys of W?n-tsai, while the effects of pinching poverty and neglect are but too visible among those of T'?i-p'ing Sh?n.

　　30. From these two schools 122 were sent up for examination. Of these, 28 failed. The fact that at neither school was any scholar examined in Standard I shows how well the schools are taught. At W?n-tsai two scholars were examined in Standard VI and both passed. The highest Standard at T?i-p'ing Sh?n was the Fifth. Three were examined in it, but two of them failed. The failures in separate subjects, were:-in reading, 11; in writing, (from dictation), 20; in repetition, 8; in explan- ation, 11; in composition, 9; and in geography, 7.

　　31. St. Stephen's Church School had a very unfortunate change of master in the month of Sep- tember. After his appointment, the school fell off in every way. He entirely neglected his duty. The school had 97 scholars during the year, and the average daily attendance was 68. Only 38 had

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

qualified for examination; and although only 10 of these failed yet 17 of the 28, that is, 61 per cent, had to depend on their copy writing to complete the number of subjects in which they had to pass. The failures in the various subjects, were:-in reading, 1; in writing, (from dictation), 15; in repeti- tion, 15; in explanation, 7 out of 16; in composition, 1 out of 3; and, in geography, all who were examined failed. Standard IV was the highest under which scholars were presented, and all who were examined in it failed.

　32. These are most unfortunate results for this school, which gave such promise of better things during the first 18 months of its existence. All that can be done to retrieve the past has been done. The master forfeited his proportion of the grant, and he was dismissed by the Manager at the close of the

year.

　33. The Baxter Vernacular Girls' Schools in Sai Ying-p'?n, Staunton Street, and T'?i-p'ing Sh?n, advanced sufficiently in numbers to be taken separately, the average daily attendance for the year being 21, 27 and 32 respectively. From the three 56 came up for examination, and only 10 failed. The Staunton Street school took Standards I to IV inclusive. The other two were examined in the first three. The failures in separate subjects were, for all the schools: in reading 10; in writing 12; in repetition 4; in explanation 10; and in Geography 1.

　34. It is unnecessary to add anything to the favourable report given of these schools last year. They are advancing steadily in numbers and efficiency, and they are gaining rapidly in popular

estimation.

35. Subjoined is the percentage of scholars who passed in the Grant-in-aid schools:-

Basel Mission Girls' School,

Baxter School, (Sai Ying-p'?n),.............

Baxter School, (Staunton Street)

Baxter School, (T'?i-p'ing Sh?n),

London Mission School, (T'?i-p'ing Sh?n),.

London Mission School, (W?n-tsai),

St. Stephen's Church School,

St. Saviour's Day School,.

Victoria Boys' School,

88 per cent. ...82

.75

..89

....75

.80

.82

.74

.83

　This calculation is only useful as regards each school taken by itself. It does not afford a just measure of comparison between the several schools, on account of the different classes in which they are placed, a Standard in one class of schools marking a very different degree of scholarship from the corresponding Standard for schools of another class.

36. The Scheme under which these nine schools receive grants-in-aid, was published in the Government Gazette on the 26th April, 1873, and carried into effect immediately after. By it deno- minational schools are enabled to receive assistance from the Government without losing their re- ligious character, and the Government can give its assistance to schools of all denominations without interfering in any way with their religious teaching. A grant is not given to a school for general proficiency but for definite results, as ascertained by the individual examination of the scholars. During four hours of each day, the instruction has to be confined to secular subjects; but during the rest of the day, the teaching may be religious, or secular, or both, at the option of the Manager. Before a scholar can be examined he must have attended school on at least 200 days in the year during the four hours a day devoted to unsectarian instruction. On satisfying that con- dition he is examined in the Standard for which his teacher considers him qualified, with this limitation that he can never be examined again in the same or in a lower Standard.

37. The only peculiarity of the scheme as applied to the Colony is the number of classes of schools which had to be made to suit its peculiar requirements. In other respects it is substantially the same as similar schemes in operation elsewhere. It will be found as an Appendix to this Report.

38. It only remains to be stated that the School Book Committee have now published their Primer and Books I and II of the series which they were appointed to compile. The Third Book is almost ready for the printer, and the whole series will probably be complete in twelve months from this date. In the early part of the year the work of the Committee was much retarded by a variety of causes; but, if nothing unforeseen occurs, they will now be able to prosecute their labours uninterruptedly to the end.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

The Honorable J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary,

HONGKONG.

FREDERICK Stewart, Inspector of Schools.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875. 63

TABLE I.

NUMBER of SCHOLARS attending Schools subject to Government Supervision during 1874.

Central School.

Village Schools Village Schools Grant-in-Aid Total. (Government.) (Aided.)

Schools.

1. Aberdeen,

2. Ap-li Chau,

3. Basel Mission Girls' School,

4. Baxter School, (Sai Ying-p'?n),

5. Baxter School, (Staunton Street),.

6. Baxter School, (T?i-p'ing Sh?n,)

7. Central School,.

8. Girls' School,

9. H? W?n,

10. Hok ?n,

11. Hung Hom,

12. Little Hongkong,

13. London Mission School, (T'?i-p'ing Sh?n),.

14. London Mission School, (W?n-tsai),

15. M?-tau Chung,

16. M?-tau Ts in,

17. Mong Kok,

18. Pok-f? Lam,..

19. Sai Ying-p'?n, (H?kk?),.

20. Sai Ying-p‘?n, (P?nt?),

21. Sh?i W?n,..

22. Sh?u-ki W?n,

23. Shek ?,

24. Shek-t'ong Ts?i,

2. Sheung W?n,

26. Stanley,

27. St. Saviour's Day School,

28. St. Stephen's Church School,

29. T?i-kok Tsui,

30. T?i Wong Kung,

31. Tang-lung Chau, (H?kk?),.

32. Tang-lung Chau, (P?nt),

33. T?-kw? W?n, (H?kk?),.

34. T'?-kw? W?n, (Hok-l?),

35. Ts'at Tsz-m?i,..

36. Victoria Boys' School,

37. W?n-tsai,

38. Wong-nai Chung, 39. Yau-m? Ti,

1. Aberdeen,

...

528

122 44

...

***

...

115 97

...

***

...

154

...

528

1,054

349

632

2,563

TABLE II.

NUMBER of SCHOLARS at the Government Schools during 1874, and Expense of each School.

2. Ap-li Ch?u,

3. Central School,

4. Girls' School,.

5. H? W?n,. 6. Hok Un,

7. Hung Hom,

8. Little Hongkong,.

9. Ma-tau Chung,

10. M?-tau Ts in,

11. Mong Kok,...

12. Pok-f? Lam,

13. Sai Ying-p'?n, (H?kk?),

14. Sai Ying-p'?n, (P?nt?),

45. Sh?i W?n,

16. Sh?u-ki W?ng.

17. Shek ?,

18. Shek-t'ong Ts?i,

19. Sheung W?n,

20. Stanley,

31. T?i-kok Tsui,..

22. T?i Wong Kung,

23. Tang-lung Chau, (H?kk?),

24. Tang-lung Chau, (P?nt?),

25. T'?-kw? W?n, (H?kk?),

26. T?-kw? W?n, (Hok-lo),

27. Ts'at Tsz-m?i,

28. W?n-tsai,

29. Wong-nai Chung,.

30. Yau-m? Ti,.................

Boys.

Girls.

Total.

Expense.

528

32 #222222;

260.80

123.80

528

12,042.19

122

572.00

*353.94

62.00

1.5

62.64

62.00

63.30

62.00

249.24

250.56

62.64

158.00

59.00

352.60

351.90

313.61

62.00

301.26

123.30

149.29

64.70

63.30

62.00

123

154

255.20

123.30

....

42'

164.00

1,759

172

1,931

16,954.57

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

TABLE III.

AVERAGE EXPENSE of each Scholar at the Government Schools during 1874.

Expenditure, Deduct Fees from Scholars at the Central School,

Total,

1. Average Expense of each Scholar at the Government Schools,

.$16,954.57 2,369.25

$14,585.32

$ 7.55

18.32

Central School,

Village Schools,..

3.50

NOTE.-Item 2 should perhaps be two dollars less, and item 3 one dollar more, because part of the salary of the Head Master of the Central School, who is

also Inspector of Schools, should be charged against the Village Schools.

TABLE IV.

AVERAGE MONTHLY ENROLMENT and DAILY ATTENDANCE at the Government Schools for 1874.

Average Enrolment. Daily

Average

Attendance.

Average

Average Enrolment.

Daily Attendance.

1. Aberdeen,

12.83

11.05

Brought forward,........

784.62

698.84

2. Ap-li Chau,

28.00

24.92

3. Central School,.

368.50

347.45

17. Shek ?,

18.00

16.51

4. Girls' School,

61.54

49.70

18. Shek-t'ong Ts?i,

38.63

31.14

5. H? W?n,

29.72

25.37

19. Sheung Wan,

54.36

48.16

6. Hok ?n,

14.36

12.50

20. Stanley,

41.81

37.31

7. Hung Hom,

8. Little Hongkong,

17.63

15.20

21. T?i-kok Tsui,.

25.27

22,19

14.81

14.47

22. T?i Wong Kung,

45.00

37.95

9. M?-tau Ch′ung,

23.18

19.58

23. Tang-lung Chau, (H?kk?),

19.36

15.59

10. Ma-t'au Ts'?n,.

17.09

12.96

24. Tang-lung Chau, (Punt?),

22.90

20.56

11. Mong Kok,

17.54

14.76

25. T'?-kw? W?n, (H?kk?),

24.36

21.41

12. Pok-f? Lam,..

11.90

11.32

26. T?-kw? W?n, (Hok-l?),

18.81

17.34

13. Sai Ying-p'?n, (H?kk?),.

54.54

50.05

27. Ts'at Tsz-m?i,

13.00

9.67

14. Sai Ying-p'?n, (P?nt?),

47.54

42.80

28. W?n-tsai,

74.18

63 15

15. Sh?i W?n,...

18.72

13.56

29. Wong-nai Chung,

19.90

16.22

16. Sh?u-ki W?n,

46.72

33.15

30. Yau-m? Ti,

25.55

19.57

Carried forward,...................

784.62

698.84

TOTAL,.........

1,225.75

1,075.61

TABLE V.

MAXIMUM and MINIMUM ENROLMENT and DAILY ATTENDANCE at the Government Schools during 1874.

Maximum Monthly Enrolment.

Minimum

Monthly Enrolment.

Maximum

Daily Attendance

Minimum

Daily Attendance

(Monthly Average.) (Monthly Average.)

1. Aberdeen,

17.00

3.73

2. Ap-li Chau,

29.16

17.45

3. Central School,

397

309

359.25

299.09

4. Girls' School,.

64.19

38.03

5. H? W?n,...

6. Hok ?n,

7. Hung H?m,

8. Little Hongkong,

28.16

20.96

14.42

10.74

19.40

8.63

15.81

11.79

9. M?-tau Chung.

25.83

12.40

10. M?-tau Tsin,

17.27

8.52

11. Mong Kok,

18.73

9.52:

12. Pok-f? L?m,

14.00

9.26

13. Sai Ying-p'?n, (H?kk?),

58.20

44.24

14. Sai Ying-p‘?n, (P?nt?),

51.63

34.16

15. Sh?i W?ng

19.37

8.00

16. Sh?u-ki W?ng.

45.29

21.80

17. Shek ?,

19.04

11.25

18. Shek-t'ong Ts?i,.

44.33

19.33

19. Sheung W?n,

61.87

34.54

20. Stanley,

42.61

32.18

21. T?i-kok Tsui,...

30.38

9.81

22. T?i Wong Kung,

46.08

29.19

23. Tang-lung Chau, (H?kk?),

19.90

11.84

24. Tang-lung Chau, (Punt?),

24.15

16.40

25. T'?-kw? W?n, (H?kk?),

25.11

16.40

26. T'?-kw? W?n, (Hok-l?),

18.90

15.96

27. Ts'at Tsz-m?i,

28. W?n-tsai,

29. Wong-nai Ch?ng,

30. Yau-m? Ti,

12.46

5.81

84.38

50.59

19.71

13.76

24.46

10.92

1,414

974

1,271.09

836.30

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

TABLE VI.

SUMMARY of ENROLMENT and ATTENDANCE at the Government Schools for the last Thirteen Years.

1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874

1862

1863 1864

1865

Total Enrolment for the Year,

Max. Daily Attendee., (monthly average),

733 535 502 597 623 700 621 469 417 535 572 610

916 942 1,302 664 748 950

1,292 |1,480 |1,838 | 1,931 937 1,157 1,326 |1,271

Minimum Monthly Enrolment, Min. Daily Attendee., (monthly average),

414 505 299 301

434 418 435 533 324 330 337 408

572 627 683 460 504 556

741 837 852 974 571 665

836 760

1. January,

2. February,

3. March,

4. April,

5. May,

TABLE VII.

ENROLMENT and ATTENDANCE at the Central School during 1874.

6. June,

7. July,

8. August,

9. September,

10. October,

11. November,

12. December,

Total Number of Scholars present during the year, Average Monthly Enrolment,

Average Daily Attendance for the year,..

TABLE VIII.

Number Enrolled.

Average Daily Attendance.

325

313.03

309

299.09

381

359.25

397

354.70

374

348.58

379

345.52

379

354.82

376

358.40

381

356.90

375

350.12

376

341.03

370

342.67

528.00

368.50

347.45

Maximum Minimum | Daily

Monthly Monthly Attendance

SCHOOLS receiving GRANTS-IN-AID under the Provisions of the Scheme of 1873.

Average Daily Attendance

Maximum

Minimum Daily Attendance

Total Enrolment

Amount

Enrolment. Enrolment.

(Monthly

Average.)

Average).

for the Year.

of Grant.

1. Basel Mission Girls' School,

$299.00€

2. Baxter School, (Sai Ying-p'?n),

71.50

3. Baxter School, (Staunton Street),

109.00

4. Baxter School, (T'?i-p'ing Sh?n),

5. London Mission School, (T?i-p'ing Sh?n),

6. London Mission School, (W?n-tsai),

7. St. Saviour's Day School,

8. St. Stephen's Church School,

9. Victoria Boys' School,.......

282

76.00

215.00

226.00

115

193.00

118.00

84.00

TABLE IX,

632

$1,391.50

NUMBER of UNEDUCATED CHILDREN in the Colony in 1874.

Number of Children in the Colony under Sixteen Years of Age, as per last Census, Deduct, as being under Six Years af Age, say,

20,664

7,564

Deduct, as attending Schools of all denominations, say,

3,800

11,364

Total Number of Uneducated Children,....

9,300

FREDERICK STEWART, Inspector of Schools.

APPENDIX.

GRANTS-IN-AID.

For the better promotion of Elementary Education in the Colony, the Government of Hongkong is prepared to assist schools on the system of Grants-in-aid, subject to the following conditions:-

1. Before any grant can be made to a school, the Government must be satisfied that—

(a.) The school is conducted as a public elementary school.

(b.) The school is not carried on with a view to private emolument.

(c.) The school premises are healthy, well lighted, drained and ventilated, properly furnished, and contain sufficient

internal space for the average attendance.

(d.) The master is competent.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

(e.) The average attendance is not under twenty.

(J) The time devoted to secular instruction is not less that four hours daily.

(g) The school roll is carefully kept, and proper discipline maintained.

(h.) The organization is good, and the work conducted in accordance with a proper time-table.

2. The Government will not interfere in any way with—

(a.) The religious instruction of a school.

(b.) The hours for such instruction, provided they are either before or after the four hours of secular instruction

required by this code.

(c.) The appointment of a teacher, provided he is competent.

(d.) The school books, provided they are sufficient, as regards the secular instruction which they contain, for the

purposes of the Standards hereafter to be referred to.

(e.) The style of handwriting, but a bold round hand is recommended for European writing.

The stipulations of this code, without six months' previous notice in the Gazette.

3. Grants will be subject to a cumulative reduction of five per cent on the whole sum gained by a school, in each case where the Inspector reports defects in—

(a.) The teaching.

(b.) The accommodation.

(c.) The keeping of the school roll.

(d) The organization.

(e.) The discipline.

(f) The books and apparatus.

Due regard in all these cases will be had to circumstances.

4. A school receiving a grant must be-

(a.) Open at all times to Government inspection.

(b.) Represented by a Manager, distinct from the teacher, who will conduct all correspondence with the Govern-

ment, sign the Receipt for the grant, and furnish all Returns which the Government may require.

5. In the case of Chinese schools not under European supervision, the Inspector will be Manager when necessary.

　　6. The Government will not bind itself to give grants to all schools claiming them under the foregoing conditions, but will be guided by the circumstances of each case, and by the amount of money at its disposal for educational purposes. In all cases where a grant is refused, the reasons for the refusal will be given.

　　7. The Government will reserve to itself the power to withdraw or reduce grants. In all cases, the reasons for the withdrawal or reduction will be given. No grant will be withdrawn, or materially reduced, until a second examination has been held by the examiner assisted by two assessors, the one chosen by the Government and the other by the Manager.

8. One-fourth of the total grant made to a school will be handed to the teacher as a personal payment. In the event of a change of masters, each will receive his proportion of this sum, according to the period of his service. If a master is dismissed, his share of the grant will go to the school.

　　9. A detailed account, with the proper vouchers, of the expenditure of the remaining three-fourths must be furnished by the Manager annually.

10. Grants will be made for definite results in SECULAR INSTRUCTION only.

　　11. These results will be ascertained at the annual examination of the school by the Inspector, or by such examiners as the Government may appoint.

12. Examiners who are not in the service of the Government will be paid for their assistance.

13. Schools eligible for grants-in-aid will be-

Class I.-Schools in which a Chinese education is given.

Class II. Schools in which a Chinese education is given, with English in addition.

Class III.-Schools in which a European education is given in the Chinese language.

Class IV.-Schools in which a European education is given in any European language.

Class V.-Schools in which a European education is given in any European language, with Chinese in addition.

　　14. The basis of examination will be two hundred daily attendances of not less than four hours each, at secular instruc- tion, in the course of the year.

15. Children who have satisfied that condition will be examined in accordance with the following standards.

16. For Schools in Class I. (Schools in which a Chinese education is given.)

STANDARD I.

1. Reading. Two pages of the First Book used in the school.

2. Writing. From dictation, five common characters in the same book.

3. Repetition. Two pages of the same book.

Value of a pass in this Standard, two dollars.

STANDARD II.

1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding fifty characters in the Second Book used in the school.

2. Writing. From dictation, ten consecutive characters in the same book.

3. Repetition.-A short paragraph of the same book.

Copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two

of the other subjects.

Value of a pass in this Standard, four dollars.

STANDARD III.

1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding sixty characters in the Third Book used in the school.

2. Writing. From dictation, twenty consecutive characters in the same book.

3. Repetition. A short paragraph of the same book.

4. Explanation.-The first fifty characters of the same book.

Copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three

of the other subjects.

Value of a pass in this Standard, five dollars.

STANDARD IV.

1. Reading.A passage not exceeding seventy characters in the Fourth Book used in the school.

2. Writing. From memory, a passage not exceeding thirty characters in the same book.

3. Explanation.-Simple phrases in the first ten pages of the same book.

4. Composition.—An antithetical sentence () of not more than three characters.

5. Geography.-General outlines of China Proper.

Copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of

the other subjects.

Value of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

STANDARD V.

1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding eighty characters in the Fifth Book used in the school.

2. Writing. From memory, a passage not exceeding forty characters in the same book.

3. Explanation.-A passage not exceeding twenty characters in the same book. Orally or in writing at the

option of the examiner.

4. Composition.-A very short theme.

5. Geography.-The Canton Province, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.

Copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.

Value of a pass in this Standard, seven dollars.

STANDARD VI.

1. Reading. A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in the Sixth Book used in the school.

2. Writing. From memory, a passage not exceeding fifty characters in the same book.

3. Explanation.-A passage not exceeding thirty characters in the same book. Orally or in writing at the option

of the examiner.

4. Composition.—A short theme.

5. Geography.-The Chinese Empire.

Copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.

Value of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.

17. For Schools in Class II. (Schools in which a Chinese education is given, with English in addition.)

STANDARD I.

The same as Standard I for schools in Class I.

Value of a pass in this Standard, two dollars.

STANDARD II.

In addition to Standard II for schools in Class I,

4. English Reading.-A short sentence from the First Book used in the school, with explanation of single words

in Chinese.

5. English Writing.-From dictation, a short sentence in the same book.

English copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed

in four of the other subjects.

Value of a pass in this Standard, four dollars and a half.

STANDARD III.

In addition to Standard III for schools in Class I,

5. English Reading.-A short passage in the Second Book used in the school, with explanation in Chinese. 6. English Writing.-From dictation, an ordinary sentence in the same book.

English copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed

in five of the other subjects.

Value of a pass in this Standard, five dollars and a half.

STANDARD IV.

In addition to Standard IV for schools in Class I,

6. English Reading.-A short passage in the Third Book used in the school, with explanation in Chinese. 7. English Writing.-From dictation, a short passage in the same book.

8. English Grammar.-Ability to distinguish the parts of speech in a short sentence in the same book.

English copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed

in seven of the other subjects.

Value of a pass in this Standard, six dollars and a half.

STANDARD V.

In addition to Standard V for schools in Class I,

6. English Reading.-A short passage in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanation in Chinese. 7. English Writing.-From dictation, a short passage in the same book.

8. English Grammar.-Parsing a simple sentence in the same book.

9. Geography.-Outlines of Asia and Africa.

English copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed

in eight of the other subjects.

Value of a pass in this Standard, seven dollars and a half.

STANDARD VI.

In addition to Standard VI for schools in Class I,

6. English Reading.-An ordinary prose passage chosen by the examiner, with explanation in Chinese. 7. English Writing.-A short theme or letter.

8. English Grammar.-Analysis and parsing of a short ordinary sentence chosen by the examiner.

9. Geography.-Outlines of Europe and America, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.

English copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.

Value of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars and a half.

18. For Schools in Class III. (Schools in which a European education is given in the Chinese language.)

STANDARD I.

1. Reading.-Two pages of the First Book used in the school.

2. Writing.-Five common characters from dictation.

3. Arithmetic.-Notation.

Value of a pass in this Standard, two dollars. STANDARD II.

1. Reading. A passage not exceeding fifty characters in the Second Book used in the school.

2. Writing. From dictation, ten consecutive characters in the same book.

3. Arithmetic.-Simple Addition and Subtraction, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standard.

Copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two

of the other subjects.

Valuc of pass in this Standard, four dollars.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

STANDARD III.

1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding sixty characters in the Third Book used in the school, with explanation in

colloquial Chinese.

2. Writing. From dictation, twenty consecutive characters in the same book.

3.-Arithmetic.-Simple Multiplication, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.

Copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two

of the other subjects.

Value of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.

STANDARD IV.

1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding seventy characters in the Fourth Book used in the school, with ex-

planation in colloquial Chinese.

2. Writing. From dictation, thirty consecutive characters in the same book.

3. Arithmetic.-The Simple Rules.

Geography.-General outlines of China Proper.

Copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three

of the other subjects.

Value of a pass in this Standard, seven dollars.

STANDARD V.

1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding eighty characters in the Fifth Book used in the school, with explanation in

colloquial Chinese.

2. Writing. From memory, a passage not exceeding forty characters in the same book.

3. Arithmetic.-Reduction (Chinese Tables) and Simple Proportion, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous

Standards.

4. Geography.The Canton Province, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.

5. History. The first half of the History used in the school."

Copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in

four of the other subjects.

Value of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.

STANDARD VI.

1. Reading.-A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in any book used in the school, with explanation

in colloquial Chinese.

2. Writing. From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner.

3. Arithmetic.-Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards. 4. Geography.The Chinese Empire.

5. History. The History used in the school.

Copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.

Note.-The school books

19. For Schools in Class IV.

Value of a pass in this Standard, nine dollars.

may be wholly or partially in the Romanized Character, at the option of the Manager.

(Schools in which a European education is given in any European language.)

STANDARD I.

1. Reading-Accurate pronunciation of each word in a passage not exceeding five lines in the First Book used

in the school.

2. Writing.-Copy on a slate or black board a line of print in the same book, and write from dictation a few

common words.

3. Arithmetic.-Notation, Simple Addition, and Subtraction.

Value of pass in this Standard, two dollars. STANDARD II.

1. Reading.-Slow and distinct reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Second Book used in the school. 2. Writing.-A sentence from the same Book slowly read once, and then dictated in single words.

3. Arithmetic.-Multiplication Table, Simple Multiplication and Division, in addition to the Arithmetic of the

previous Standard.

Copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two

of the other subjects.

Value of a pass in this Standard, four dollars.

STANDARD III.

1. Reading.-Clear and intelligible reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Third Book used in the school. 2. Writing.-A sentence from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.

3. Arithmetic.-Compound Rules and Reduction, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.

4. Grammar.-Ability to distinguish the parts of speech in a short sentence in the Reading Book.

Copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three

of the other subjects.

Value of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.

STANDARD IV.

1. Reading.-Intelligent reading of a prose passage not exceeding fifteen lines in the Fourth Book used in the school. 2. Writing.-A sentence from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.

3. Arithmetic.-Simple and Compound Proportion, Simple Interest, and Practice, in addition to the Arithmetic

of the previous Standards.

4. Grammar.Parsing, orally or in writing at the option of the examiner, a simple sentence from the Reading

Book.

5. Geography.-Map of the World (general outlines) and Europe.

Copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four

of the other subjects.

Value of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875. 69

STANDARD V.

1. Reading.-Fluent and intelligent reading of a short ordinary paragraph chosen by the examiner from some

common book or newspaper.

2. Writing. From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner. Writing, spelling

and grammar will be taken into account.

3. Arithmetic.-Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.

Grammar.-Analysis and parsing, orally or in writing, of a complex sentence chosen by the examiner from an

ordinary book or newspaper.

5. Geography.-Asia, Africa and America, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.

Copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.

Value of a pass in this Standard, nine dollars. STANDARD VI.

1. Reading. To read with fluency and expression any ordinary piece of prose or poetry chosen by the examiner. 2. Writing.-A short theme, or letter, or easy paraphrase. Writing, spelling and grammar will be taken into account. 3. Arithmetic.-Compound Interest, Square and Cube Root, Profit and Loss, and Progression, in addition to the

Arithmetic of the previous Standards.

4. Grammar.-Analysis and parsing, orally or in writing, of an ordinary stanza of poetry chosen by the examiner. 5. Geography.-Ability to draw from memory a map of any of the Continents, the map to include the principal

rivers, mountains and cities in the Continent prescribed.

6. History. The first hundred pages of the History used in the school.

Copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.

Value of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars.

　　20.-For Schools in Class V. (Schools in which a European education is given in any European language, with Chinese in addition.)

STANDARD I.

The same as Standard I for schools in Class IV.

Value of a pass in this Standard, two dollars.

STANDARD II.

In addition to Standard II for schools in Class IV,

4. Chinese Reading -A page of the First Book used in the school, with explanation of single words in the prin-

cipal language taught in the school.

5. Chinese Writing.-From dictation, ten common characters.

Chinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed

in four of the other subjects.

Value of a pass in this Standard, four dollars and a half.

STANDARD III.

In addition to Standard III for schools in Class IV,

5. Chinese Reading-Two pages of the Second Book used in the school, with explanation.

6. Chinese Writing.-From dictation, twenty characters in the same book.

7. Chinese Speaking. Turning very short sentences into colloquial Chinese.

Chinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed

in six of the other subjects,

Value of a pass in this Standard, six dollars and a half.

STANDARD IV.

In addition to Standard IV for schools in Class IV,

6. Chinese Reading.-A short passage in the Third Book used in the school, with explanation.

7. Chinese Writing.-From dictation, forty characters in the same book.

8. Chinese Speaking.-Turning short sentences into colloquial Chinese.

Chinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed

in seven of the other subjects.

Value of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars and a half,

STANDARD V.

In addition to Standard V for schools in Class IV,

6. Chinese Reading.—A short passage in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanation.

7. Chinese Writing.-From memory, a short passage in the same book.

8. Chinese Speaking.—Turning a short passage in the same book into colloquial Chinese.

Chinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in

seven of the other subjects.

Value of a pass in this Standard, nine dollars and a half.

STANDARD VI.

In addition to Standard VI for schools in Class IV,

7. Chinese Reading.-An ordinary passage from a Chinese newspaper, with explanation. 8. Chinese Writing.-A short letter.

9. Chinese Speaking.-Fluent and correct colloquial Chinese,

Chinese copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.

Value of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars and a half.

21. In all cases where copy writing is taken, not less than one month's work must be shown to the examiner.

22. Scholars who are presented under Standards IV, V, and VI for schools in Classes III, IV, and V, may also be ex- amined in one or more of the following subjects, namely:-Algebra, Geometry, Physical Geography, and the Natural Sciences, provided they have previously passed in all the subjects contained in the Standards under which they are presented, and provided the subjects are taught in such a way as to graduate the instruction to the different standards. For example:-

Number.

THE HONGKong goverNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

EUCLID.

Standard IV. Book I. Propositions 1 to 20 inclusive.

Standard V. Book I.

Standard VI. Books I and II.

Value of a pass, in each of such cases, in Standard IV, one dollar, in addition to the proper value of the Standard; in Standard V. one dollar and a half, in addition to the proper value of the Standard; and in Standard VI, two dollars, in addition to the proper value of the Standard.

23. Managers of schools wishing to have scholars examined in one or more of these special subjects will, for the pre- sent, receive a graduated scheme for the subjects of their choice on application to the Inspector.

24. No grant will be made for any subject not specified in this code.

25. No capitation grant will be given for the mere attendance of scholars below Standard I.

26. No scholar will be examined twice in the same or in a lower Standard.

27. In Girls' schools, which may be ranged under any of the Classes, plain needlework will have the following values:-

Fair, one dollar. Good, one dollar and a half. Very good, two dollars.

28. In Chinese Girls' Schools, until further notice, one of the four hours for secular instruction may be assigned to needlework. In the Standards applicable to this class of Schools, Writing will be confined to common characters and Com- position may be omitted.

　29. All correspondence with the Government on subjects connected with this code must be sent through the Head of the Education Department for the time being.

1. What is the name of the School?

Application Schedule.

(To be filled up when application is made for a Grant-in-Aid.)

2. Is it a Public Elementary School? (a.)

3. Is it a Boys', or a Girls', or a Mixed School

4. Where is it situated ?

5. What are its Dimensions? (b.)

6. What is the Average Attendance? (c.)...

7. Is the school-work conducted by a Time Table? (d.)

8. Is there a regularly kept School Roll? (e.)

9. What Books are to be used under the several Standards? (?)...

10. What are the School-hours?

11. What four hours' are to be assigned to Secular Instruction?..

12. What Holidays are given, and when?

13. What is the Manager's name, and what is his profession or occupation?

14. What is the Master's name?.

15. How many years' experience as a teacher has he had?

16. What Assistants has he, and what are their names?

17. What is the Salary of the Master, and that of each of his Assistants?...

18. What annual sum is derived from School-fees?

19. What annual sum is derived from Donations and Subscriptions

20. Has the School any other, and what, means of support?

21. What are the various headings and amounts of Expenditure?

22. Is there any, and what, Debt connected with the School?

Signature of Applicant

Date of Application

(a.) A Public Elementary School shall mean a school where elementary education is the principal part of the education given, and where no

child is refused admittance on other than reasonable grounds.

(b.) Give the length, breadth and height of the room or rooms, with the extent of wall-space available for maps.

(c.) The Average Attendance is the total number of attendances marked in the roll within a certain period, divided by the number of days the

school has been taught during the same period.

(d.) Enclose a copy.

(e.) Enclose a specimen page.

(f.) Forward a copy of each.

Examination Schedule.

(To be filled up and forwarded to the Inspector seven clear days before the date fixed for the examination.)

Name of Scholar.

Age (on last Birthday).

Date of Admission to this School.

Year.

Month.

Number of Attendances of four hours each at Secular Instruction

in the year.

In what class in School. (The First Class means the highest. Commence with the lowest Class).

Under what

Standard Last examined.

Under what Standard Now

to be examined.

Signature of Manager

Date.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Inspector of Schools.

Remarks.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following List of Jurors for the Year commencing on the 1st March, 1875, as revised and amended by the Legislative Council, is published for general information.

By Command,

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 23rd February, 1875.

JURY LIST FOR 1875.

ALFRED LISTER,

Clerk of Councils.

Hongkong to wit.

I. SPECIAL JURORS.

NAME IN FULL.

Andr?, Adolph

Belilios, Emanuel Raphael Benecke, Otto Bertrand, Camile Beyer, Ludwig

Boyd, Matthew Wightman Burrows, Silas Enoch

Cama, Bomanjee Framjee Cope, Herbert

Cordes, Johannes Friedrich Coughtrie, James Billington

Dalrymple, Henry Liston Davis, Henry William Davis, James Kennard Deacon, Richard

De Guign?, Christian

Ede, Nathaniel Joseph

Forbes, John Murray, Jr. Forbes, William Howell

Geary, Robert Seymour Greig, James

Harrison, William Drought Heaton, Alexander McGlashan

Holliday, Joseph Farbridge Hoppius, Heinrich Howard, Thomas

OCCUPATION AND ADDRESS.

Merchant, Melchers & Co.

Merchant, Lyndhurst Terrace Merchant, Carlowitz & Co. Agent, Messageries Maritimes Merchant, Schellhass & Co. Manager, Chartered Bank Merchant, Burrows

Co.

Merchant, Peel Street Sub.-Manager, HK. & Shanghai Bank Merchant, Pustau & Co. Secretary, Ch. Fire Insurance Co.

Merchant, Birley & Co. Merchant, Purdon & Co. Agent, North-China Insur. Co. Broker, College Gardens Manager, Comptoir d'Escompte

Secretary, Union Insur. Society

Merchant, Russell & Co. Merchant, Russell & Co.

|Merchant, Olyphant & Co.

Manager, HK. & Shanghai Bank

Merchant, Butterfield & Swire Merchant, Praya Central Merchant, Holliday Wise & Co. Merchant, Siemssen & Co. Merchant, Howard & Co. Merchant, Siemssen & Co.

H?bbe, Paul Gerhard

Jensen, Rudolph Julius

Merchant, Burd & Co.

NAME IN FULL.

Kahn, Charles Karberg, Peter Kerr, Charles Morland

Landstein, William Rudolph Lapraik, John Steward Lemann, William Linstead, Theophilus Gee Lyall, Robert

McIver, Alexander Mylne, Henry Andrew

Nelson, Horatio Harrington Newton, Alexander Nicaise, Hippolyte

Overbeck, Gustave, Baron de

Parker, Charles Edward Pyke, Thomas

Remedios, Jo?o Henrique dos Remedios, Jos? Antonio dos Romano, Agostinho Guilherme Rozario, Marcos Calisto do Ruttonjee, Dhunjeebhoy

Sandeman, Robert Hill Sassoon, Frederick David Squier, J. Enston

Strack, Adolph Lebrecht Suenson, A.

Walker, Robert Wilson, Wilberforce

Young, William Stewart

OCCUPATION AND ADDRESS.

Merchant, Reiss & Co.

Merchant, Arnhold Karberg & Co. Manager, Oriental Bank

Merchant, Landstein & Co. Merchant, Lapraik & Co. Merchant, Gilman & Co.

Merchant, Queen's Road Merchant, Norton & Co.

Superintendent, P. & O. Co. Agent, Adamson Bell & Co.

Manager, Chartered Mercantile Bank Manager, Gas Works

Merchant, Borneo Company

Merchant, Pedder's Hill

Merchant, Heard & Co. Merchant, Birley & Co.

Merchant, J. J. dos Remedios & Co. Merchant, Remedios & Co.

Merchant, J. J. dos Remedios & Co.

Merchant, Rozario & Co.

Merchant, Pottinger Street

Manager, National Bank

Merchant, Sassoon & Co.

Superintendent, Ch. Sub. Telegr. Co.

Merchant, Deetjen & Co.

Superintendent, G. N. Telegr. Co.

|Merchant, Gough Street

Civil Engineer, Queen's Road

Merchant, Gilman & Co.

II. COMMON JURORS.

NAME IN FULL.

OCCUPATION AND ADDRESS.

NAME IN FULL.

OCCUPATION AND ADDRESS.

Addyman, Robert Fawcett Agabeg, Avietick Lazar, Jr. Agabeg, Gentlhoom Lazar Ahlman, Jens Anton Aitken, Alexander Gueddes Alabor, Johannes Alford, Edward Fleet

Alford, Robert Gervase

Allchin, Harry Alfred

Anthony, Elisha Dunbar

Anthony, Thomas Thornton Anton, James Ross Arnhold, Philipp

Arnold, Thomas

Arthur, William Monarch

Burnside

Ashton, Samuel

Azevedo, Fulgencio Hilario de

Baffey, George Washington

Assistant, Dock Co.

Broker, 12 Hollywood Road Broker, 59 Wyndham Street Assistant, P. & O. Co. Engineer, West Point Factory Merchant, Meyer Alabor & Co. Clerk, Jardine Matheson & Co. Surveyor, Stanley Street

Assistant, Chartered Mer. Bank Assistant, Russell & Co.

B(Continued.)

Bailie, Henry Clery Bain, William Neish Bains, James Hickling Baird, Charles William Baird, John Vincent Baker, Edward Martine Bamsey, William Sydney Baptista, Louren?o Maria Barowsky, C?sar Robert Barretto, Jo?o Antonio, Jr.

Storekeeper, Broadbear Anthony & Co. Barretto, Leopoldo Francisco

Broker, Club Chambers

Assistant, Arnhold Karberg & Co. Assistant, Heard & Co.

Schoolmaster, Diocesan Home. Master Mariner, Lapraik & Co. Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co.

Assistant, Pacific Mail Co.

Barros, Francisco Jorge Bastos, Hermenegildo Maria Battles, William Ward Beart, Edward Beaton, James

Behre, Ernst Johannes Bernhard, Robert Bertrand, Camile Beyer, Fritz Beyer, Ludwig

Blackwell, Richard

Manager, Novelty Iron Works Engineer, Ice Co.

Assistant, Sayle & Co.

Assistant, Holliday Wise & Co.

Assistant, Falconer & Co.

Secretary, Hotel Co.

[Assistant, Gas Co.

Assistant, Heard & Co.

Assistant, Carlowitz & Co.

Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co.

Assistant, Oriental Bank

Assistant, Siemssen & Co.

Merchant, Queen's Road

Secretary, Hongkong Club Assistant, Sugar Refinery Merchant

Ship Broker, Heinemann & Co. Agent, Messageries Maritimes Assistant, Pustau & Co.

Merchant, Schellhass & Co.

Assistant, Russell & Co.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

NAME IN FULL.

OCCUPATION AND ADDRESS.

NAME IN FULL

OCCUPATION AND ADDRESS.

B (Continued.)

Blakeman, Alexander Noel Bleecker, Alexander Blogg, John Amos

Bobers, Wilhelm Emil Wolf-

　gang von Boffey, William Bojesen, Carl Christian Bohlschau, Paul Julius Edward Botelho, Antonio Alexandrino Botelho, Francisco Sales Bottomley, Charles David Boustead, Robert Norman Boyes, Frederick

Braddon, Henry Edward Britto, Alexandre de Britto, Carlos A. de

Britto, Jos? de

Brockat, John

Brook, Walter

Brown, David

Brunckhorst, Emil Gottfried

Budde, Claus

Burjorjee, Cursetjee

Burrows, Silas Enoch

Buschmann, Rudolph Buse, Diedrich Johann Buse, Johann Bernhard

Bush, Lafayette Langsdale Byrne, John

Caldwell, Charles Francis Campos, E. P. de

Carvalho, Marcos Antonio de Chambers, Albert Fry Chapman, Samuel Chart, Arthur

Chastel, Edward Charles

Chater, Catchick Paul Chater, Theophilus Cheshire, Fleming D. Cheyne, Arthur

Cohen, Charles Coleman Cohen, Henry

Colla?o, Leonardo Francisco

Augusto

Collings, Clarence E.

Considine, Denis

Constantine, Ernest

Cook, Jesse

Cooke, Robert

Cope, Augustus Edward Costa, Jos? Phillippe da Costa, Polycarpe Antonio da Cox, James Henry

Cox, John Samuel Crawford, Henry

Creyk, James Gregory Grant Croker, John William

Cruickshank, William

Cruz, Evaristo da

Cullen, James Gourlay

D'Almeida, Jos?

Danenberg, Carlos

Darby, William Homfray Fuller

David, Solomon Jacob

Degenaer, Frederick

Deneke, Carl Theodor

De Rusett, William

De Souza, Marcellino

Detmers, Wilhelm

Dickie, Henry

Dittmer, Friedrich Christian

Dolan, William

Donald, Thomas

Dorabjee Nowrojee

Doral, Phillip Robert

Dougal, William

Driscoll, John James

Droege, Albert

Driscoll, Thomas Nathaniel

Duff, Archibald

Dunn, William Edward Henry

Easton, Samuel

Edwards, William Cochran Elwell, Francis Flagg Emanuel, Joseph Moses Emory, George Bache Espantoso, Antonio

Secretary, Indo-Ch. Sugar Co. Assistant, Sailors' Home Assistant, Butterfield & Swire

Assistant, Pustau & Co. Assistant, Lane Crawford & Co. Assistant, G. N. Telegraph Co. Assistant, Schellhass & Co. Assistant, Adamson Bell & Co. Assistant, Olyphant & Co. Broker, Club Chambers Assistant, Sayle & Co. Assistant, Deetjen & Co. Broker, Hongkong Hotel Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co. Old Bailey Street

Assistant, P. & O. Co. Assistant, Dock Co.

Assistant, Ch. Sub. Telegraph Co. Wellington Street

Assistant, Schellhass & Co, Merchant, Dreyer & Co. Assistant, Tata & Co. Merchant, Burrows & Co. Assistant, Schellhass & Co. Assistant, Carlowitz & Co, Assistant, Peil & Co. Assistant, Russell & Co, Assistant, Sayle & Co.

Assistant, Chartered Mer. Bank Assistant, P. & O. Co, Assistant, Turner & Co. Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co. Professor of Music, Pottinger Street, Manager, Victoria Foundry Merchant, Queen's Road Broker, 17 Caine Road

Broker, 17 Caine Road Assistant, Heard & Co. Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co. Broker, 53 Wyndham Street Merchant, 49 Wyndham Street

Assistant, Messageries Maritimes Accountant, 20 Praya Central Assistant, T. Algar

Assistant, A. R. Marty

Assistant, Sayle & Co.

Manager, Patent Slip

Assistant, HK, & Shanghai Bank Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co, Assistant, Heard & Co. Assistant, Turner & Co.

Storekeeper, Lane Crawford & Co, Assistant, Lane Crawford & Co. Assistant, HK. & Shanghai Bank Assistant, Novelty Iron Works Assistant, McEwen Frickel & Co. Assistant, Arnhold Karberg & Co. Superintendent, Steam Bakery

Assistant, Russell & Co. Assistant, Reiss & Co. Assistant, Gibb Livingston & Co. Assistant, E. D. Sassoon & Co. Merchant, D'Aguilar Street Assistant, Pustau & Co. Assistant, P. & O. Co.

Assistant, HK. & W. Dock Co.

Assistant, R?decker & Co.

Manager, Sugar Refinery

Assistant, Sander & Co.

Store K., McEwen Frickel & Co. Assistant, Gas Works Manager, Hongkong Hotel

Assistant, Bottomley & Hughes

Assistant, Chartered Bank

Assistant, Hongkong Ice Co.

Clothier, 47, Queen's Road

Assistant, R?decker & Co. Assistant, P. & O. Co. Assistant, Lane Crawford & Co.

Engineer, Easton & Co.

Merchant, Edwards Rozario & Co. Assistant, Russell & Co. Shipwright, Spratt & Co. Agent, Pacific Mail Co.

Agent, Staunton Street

E (Continued.)

Everett, Henry Ezekiel, Marcus David

Fairbairn, John Farrell, Edwin Feibel, Charles

Photographer, Wyndham Street Assistant, E. D. Sassoon & Co.

Storekeeper, Lane Crawford & Co, Assist., Lammert Atkinson & Co. Assistant, Comptoir D'Escompte

Figueiredo, Henrique Caetano Victor Assistant, Heard & Co. Figueiredo,Jos? Miguel Victor de [de Broker, Staunton Street

Fischer, Gustav Fisher, Samuel Flemming, Leopold Forrest, Thomas

Foster, Frederick Thomas

Pearce

Fowles, Thomas William Fox, John Young Francis, Francis Freerks, Carl Rudolph Freire, Francisco Furze, Joseph

Gale, Edward

Gardner, William Georg, Erich George, Edward Gill, John Gillies, David

Glover, Thomas Gibson Gomes, Francisco d'Assis Gomes, Augusto Jos? Gomes, Jo?o Baptista, Jr. Gomes, M. A. Gonsalves, Constancio

Goosmann, Johann Nicolaus Grant, John Greaves, Vincent Green, Thomas Greig, James

Groosmann, Christian Friedrich Grote, Max. Carl Johann Guedes, Jos? Maria, Jr. Guedes, Florindo

Gunn, Donald Alexander

McDonald

Gutierrez, Jocelyn Antonio

Habgood, Thomas Edgeworth Haden, Charles Sydenham Hall, Thomas

Hallowell, Thomas Handley, Edward Richard Hancock, Alfred Hancock, Sydney Hanlon, Joseph Martin Hauschild, Louis Hauschild, Richard Head, Francis Somerville Heermann, Carl

Held, Richard Charles Helland, Adolph Henderson, Fullarton Herbs, Edward Hertz, A.

Heuerman, Friederich Wilhelm Heyde, Oscar von de Heywood, Henry Cleland Hickling, Bains Joseph Hind, John

Hockmeyer, Friedrich Hodgkins, John Rosevear Holmes, George

Holton, Charles Frederick

Hook, Thomas Richard Seppings

Horgan, John Francis

Hughes, John Robert

Hughes, Rowland Jones Hughes, William Kerfoot Humby, John Humphreys, William Griffiths Hyndman, Henrique

Iburg, James Charles Henry Inglis, John

Assistant, Meyer Alabor Co.

Assist., Lammert Atkinson & Co. Assistant, Siemssen & Co.

Assistant, Chartered Bank

Assistant, Birley & Co.

Assistant, Sayle & Co. Assistant, Sugar Refinery Gage Street

Store K., Freerks Rodatz & Co, Assistant, T. G. Linstead

Assistant, Ch. Sub. Telegr. Co.

Watchman, Jardine Matheson & Co.

Boarding House-keeper, Queen's Rd,

Assistant, Siemssen & Co.

Assistant, Holliday Wise & Co.

Assistant, Gas Co.

Engineer, Hongkong Hotel

Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co.

[Merchant, Brand?o & Co.

Merchant, Brand?o & Co.

Assistant, Dock Co.

Assistant, HK. & Shanghai Bank Assistant, Melchers & Co. Assistant, Lapraik & Co.

Proprietor, Crown & Anchor Inn Suptdg. Engineer, P & O. Co. Assistant, P. & O. Co. Merchant, Queen's Road Assistant, Melchers & Co.

Auctioneer, 19 Wellington Street Assistant, Guedes & Co.

Assistant, HK. & Shanghai Bank Assistant, Russell & Co.

Accountant, Schmidt & Co, Assistant, Gilman & Co. Assistant, Butterfield & Swire Innkeeper, Star Tavern Plumber, 39 Praya West Broker, Seymour Road Hongkong Club Teacher, Hollywood Road Assistant, German Consulate Assistant, Meyer Alabor & Co. Assistant, Heard & Co. Assistant, Gaupp & Co.

Assistant, Vogel Hagedorn & Co. Hollywood Road

Assistant, Russell & Co.

Assistant, McEwen Frickel & Co. Assistant, Carlowitz & Co.

Assistant, McEwen Frickel & Co.

Assistant, Siemssen & Co.

Assistant, Heard & Co.

Assistant, Sayle & Co.

Draper, Thomson & Hind

Assistant, Siemissen & Co. Assistant, Heard & Co. Broker, Pedder's Hill

Ice House

Shipping Agent, Praya

Agent, Tudor Co.

Assistant, Ch. Mercantile Bank Agent, Derode Freres, H.K. Club Broker, Gough Street Innkeeper, Empire Tavern Assistant, McEwen Frickel & Co. Assistant, Sugar Refinery

Professor of Music, Caine Road Engineer, Victoria Foundry

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

NAME IN FULL.

OCCUPATION AND ADDRESS.

NAME IN FULL.

OCCUPATION AND ADDRESS.

James, Horatio Gay Jameson, James Nelson Jenkins, Andrew Jesus, Joaquim Victor de Jesus, Jo?o Antonio de Johannes, Stephen Paul Johnson, George Frederick Jordan, Paul

Jorge, Acurcio

Jorge, Francisco Jos? Vicente Just, Hermann Zadick

Keating, James

Kees, Otto

Keiser, Jules

Keller, John

Keller, William

Kennedy, John

Ki?r, Hans

Kirby, William

Kneebone, George Ashwall

Koch, Conrad

Kock, Christian

Koss, Friedrich Wilhelm

Kotwall, Hormusjee Rustomjee Khumbata, Pestonjee Eduljee Krebs, Carl

Krug, Carl Friedrich August

Kruse, Johann Carl

Kuhlmann, Carl Theodor Henry Kyle, John

Kyle, Thomas D.

Ladage, Carl Wilhelm Heinrich Lammert, George Reinhold Lapsley, William Laurence, Joseph

Lawyer, Eduljee Sapoorjee Legge, William

Leitch, Robert McRechnie Lembke, Justus Peter Lemcke, Heinrich Wilhelm Lentz, William Henry Levy, Alexander

Lewis, Arthur James

Leys, Ferdinand

Liddell, James Gilmour

Lilley, Elijah

Lima, Jos? Maria d'Oliveira

Lindsley, John

Lowe, Robert

Loxley, William Richard

Lutkens, Ludwig Siegmund Luz, Januario Antonio da

MacClymont, Archibald MacDonald, John Mackay, George S. Maclean, Hector Coll Maclehose, James Henry MacNamara, Jolin Mallory, Laurence

Manger,

Alfred Thomas

Manger, Joseph Edward

Manuel, Thomas

Mardfeldt, Johannes Friedrich

Marks, David

Mathissen, Wilhelm

May

McBain, George

McCallum, John

McConachie, Alexander

McCulloch, David

McEwen, Alexander Palmer

McLeod, Joseph

McNidder, David

McNulty, John

敷

Mehta, Murcherjee M.

Mehta, Murcherjee Nerwanjee

Melbye, Emil

Mellish, Edward

Mendel, Louis

Meveety, James

Meyenberg, Victor Louis Meyerink, Hermann Friedrich Middleton, William Nixon Millar, Andrew

Miller, Augustus

Mody, Hormusjee Nowrojee

Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co. Assistant, Olyphant & Co. Boarding Housekeeper, Qu.'s Rd. Assistant, HK. & W. Dock Co. Assistant, Turner & Co. Assistant, E. D. Sassoon & Co. Assistant, P. & O. Co.

Assistant, HK. & Shanghai Bank Assistant, HK. & Shanghai Bank Assistant, Russell & Co. Broker, German Club

Assistant, Driscoll & Co. Assistant, Hesse & Co. Watchmaker, Gaupp & Co. Assistant, Sailors' Home.

Assistant, Ice Company

Assistant, Williams' Stables Merchant, Club Chambers

Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co. Broker, Wanchai

Assistant, Deetjen & Co.

Innkeeper, City of Hamburg Inn Clothier, Koss & Co. Broker, Hollywood Road Merchant, Tata & Co. Assistant, Melchers & Co. Assistant, Kruse & Co. Storekeeper, Kruse & Co. Storekeeper, Kruse & Co. Engineer, Ice Company Engineer, Ice Company

Clothier, Koss & Co.

Storekeeper, Pedder's Wharf Assistant, Sugar Refinery Assistant, Sugar Refinery Assistant, Degaria & Co., Peel St. Assistant, Russell & Co.

North-China Insurance Company Merchant, Justus Lembke & Co. Assistant, G. N. Telegraph Co. Assistant, Afong & Co. Assistant, Landstein & Co. Assistant, China Fire Insur. Co. Carpenter, Patent Slip Assistant, Dock Company Clothier, Lyndhurst Terrace Assistant, Holliday Wise & Co. Merchant, Frazar & Co. Assistant, Easton & Co. Assistant, Sayle & Co. Assistant, Pustau & Co. Assistant, Olyphant & Co.

Hongkong Club

Shipwright, Praya West Assistant, HK. & W. Dock Co. Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co. Assistant, T. G. Linstead Surveyor, 12 Seymour Terrace Assistant, Burrows & Co. Merchant, Lapraik & Co. Assistant, Lapraik & Co.

Assistant, Marty & Co. Assistant, Melchers & Co.

Furniture Dealer, Pottinger St. Assistant, Degenaer & Co. Teacher, St. Paul's College Broker, Burd's Alley Assistant, Lane Crawford & Co. Assistant, McEwen Frickel & Co. Assistant, Turner & Co. Assistant, Holliday Wise & Co. Assistant, Gibb Livingston & Co. Assistant, HK. & W. Dock Co. Innkeeper, British Hotel. Merchant, Ghandy & Co. H. Framjee & Co., Hollywood Rd. Assistant, Burd & Co.

Bill Broker, Hongkong Hotel Merchant, Arnhold Karberg & Co. Assist., Star Tavern, Queen's Rd. Assist., Gaupp & Co., Queen's Rd. Assistant, Meyer Alabor & Co. Broker, Club Chambers

Plumber, 1 Queen's Road East Assistant, P. & O. Co. Broker, Lyndhurst Terrace

M (Continued.)

Moir, A.

Moore, Edward Moore, William Henry Moore, William Porter Morgan, Charles Henry Morgan, William Mostyn Morris, Alfred George Morrison, Alexander Morrison, James Kennedy Mortimer, Henry William Mosely, John A. Moses, S. M. Moss, Dominick

Muncherjee, Dadabhoy Munday, Nelson Murray, Reginald

Nazer, John Stewart

Nicholson, George Hansen Noble, John

Notley, Walter Hyde Nunes, Abaylard Antonio Nunn, Charles Faulkner

Olson, John O'Ryan, John Oxley, Edward Hayes Ozorio, Candido Antonio Ozorio, Candido Julio

Parker, Thomas Daniel Cox Patel, Bomorjee Byramjee Paulsen, Waldemar Pearse, John Batten Pearson, Thomas Peil, Fritz

Pereira, Adri?o Aloysius Pereira, Alfredo Maria da Roza Pereira, Ignacio Pires Permewan, Richard Tremayne Peschke, George Bernhard Peterson, Christian Frederick

William Petrie, James Ivory Plac?, Filomeno Louren?o Poesnecker, Lorenz Polishwalla, Merwanjee

Byramjee Poulsen, Emile August Purchase, Edward Joseph

R?decker, Richard Hermann Rapp, Fritz Rathbone, William Raven, Ernst August Ray, Edward Constant Ray, William Henry Raynal, Gustave

Reddie, Arthur Campbell Reett, Wilhelm Ludwig Martin Reichert, Theodor Andr?

Remedios, Alexandre Antonio dos Remedios, Alexandrino Francisco dos Remedios, Aurelio Guilherme dos Remedios, Demetrio Antonio dos Remedios, Francisco Jos? dos Remedios, Geraldo dos Remedios, Januario Antonio dos Remedios, Jeronimo Miguel dos Restalie, Albert Rhodes, Percival Ribeiro, Alfredo Vieira Ribeiro, Athanazio Francisco Rickard, Ferdinand Roberts, James Hackett Robertson, James Robinson, John

Rodatz, Gottfried Carl Friedrich

Rogers, Frederick R. Rose, Edward Rose, Thomas Isaac Ross, William

Roza, Antonio Braz da Roza, Daniel da

Roza, Jos? Francisco Campos da Roza, Maximiano Maria Campos Rozario, Luiz Antonio do

Assistant, HK. & W. Dock Co. Assistant, Union Insur. Society Storekeeper, Lammert Atkinson & Co. Hair Dresser, Queen's Road Broker, Club Chambers Broker, Pedder's Hill

Broker, Hermitage, Caine Road Assistant, Sugar Refinery

Assistant, Oriental Bank

Assistant, E. E. A. & C. Telegr. Co.

Assistant, Sassoon & Co.

Assistant, E. D. Sassoon & Co.

Merchant, Caine Road

Merchant, Hollywood Road

Assistant, Sayle & Co.

Accountant, Chartd. Mer. Bank

Assistant, Inglis & Co. Great Northern Telegraph Co. Assistant, Falconer & Co. Merchant, Queen's Road Assistant, Hook & Co.

Assistant, Gibb Livingston & Co.

Proprietor, National Tavern Shipwright, McDonald & Co. Assist. HK. & Shanghai Bank Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co. Assistant, Baron de Overbeck

Assistant, Gas Company Broker, Hollywood Road Assistant, Dock Company Assistant, Thomas & Hind

Assistant, Landstein & Co. Merchant, Pedder's Wharf

Assistant, Pacific Mail

Assistant, HK. & Shanghai Bank

Assistant, Heard & Co.

Assistant, Standford & Co.

Assistant, HK. & S. Bank

Innkeeper, German Tavern Assistant, Purdon & Co. Assistant, Comptoir d'Escompte Assistant, Arnhold Karberg & Co.

Broker, Peel Street Assistant, G. N. Telgr. Co. Assistant, Sugar Refinery

Merchant, Krummenacher & Co. Storekeeper, Blackhead & Co. Assistant, Falconer & Co.

Assistant, Sander & Co.

Shipbroker, Pedder Street

Assistant, Heard & Co.

Merchant, Stanley Street

Assistant, Holliday Wise & Co.

Assistant, Gaupp & Co. Assistant, Blackhead & Co. Assistant, J.J. dos Remedios & Co. Assistant, Lapraik & Co.

Assistant, Lapraik & Co.

Assistant, Remedios & Co.

Assistant, Lapraik & Co.

Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co. Assistant, Butterfield & Swire Assistant, J. J. dos Remedios & Co. Assistant, Messageries Maritimes Assistant, Sassoon & Co.

Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co.. Assistant, Borneo Company

Assistant, Smith's Boarding House

Assistant, Gilman & Co.

Assistant, Lane Crawford & Co.

Broker, Morrison Hill

Storekeeper, Praya Central

Assistant, Lammert Atkinson & Co..

Innkeeper, Oriental Hotel.

Assistant, Borneo Company Assistant, Falconer & Co. Assistant, Birley & Co. Assistant, Chartered Bank Assistant, Birley & Co.

da Assistant, Birley & Co.

Assistant, Pacific Mail Company

THE HONGKong goverNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

NAME IN FULL.

OCCUPATION AND ADDRESS.

NAME IN FULL.

OCCUPATION AND ADDRESS.

R (Continued.)

Rozario, Sabino Reis do Ruttmann, Johann Alexan der

Heinrich

S?, Francisco de

Sands, George Underhill

Sapoorjee, Eduljee

Saul, Meyer Moses

Schlepper, Julius Franz

Schmidt, Ferdinand

Schmidt, Hermann Carl

Merchant, Edwards Rozario & Co.

Assistant, Arnhold Karberg & Co.

Assistant, Lane Crawford & Co. Manager, Canton S. S. Co.

Assistant, P. & O. Co.

Assistant, Sassoon & Co.

Sayle, Boardman Broadhead Dalton Assistant, Sayle & Co.

Schmidt, William August Fer-

dinand

Schnell, T.

Schriever, Wilhelm

Assistant, Pustau & Co. Assistant, Vogel Hagedorn & Co. Assistant, Arnhold Karberg & Co.

Gun-maker, Peel Street Assistant, Peil & Co.

Assistant, Siemssen & Co.

Schultz, Hermann Wilhelm M?nster Assistant, Wieler & Co.

Schuster, Jacob Fritz

Scott, George Oswald Scott, Robert

Scott, William Lackland Seabra, Francisco Antonio Seimund, Carl Heinrich Sewell, Thomas William Sharp, Granville

Shellim, Ezekiel Shellim Sheppard, Herbert Siebs, Nicolaus August Siegfried, Carl Wilhelm Silberman, Zebal

Silva, Emiliano Maria da Silva, Ernesto Estev?o da Silva, Jos? Pedro Nolasco da Silva, Miguel Antonio da Silva, Polidoro Francisco da Simmonds, Charles Murray Simonis, Hugo Slater, Harry George Smith, Andrew

Smith, Charles Vincent

Smith, Edward Underhill Smith, Henry Smith, Henry Smith, Herbert

Smith, James Bradlee Smith, John

Smith, John Grant

Smith, Peter

Smith, Stuart

Solomon, Raphael Jacob

Southan, John

Souza, Antonio Jos? da Silva e

Souza, Jo?o Jos? da Silva e

Souza, Miguel de

Spencer, William

Spratt, William Bolton

Stael, Leonhard

Stanford, Benjamin Robert

Stanford, George Alfred

Steil, Friedrich Richard

Steward, Sailors' Home

Assistant, Oriental Bank

Assistant, P. & O. Co.

Assistant, Victoria Foundry

Broker, Gough Street

Storekeeper, Broadbear Anthony & Co. Assistant, McEwen Frickel & Co.

Broker, Bank Buildings Merchant, E. D. Sassoon Assistant, Peil & Co. Assistant, Siemssen & Co. Merchant, Pustau & Co. Agent, Lyndhurst Terrace Assistant, Oriental Bank Assistant, Sugar Refinery Broker, Wyndham Street

Co.

Assistant, Chartered Mercantile Bank Assistant, Butterfield & Swire. Assistant, China Fire Insur. Co. Assistant, Pustau & Co.

Assistant, Sayle & Co.

Assistant, Falconer & Co.

Assistant, Russell & Co. Assistant, Olyphant & Co.

Accountant, HK. & Shanghai Bank Assistant, HK. & W. Dock Co. Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co. Assistant, Olyphant & Co. Merchant, Blackhead & Co. Storekeeper, McEwen Frickel & Co. Boarding H.keeper, Queen's Rd.

Assistant, Sayle & Co.

Assistant, E. D. Sassoon & Co.

Assistant, P. & O. Co.

Printer, De Souza & Co.

Assistant, Union Insurance Society.

Assistant, Sugar Refinery

Shipwright, Praya East

Merchant, Hesse & Co.

Shipwright, Praya East Assistant, Lane Crawford & Co. Broker, Heinemann & Co.

Victoria, Hongkong, 1st February, 1875.

S (Continued.)

Stevens, Hildebrand William

Havelock Stevens, Jacob Steward, George Steward, John

Stockhausen, Francis Walde-

mar George von Stolterfoht, Hermann Str?m, Georg Buntzen

Taufer, Edward Taufer, George Taylor, Charles Smith Taylor, Henry Howard Terry, James William Thompson, Charles Edward Thompson, William James Thornton, Edward Parry Torrey, Joseph William Turner, Joseph James

Assistant, Ch. Sub. Telegr. Co. Assistant, Dock Co.

Assistant, Dock Co.

Boarding H.keeper, Queen's Rd.

Hotelkeeper, Oriental Hotel Merchant, Hesse & Co.

Assistant, G. N. Telegr. Co.

Assistant, HK. Fire Insur. Co.

Assistant, HK. Fire Insur. Co. Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co.

Assistant, Oriental Bank

Teacher, St. Saviour's College Assistant, National Bank Clothier, Queen's Road Assistant, P. & O. Co. Merchant

Assistant, Butterfield & Swire

Urjanee, Framjee Hormusjee

Mody & Co., Queen's Road

Vaucher, Albert Emile Vinton, William Vogel, Charles Vogel, Emile Ernst W.

Wai Kwong

Wasserfall, Alexander

Watson, Hugh Austin

Weeks, Charles Dewhurst

Welsh, David

Wheeler, William

White, John Robinson Wicking, Harry Wieler, Oscar Wilhelm Williams, James Williamson, Thomas

Witte, Peter August Edward Wobbe, Carl Jacob Heinrich Wohlters, Andreas

Wong Shing

Woodford, James Daniel

Woodin, Edward Littlefield Woollatt, George Humpston

Woonwalla, Rustomjee Sapoorjee

Young, Alexander Young, George Graham Bell Young, Laurence

Broker, Arbuthnot Road Assistant, P. & O. Co. Assistant, Vogel Hagedorn & Co. Merchant, Vogel Hagedorn & Co.

Comprador, Ch. Mercantile Bank

Assistant, Siemssen & Co. Assistant, McGregor & Co.

Assistant, Gibb Livingston & Co. Merchant

Assistant, Olyphant & Co.

Innkeeper, Stag Hotel

Assistant, Lane Crawford & Co.

Merchant, Wieler & Co.

Proprietor, Horse Repository

Assistant, Easton & Co.

Assistant, Pustau & Co.

Assistant, Carlowitz & Co.

Proprietor, British Inn

Merchant, 7 Peel Street

Assistant, HK. & Shanghai Bank

Assistant, P. & O. Co.

Assistant, Reiss & Co.

Merchant, Lyndhurst Terrace

Assistant, Dock Co. Assistant, Birley & Co. Innkeeper, London Inn

C. V. CREAGH, Sheriff.

Revised, corrected, and the Special Jurors designated by the Legislative Council, this 23rd day of February, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER, Clerk of Councils.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Bills, which were read for the first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day, are published for general information.

By Command,

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 23rd February, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER,

Clerk of Councils.

THE HONGKong goverNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

NAME IN FULL.

OCCUPATION AND ADDRESS.

NAME IN FULL.

OCCUPATION AND ADDRESS.

R (Continued.)

Rozario, Sabino Reis do Ruttmann, Johann Alexan der

Heinrich

S?, Francisco de

Sands, George Underhill

Sapoorjee, Eduljee

Saul, Meyer Moses

Schlepper, Julius Franz

Schmidt, Ferdinand

Schmidt, Hermann Carl

Merchant, Edwards Rozario & Co.

Assistant, Arnhold Karberg & Co.

Assistant, Lane Crawford & Co. Manager, Canton S. S. Co.

Assistant, P. & O. Co.

Assistant, Sassoon & Co.

Sayle, Boardman Broadhead Dalton Assistant, Sayle & Co.

Schmidt, William August Fer-

dinand

Schnell, T.

Schriever, Wilhelm

Assistant, Pustau & Co. Assistant, Vogel Hagedorn & Co. Assistant, Arnhold Karberg & Co.

Gun-maker, Peel Street Assistant, Peil & Co.

Assistant, Siemssen & Co.

Schultz, Hermann Wilhelm M?nster Assistant, Wieler & Co.

Schuster, Jacob Fritz

Scott, George Oswald Scott, Robert

Scott, William Lackland Seabra, Francisco Antonio Seimund, Carl Heinrich Sewell, Thomas William Sharp, Granville

Shellim, Ezekiel Shellim Sheppard, Herbert Siebs, Nicolaus August Siegfried, Carl Wilhelm Silberman, Zebal

Smith, Charles Vincent

Smith, Edward Underhill Smith, Henry Smith, Henry Smith, Herbert

Smith, James Bradlee Smith, John

Smith, John Grant

Smith, Peter

Smith, Stuart

Solomon, Raphael Jacob

Southan, John

Souza, Antonio Jos? da Silva e

Souza, Jo?o Jos? da Silva e

Souza, Miguel de

Spencer, William

Spratt, William Bolton

Stael, Leonhard

Stanford, Benjamin Robert

Stanford, George Alfred

Steil, Friedrich Richard

Steward, Sailors' Home

Assistant, Oriental Bank

Assistant, P. & O. Co.

Assistant, Victoria Foundry

Broker, Gough Street

Storekeeper, Broadbear Anthony & Co. Assistant, McEwen Frickel & Co.

Co.

Assistant, Chartered Mercantile Bank Assistant, Butterfield & Swire. Assistant, China Fire Insur. Co. Assistant, Pustau & Co.

Assistant, Sayle & Co.

Assistant, Falconer & Co.

Assistant, Russell & Co. Assistant, Olyphant & Co.

Assistant, Sayle & Co.

Assistant, E. D. Sassoon & Co.

Assistant, P. & O. Co.

Printer, De Souza & Co.

Assistant, Union Insurance Society.

Assistant, Sugar Refinery

Shipwright, Praya East

Merchant, Hesse & Co.

Shipwright, Praya East Assistant, Lane Crawford & Co. Broker, Heinemann & Co.

Victoria, Hongkong, 1st February, 1875.

S (Continued.)

Stevens, Hildebrand William

Havelock Stevens, Jacob Steward, George Steward, John

Stockhausen, Francis Walde-

mar George von Stolterfoht, Hermann Str?m, Georg Buntzen

Assistant, Ch. Sub. Telegr. Co. Assistant, Dock Co.

Assistant, Dock Co.

Boarding H.keeper, Queen's Rd.

Hotelkeeper, Oriental Hotel Merchant, Hesse & Co.

Assistant, G. N. Telegr. Co.

Assistant, HK. Fire Insur. Co.

Assistant, HK. Fire Insur. Co. Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co.

Assistant, Oriental Bank

Teacher, St. Saviour's College Assistant, National Bank Clothier, Queen's Road Assistant, P. & O. Co. Merchant

Assistant, Butterfield & Swire

Urjanee, Framjee Hormusjee

Mody & Co., Queen's Road

Vaucher, Albert Emile Vinton, William Vogel, Charles Vogel, Emile Ernst W.

Wai Kwong

Wasserfall, Alexander

Watson, Hugh Austin

Weeks, Charles Dewhurst

Welsh, David

Wheeler, William

White, John Robinson Wicking, Harry Wieler, Oscar Wilhelm Williams, James Williamson, Thomas

Witte, Peter August Edward Wobbe, Carl Jacob Heinrich Wohlters, Andreas

Wong Shing

Woodford, James Daniel

Woodin, Edward Littlefield Woollatt, George Humpston

Woonwalla, Rustomjee Sapoorjee

Young, Alexander Young, George Graham Bell Young, Laurence

Broker, Arbuthnot Road Assistant, P. & O. Co. Assistant, Vogel Hagedorn & Co. Merchant, Vogel Hagedorn & Co.

Comprador, Ch. Mercantile Bank

Assistant, Siemssen & Co. Assistant, McGregor & Co.

Assistant, Gibb Livingston & Co. Merchant

Assistant, Olyphant & Co.

Innkeeper, Stag Hotel

Assistant, Lane Crawford & Co.

Merchant, Wieler & Co.

Proprietor, Horse Repository

Assistant, Easton & Co.

Assistant, Pustau & Co.

Assistant, Carlowitz & Co.

Proprietor, British Inn

Merchant, 7 Peel Street

Assistant, HK. & Shanghai Bank

Assistant, P. & O. Co.

Assistant, Reiss & Co.

Merchant, Lyndhurst Terrace

Assistant, Dock Co. Assistant, Birley & Co. Innkeeper, London Inn

C. V. CREAGH, Sheriff.

Revised, corrected, and the Special Jurors designated by the Legislative Council, this 23rd day of February, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER, Clerk of Councils.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Bills, which were read for the first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day, are published for general information.

By Command,

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 23rd February, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER,

Clerk of Councils.

耋

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to render personation with intent to deprive any person of any property felony.

WHE

1874.]

HEREAS it is expedient to amend the law relating to personation: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

Title.

Preamble.

I. If any person shall falsely and deceitfully personate any Personation person, or the heir, executor, or administrator, wife, widow, in order to next of kin, or relation of any person, with intent fraudulently obtain pro- to obtain any land, estate, chattel, money, valuable security, perty to be or property, he shall be guilty of felony, and upon conviction [37 & 38 shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court by which he is Vic., cap. convicted, to be kept in penal servitude for life, or for any 36, § 1.] period not less than three years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labor, and with or without solitary confinement.

II. Nothing in this Ordinance shall prevent any person from Saving. being proceeded against and punished under any other Or- [Ibid, § 2.] dinance, or at Common Law, in respect of an offence (if any) punishable as well under this Ordinance as under any other Ordinance, or at Common Law.

III. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as "The Short title. False Personation Ordinance, 1874."

Statement of Objects and Reasons.

This Ordinance is a transcript of a recent Act of the Imperial Parliament 37 and 38, Vic., cap. 36. It simplifies the mode of proceeding in cases of fraudulent personation, and increases the punishment on conviction.

The only difference between this Ordinance and the Imperial Act, is in the minimum of penal servitude-the Act fixes it at five years, and the maximum of imprisonment at two years with nothing between-the Ordinance proposes the same scale of punishment as for other felonies.

Hongkong, 8th December, 1874.

JOHN BRAMSTON, Attorney General.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to provide means for enforcing good order, and discipline in the Police Force employed in the Royal Naval Yard.

[

1875.]

[Ibid, § 4.]

Title.

HEREAS it is expedient to provide means for enforcing Preamble.

good order and discipline in the Police Force employed

in the Royal Naval Yard at Hongkong: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. The Commodore Superintendent or other officer in Rules and charge of Her Majesty's Naval Yard, may make and issue rules regulations and regulations for the government of the Police Force employed may be made.

in the said Yard.

punish for

II. In case of breach of discipline or neglect of duty by Power to the any member of the said Police Force, the Commodore Superin- Commodore to tendent or other officer in charge of the Naval Yard may, breach of dis- on proof thereof to his satisfaction, order the offender to forfeit cipline. and pay a sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars;

Or may award imprisonment for any term not exceeding

seven days with forfeiture of pay;

Or if he think fit may bring the offender before a Magis- trate, and the Magistrate on proof of the offence may award imprisonment for any term not exceeding fourteen days with or without hard labor, together with forfeiture of all pay during such imprisonment. III. Whenever any member of the said Police Force shall Penalties for be guilty of any neglect or violation of duty in his office;

Or shall be guilty of any disobedience to the instructions, rules, or regulations made and issued by the Commodore Superintendent or other officer in charge of the Naval Yard;

Or of any other misconduct as a member of the said Police

Force;

Or having duly engaged himself to serve in the force shall

desert therefrom;

other offences.

76 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

Short title.

Title.

Preamble.

Repeal.

Abduction of

a woman or female child with intent, &c.

Selling or purchasing.

Bringing into the Colony

women or

Or being permitted to resign shall not upon ceasing to belong to the force deliver up all arms, accoutrements and appointments whatsoever entrusted to him for the performance of his duty;

He shall, upon conviction thereof in a summary way before a Magistrate, be liable to forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars, or to be imprisoned with or without hard labor for any term not exceeding six months, together with for- feiture of all pay during such imprisonment.

IV. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as The Naval Yard Police Ordinance, 1875."

Statement of Objects and Reasons.

This Ordinance is introduced at the request of the Naval Authorities, who are about to renew the engagements entered into with the Police employed at the Naval Yard, and desire to have the power of enforcing discipline as here provided.

The second section gives to the Officer in charge of the Yard similar powers to those of the Captain' Superintendent in respect of the Colonial Police Force; and the third section, which is almost a transcript of a section in the Police Act, subjects the members of the force to the same penalties as the Colonial Police are liable to for neglect of duty or other misconduct.

Hongkong, 16th February, 1875.

JOHN BRAMSTON, Attorney General.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for the better Protection of Chinese Women and Female Children, and for the Repression of certain Abuses in relation to Chinese Emigration.

[

1875.]

HEREAS it is expedient to make better provision for the punishment of persons guilty of selling, purchasing, or decoying into the Colony, or unlawfully detaining therein Chinese women and female children for the purpose or prostitution, and of decoying Chinese into or away from this Colony for the purpose of emigration, or for any other purpose whatsoever: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. The Ordinance No. 6 of 1873 is hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not affect :-

1. Any punishment incurred or to be incurred for any offence

committed before this Ordinance comes into operation. 2. Any proceedings for enforcing such punishment or pro- secuting the offender; and all such proceedings may be had and taken as if the said Ordinance were still in force.

II. Whosoever shall bring, lead, take, decoy, or entice into the Colony any woman or female child with intent to sell her for the purpose of prostitution, or shall sell or purchase any woman or female child for the purpose aforesaid, or shall knowingly derive any profit from the sale or purchase of any woman or female child so sold or purchased as aforesaid, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to the punishments here- inafter provided.

III. Whosoever shall bring, lead, take, decoy, or entice into the Colony any woman or female child knowing that such woman or female child has been sold or purchased for the purpose of prostitution, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction have been sold thereof shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided. for prostitution

children know- ing them to

Detaining a

woman or

female child

may

IV. Whosoever shall detain any woman or female child in any place against her will with the intent that she become a for purpose of prostitute, or for any other purpose whatsoever, or shall by any prostitution. false pretences, false representations, or other fraudulent means procure any woman or female child to have illicit carnal conne- xion with any man, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided.

Receiving or harboring with intent, &c.

V. Whosoever shall receive, or harbor any woman or female child with intent that such woman or female child should be sold or purchased for the purpose of prostitution, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided.

No. 31.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY,

women or

VI. Whosoever shall receive or harbor any woman or female Receiving or child knowing that such woman or female child has been sold or harboring purchased whether within the Colony or elsewhere for the pur- children know- pose of prostitution shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on ing them to conviction thereof, shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter have been sold provided.

for prostitution.

or detention.

VII. Whosoever shall by force or fraud imprison or detain any Unlawful person within the Colony, for the purpose of emigration, or for imprisonment any other purpose whatsoever, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to the punishments here- inafter provided.

VIII. Whosoever shall by force, intimidation, or any fraudulent Decoying

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　persons into means bring, lead, take, decoy, or entice any person into or away from the Colony, for the purpose of emigration, or for

or away from any other

the Colony. purpose whatsoever, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con- viction thereof, shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided.

IX. Every person who shall be convicted of any offence against Punishment the provisions of this Ordinance shall be liable to be imprisoned for for offences. any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labor.

X. All offences against this Ordinance, may be heard and de- Trial of termined summarily by two Magistrates sitting together, who offences. shall constitute a Court for this purpose: Provided that if at the close of the investigation, the accused shall apply for a trial by Jury, or the Magistrates shall be of opinion that the case out to be so tried, they may commit the accused for trial at the Supreme Court.

XI. The provisions of Section LXVI of Ordinance No. 4 of 1865 Summary shall apply to every summary conviction under this Ordinance.

convictions.

subsequent

XII. Whenever any person shall be convicted before the Supreme Punishment Court of any offence against the provisions of this Ordinance, if of whipping it shall be proved that the offender has been previously convicted on second and either before the Supreme Court, or before two Magistrates sitting convictions. together, of an offence under the same or any other section of this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for the Court, in its discretion, to direct that, in addition to the punishment herein before prescribed, the offender, if a male, be once, twice, or thrice publicly or pri- vately whipped, subject to the provisions contained in section I of Ordinance No. 3 of 1868; and all the provisions of section XCIV Form of of Ordinance No. 7 of 1865 relating to the form of information for information

and proceed- a subsequent offence and proceedings thereon, shall apply to ings. offences punishable under this Ordinance.

Statement of Object and Reasons.

Such

The Ordinance No. 6 of 1873 was passed in order to check, by Penal Legislation, the practice of buying and selling women and girls for prostitution and their detention or abduction for the like purposes. There is reason to believe that the Ordinance has done good service in the matter, and has dimi- nished these abuses: but its language seems not to meet the case of women or girls purchased out of the Colony for the purpose of prostitution and brought here to be shipped to California, or elsewhere; unless the women or girls complain of being detained in this Colony against their will. complaints have been exceedingly rare, and proof of forcible detention difficult to obtain; although there is no moral doubt that females are purchased out of the Colony, and after a few days' residence here are shipped to various places to be- come prostitutes. This Ordinance in the third and sixth sections aims at meeting these cases, and makes it a misde- meanour for any person to bring into the Colony any woman or girl knowing her to have been purchased for prostitution, or with the like knowledge to receive or harbour any such woman or girl. The rest of the Ordinance is almost a reprint of the Ordinance No. 6 of 1873, which for the sake of convenience is repealed and re-enacted with the two additional sections.

JOHN BRAMSTON, Attorney General.

1875.

Hongkong, 23rd February, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until Noon on Saturday, the 6th March, for the making up and supply of the undermentioned Summer Clothing for the use of the Police Department:—

More or less.

36 Suits White Duck for Inspectors, &c.

16 Helmets with Puggaries for Inspectors, &c. 620 Suits of Drabette for Europeans and Indians. 140 Rattan Helmets with Covers and Puggaries. 806 Suits Drabette for Chinese.

403 Chinese Hats.

403 Pairs Chinese Shoes.

252 Pairs Chinese Stockings.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

No Tenders will be received, unless the Person tendering shall produce a receipt to the effect that he has deposited in the Colonial Treasury the sum of $100 as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown if such Person shall refuse to carry out his Tender.

Forms of Tender and any further information can be obtained on application at the Office of the Captain Superintendent of Police.

No Tender will be received unless sent in in the form required.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd February, 1875.

No. 32.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

Tenders will be received at this Office, until Noon on Wednesday, the 3rd March, for the supply of the undermentioned Articles for the use of the Police Department, from the 9th March to 31st August, 1875.

Lampwick. Buckets. Tubs. Salt. Soap. Gram. Bran. Paddy. Oats. Straw. Hay.

Oil.

per jar

large and small,

each.

24 catties. per dozen.

per tb.

per picul.

　　The above enumerated Articles must be of good quality, deliverable at the Central Police Barracks, at such times and in such quantities as may be required.

　　Forms of Tender and any further information can be obtained on application at the Office of the Captain Superintendent of Police.

No Tenders will be received unless sent in in the form required.

By Cominand,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd February, 1875.

No. 33.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

　　Tenders will be received at this Office, until Noon of the 8th proximo, for the Drainage, Sewerage, and Repairs of West Street, Taipingshan.

　　The Specification may be seen on application at the Surveyor General's Office, where a proper Form of Tender may also be obtained.

The Government will not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th February, 1875.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 26th February, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Pap

Annara

Comodor

Albert Victor 2

Charmar

Earl of Shaf- tesbury.ss.

Amoy

Copernicus

E. M. Young 1

Highlander 1 Havilah Hamilton

Maid of Judah 1

Magdala

Pardo, s.s. Peeres

Malvern

Agustina

Courier

Mariner

Aberdeen

Constance

Indiana

Morning Light 1

Agnes Meir

Carricks

Frank N. Shayer 2

McNear

Rosebud of Peterhead

August

City of Bengal 1

Formosa

John Steward

Race Horse

Frederich

Caroline

Frances

Juan F. Pearson 2

Naworth Castle I

Alexandro,

Commissary 2

Fortuna

Noemi

Augustus Anna

Corina

KinfaunsCastle 1

Star of China

Osaka

Sir Harry Parkes2

Devana

George Noble 2

Oxford

St. Phillans

Denmark

Bengal

Gerque

Denbigshire

Golden State 1

howia

Eastern Isles,s.s.1

Green Jacket 8 2 Gleam

Laju Lotus Lanercost Lucerne

Ocean

Sarah Nicholson 3

Paouting, s.s. Pelham

Weymouth

Windhover

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's Ships of War, 26th February, 1875.

Letters.

Letter.

Audacious

Dwarf

Letters. Papers.

Fly

Letters. Paper.

Hornet Lapwing

Letters. Paper.

Princess

Charlotte

}

Letters. Paps. VictorEmanuel 2 Vigilant 15

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

Forms of Tender and any further information can be obtained on application at the Office of the Captain Superintendent of Police.

No Tender will be received unless sent in in the form required.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd February, 1875.

No. 32.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

Lampwick. Buckets. Tubs. Salt. Soap. Gram. Bran. Paddy. Oats. Straw. Hay.

Oil.

per jar

large and small,

each.

24 catties. per dozen.

per tb.

per picul.

　　The above enumerated Articles must be of good quality, deliverable at the Central Police Barracks, at such times and in such quantities as may be required.

　　Forms of Tender and any further information can be obtained on application at the Office of the Captain Superintendent of Police.

No Tenders will be received unless sent in in the form required.

By Cominand,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd February, 1875.

No. 33.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

　　Tenders will be received at this Office, until Noon of the 8th proximo, for the Drainage, Sewerage, and Repairs of West Street, Taipingshan.

　　The Specification may be seen on application at the Surveyor General's Office, where a proper Form of Tender may also be obtained.

The Government will not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th February, 1875.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 26th February, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Pap

Annara

Comodor

Albert Victor 2

Charmar

Earl of Shaf- tesbury.ss.

Amoy

Copernicus

E. M. Young 1

Highlander 1 Havilah Hamilton

Maid of Judah 1

Magdala

Pardo, s.s. Peeres

Malvern

Agustina

Courier

Mariner

Aberdeen

Constance

Indiana

Morning Light 1

Agnes Meir

Carricks

Frank N. Shayer 2

McNear

Rosebud of Peterhead

August

City of Bengal 1

Formosa

John Steward

Race Horse

Frederich

Caroline

Frances

Juan F. Pearson 2

Naworth Castle I

Alexandro,

Commissary 2

Fortuna

Noemi

Augustus Anna

Corina

KinfaunsCastle 1

Star of China

Osaka

Sir Harry Parkes2

Devana

George Noble 2

Oxford

St. Phillans

Denmark

Bengal

Gerque

Denbigshire

Golden State 1

howia

Eastern Isles,s.s.1

Green Jacket 8 2 Gleam

Laju Lotus Lanercost Lucerne

Ocean

Sarah Nicholson 3

Paouting, s.s. Pelham

Weymouth

Windhover

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's Ships of War, 26th February, 1875.

Letters.

Letter.

Audacious

Dwarf

Letters. Papers.

Fly

Letters. Paper.

Hornet Lapwing

Letters. Paper.

Princess

Charlotte

}

Letters. Paps. VictorEmanuel 2 Vigilant 15

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

Forms of Tender and any further information can be obtained on application at the Office of the Captain Superintendent of Police.

No Tender will be received unless sent in in the form required.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd February, 1875.

No. 32.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

Lampwick. Buckets. Tubs. Salt. Soap. Gram. Bran. Paddy. Oats. Straw. Hay.

Oil.

per jar

large and small,

each.

24 catties. per dozen.

per tb.

per picul.

　　The above enumerated Articles must be of good quality, deliverable at the Central Police Barracks, at such times and in such quantities as may be required.

　　Forms of Tender and any further information can be obtained on application at the Office of the Captain Superintendent of Police.

No Tenders will be received unless sent in in the form required.

By Cominand,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd February, 1875.

No. 33.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

　　Tenders will be received at this Office, until Noon of the 8th proximo, for the Drainage, Sewerage, and Repairs of West Street, Taipingshan.

　　The Specification may be seen on application at the Surveyor General's Office, where a proper Form of Tender may also be obtained.

The Government will not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th February, 1875.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 26th February, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Pap

Annara

Comodor

Albert Victor 2

Charmar

Earl of Shaf- tesbury.ss.

Amoy

Copernicus

E. M. Young 1

Highlander 1 Havilah Hamilton

Maid of Judah 1

Magdala

Pardo, s.s. Peeres

Malvern

Agustina

Courier

Mariner

Aberdeen

Constance

Indiana

Morning Light 1

Agnes Meir

Carricks

Frank N. Shayer 2

McNear

Rosebud of Peterhead

August

City of Bengal 1

Formosa

John Steward

Race Horse

Frederich

Caroline

Frances

Juan F. Pearson 2

Naworth Castle I

Alexandro,

Commissary 2

Fortuna

Noemi

Augustus Anna

Corina

KinfaunsCastle 1

Star of China

Osaka

Sir Harry Parkes2

Devana

George Noble 2

Oxford

St. Phillans

Denmark

Bengal

Gerque

Denbigshire

Golden State 1

howia

Eastern Isles,s.s.1

Green Jacket 8 2 Gleam

Laju Lotus Lanercost Lucerne

Ocean

Sarah Nicholson 3

Paouting, s.s. Pelham

Weymouth

Windhover

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's Ships of War, 26th February, 1875.

Letters.

Letter.

Audacious

Dwarf

Letters. Papers.

Fly

Letters. Paper.

Hornet Lapwing

Letters. Paper.

Princess

Charlotte

}

Letters. Paps. VictorEmanuel 2 Vigilant 15

Letters. Papers

Letters. Papers.

Ah Foo & Co. 1

Eagleshame, A. 1 Edgar, John W.1

Aya, Alice Mrs. 1

Anderson,

Fondra, Va-

Robt. H.

lentino

Inselvini,

Ah Mow

Faure Monrs. T. 1

Lorenzo

Johnson, J. W. 2

Bell, C. P.

Brankley, James1

}

Johnson, John

Jones, James

Battistolo, D. 2

Butts, Geo.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

KONG

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 26th February, 1875.

Akady, Juana 1

Berrington,C.C.4

Fox, J. (Engineer) 1 Fisher, Edwd. 1

Farnham,

John Revd. Frahm, Johs.

Letters. Papers.

Hillier, W. C. 1

Holstein, J.

Hornet, Monsr. 1

Letters. Papers.

Munea, Juan 1 McGlone,Daniel 1 Martins, Sr.

J. F. Mills, Fred. Mitchell, R.,

formerly on board s.s.

Saunders, F.

Tavares, Jo?o 1

1 regd.

Protts, A.

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Perin, Monsr. G. 1

Pasero, Henry 1

Pean, J. C.

Poulsen, W.

Spencer,

Henriqueta Suaren, Ro-

sendo, G. Southhard, G, P. I

Plummer, John 1

Soona Walla

-2 regd.

Pereira, D. M. 1

Sayle, N. J.

Sea Gull

Ross, E.

Do.

Randolph, Mrs. 1

Morton, N

Riccardi, Retro 1

Keene, R. J.

Moncreiff, Peter 1

Ritchie, J.

Battistolo, D. 2 regd.

Grimes, Thomas1

Taft, David

Knight, Wm.

Meyenovich, J. 2

Ross, Alexander 1

Tylor, Richard 1

Bresciani, Sigr. 1

Goddard,

Koch, T. A.

Maggione, E.

Richards, Mr.

Tidman, P. F. 1

Biava,Sigr.,G.B.1

James M.

Capt.

Mitchell, R. H.

Roberton, Jas.

Tyzack David 2

Bashire,

Mons. E.

Ginsburg, S. L. 2 regd.

Cauzi, Louis 1

Cohen-Sober ?

Brankley, J. 1 regd. Bartolini, Adolf 1

Bank of

Hindostan

Caldeiro, G.

Caldecott, A. M. 1

& Walenyk j

Chatain, Ma- ?

rie, Madme.

Ginsburg, So-} 1

lomon

Kirby, Capt.

W. T.

formerly of >2 the Sea Gull

Gomes, M.

Longhran, J. 1

}

Galligar, T.

regd.

Lyons, Miss

Godfrey, Walter 1

Gerard, Monsr. 1

Anastasia Laugelin, Mr. 1 Lorchen, J.

Hayne, Robt. B. 1

Hartley, Henry 4

Mazzocchi,

Hancock, Miss ?

Pompeo

Blanche

Marques, Jose 2

Habalme, Monsr.1

May, Mr. H.,

Milne, George 1 Marshall, J. 1

Morris, Theo-}

Nacimento,

Francisca Nuttall, W. Nelson, E. L.

Collie

(Engineer) (

Rudolphe, Chs. Ramon, Rofino 1

Sterling, Miss

Nina Squire, H. O. Sanders, Capt. 1

Shak Maho-

Thierry, Monsr.E.1

Upton, Thos.

}

Vandeozee,

Capt. F. H.

Vastroo, Seriaco 1

med Moola S

1 regd.

Whyle, Wm.

White, C. G.

Secondo, Sala

HueShain Shoek 1

Hutchinson,

E. A. B.

W. R.

formerly of the Victoria Hotel

Silva, Antonio

Ollivant, Joseph Oxenham, E. L. 1

Shaik, Abdoollah 1 regd.

Watson, Dr. Woodd, Basil, R.1 Westford, Mr.

F. da

Sinith, C. Capt. 1 regd.

(Carperter) Warchan

1 regtd.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 26TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

1875.

THERMOMETER.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo- meter. meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

February 20

30.23

30.22

50.5

30.18

30.26

30.24

64.5

30.18

64.5

30.25

30.23

58.5

30.15

30.16

30.13

30.19

64.5

30.16

30.12

67.5

30.18

30.17

63.5

30.14

64.5

30.15

61.5

30.13

64.5

BAROMETER.

DATE.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet:

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB,

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

Self Registering.

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

NOON.

3 P.M.

P.M.

GA.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 AM.

*NOON

G P.M.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

Min. Ma.c.

6 A.M.

ΝΟΟΝ. 6 P.M. NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

1875.

Feb. 20 28.28 28.33′ 28.32 28.28 28.27 55.0 58.0 56.0 54.0 56.555.0

54.561.0 ESE

???

2428.25 28.29 28.28, 28.24 28.28 54.0 58.0 585 53.0 56.0 58.0 53.5 59.0 (ESE

2528 24 28.27 28.23 28.22 28.2156.0 58.0 57.0 55.0 57.5 56.0 55.0 61.0 ESE

26 28.23 28.25 28.25 28.21 28.20 57.0 57.0 54.0 56.0 156.0 53.0 56.0 158.0 SE

21 28.28 28.34 28.33 28.28 28.28 54.0 56.056.0 52.0 53.0 54.0 53.058.5ENE

2228.28 28 30 28.28 28.22 28.21, 50.0 52.051.0 49.0.50.5 50.0 49.0 58.5

2328.22 28.25 28.24 28 21 28.21 52.0 56.0 56.0 51.0 55.0 56.0 50.0 58.0ESE 5 ESE

5 ESE

2 NNE 2 NNW 3

2 NE

0.00

Fog with detached openings at in-

tervals throughout.

clear and cloudy.

6 A.M., fine and hazy; noon, fine,

6 E

0.00

6 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, overcast,

hazy.

5 E

0.00

4 ESE

0.00

4 ESE

4 E

0.04

2 NW

3 N

0.00

Wet fog with detached openings

throughout.

6 A.M., tine, cloudy, hazy; noon, pass-

ing fog at intervals.

Fog and rain past night; fog with

detached openings throughout. Fog with detached openings and

rain at intervals throughout.

DATE.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

ΝΟΩΝ

G P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

METER,

Self Registering

Min. Max.

NOON.

WINDS.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

6 A.M.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

22 30.15 30.15 30.15 30.12 30.10 58.0 59.5 60.0 58.0.56.5

Feb. 20 30.15, 30.16 30.18, 30.12 30.12 59.0 63.5 67.0 58.0 61.0 64.0 57.5 68.5 N

2130.16 30.16 30.19 30.15, 30.15 58.5 62.5 62.0 54.5 56.0 59.0 57.0 67.5

56.0 57.0 67.5 E

}

23 30.12 30.10 30.10 30.06, 30.06 60.5 65.0 64.5 56.5 62.0 62.5 58.0 65.0 NE

3 ESE

4 N

6 E

4 E

2 Calm 0

3 Calm 0

Overcast throughout.

Fine, cloudy throughout.

4 E

Fine, very cloudy and hazy.

Fine, cloudy, squally throughout.

24 30.09 30.12 30.13 30.10 30.06 62.0 67.0 64.5 60.0 63.5 63.0 60.0 67.0 ESE

2 E

6 E

4 Fine, cloudy, hazy.

25 30.08 30.12 30.12 30.06 30.05 62.0 65.0 63.0 60.5 63.0 61.0 60.0 68.0

4 E

Fine, cloudy throughout.

26 30.08 30.08 30.08 30.07 30.06 63.0 62.0 60.0 61.5 61.558.5 59.5 66.0 E

1 NW

Overcast; 11 A.M., drizzly rain; 2 r.., fresh breeze.

Letters. Papers

Letters. Papers.

Ah Foo & Co. 1

Eagleshame, A. 1 Edgar, John W.1

Aya, Alice Mrs. 1

Anderson,

Fondra, Va-

Robt. H.

lentino

Inselvini,

Ah Mow

Faure Monrs. T. 1

Lorenzo

Johnson, J. W. 2

Bell, C. P.

Brankley, James1

}

Johnson, John

Jones, James

Battistolo, D. 2

Butts, Geo.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

KONG

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 26th February, 1875.

Akady, Juana 1

Berrington,C.C.4

Fox, J. (Engineer) 1 Fisher, Edwd. 1

Farnham,

John Revd. Frahm, Johs.

Letters. Papers.

Hillier, W. C. 1

Holstein, J.

Hornet, Monsr. 1

Letters. Papers.

Munea, Juan 1 McGlone,Daniel 1 Martins, Sr.

J. F. Mills, Fred. Mitchell, R.,

formerly on board s.s.

Saunders, F.

Tavares, Jo?o 1

1 regd.

Protts, A.

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Perin, Monsr. G. 1

Pasero, Henry 1

Pean, J. C.

Poulsen, W.

Spencer,

Henriqueta Suaren, Ro-

sendo, G. Southhard, G, P. I

Plummer, John 1

Soona Walla

-2 regd.

Pereira, D. M. 1

Sayle, N. J.

Sea Gull

Ross, E.

Do.

Randolph, Mrs. 1

Morton, N

Riccardi, Retro 1

Keene, R. J.

Moncreiff, Peter 1

Ritchie, J.

Battistolo, D. 2 regd.

Grimes, Thomas1

Taft, David

Knight, Wm.

Meyenovich, J. 2

Ross, Alexander 1

Tylor, Richard 1

Bresciani, Sigr. 1

Goddard,

Koch, T. A.

Maggione, E.

Richards, Mr.

Tidman, P. F. 1

Biava,Sigr.,G.B.1

James M.

Capt.

Mitchell, R. H.

Roberton, Jas.

Tyzack David 2

Bashire,

Mons. E.

Ginsburg, S. L. 2 regd.

Cauzi, Louis 1

Cohen-Sober ?

Brankley, J. 1 regd. Bartolini, Adolf 1

Bank of

Hindostan

Caldeiro, G.

Caldecott, A. M. 1

& Walenyk j

Chatain, Ma- ?

rie, Madme.

Ginsburg, So-} 1

lomon

Kirby, Capt.

W. T.

formerly of >2 the Sea Gull

Gomes, M.

Longhran, J. 1

}

Galligar, T.

regd.

Lyons, Miss

Godfrey, Walter 1

Gerard, Monsr. 1

Anastasia Laugelin, Mr. 1 Lorchen, J.

Hayne, Robt. B. 1

Hartley, Henry 4

Mazzocchi,

Hancock, Miss ?

Pompeo

Blanche

Marques, Jose 2

Habalme, Monsr.1

May, Mr. H.,

Milne, George 1 Marshall, J. 1

Morris, Theo-}

Nacimento,

Francisca Nuttall, W. Nelson, E. L.

Collie

(Engineer) (

Rudolphe, Chs. Ramon, Rofino 1

Sterling, Miss

Nina Squire, H. O. Sanders, Capt. 1

Shak Maho-

Thierry, Monsr.E.1

Upton, Thos.

}

Vandeozee,

Capt. F. H.

Vastroo, Seriaco 1

med Moola S

1 regd.

Whyle, Wm.

White, C. G.

Secondo, Sala

HueShain Shoek 1

Hutchinson,

E. A. B.

W. R.

formerly of the Victoria Hotel

Silva, Antonio

Ollivant, Joseph Oxenham, E. L. 1

Shaik, Abdoollah 1 regd.

Watson, Dr. Woodd, Basil, R.1 Westford, Mr.

F. da

Sinith, C. Capt. 1 regd.

(Carperter) Warchan

1 regtd.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 26TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

1875.

THERMOMETER.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo- meter. meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

February 20

30.23

30.22

50.5

30.18

30.26

30.24

64.5

30.18

64.5

30.25

30.23

58.5

30.15

30.16

30.13

30.19

64.5

30.16

30.12

67.5

30.18

30.17

63.5

30.14

64.5

30.15

61.5

30.13

64.5

BAROMETER.

DATE.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet:

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB,

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

Self Registering.

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

NOON.

3 P.M.

P.M.

GA.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 AM.

*NOON

G P.M.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

Min. Ma.c.

6 A.M.

ΝΟΟΝ. 6 P.M. NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

1875.

Feb. 20 28.28 28.33′ 28.32 28.28 28.27 55.0 58.0 56.0 54.0 56.555.0

54.561.0 ESE

???

2428.25 28.29 28.28, 28.24 28.28 54.0 58.0 585 53.0 56.0 58.0 53.5 59.0 (ESE

2528 24 28.27 28.23 28.22 28.2156.0 58.0 57.0 55.0 57.5 56.0 55.0 61.0 ESE

26 28.23 28.25 28.25 28.21 28.20 57.0 57.0 54.0 56.0 156.0 53.0 56.0 158.0 SE

21 28.28 28.34 28.33 28.28 28.28 54.0 56.056.0 52.0 53.0 54.0 53.058.5ENE

2228.28 28 30 28.28 28.22 28.21, 50.0 52.051.0 49.0.50.5 50.0 49.0 58.5

2328.22 28.25 28.24 28 21 28.21 52.0 56.0 56.0 51.0 55.0 56.0 50.0 58.0ESE 5 ESE

5 ESE

2 NNE 2 NNW 3

2 NE

0.00

Fog with detached openings at in-

tervals throughout.

clear and cloudy.

6 A.M., fine and hazy; noon, fine,

6 E

0.00

6 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, overcast,

hazy.

5 E

0.00

4 ESE

0.00

4 ESE

4 E

0.04

2 NW

3 N

0.00

Wet fog with detached openings

throughout.

6 A.M., tine, cloudy, hazy; noon, pass-

ing fog at intervals.

Fog and rain past night; fog with

detached openings throughout. Fog with detached openings and

rain at intervals throughout.

DATE.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

ΝΟΩΝ

G P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

METER,

Self Registering

Min. Max.

NOON.

WINDS.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

6 A.M.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

22 30.15 30.15 30.15 30.12 30.10 58.0 59.5 60.0 58.0.56.5

Feb. 20 30.15, 30.16 30.18, 30.12 30.12 59.0 63.5 67.0 58.0 61.0 64.0 57.5 68.5 N

2130.16 30.16 30.19 30.15, 30.15 58.5 62.5 62.0 54.5 56.0 59.0 57.0 67.5

56.0 57.0 67.5 E

}

23 30.12 30.10 30.10 30.06, 30.06 60.5 65.0 64.5 56.5 62.0 62.5 58.0 65.0 NE

3 ESE

4 N

6 E

4 E

2 Calm 0

3 Calm 0

Overcast throughout.

Fine, cloudy throughout.

4 E

Fine, very cloudy and hazy.

Fine, cloudy, squally throughout.

24 30.09 30.12 30.13 30.10 30.06 62.0 67.0 64.5 60.0 63.5 63.0 60.0 67.0 ESE

2 E

6 E

4 Fine, cloudy, hazy.

25 30.08 30.12 30.12 30.06 30.05 62.0 65.0 63.0 60.5 63.0 61.0 60.0 68.0

4 E

Fine, cloudy throughout.

26 30.08 30.08 30.08 30.07 30.06 63.0 62.0 60.0 61.5 61.558.5 59.5 66.0 E

1 NW

Overcast; 11 A.M., drizzly rain; 2 r.., fresh breeze.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTICE.

WANTED a Person to act as Ward-

master of the Government Civil

Hospital.

Salary ?100 per annum, rising, un- der certain conditions, to ?150, with Quarters and Rations.

Application to be made to the Colo- nial Surgeon.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

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SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

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By Order,

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application will then be made.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and the undersigned are the Solicitors acting in the matter of the Bank- ruptcy.

Dated the Twenty-fifth day of February, 1875.

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NOTICE.

THE interest and responsibility of the late

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG TM. GEORGE FARLEY HEARD in our firm

IN BANKRUPTCY.

NOTICE. WILLIAM MCGREGOR SMITH,

　　of East Point, in the Island of Hongkong, Sugar Refiner, lately trading in Hongkong afore- said, in Copartnership with Victor Kresser and William Francis Brown Sams, under the style of Wahee Smith and Company, and in Cochin-China with the said Victor Kresser and William Francis Brown Sams, under the style of Victor Kresser and Company, having been adjudged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong on the Twenty-sixth day of January, in the Year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five, a public sitting will be held before the Honorable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, on Thursday, the Ele- venth day of March next, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon precisely, for the purpose of consi- dering the question of granting the said Bankrupt an order of discharge for which application will then be made.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and the undersigned are the Solicitors acting in the matter of the Bank- ruptcy.

Dated the Twenty-fifth day of February, 1875.

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29, Queen's Road,

Victoria.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

NOTI

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH MARCH, 1875.

JURY LIST FOR 1875.

I. SPECIAL JURORS.

Hongkong to wit.

NAME IN FULL.

Andr?, Adolph

Belilios, Emanuel Raphael Benecke, Otto Bertrand, Camile Beyer, Ludwig

Boyd, Matthew Wightman Burrows, Silas Enoch

Cama, Bomanjee Framjee Cope, Herbert

Cordes, Johannes Friedrich Coughtrie, James Billington

Dalrymple, Henry Liston Davis, Henry William Davis, James Kennard Deacon, Richard

De Guign?, Christian

Ede, Nathaniel Joseph

Forbes, John Murray, Jr. Forbes, William Howell

Geary, Robert Seymour Greig, James

Harrison, William Drought Heaton, Alexander McGlashan

Holliday, Joseph Farbridge Hoppius, Heinrich Howard, Thomas

H?bbe, Paul Gerhard

OCCUPATION AND ADDress.

Merchant, Melchers & Co.

Merchant, Lyndhurst Terrace Merchant, Carlowitz & Co. Agent, Messageries Maritimes Merchant, Schellhass & Co. Manager, Chartered Bank Merchant, Burrows & Co.

Merchant, Peel Street

NAME IN FULL.

Kahn, Charles Karberg, Peter Kerr, Charles Morland

Landstein, William Rudolph Lapraik, John Steward Lemann, William Linstead, Theophilus Gee Lyall, Robert

McIver, Alexander

Sub.-Manager, HK. & Shanghai Bank | Mylne, Henry Andrew

Merchant, Pustau & Co. Secretary, Ch. Fire Insurance Co.

Merchant, Birley & Co. Merchant, Purdon & Co. Agent, North-China Insur. Co. Broker, College Gardens Manager, Comptoir d'Escompte

Secretary, Union Insur. Society

Merchant, Russell & Co. Merchant, Russell & Co.

Merchant, Olyphant & Co. Manager, HK. & Shanghai Bank

Merchant, Butterfield & Swire Merchant, Praya Central Merchant, Holliday Wise & Co. Merchant, Siemssen & Co. Merchant, Howard & Co. Merchant, Siemssen & Co.

Jensen, Rudolph Julius

Merchant, Burd & Co.

Nelson, Horatio Harrington Newton, Alexander Nicaise, Hippolyte

Overbeck, Gustave, Baron de

Parker, Charles Edward Pyke, Thomas

Remedios, Jo?o Henrique dos Remedios, Jos? Antonio dos Romano, Agostinho Guilherme Rozario, Marcos Calisto do Ruttonjee, Dhunjeebhoy

Sandeman, Robert Hill Sassoon, Frederick David Squier, J. Enston Strack, Adolph Lebrecht Suenson, A.

Walker, Robert

Wilson, Wilberforce

Young, William Stewart

OCCUPATION AND ADDRESS.

Merchant, Reiss & Co.

Merchant, Arnhold Karberg & Co. Manager, Oriental Bank

|Merchant, Landstein & Co. Merchant, Lapraik & Co. Merchant, Gilman & Co.

Merchant, Queen's Road Merchant, Norton & Co.

Superintendent, P. & O. Co. Agent, Adamson Bell & Co.

Manager, Chartered Mercantile Bank |Manager, Gas Works

Merchant, Borneo Company

Merchant, Pedder's Hill

Merchant, Heard & Co. |Merchant, Birley & Co.

Merchant, J. J. dos Remedios & Co. Merchant, Remedios & Co.

Merchant, J. J. dos Remedios & Co.

Merchant, Rozario & Co.

Merchant, Pottinger Street

Manager, National Bank

Merchant, Sassoon & Co.

Superintendent, Ch. Sub. Telegr. Co.

Merchant, Deetjen & Co.

Superintendent, G. N. Telegr. Co.

Merchant, Gough Street Civil Engineer, Queen's Road

Merchant, Gilman & Co.

II. COMMON JURORS.

NAME IN FULL.

OCCUPATION AND ADDress.

NAME IN FULL.

OCCUPATION AND ADDRESS.

Addyman, Robert Fawcett Agabeg, Avietick Lazar, Jr. Agabeg, Gentlhoom Lazar Ahlman, Jens Anton

Aitken, Alexander Gueddes Alabor, Johannes Alford, Edward Fleet

Alford, Robert Gervase

Allchin, Harry Alfred Anthony, Elisha Dunbar

Anthony, Thomas Thornton Anton, James Ross Arnhold, Philipp

Arnold, Thomas

Arthur, William Monarch

Burnside

Ashton, Samuel

Azevedo, Fulgencio Hilario de

Baffey, George Washington Bailie, Henry Clery Bain, William Neish Bains, James Hickling Baird, Charles William Baird, John Vincent Baker, Edward Martine Bamsey, William Sydney Baptista, Louren?o Maria Barowsky, C?sar Robert Barretto, Jo?o Antonio, Jr. Barretto, Leopoldo Francisco Barros, Francisco Jorge Bastos, Hermenegildo Maria Battles, William Ward Beart, Edward Beaton, James

Behre, Ernst Johannes Bernhard, Robert Beyer, Fritz

Assistant, Dock Co.

Broker, 12 Hollywood Road Broker, 59 Wyndham Street Assistant, P. & O. Co.

Engineer, West Point Factory Merchant, Meyer Alabor & Co. Clerk, Jardine Matheson & Co. Surveyor, Stanley Street

Assistant, Chartered Mer. Bank Assistant, Russell & Co.

B (Continued.)

Blackwell, Richard Blakeman, Alexander Noel Bleecker, Alexander Blogg, John Amos

Bobers, Wilhelm Emil Wolf-

gang von Boffey,

William Bojesen, Carl Christian Bohlschau, Paul Julius Edward Botelho, Antonio Alexandrino

Storekeeper, Broadbear Anthony & Co. | Botelho, Francisco Sales

Broker, Club Chambers

Assistant, Arnhold Karberg & Co. Assistant, Heard & Co.

Schoolmaster, Diocesan Home. Master Mariner, Lapraik & Co. Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co.

Assistant, Pacific Mail Co. Manager, Novelty Iron Works Engineer, Ice Co. Assistant, Sayle & Co.

Assistant, Holliday Wise & Co. Assistant, Falconer & Co. Secretary, Hotel Co.

Assistant, Gas Co.

Assistant, Heard & C?.

Assistant, Carlowitz & Co.

Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co. Assistant, Oriental Bank

Assistant, Siemssen & Co.

Assistant, Oriental Bank

Merchant, Queen's Road

Secretary, Hongkong Club Assistant, Sugar Refinery Merchant

Ship Broker, Heinemann & Co. Assistant, Pustau & Co.

Bottomley, Charles David Boustead, Robert Norman Boyes, Frederick

Braddon, Henry Edward Britto, Alexandre de Britto, Carlos A. de Britto, Jos? de

Brockat, John

Brook, Walter Brown, David

Brunckhorst, Emil Gottfried Budde, Claus

Burjorjee, Cursetjee Buschmann, Rudolph Buse, Diedrich Johann Buse, Johann Bernhard Bush, Lafayette Langsdale Byrne, John

Caldwell, Charles Francis Campos, E. P. de

Carvalho, Marcos Antonio de

Chambers, Albert Fry Chapman, Samuel Chart, Arthur

Chastel, Edward Charles Chater, Catchick Paul Chater, Theophilus

Assistant, Russell & Co.

Secretary, Indo-Ch. Sugar Co. Assistant, Sailors' Home Assistant, Butterfield & Swire

Assistant, Pustau & Co.

Assistant, Lane Crawford & Co. Assistant, G. N. Telegraph Co. Assistant, Schellhass & Co.

Assistant, Adamson Bell & Co. Assistant, Olyphant & Co. Broker, Club Chambers Assistant, Sayle & Co. Assistant, Deetjen & Co. Broker, Hongkong Hotel

Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co. Old Bailey Street

Assistant, P. & O. Co. Assistant, Dock Co.

Assistant, Ch. Sub. Telegraph Co.

Wellington Street

Assistant, Schellhass & Co.

Merchant, Dreyer & Co.

Assistant, Tata & Co.

[Assistant, Schellhass & Co.

Assistant, Carlowitz & Co. Assistant, Peil & Co. Assistant, Russell & Co. Assistant, Sayle & Co.

Assistant, Chartered Mer. Bank

Assistant, P. & O. Co.

Assistant, Turner & Co.

Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co.

Professor of Music, Pottinger Street.

Manager, Victoria Foundry

Merchant, Queen's Road

Broker, 17 Caine Road

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH MARCH, 1875.

NAME IN FULL.

OCCUPATION AND ADDRESS.

NAME IN FULL

OCCUPATION AND ADDRESS.

C (Continued.)

Cheshire, Fleming D. Cheyne, Arthur

Cohen, Charles Coleman Cohen, Henry

Colla?o, Leonardo Francisco

Augusto

Collings, Clarence E.

Considine, Denis

Constantine, Ernest

Cook, Jesse

Cooke, Robert

Cope, Augustus Edward

Costa, Jos? Phillippe da

Costa, Polycarpo Antonio da Cox, James Henry

Cox, John Samuel

Crawford, Henry

Creyk, James Gregory Grant

Croker, John William Cruickshank, William

Cruz, Evaristo da

Cullen, James Gourlay

D'Almeida, Jos?

Danenberg, Carlos

Darby, William Homfray Fuller

David, Solomon Jacob Degenaer, Frederick

Deneke, Carl Theodor

De Rusett, William

De Souza, Marcellino

Detmers, Wilhelm

Dickie, Henry

Dittmer, Friedrich Christian

Dolan, William

Dorabjee Nowrojee

Donald, Thomas

Doral, Phillip Robert

Dougal, William

Driscoll, John James

Droege, Albert

Driscoll, Thomas Nathaniel

Duff, Archibald

Dunn, William Edward Henry

Easton, Samuel

Edwards, William Cochran Elwell, Francis Flagg Emanuel, Joseph Moses Emory, George Bache Espantoso, Antonio Everett, Henry

Ezekiel, Marcus David

Fairbairn, John

Farrell, Edwin

Feibel, Charles

Assistant, Heard & Co. Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co. Broker, 53 Wyndham Street Merchant, 49 Wyndham Street

Assistant, Messageries Maritimes Accountant, 20 Praya Central Assistant, T. Algar Assistant, A. R. Marty Assistant, Sayle & Co. Manager, Patent Slip

Assistant, HK. & Shanghai Bank Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co. Assistant, Heard & Co. Assistant, Turner & Co.

Storekeeper, Lane Crawford & Co. Assistant, Lane Crawford & Co. Assistant, HK. & Shanghai Bank Assistant, Novelty Iron Works Assistant, McEwen Frickel & Co. Assistant, Arnhold Karberg & Co. Superintendent, Steam Bakery

Assistant, Russell & Co. Assistant, Reiss & Co.

Assistant, Gibb Livingston & Co. Assistant, E. D. Sassoon & Co. Merchant, D'Aguilar Street Assistant, Pustau & Co. Assistant, P. & O. Co.

Assistant, HK. & W. Dock Co.

Assistant, R?decker & Co. Manager, Sugar Refinery Assistant, Sander & Co.

Store K., McEwen Frickel & Co. Assistant, Gas Works Manager, Hongkong Hotel Assistant, Bottomley & Hughes Assistant, Chartered Bank Assistant, Hongkong Ice Co. Clothier, 47, Queen's Road Assistant, R?decker & Co. Assistant, P. & O. Co. Assistant, Lane Crawford & Co.

Engineer, Easton & Co.

Merchant, Edwards Rozario & Co. Assistant, Russell & Co. Shipwright, Spratt & Co. Agent, Pacific Mail Co. Agent, Staunton Street Photographer, Wyndham Street Assistant, E. D. Sassoon & Co.

Storekeeper, Lane Crawford & Co. Assist., Lammert Atkinson & Co. Assistant, Comptoir D'Escompte

Figueiredo, Henrique Caetano Victor Assistant, Heard & Co. Figueiredo,Jos? Miguel Victor de [de Broker, Staunton Street

Fischer, Gustav

Fisher, Samuel

Flemming, Leopold

Forrest, Thomas

Foster, Frederick Thomas

Pearce

Fowles, Thomas William Fox, John Young

Francis, Francis

Freerks, Carl Rudolph Freire, Francisco

Furze, Joseph

Gale, Edward

Gardner, William

Georg, Erich

George, Edward

Gill, John

Gillies, David

Glover, Thomas Gibson

Assistant, Meyer Alabor Co.

Assist., Lammert Atkinson & Co. Assistant, Siemssen & Co.

Assistant, Chartered Bank

Assistant, Birley & Co.

Assistant, Sayle & Co.

Assistant, Sugar Refinery Gage Street

Store K., Freerks Rodatz & Co. Assistant, T. G. Linstead

Assistant, Ch. Sub. Telegr. Co.

Watchman, Jardine Matheson & Co Boarding House-keeper, Queen's Rd. Assistant, Siemssen & Co.

Assistant, Holliday Wise & Co.

Assistant, Gas Co.

Engineer, Hongkong Hotel

Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co.

Merchant, Brand?o & Co.

G (Continued.)

Grant, John

Greaves, Vincent Green, Thomas Greig, James

Groosmann, Christian Friedrich Grote, Max. Carl Johann Guedes, Jos? Maria, Jr. Guedes, Florindo Gunn, Donald Alexander

McDonald

Gutierrez, Jocelyn Antonio

Habgood, Thomas Edgeworth Haden, Charles Sydenham Hall, Thomas Hallowell, Thomas Handley, Edward Richard Hancock, Alfred Hancock, Sydney Hanlon, Joseph Martin Hauschild, Louis Hauschild, Richard Head, Francis Somerville Heermann, Carl

Held, Richard Charles Helland, Adolph Henderson, Fullarton Herbs, Edward Hertz, A.

Heuerman, Friederich Wilhelm Heyde, Oscar von de Heywood, Henry Cleland Hickling, Bains Joseph Hind, John

Hockmeyer, Friedrich Hodgkins, John Rosevear Holmes, George

Holton, Charles Frederick

Hook, Thomas Richard Seppings Horgan, John Francis Hughes, John Robert Hughes, Rowland Jones Hughes, William Kerfoot Humby, John

Humphreys, William Griffiths Hyndman, Henrique

Iburg, James Charles Henry Inglis, John

James, Horatio Gay Jameson, James Nelson Jenkins, Andrew Jesus, Joaquim Victor de Jesus, Jo?o Antonio de Johannes, Stephen Paul Johnson, George Frederick Jordan, Paul Jorge, Acurcio

Jorge, Francisco Jos? Vicente Just, Hermann Zadick

Keating, James

Kees, Otto

Keiser, Jules

Keller, John

Keller, William

Kennedy, John

Ki?r, Hans

Kirby, William

Kneebone, George Ashwall Koch, Conrad

Kock, Christian

Koss, Friedrich Wilhelm Kotwall, Hormusjee Rustomjee Khumbata, Pestonjee Eduljee Krebs, Carl

Krug, Carl Friedrich August Kruse, Johann Carl

Kuhlmann, Carl Theodor Henry Kyle, John

Kyle, Thomas D.

Assistant, Lapraik & Co.

Proprietor, Crown & Anchor Inn Suptdg. Engineer, P & O. Co. Assistant, P. & O. Co. Merchant, Queen's Road Assistant, Melchers & Co. Auctioneer, 19 Wellington Street Assistant, Guedes & Co.

Assistant, HK. & Shanghai Bank Assistant, Russell & Co.

Accountant, Schmidt & Co. Assistant, Gilman & Co. Assistant, Butterfield & Swire Innkeeper, Star Tavern Plumber, 39 Praya West Broker, Seymour Road Hongkong Club

Teacher, Hollywood Road Assistant, German Consulate

Assistant, Meyer Alabor & Co. Assistant, Heard & Co. Assistant, Gaupp & Co.

Assistant, Vogel Hagedorn & Co.

Hollywood Road

Assistant, Russell & Co.

Assistant, McEwen Frickel & Co.

Assistant, Carlowitz & Co.

Assistant, McEwen Frickel & Co.

Assistant, Siemssen & Co.

Assistant, Heard & Co. Assistant, Sayle & Co. Draper, Thomson & Hind Assistant, Siemssen & Co. Assistant, Heard & Co. Broker, Pedder's Hill Ice House

Shipping Agent, Praya Agent, Tudor Co.

Assistant, Ch. Mercantile Bank Agent, Derode Freres, H.K. Club |Broker, Gough Street

Innkeeper, Empire Tavern Assistant, McEwen Frickel & Co. Assistant, Sugar Refinery

Professor of Music, Caine Road Engineer, Victoria Foundry

Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co. Assistant, Olyphant & Co. Boarding Housekeeper, Qu.'s Rd. Assistant, HK. & W. Dock Co. Assistant, Turner & Co.

Assistant, E. D. Sassoon & Co. Assistant, P. & O. Co.

Assistant, HK. & Shanghai Bank

4ssistant, HK. & Shanghai Bank Assistant, Russell & Co. Broker, German Club

Assistant, Driscoll & Co.

Assistant, Hesse & Co.

Wachmaker, Gaupp & Co.

Assistant, Sailors' Home

Assistant, Ice Company

Assistant, Williams' Stables

Merchant, Club Chambers

Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co.

Broker, Wanchai

Assistant, Deetjen & Co.

Innkeeper, City of Hamburg Inn

Clothier, Koss & Co.

Broker, Hollywood Road

Merchant, Tata & Co. Assistant, Melchers & Co.

Assistant, Kruse & Co. Storekeeper, Kruse & Co. Storekeeper, Kruse & Co.

Engineer, Ice Company Engineer, Ice Company

Gomes, Francisco d'Assis Gomes, Augusto Jos?

Gomes, Jo?o Baptista, Jr. Gomes, M. A.

Gonsalves, Constancio Goosmann, Johann Nicolaus

Merchant, Brand?o & Co.

Merchant, Brand?o & Co. Assistant, Dock Co.

Assistant, HK. & Shanghai Bank Assistant, Melchers & Co.

Ladage, Carl Wilhelm Heinrich Lammert, George Reinhold

Clothier, Koss & Co. Storekeeper, Pedder's Wharf

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH MARCH, 1875.

NAME IN FULL.

OCCUPATION AND ADDRESS.

NAME IN FULL.

OCCUPATION AND ADDRESS.

L (Continued.)

Lapsley, William Laurence, Joseph Lawyer, Eduljee Sapoorjee Legge, William

Leitch, Robert McRechnie Lembke, Justus Peter Lemcke, Heinrich Wilhelm Lentz, William Henry

Levy, Alexander

Lewis, Arthur James

Leys, Ferdinand

Liddell, James Gilmour

Lilley, Elijah

Lima, Jos? Maria d'Oliveira Lindsley, John Lowe, Robert

　Loxley, William Richard Lutkens, Ludwig Siegmund Luz, Januario Antonio da

MacClymont, Archibald MacDonald, John Mackay, George S. Maclean, Hector Coll

Maclchose, James Henry

MacNamara, John

Mallory, Laurence

Manger, Alfred Thomas

　Manger, Joseph Edward Manuel, Thomas

Mardfeldt, Johannes Friedrich Marks, David

Mathissen, Wilhelm

May

McBain, George

McCallum, Jolin

McConachie, Alexander

McCulloch, David

McEwen, Alexander Palmer

McLeod, Joseph

McNidder, David

McNulty, John

Mehta, Murcherjee M.

Mehta, Murcherjee Nerwanjee

Melbye, Emil

Mellish, Edward

Mendel, Louis

Meveety, James

Meyenberg, Victor Louis Meyerink, Hermann Friedrich Middleton, William Nixon Millar, Andrew

Miller, Augustus

Mody, Hormusjee Nowrojee Moir, A.

Moore, Edward

Moore, William Henry Moore, William Porter Morgan, Charles Henry Morgan, William Mostyn Morris, Alfred George Morrison, Alexander Morrison, James Kennedy Mortimer, Henry William Mosely, John A. Moses, S. M.

Moss, Dominick

Muncherjee, Dadabhoy

Munday, Nelson

Murray, Reginald

Nazer, John Stewart

Nicholson, George Hansen Noble, John

Notley, Walter Hyde Nunes, Abaylard Antonio Nunn, Charles Faulkner

Olson, John O'Ryan, John

Oxley, Edward Hayes Ozorio, Candido Antonio Ozorio, Candido Julio

Parker, Thomas Daniel Cox Patel, Bomorjee Byramjee Paulsen, Waldemar

Assistant, Sugar Refinery Assistant, Sugar Refinery Assistant, Degaria & Co., Peel St. Assistant, Russell & Co. North-China Insurance Company Merchant, Justus Lembke & Co. Assistant, G. N. Telegraph Co. Assistant, Afong & Co. Assistant, Landstein & Co. Assistant, China Fire Insur. Co. Carpenter, Patent Slip Assistant, Dock Company Clothier, Lyndhurst Terrace Assistant, Holliday Wise & Co. Merchant, Frazar & Co. Assistant, Easton & Co. Assistant, Sayle & Co. Assistant, Pustau & Co. Assistant, Olyphant & Co.

Hongkong Club

Shipwright, Praya West Assistant, HK. & W. Dock Co. Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co. Assistant, T. G. Linstead

Surveyor, 12 Seymour Terrace

Assistant, Burrows & Co. Merchant, Lapraik & Co. Assistant, Lapraik & Co. Assistant, Marty & Co. Assistant, Melchers & Co. Furniture Dealer, Pottinger St. Assistant, Degenaer & Co. Teacher, St. Paul's College Broker, Burd's Alley Assistant, Lane Crawford & Co. Assistant, McEwen Frickel & Co. Assistant, Turner & Co. Assistant, Holliday Wise & Co. Assistant, Gibb Livingston & Co. Assistant, HK. & W. Dock Co. Innkeeper, British Hotel. Merchant, Ghandy & Co. H. Framjee & Co., Hollywood Rd. Assistant, Burd & Co.

Bill Broker, Hongkong Hotel Merchant, Arnhold Karberg & Co. Assist., Star Tavern, Queen's Rd. Assist., Gaupp & Co., Queen's Rd. Assistant, Meyer Alabor & Co. Broker, Club Chambers Plumber, 1 Queen's Road East Assistant, P. & O. Co. Broker, Lyndhurst Terrace Assistant, HK. & W. Dock Co. Assistant, Union Insur. Society Storekeeper, Lammert Atkinson & Co. Hair Dresser, Queen's Road Broker, Club Chambers Broker, Pedder's Hill

Broker, Hermitage, Caine Road Assistant, Sugar Refinery Assistant, Oriental Bank

Assistant, E. E. A. & C. Telegr. Co. Assistant, Sassoon & Co.

Assistant, E. D. Sassoon & Co.

Merchant, Caine Road

Merchant, Hollywood Road Assistant, Sayle & Co.

Accountant, Chartd. Mer. Bank

Assistant, Inglis & Co.

Great Northern Telegraph Co. Assistant, Falconer & Co. Merchant, Queen's Road Assistant, Hook & Co. Assistant, Gibb Livingston & Co.

Proprietor, National Tavern Shipwright, McDonald & Co. Assist. HK. & Shanghai Bank Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co. Assistant, Baron de Overbeck

Assistant, Gas Company Broker, Hollywood Road Assistant, Dock Company

P (Continued.)

Pearse, John Batten

Pearson, Thomas Peil, Fritz

Pereira, Adri?o Aloysius

Pereira, Alfredo Maria da Roza Pereira, Ignacio Pires Permewan, Richard Tremayne Peschke, George Bernhard Peterson, Christian Frederick

William

Petrie, James Ivory Plac?, Filomeno Louren?o Poesnecker, Lorenz Polishwalla, Merwanjee

Byramjee Poulsen, Emile August Purchase, Edward Joseph

R?decker, Richard Hermann Rapp, Fritz Rathbone, William Raven, Ernst August Ray, Edward Constant Ray, William Henry Raynal, Gustave

Reddie, Arthur Campbell Reett, Wilhelm Ludwig Martin Reichert, Theodor Andr? Remedios, Alexandre Antonio dos Remedios, Alexandrino Francisco dos Remedios, Aurelio Guilherme dos Remedios, Demetrio Antonio dos Remedios, Francisco Jos? dos Remedios, Geraldo dos Remedios, Januario Antonio dos Remedios, Jeronimo Miguel dos Restalie, Albert Rhodes, Percival Ribeiro, Alfredo Vieira Ribeiro, Athanazio Francisco Rickard, Ferdinand Roberts, James Hackett Robertson, James Robinson, John

Rodatz, Gottfried Carl Friedrich Rogers, Frederick R. Rose, Edward

Rose, Thomas Isaac Ross, William

Roza, Antonio Braz da Roza, Daniel da

Roza, Jos? Francisco Campos da Roza, Maximiano Maria Campos Rozario, Luiz Antonio do Rozario, Sabino Reis do Ruttmann, Johann Alexander

Heinrich

S?, Francisco de

Sands, George Underhill

Sapoorjee, Eduljee

Saul, Meyer Moses

Schlepper, Julius Franz

Schmidt, Ferdinand

Schmidt, Hermann Carl

Assistant, Thomas & Hind

Assistant, Landstein & Co. Merchant, Pedder's Wharf

Assistant, HK. & Shanghai Bank Assistant, Pacific Mail Assistant, Heard & Co. Assistant, HK. & S. Bank Assistant, Standford & Co.

Innkeeper, German Tavern Assistant, Purdon & Co. Assistant, Comptoir d'Escompte Assistant, Arnhold Karberg & Co.

Broker, Peel Street Assistant, G. N. Telgr. Co. Assistant, Sugar Refinery

Merchant, Krummenacher & Co. Storekeeper, Blackhead & Co. Assistant, Falconer & Co. Assistant, Sander & Co.

Shipbroker, Pedder Street

Assistant, Heard & Co.

Merchant, Stanley Street

Assistant, Holliday Wise & Co.

Assistant, Gaupp & Co. Assistant, Blackhead & Co. Assistant, J.J. dos Remedios & Co. Assistant, Lapraik & Co. Assistant, Lapraik & Co.

Assistant, Remedios & Co. Assistant, Lapraik & Co.

Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co. Assistant, Butterfield & Swire Assistant, J. J. dos Remedios & Co. Assistant, Messageries Maritimes Assistant, Sassoon & Co.

Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co. Assistant, Borneo Company Assistant, Smith's Boarding House Assistant, Gilman & Co.

Assistant, Lane Crawford & Co.

Broker, Morrison Hill

Storekeeper, Praya Central

Assistant, Lammert Atkinson & Co.

Innkeeper, Oriental Hotel.

Assistant, Borneo Company

Assistant, Falconer & Co. Assistant, Birley & Co. Assistant, Chartered Bank Assistant, Birley & Co. da Assistant, Birley & Co.

Assistant, Pacific Mail Company Merchant, Edwards Rozario & Co.

Assistant, Arnhold Karberg & Co.

Assistant, Lane Crawford & Co.

Sayle, Boardman Broadhead Dalton Assistant, Sayle & Co.

Schmidt, William August Fer-

dinand

Schnell, T.

Schriever, Wilhelm

Manager, Canton S. S. Co.

Assistant, P. & O. Co.

Assistant, Sassoon & Co.

Assistant, Pustau & Co.

Assistant, Vogel Hagedorn & Co. Assistant, Arnhold Karberg & Co.

Gun-maker, P

Street

Assistant, Siemssen & Co.

Steward, Sailors' Home

Assistant, Oriental Bank

Assistant, P. & O. Co.

Assistant, Peil & Co.

Schultz, Hermann Wilhelm M?nster Assistant, Wieler & Co.

Schuster, Jacob Fritz Scott, George Oswald Scott, Robert Scott, William Lackland Seabra, Francisco Antonio Seimund, Carl Heinrich Sewell, Thomas William Sharp, Granville Shellim, Ezekiel Shellim Sheppard, Herbert. Siebs, Nicolaus August Siegfried, Carl Wilhelm Silberman, Zebal

Silva, Emiliano Maria da Silva, Ernesto Estev?o da Silva, Jos? Pedro Nolasco da Silva, Miguel Antonio da Silva, Polidoro Francisco da Simmonds, Charles Murray Simonis, Hugo Slater, Harry George

Assistant, Victoria Foundry

Broker, Gough Street

Storekeeper, Broadbear Anthony & Co.

Assistant, McEwen Frickel & Co.

Broker, Bank Buildings

Merchant, E. D. Sassoon & Co.

Assistant, Peil & Co.

Assistant, Siemssen & Co.

Merchant, Pustau & Co.

Agent, Lyndhurst Terrace

Assistant, Oriental Bank Assistant, Sugar Refinery Broker, Wyndham Street

Assistant, Chartered Mercantile Bank

Assistant, Butterfield & Swire.

Assistant, China Fire Insur. Co.

Assistant, Pustau & Co.

Assistant, Sayle & Co.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH MARCH, 1875.

NAME IN FULL.

OCCUPATION AND ADDress.

NAME IN FULL.

OCCUPATION AND ADDRESS.

S (Continued.)

Smith, Andrew

Smith, Charles Vincent

Smith, Edward Underhill Smith, Henry

　Smith, Henry Smith,

Herbert

Smith, James Bradlee Smith, John

Smith, John Grant

Smith, Peter

Smith, Stuart

　Solomon, Raphael Jacob Southan, John

Souza, Antonio Jos? da Silva e

Souza, Jo?o Jos? da Silva e Souza, Miguel de

Spencer, William

Spratt, William Bolton

Stael, Leonhard

　Stanford, Benjamin Robert Stanford, George Alfred Steil, Friedrich Richard Stevens, Hildebrand William

Havelock

　Stevens, Jacob Steward, George Steward, John

Stockhausen, Francis Walde-

mar George von Stolterfoht, Hermann Str?m, Georg Buntzen

Taufer, Edward Taufer, George Taylor, Charles Smith Taylor, Henry Howard Terry, James William Thompson, Charles Edward Thompson, William James Thornton, Edward Parry

Assistant, Falconer & Co. Assistant, Russell & Co. Assistant, Olyphant & Co. Accountant, HK. & Shanghai Bank Assistant, HK. & W. Dock Co. Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co. Assistant, Olyphant & Co. Merchant, Blackhead & Co. Storekeeper, McEwen Frickel & Co. Boarding H.keeper, Queen's Rd. Assistant, Sayle & Co.

Assistant, E. D. Sassoon & Co.

Assistant, P. & O. Co.

Printer, De Souza & Co.

Assistant, Union Insurance Society. Assistant, Sugar Refinery Shipwright, Praya East

Merchant, Hesse & Co. Shipwright, Praya East Assistant, Lane Crawford & Co. Broker, Heinemann & Co.

Assistant, Ch. Sub. Telegr. Co. Assistant, Dock Co. Assistant, Dock Co. Boarding H.keeper, Queen's Rd.

Hotelkeeper, Oriental Hotel Merchant, Hesse & Co.

Assistant, G. N. Telegr. Co.

Assistant, HK. Fire Insur. Co. Assistant, HK. Fire Insur. Co. Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co. Assistant, Oriental Bank Teacher, St. Saviour's College Assistant, National Bank Clothier, Queen's Road

Assistant, P. & O. Co.

T (Contiuued.)

Torrey, Joseph William Turner, Joseph James

Merchant Assistant, Butterfield & Swire

Urjanee, Framjee Hormusjee

Vaucher, Albert Emile Vinton, William Vogel, Charles Vogel, Emile Ernst W.

Wai Kwong

Wasserfall, Alexander Watson, Hugh Austin

Weeks, Charles Dewhurst Welsh, David Wheeler, William White, John Robinson Wicking, Harry Wieler, Oscar Wilhelm Williams, James Williamson, Thomas

Witte, Peter August Edward Wobbe, Carl Jacob Heinrich Wohlters, Andreas

Wong Shing

Woodford, James Daniel Woodin, Edward Littlefield Woollatt, George Humpston Woonwalla, Rustomjee Sapoorjee

Young, Alexander

Young, George Graham Bell Young, Laurence

Mody & Co., Queen's Road

Broker, Arbuthnot Road Assistant, P. & O. Co. Assistant, Vogel Hagedorn & Co. Merchant, Vogel Hagedorn & Co.

Comprador, Ch. Mercantile Bank

Assistant, Siemssen & Co.

Assistant, McGregor & Co.

Assistant, Gibb Livingston & Co. Merchant

Assistant, Olyphant & Co.

Innkeeper, Stag Hotel

Assistant, Lane Crawford & Co.

Merchant, Wieler & Co.

Proprietor, Horse Repository

Assistant, Easton & Co.

Assistant, Pustau & Co.

Assistant, Carlowitz & Co.

Proprietor, British Inn

Merchant, 7 Peel Street

Assistant, HK. & Shanghai Bank

Assistant, P. & O. Co.

Assistant, Reiss & Co.

Merchant, Lyndhurst Terrace

Assistant, Dock Co.

Assistant, Birley & Co. [Innkeeper, London Inn

Victoria, Hongkong, 1st February, 1875.

C. V. CREAGH, Sheriff.

Revised, corrected, and the Special Jurors designated by the Legislative Council, this 23rd day of February, 1875.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

ALFRED LISTER, Clerk of Councils.

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 5th March, 1875.

Akady, Juana 1

Letters. Papers

Letters. Papers.

Caldecott, A. M. 1

Davies, D. P. 1

E. A. B.

Ah Foo & Co. 1 Aya, Alice Mrs. 1 Anderson,

Robt. H.

Ah Mow

Berrington,C.C.4

Bell, C. P.

Brankley, James I

Battistolo, D.

Butts, Geo.

Battistolo, D.

2 regd.

Eagleshame,A. 1 Edgar, John W. 1

Fondra, Va-

lentino

} 1

Faure, Monrs. T. 1

Fox, J. (Engineer) 1 Fisher, Edwd. ? Farnham,

Joha Revd.} 1

Frahm, Johs. Frewen, Richard2

Letters. Papers.

Hartley, Henry 4 Habalme, Monsr.1 Hutchinson,

R. W.

Hue Shain Shoek I Holstein, J Hornet, Monsr. 1 Hagen, J.

Hogenis, J. L. 1

Inselvini,

Mazzocchi,

Pompeo May, Mr. H.,

formerly of the Victoria

Hotel Martins, Sr.

J. F. Mills, Fred. Mitchell, R.,

formerly on board s.s. Sea Gull

2 regd.

Letters. Papers.

Silva, Antonio

F. da

}

Lets. Paps.

Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd. Spencer,

Henriqueta Suaren, Ro- sendo, G.

Sayle, N. J. Saunders, F. Sullivan,

Maurice Smith, C. J.

1 regd.

Letters. Papers.

Ollivant, Joseph Oxenham, E. L. 1

Perin, Monsr. G. 1

Pasero, Henry 1

Pean, J. C.

Poulsen, W.

Plummer, John 1

Soona Walla

Pereira, D. M. 1 Poole, W. P.

Lorenzo

Ross, E.

Johnson, J. W. 2

Randolph, Mrs. 1

I book.

Do.

Riccardi, Retro 1

Morton, N.

Ritchie, J.

Tavares, Jo?o

Keene, R. J.

Knight, Wm.

Moncreiff, Peter 1 Meyenovich, J. 2

Ross, Alexander 1

Taft, David

Richards, Mr.

Grimes, Thomas1 Goddard,

Koch, T. A.

Tylor, Richard 1

Maggione, E.

Tidman, P. F. 1

Capt.

Mitchell, R. H.

regd.

lomon

}

Kirby, Capt.

W. T. Karlosski, L.

Upton, Thos.

Caldeiro, G.

Gomes, M.

Cauzi, Louis

Galligar, T.

Morris, Theo-}

Sterling, Miss

Cohen-Sober

& Walenyk}

Godfrey, Walter 1

Vandeozee,

Capt. F. H.

Golstein, J.

Chatain, Ma-1

rie, Madme.

Hayne, Robt. B. 1

Crofall, Henry

Engineer

Hancock, Miss

Blanche

McGlone, Daniel 1

Nacimento,

Francisca Nuttall, W. Nelson, E. L. 1

Collie

1 regd.

Nina Squire, H. O. 1 Sanders, Capt. 1 Shak Maho-

med Moola Shaik, Abdoollah 1 regd. Secondo, Sala 1

Watson, Dr. Woodd, Basil, R.1 Westford, Mr.

(Carperter)) Warchan

1 regtd.

Vastroo, Seriaco 1

Bresciani, Sigr. 1 Biava, Sigr.,G.B.1 Bashire,

　　　Mons. E. Brankley, J. Bartolini, Adolf i Bank

}

Hindostan Benton, Charles 1

1 regd.

James M. Ginsburg, S. L. Ginsburg, So-

1 regd.

Longhran, J. 1 Lyons, Miss Anastasia Laugelin, Mr. Lorchen, Lowkampok,Mr.1

formerly of 2 the Sea Gull Milne, George 1 Marshall, J.

Roberton, Jas.

(Engineer)

Rudolphe,

Chs. Ramon, Rofino 1

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH MARCH, 1875.

NAME IN FULL.

OCCUPATION AND ADDress.

NAME IN FULL.

OCCUPATION AND ADDRESS.

S (Continued.)

Smith, Andrew

Smith, Charles Vincent

Smith, Edward Underhill Smith, Henry

　Smith, Henry Smith,

Herbert

Smith, James Bradlee Smith, John

Smith, John Grant

Smith, Peter

Smith, Stuart

　Solomon, Raphael Jacob Southan, John

Souza, Antonio Jos? da Silva e

Souza, Jo?o Jos? da Silva e Souza, Miguel de

Spencer, William

Spratt, William Bolton

Stael, Leonhard

　Stanford, Benjamin Robert Stanford, George Alfred Steil, Friedrich Richard Stevens, Hildebrand William

Havelock

　Stevens, Jacob Steward, George Steward, John

Stockhausen, Francis Walde-

mar George von Stolterfoht, Hermann Str?m, Georg Buntzen

Taufer, Edward Taufer, George Taylor, Charles Smith Taylor, Henry Howard Terry, James William Thompson, Charles Edward Thompson, William James Thornton, Edward Parry

Assistant, E. D. Sassoon & Co.

Assistant, P. & O. Co.

Printer, De Souza & Co.

Assistant, Union Insurance Society. Assistant, Sugar Refinery Shipwright, Praya East

Merchant, Hesse & Co. Shipwright, Praya East Assistant, Lane Crawford & Co. Broker, Heinemann & Co.

Assistant, Ch. Sub. Telegr. Co. Assistant, Dock Co. Assistant, Dock Co. Boarding H.keeper, Queen's Rd.

Hotelkeeper, Oriental Hotel Merchant, Hesse & Co.

Assistant, G. N. Telegr. Co.

Assistant, HK. Fire Insur. Co. Assistant, HK. Fire Insur. Co. Assistant, Jardine Matheson & Co. Assistant, Oriental Bank Teacher, St. Saviour's College Assistant, National Bank Clothier, Queen's Road

Assistant, P. & O. Co.

T (Contiuued.)

Torrey, Joseph William Turner, Joseph James

Merchant Assistant, Butterfield & Swire

Urjanee, Framjee Hormusjee

Vaucher, Albert Emile Vinton, William Vogel, Charles Vogel, Emile Ernst W.

Wai Kwong

Wasserfall, Alexander Watson, Hugh Austin

Weeks, Charles Dewhurst Welsh, David Wheeler, William White, John Robinson Wicking, Harry Wieler, Oscar Wilhelm Williams, James Williamson, Thomas

Witte, Peter August Edward Wobbe, Carl Jacob Heinrich Wohlters, Andreas

Wong Shing

Woodford, James Daniel Woodin, Edward Littlefield Woollatt, George Humpston Woonwalla, Rustomjee Sapoorjee

Young, Alexander

Young, George Graham Bell Young, Laurence

Mody & Co., Queen's Road

Broker, Arbuthnot Road Assistant, P. & O. Co. Assistant, Vogel Hagedorn & Co. Merchant, Vogel Hagedorn & Co.

Comprador, Ch. Mercantile Bank

Assistant, Siemssen & Co.

Assistant, McGregor & Co.

Assistant, Gibb Livingston & Co. Merchant

Assistant, Olyphant & Co.

Innkeeper, Stag Hotel

Assistant, Lane Crawford & Co.

Merchant, Wieler & Co.

Proprietor, Horse Repository

Assistant, Easton & Co.

Assistant, Pustau & Co.

Assistant, Carlowitz & Co.

Proprietor, British Inn

Merchant, 7 Peel Street

Assistant, HK. & Shanghai Bank

Assistant, P. & O. Co.

Assistant, Reiss & Co.

Merchant, Lyndhurst Terrace

Assistant, Dock Co.

Assistant, Birley & Co. [Innkeeper, London Inn

Victoria, Hongkong, 1st February, 1875.

C. V. CREAGH, Sheriff.

Revised, corrected, and the Special Jurors designated by the Legislative Council, this 23rd day of February, 1875.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

ALFRED LISTER, Clerk of Councils.

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 5th March, 1875.

Akady, Juana 1

Letters. Papers

Letters. Papers.

Caldecott, A. M. 1

Davies, D. P. 1

E. A. B.

Ah Foo & Co. 1 Aya, Alice Mrs. 1 Anderson,

Robt. H.

Ah Mow

Berrington,C.C.4

Bell, C. P.

Brankley, James I

Battistolo, D.

Butts, Geo.

Battistolo, D.

2 regd.

Eagleshame,A. 1 Edgar, John W. 1

Fondra, Va-

lentino

} 1

Faure, Monrs. T. 1

Fox, J. (Engineer) 1 Fisher, Edwd. ? Farnham,

Joha Revd.} 1

Frahm, Johs. Frewen, Richard2

Letters. Papers.

Hartley, Henry 4 Habalme, Monsr.1 Hutchinson,

R. W.

Hue Shain Shoek I Holstein, J Hornet, Monsr. 1 Hagen, J.

Hogenis, J. L. 1

Inselvini,

Mazzocchi,

Pompeo May, Mr. H.,

formerly of the Victoria

Hotel Martins, Sr.

J. F. Mills, Fred. Mitchell, R.,

formerly on board s.s. Sea Gull

2 regd.

Letters. Papers.

Silva, Antonio

F. da

}

Lets. Paps.

Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd. Spencer,

Henriqueta Suaren, Ro- sendo, G.

Sayle, N. J. Saunders, F. Sullivan,

Maurice Smith, C. J.

1 regd.

Letters. Papers.

Ollivant, Joseph Oxenham, E. L. 1

Perin, Monsr. G. 1

Pasero, Henry 1

Pean, J. C.

Poulsen, W.

Plummer, John 1

Soona Walla

Pereira, D. M. 1 Poole, W. P.

Lorenzo

Ross, E.

Johnson, J. W. 2

Randolph, Mrs. 1

I book.

Do.

Riccardi, Retro 1

Morton, N.

Ritchie, J.

Tavares, Jo?o

Keene, R. J.

Knight, Wm.

Moncreiff, Peter 1 Meyenovich, J. 2

Ross, Alexander 1

Taft, David

Richards, Mr.

Grimes, Thomas1 Goddard,

Koch, T. A.

Tylor, Richard 1

Maggione, E.

Tidman, P. F. 1

Capt.

Mitchell, R. H.

regd.

lomon

}

Kirby, Capt.

W. T. Karlosski, L.

Upton, Thos.

Caldeiro, G.

Gomes, M.

Cauzi, Louis

Galligar, T.

Morris, Theo-}

Sterling, Miss

Cohen-Sober

& Walenyk}

Godfrey, Walter 1

Vandeozee,

Capt. F. H.

Golstein, J.

Chatain, Ma-1

rie, Madme.

Hayne, Robt. B. 1

Crofall, Henry

Engineer

Hancock, Miss

Blanche

McGlone, Daniel 1

Nacimento,

Francisca Nuttall, W. Nelson, E. L. 1

Collie

1 regd.

Nina Squire, H. O. 1 Sanders, Capt. 1 Shak Maho-

med Moola Shaik, Abdoollah 1 regd. Secondo, Sala 1

Watson, Dr. Woodd, Basil, R.1 Westford, Mr.

(Carperter)) Warchan

1 regtd.

Vastroo, Seriaco 1

Bresciani, Sigr. 1 Biava, Sigr.,G.B.1 Bashire,

　　　Mons. E. Brankley, J. Bartolini, Adolf i Bank

}

Hindostan Benton, Charles 1

1 regd.

James M. Ginsburg, S. L. Ginsburg, So-

1 regd.

Longhran, J. 1 Lyons, Miss Anastasia Laugelin, Mr. Lorchen, Lowkampok,Mr.1

formerly of 2 the Sea Gull Milne, George 1 Marshall, J.

Roberton, Jas.

(Engineer)

Rudolphe,

Chs. Ramon, Rofino 1

Letters. Papers.

Amoy

Copernicus 1 Courier

Earl of Shaf- } tesbury, s.s.

Anuara

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH MARCH, 1875.

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 5th March, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Hamilton

Harwich

Magdala Malvern

Pelham

Agustina

Constance

Mariner

Pardo, s.s. Peeres

Aberdeen

Carricks

Frank N. Shayer 1

Indiana

Morning Light 1

Peri

Agnes Meir

City of Bengal

Formosa

McNear

August

Caroline

5 1

Frances

Frederich

Commissary

Fortuna

John Steward 1 Juan F. Pearson 2

Maximus

Memento

Race Horse

Alexandro,

Corina

Augustus

Ceylon

George Noble 2

KinfaunsCastle 1

Naworth Castle 1

Anna

Gerque

Kerchelon

Avonmore

Ann Cheshyre 1

Devana Denmark

Golden State

Osaka

Denbigshire

Green Jacket Gleam

Lotus

Oxford

Bengal

Lanercost Lucerne

Ocean, s.s. Olden Besse

LO ON 11

Charmar

Eastern Isles,s.s.1 E. M. Young

Highlander Havilah

Maid of Judah 1

Paouting, s.s. 1

Star of China 1 Sir Harry Parkes? St. Phillans Sarah Nicholson 4

Weymouth Windhover

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's

Ships of War, 5th March, 1875.

Letters. Paper.

Letter.

Letters. Papers.

Audacious

Hornet

Princess

Charlotte

}

Thistle

Letters. Paper.

Letters.

VictorEmanuel 3

Vigilant

Letters. Paps

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 5?? MARCH, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro- meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo-

meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Min.

Max.

February 27

March

282

30.18

56.5

30.18

30.15

30.23

30.22

30.14

58.5

30.18

60.5

30.18

56.5

30.1'5

30.20

30.22

61.5

30.21

59.5

30.33

30.32

49.5

30.28

30.34

30.32

59.5

50.5

30.31

"">

30.34

30.32

30.27

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULE.

WET BULB.

THERMO- METER.

WINDS.

RAIN.

Self

?DATE.

Registering.

6 A.M.

'X'▼ 6

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

Min. Max. 6 A.M. Noon.

6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

NOON.

REMARKS As to WEATHER.

1875.

Feb. 27 28.24 28.26 28.26 28.23 28.23, 52.0 52.0 51.0 50.0 51.0 50.0 49.057.5 N

4 N

3 ENE

0.29

28 28.25 28.29 28.28 28.23 28.22 49.0 50.0 50.0 48.0 49.0 49.0 48.0 53.0 E

Mar. 128.23 28.29 28.28 28.25 28.24 53.0 50.5 50.0 53.0 49.0 48.0 49.0 53.5 E

5 E

7 E

0.00

7 E

0.02

2 28.27 28.29 28.28 28.24 28.24 50.0 52.0 51,049.0 51.0 50.5 49.5 54.0 ESE

3 28.32 28.35 28.33 28.30 28.28 46.0 45.0 45.0 45.0 43.0 43.0 42.0 51.0 N 4 28.37 28.39 28.39 28.35 28.35 45.0 50.0 49.0 42.0 47.0 44.0 43.0 51.0 NE 5 28.36 28.41 28.41 28.36 28.34 48.0 55.0 56.0 46.0 47.0 53.5 147.0 56.5 E

2 NW

5 N

0.10

5 N

4 N

Fog and rain past night; 6 A.M., fog and rain; 11 A.M., overcast, clear. 6 A.M., overcast, hazy; 1 P.M., slight

rain and fog.

Strong breeze with fog throughout. Fog and rain past night; noon, fog, rain with thunder; 4 P.M., overcast,

hazy.

0.16

2 E

4 E

0.04

4. E

2 ESE

0.00

6 A.M., fog and rain; noon, slight rain. 6 A.M., fine, clear; noon, fine, hazy.

Fine and hazy throughout.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

DATE.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

METER.

Self Registering

Min. Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

6 P.M.

Dirn. | F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

1875.

Feb. 27 30.11 30.12 30.14 30.07 30.07 54.0 57.5 59.0 52.5 54.0 56.0 52.0 62.5 N

28 30.14 30.15 30.16 30.10 30.10 57.5 58.5 59.0 55.0 55.0 56.5 54.5 61.5 E

Mar. 130.10 30.14 30.15 30.09 30.09 59.0 60.5 60.5 59.0 59.0 58.056.5 61.0

4 Calm

6 A.M., rain; 10 A.M., overcast, fine.

4 E

Overcast drizzly rain at intervals; noon, cloudy.

5 ESE

2 30.12 30.13 30.15 30.15 30.16 60.0 58.0 56.5 58.0 56.0 54.0 56.5 64.5 N

4 N

5 E

4 N

2 Fine, cloudy, squally throughout.

Overcast; noon, rain and thunder; 2 P.M. overcast, fresh

breeze.

3 30.22 30.24 30.23 30.20 30.20 52.0 53.5 55.0 49.5 49.0 50.0 49.5 58.5 NE

3 N

6 N

Rain; 11 A.M., fine, cloudy rain past night.

4 30.23 30.25 30.27 30.25 30.25 59.0 61.0 60.0 52.0 53.5 54.0 50.0 62.0 N

1 ESE

Fine, cloudy throughout.

530.25 30.26 30.28 30.21 30.20 58.0 63.063.0 54.0 58.0 59.5 55.0 64.5 NE

3 E

4 E

Fine, cloudy; 10 A.M., squally.

Letters. Papers.

Amoy

Copernicus 1 Courier

Earl of Shaf- } tesbury, s.s.

Anuara

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List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 5th March, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Hamilton

Harwich

Magdala Malvern

Pelham

Agustina

Constance

Mariner

Pardo, s.s. Peeres

Aberdeen

Carricks

Frank N. Shayer 1

Indiana

Morning Light 1

Peri

Agnes Meir

City of Bengal

Formosa

McNear

August

Caroline

5 1

Frances

Frederich

Commissary

Fortuna

John Steward 1 Juan F. Pearson 2

Maximus

Memento

Race Horse

Alexandro,

Corina

Augustus

Ceylon

George Noble 2

KinfaunsCastle 1

Naworth Castle 1

Anna

Gerque

Kerchelon

Avonmore

Ann Cheshyre 1

Devana Denmark

Golden State

Osaka

Denbigshire

Green Jacket Gleam

Lotus

Oxford

Bengal

Lanercost Lucerne

Ocean, s.s. Olden Besse

LO ON 11

Charmar

Eastern Isles,s.s.1 E. M. Young

Highlander Havilah

Maid of Judah 1

Paouting, s.s. 1

Star of China 1 Sir Harry Parkes? St. Phillans Sarah Nicholson 4

Weymouth Windhover

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's

Ships of War, 5th March, 1875.

Letters. Paper.

Letter.

Letters. Papers.

Audacious

Hornet

Princess

Charlotte

}

Thistle

Letters. Paper.

Letters.

VictorEmanuel 3

Vigilant

Letters. Paps

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 5?? MARCH, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro- meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo-

meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Min.

Max.

February 27

March

282

30.18

56.5

30.18

30.15

30.23

30.22

30.14

58.5

30.18

60.5

30.18

56.5

30.1'5

30.20

30.22

61.5

30.21

59.5

30.33

30.32

49.5

30.28

30.34

30.32

59.5

50.5

30.31

"">

30.34

30.32

30.27

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULE.

WET BULB.

THERMO- METER.

WINDS.

RAIN.

Self

?DATE.

Registering.

6 A.M.

'X'▼ 6

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

Min. Max. 6 A.M. Noon.

6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

NOON.

REMARKS As to WEATHER.

1875.

Feb. 27 28.24 28.26 28.26 28.23 28.23, 52.0 52.0 51.0 50.0 51.0 50.0 49.057.5 N

4 N

3 ENE

0.29

28 28.25 28.29 28.28 28.23 28.22 49.0 50.0 50.0 48.0 49.0 49.0 48.0 53.0 E

Mar. 128.23 28.29 28.28 28.25 28.24 53.0 50.5 50.0 53.0 49.0 48.0 49.0 53.5 E

5 E

7 E

0.00

7 E

0.02

2 28.27 28.29 28.28 28.24 28.24 50.0 52.0 51,049.0 51.0 50.5 49.5 54.0 ESE

2 NW

5 N

0.10

5 N

4 N

Fog and rain past night; 6 A.M., fog and rain; 11 A.M., overcast, clear. 6 A.M., overcast, hazy; 1 P.M., slight

rain and fog.

Strong breeze with fog throughout. Fog and rain past night; noon, fog, rain with thunder; 4 P.M., overcast,

hazy.

0.16

2 E

4 E

0.04

4. E

2 ESE

0.00

6 A.M., fog and rain; noon, slight rain. 6 A.M., fine, clear; noon, fine, hazy.

Fine and hazy throughout.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

DATE.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

METER.

Self Registering

Min. Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

6 P.M.

Dirn. | F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

1875.

Feb. 27 30.11 30.12 30.14 30.07 30.07 54.0 57.5 59.0 52.5 54.0 56.0 52.0 62.5 N

28 30.14 30.15 30.16 30.10 30.10 57.5 58.5 59.0 55.0 55.0 56.5 54.5 61.5 E

Mar. 130.10 30.14 30.15 30.09 30.09 59.0 60.5 60.5 59.0 59.0 58.056.5 61.0

4 Calm

6 A.M., rain; 10 A.M., overcast, fine.

4 E

Overcast drizzly rain at intervals; noon, cloudy.

5 ESE

2 30.12 30.13 30.15 30.15 30.16 60.0 58.0 56.5 58.0 56.0 54.0 56.5 64.5 N

4 N

5 E

4 N

2 Fine, cloudy, squally throughout.

Overcast; noon, rain and thunder; 2 P.M. overcast, fresh

breeze.

3 30.22 30.24 30.23 30.20 30.20 52.0 53.5 55.0 49.5 49.0 50.0 49.5 58.5 NE

3 N

6 N

Rain; 11 A.M., fine, cloudy rain past night.

4 30.23 30.25 30.27 30.25 30.25 59.0 61.0 60.0 52.0 53.5 54.0 50.0 62.0 N

1 ESE

Fine, cloudy throughout.

530.25 30.26 30.28 30.21 30.20 58.0 63.063.0 54.0 58.0 59.5 55.0 64.5 NE

3 E

4 E

Fine, cloudy; 10 A.M., squally.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH MARCH, 1875.

No. 132.-List of DEAD LETTERS which have been returned from the General Post Office in London, and other places, for

the various reasons assigned upon them, and which can be returned to the writers on application.

Abdull Kadur Shabodin, No. 145, Yokohama, (Registered),

Away, Peon of Police, No. 69, Point de Galle, Ceylon,

Blackburn, Susan, 53, Richmond Road, Barnsbury, London, Bodungen, Miss J., Yampol, Russia,..

Brown, Mrs. Horace, Akyab, Burmah,..

Campbell, D., Algoa Bay, South Africa,

Chaptan, Miss, Swan Yard, High Street, Gravesend,

Child, W. B., H.M.S. Victor Emanuel, Hongkong,

Claradge, Mr., 14, Fulton Street, Chicago, U.S.A., Cundy, Mrs., at 58, Belgrave Square, London,

Dass & Co., Calcutta,

Elman, S., Calcutta,

Gem, Mrs., Post Office, Liverpool,

Holt, Mrs. E., 42, Lant Street, Borough, London, (Sample),

Hore, E. D., Temperance Hall, Yokohama,

Leamon, Mr., Engineer, Ice Company, Hongkong,

Lopez, Lieutenant, H.M.S. Thetis, East Indies, Man, Fraulein A., 13, Wallstrasse, Berlin,

Mendoosje Edulje, Yokohama,

General Post Office, Hongkong, 5th March, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTICE.

WANTED a Person to act as Ward-

master of the Government Civil

Hospital.

Salary ?100 per annum, rising, un- der certain conditions, to ?150, with Quarters and Rations.

Application to be made to the Colo- nial Surgeon.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 27th Feb., 1875.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY. \TOTICE.—CHEW SUT CHE, of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, Accountant, hav- ing been adjudged a Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Su- preme Court of Hongkong on the Nineteenth day of February, in the Year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five, a public sitting for the said Bankrupt to pass his last examination, and make application for his order of discharge will be held before the Honora- ble Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, at the Supreme Court House, Victoria aforesaid, on the Sixteenth day of March, 1875, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon precisely.

The Registrar of the Supreme Court is the Official Assignee in the Bankruptcy.

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

Dated the 3rd day of March, 1875.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

In re PESTONJEE ASPUNDIARJEE METTA, a Bankrupt.

hereby that a the

Creditors of the said Pestonjee Aspundiar- jee Metta, late of Victoria, Merchant, will be held pursuant to the 151st Section of the Bankruptcy Ordinance in the Supreme Court House, on Sa- turday, the 20th day of March, 1875, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon before the Honorable William Hastings Alexander, Registrar of the Supreme Court, the Officer appointed by the Court sitting in Bankruptcy.

Proofs of Debts will be received, and Creditors who have not proved, or who shall not then prove, will be excluded from the benefit of any Dividend that may be declared, and all Claims not proved

will be disallowed.

ED. SHARP & TOLLER, Solicitors for Mr. Leong On,

the Creditors' Assignee.

Supreme Court House.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

OTICE. WILLIAM MCGREGOR SMITH, of East Point, in the Island of Hongkong, Sugar Refiner, lately trading in Hongkong afore- said, in Copartnership with Victor Kresser and

Mor, S., Post Office, Shanghai,

Murr, Mr., Stag Inn, Doucaster,

Miller, Miss H., Post Office, Point de Galle,

Muggeridge, Miss, Claremont College, Queen's Road, London, M?ller, J. C., Hamburg, (Sample),

Neill, W., S.S. Packnam, Point de Galle,

O'Sullivan, Thomas, Adelaide, South Australia,

Patterson, T., Jesmond Villa, Nynee Tal, N.W.P.,.........

Polg, M., 66, Rue St. Cecile, Marseille,

Raczinke, Barbier & Co., Saigon,,

Sharpas, D., Rue du Chevallier Ros, 17, Marseille,

Sherren, Mrs., Blue Anchor Inn, Stepney, London, Smith, Mrs. W. H., Post Office, Galle,

Sottmann, Herr, Hamburg,

Stael, E., Poste Restante, Galle,

Tatham, Mrs., Ingrave Street, Battersea, London,

Tribe, Mrs., 17, Eleanor Road, Walham Cross, Herts, Young, Miss L., 9, Grove Place, St. John's Wood, London,

Rogers, Mrs. W., 19, Darlington Street, Kirkstall Road, Leeds,

William Francis Brown Sams, under the style of Wahee Smith and Company, and in Cochin-China with the said Victor Kresser and William Francis Brown Sams, under the style of Victor Kresser and Company, having been adjudged Bankrupt under ? Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong on the Twenty-sixth day of January, in the Year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five, a public sitting will be held before the Honorable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, on Thursday, the Ele- venth day of March next, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon precisely, for the purpose of consi- dering the question of granting the said Bankrupt an order of discharge for which application will then be made.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and the undersigned are the Solicitors acting in the matter of the Bank- ruptcy.

Dated the Twenty-fifth day of February, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy, 29, Queen's Road, Victoria.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

OTICE.—WILLIAM

N°

FRANCIS

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.

NOTICE.

1 1

R. CHARLES EDWARD PARKER was ad-

MR. EDWARD PARK II Wong,

China and Japan on the 1st January, 1875.

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. Hongkong, February 12th, 1875.

NOTICE. THE

E. D. SASSOON & Co.

Hongkong, 4th February, 1875.

NOTICE.

R. HENRY LISTON DALRYMPLE, and Mr

MR. HENRY LISTON DLBOY HASSELL have

this day been admitted Partners in our Firm.

Mr. GEORGE HALES is authorized to sign our Firm by procuration at Foochow.

BIRLEY & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1875.

MR.

Firm.

BROWN SAMS, of East Point, in the Island of Hongkong, Sugar Refiner, lately trading in Hongkong aforesaid, in Copartnership with Victor Kresser and William McGregor Smith, under the style of Wahee Smith and Company, and in Cochin China, with the said Victor Kresser and William McGregor Smith, under the style of A Victor Kresser and Company, having been ad- judged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, on the Twenty-sixth day of Ja- nuary, in the Year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five, a public sitting will be held before the Honorable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, on Thurs- day, the Eleventh day of March next, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon precisely, for the purpose of considering the question of granting the said Bankrupt an order of discharge for which application will then be made.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and the undersigned are the Solicitors acting in the matter of the Bank- ruptcy.

Dated the Twenty-fifth day of February, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy, 29, Queen's Road, Victoria.

NOTICE.

BEVERLEY LEMANN in our firms in Hong- HE interest and responsibility of Mr. HENRY kong, China, and Japan, ceased on 30th April,

1874.

GILMAN & Co.

Hongkong, 1st March, 1875.

NOTICE.

HE interest and responsibility of the late THE interest and resp HEARD in our firm

have ceased.

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. Hongkong, February 12th, 1875.

NOTICE.

R. ALFRED THOMAS MANGER, has this day been admitted a Partner in our

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, 2nd November, 1874.

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No. 11.

VICTORIA, THURSDAY, 11TH MARCH, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

No. 36.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　His Excellency Governor SIR ARTHUR EDWARD KENNEDY, K.C.M.G., C.B., having this day departed for England on leave of absence, it is hereby notified that, in accordance with Instructions received from Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, and under Provision made by the Royal Charter of Hongkong, this Government will be administered by the undersigned until further order.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th March, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

No. 37.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　The Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to make the following Appoint- ments from this date, provisionally and until further notice, namely:-

The Honorable CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH, to be Acting Colonial Secretary and Auditor General. CHARLES MAY, Esquire, to be Acting Treasurer.

MALCOLM STRUAN TONNOCHY, Esquire, to be Acting Registrar General and Acting Coroner. GEORGE LAZENBY TOMLIN, Esquire, to be Acting Superintendent of Victoria Gaol.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th March, 1875.

No. 38.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

　The Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to appoint JAMES RUSSELL, Esquire, to be Private Secretary.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th March, 1875.

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No. 12.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 13TH MARCH, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONGKONG.

No. 1 OF 1875.

TUESDAY, 23RD FEBRUARY, 1875.

PRESENT:

The Honorable the Chief Justice (SIR JOHN SMALE).

　The Honorable the Colonial Secretary (JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN). The Honorable the Attorney General (JOHN BRAMSTON).

The Honorable the Colonial Treasurer (CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH).

The Honorable PHINEAS RYRIE.

The Honorable WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER.

The Honorable JAMES Whittall.

The Honorable HENRY Lowcock.

ABSENT:

His Excellency Governor SIR ARTHUR EDWARD KENNEDY, K.C.M.G., C.B.

The Council meets this day at 2.30 P.M., by Special Summons.

The Honorable the Colonial Secretary announces that His Excellency the Governor is unable to attend. The Honorable the Chief Justice takes the chair.

The Minutes of the Council held on the 16th November, 1874, are read and confirmed.

The Honorable the President refers to the death of L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Esq., its sad circum- stances, and his long service, both under the Superintendency of Trade, which was formerly vested in the Governor of Hongkong, and as Clerk of Councils.

The Honorable Speaker dwells at length on Mr. D'ALMADA's high qualifications, zeal, discretion, and conduct of business, and moves as follows:-"That this Council greatly regrets the death of LEONARDO D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Esquire, the oldest public Servant in this Colony, who having in 1836 entered the service of the Crown in the Office of the Superin- tendency of British Trade in China, was, since May, 1847, Clerk of the Councils and First Clerk in the Office of the Colonial Secretary. This Council cordially records its high estimate of his public services in these important Offices, the duties of which he has discharged faithfully and with great ability, assiduity and discretion; and, expressing its appreciation of the private worth of the deceased, it offers its condolence to his Widow and family,

The Honorable JAMES WHITTALL, seconds the motion, and supports the statements of the Chief Justice

as to Mr. D'ALMADA's official worth and exemplary character.

The motion is put and carried unanimously.

The Honorable the Colonial Secretary expresses his complete concurrence in all that has been said about the late Mr. D'ALMADA, whom he describes as a man of pleasant, quiet, gentlemanly manners, at all times willing to impart any information sought from him, diligent and accurate in the discharge of his duties, and taking a lively interest in them; having a retentive memory and being in consequence a very dictionary of public events, transactions, and correspondence received during an official career of 38 years. He also explains that in 1842, on the cession

THE HONGKong goveRNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH MARCH, 1875.

of this Island, a Superannuation Fund was formed, to which Mr. D'ALMADA had subscribed $3,260, and in the struggle to do so had deprived his family of the means of living, without deriving the smallest benefit from the Fund. In another Colony, under similar circumstances the proceeds of the Fund had been set aside as a provision for the Widows and Children of Officers, and considering the destitute condition of the Widow and Daughter of Mr. D'ALMADA, the Honorable the Colonial Secretary considers that a monthly provision from the Colonial Revenue should be made for them. Their unfortunate position has not arisen from im- providence on the part of the late Mr. D'ALMADA, but from his investments having turned out badly. The Honorable Speaker therefore moves:-"That in consideration of the fidelity, zeal, and efficiency with which the late Mr. D'ALMADA E CASTRO performed the duties of his appointments under this Government during a period of more than 30 years, a Pension at the rate of $150 per month be granted to his Widow and Daughter during their natural lives, $100 thereof being payable to Mrs. D'ALMADA and $50 to her Daughter."

The Honorable PHINEAS RYRIE seconds the motion, corroborating the statements of previous Speakers

as to Mr. D'ALMADA'S estimable character both public and private.

The motion is put and carried unanimously.

Read a first time a Bill, To render personation with intent to deprive any person of any property felony. Read a first time a Bill, To provide means for enforcing good order and discipline in the Police Force

employed in the Royal Naval Yard.

The Honorable the Attorney General briefly explains the objects of and reasons for the Bill. Read a first time a Bill, For the better protection of Chinese Women and Children, and for the repression

of certain abuses in relation to Chinese Emigration.

The Honorable the Attorney General explains wherein the Ordinance No. 6 of 1873 is defective, and the extent of the amendment which the Bill effects.

The Honorable PHINEAS RYRIE then asks the following questions according to notice :-

1. Whether any reply or communication has been received from Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies regarding a letter addressed to the Executive by a large number of the community complaining of the conduct of the Captain Superintendent of Police during the Typhoon of last September?

2. Whether any reply has been received from Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State to the Honorable Member's protest against His Excellency the Governor's answer to his complaint, that the Fire Brigade was not summoned or turned out on the occasion above referred to?

3. If replies or communications have been received, how are they worded?

The Honorable the Colonial Secretary states in reply, that he is to inform the Honorable Member

that no instructions have been received to make any communication to him on the subject.

The Honorable Mr. RYRIE objects that his questions have not been answered.

A conversation ensues, in the course of which the Honorable the Colonial Secretary states that no despatch or communication on the subject of the Honorable Member's questions has been received.

The Honorable PHINEAS RYRIE states that he is satisfied.

The Council Chamber is cleared and the Council takes into consideration the draft Jury List for the year commencing March 1st, 1875, which being revised, amended, and the Special Jurors designated, is adopted.

The President adjourns the Council at 4.40 P.M. sine die.

Read and confirmed, this 11th Day of March, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER,

Clerk of Councils.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Bill, which was read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day, is published for general information.

By Command,

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 11th March, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER, Clerk of Councils.

THE HONGKong goveRNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH MARCH, 1875.

The Honorable PHINEAS RYRIE seconds the motion, corroborating the statements of previous Speakers

as to Mr. D'ALMADA'S estimable character both public and private.

The motion is put and carried unanimously.

employed in the Royal Naval Yard.

The Honorable the Attorney General briefly explains the objects of and reasons for the Bill. Read a first time a Bill, For the better protection of Chinese Women and Children, and for the repression

of certain abuses in relation to Chinese Emigration.

The Honorable the Attorney General explains wherein the Ordinance No. 6 of 1873 is defective, and the extent of the amendment which the Bill effects.

The Honorable PHINEAS RYRIE then asks the following questions according to notice :-

3. If replies or communications have been received, how are they worded?

The Honorable the Colonial Secretary states in reply, that he is to inform the Honorable Member

that no instructions have been received to make any communication to him on the subject.

The Honorable Mr. RYRIE objects that his questions have not been answered.

A conversation ensues, in the course of which the Honorable the Colonial Secretary states that no despatch or communication on the subject of the Honorable Member's questions has been received.

The Honorable PHINEAS RYRIE states that he is satisfied.

The President adjourns the Council at 4.40 P.M. sine die.

Read and confirmed, this 11th Day of March, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER,

Clerk of Councils.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Bill, which was read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day, is published for general information.

By Command,

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 11th March, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER, Clerk of Councils.

THE HONGKOng government GAZETTE, 13TH MARCH, 1875.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to provide a general Register of Marriages cele- brated in Hongkong.

[

, 1875.

THEREAS it is expedient that marriages celebrated in the

WHEREAS it Hongpeng

Colony of Hongkong should be systematically recorded

in one general register: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

Title.

Preamble.

I. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as "The Short title. Marriage Ordinance, 1875."

thereof to be

II. Every minister of religion or other person who has in Existing regis- his custody any register or other official record of marriages ters or copies heretofore celebrated in this Colony shall, within three months delivered to after this Ordinance takes effect, deliver to the Registrar General the Registrar the said register or official record, or a copy thereof.

III. Every person delivering a copy shall append thereto a Copies to be certificate in the following form :-

I, A.B., &c.,

--:

do certify that the above written pages are a true copy of the register (or official record) of marriages heretofore celebrated in St. John's Cathedral (or as the case may be) and that the original is in my custody.

Dated the

day of

187

(Signed,) A. B.

General.

certified.

IV. The Governor may defray, from the public revenue of the Expenses may Colony, all proper expenses connected with the delivery of the be defrayed said registers or official records, or of making and delivering from public copies thereof.

revenue.

V. The Registrar General shall be Registrar of Marriages, and Registrar of to assist him, the Governor may appoint one or more Deputy marriages and

deputies. Registrars, and such deputies may celebrate marriages, and may exercise all the other powers, and perform all the duties confer- red upon the Registrar General by this Ordinance, and all acts done by a deputy shall be as valid as if done by the Registrar General.

VI. The Governor may license any place of public worship to The Governor be a place for the celebration of marriages, and may, at any time, may license cancel any such licence.

places of worship.

VII. Whenever the Governor grants or cancels any such Licences to be licence, the Registrar General shall give public notice thereof in gazetted. the Government Gazette.

Preliminaries to marriage.

VIII. Whenever, after this Ordinance takes effect, any persons Notice of in- desire to marry, one of the parties to the intended marriage shall tended marri- give notice thereof to the Registrar General in the following

form:-

NOTICE OF MARRIAGE.

To the Registrar General of Hongkong.

I hereby give you notice that a marriage is intended to be had, within three months from the date hereof, between me and the other party herein named.

age.

Name.

Condition.

Rank

or Age. Profession.

Dwelling Place.

Consent, if any, by whom given.

Name of Bridegroom,

Bachelor

?or

Widower,

Name

Spinster

Bride,

Widow,

Witness my hand this

day of

187

(Signature of party giving the notice.) Every such notice shall be signed by the party giving notice.

the Registrar certificate as hereinafter mentioned, or until the three months General. expire; he shall also enter a copy of the said notice with a date of such entry in a book to be called the Marriage Notice Book, and shall allow any person to inspect such book during office hours without fee.

X. The Registrar General shall supply forms of notice gra- Forms of tuitously to persons applying for the same.

notice to be

supplied gratis.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH MARCH, 1875.

Registrar General may issue certifi-

cate.

After notice

XI. At any time not more than three months nor (except when the Governor grants a licence) less than twenty-one days after the giving of such notice, the Registrar General shall, on the request of either of the parties, issue a certificate in the form A in the schedule hereto.

XII. The Governor may, at any time after a party has given the Governor notice as aforesaid, grant a licence in the form B in the schedule hereto authorizing the Registrar General to issue his certificate on or after any day named in such licence.

may grant a licence.

in three

If marriage do XIII. If the marriage do not take place within three months not take place after giving the above notice, the notice given and all other proceedings thereupon shall be utterly void, and fresh notice will be required before any marriage can be had between the parties.

months fresh

notice to be given.

Special licence in case of

emergency.

Affidavit

certificate

or special licence.

XIV. The Governor may, when he sees fit, grant a special licence in the form C in the schedule hereto, dispensing with notice as aforesaid, or with the certificate of the Registrar Ge- neral, or with both, and authorizing the celebration of a marriage between the parties named, between the hours of eight in the forenoon and six in the afternoon, upon a day and at a place specified in the licence.

XV. Before the Registrar General issues any certificate, before issue of and before the Governor grants any special licence, one of the parties to the intended marriage shall appear personally before the Registrar General and make affidavit (which the Registrar is hereby authorized to take) that he or she believes that there is not any impediment of kindred or alliance or any other lawfur hindrance to the marriage, and either that the consent of the parties required by law to consent to the marriage has been obtained or that no such consent is required.

Consent of parents or guardians to marriage of minors.

If no parent or

gistrar General may consent.

XVI. If either party to the intended marriage not being a widower or a widow, is under twenty-one years of age, the written consent of the father, or (if he be dead) of the mother, or (if both be dead) of the lawful guardian of such party, must be produced to the Registrar General before he issue a certificate, or to the Governor before he grant a special licence.

XVII. If there be no parent or guardian of such party resid- guardian, Re- ing in the Colony, the Registrar General may give his consent in writing to the marriage if upon enquiry the marriage appear to him to be proper, and such consent shall be as effectual as if the father or mother or guardian had consented.

Issue of certifi- cate may be forbidden.

the right to forbid.

XVIII. Any person whose consent is required as aforesaid may forbid the issue of the Registrar General's certificate by writing the word "Forbidden" opposite the entry in the marriage notice book, and by signing his name and the character in which he forbids the issue; and if the issue of any certificate be so forbidden, the notice and and all proceedings thereupon shall be void.

The Registrar XIX. If either of the parties to the intended marriage allege General may that the person forbidding the issue is not authorized by law enquire into

so to do, the Registrar General shall enquire into the matter, and if he be satisfied that the person is not so authorized, he may proceed to issue the certificate in due course without reckoning the time that has elapsed since the issue was forbidden. For the purposes of such enquiry, or of any enquiry under section XVII, the Registrar General may administer an oath to any person.

Penalty for false statement.

Marriage in

XX. If any person wilfully makes any false statement in any affidavit as aforesaid, or wilfully makes on oath any false statement or gives any false answer in any such enquiry, he shall, on conviction before the Supreme Court, be liable to be impri- soned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labour.

Celebration of marriage.

XXI. Marriages may hereafter be celebrated in any licensed licensed places place of worship by any competent minister of the church, deno- of worship.

mination, or body to which such place of worship belongs, and according to the rites or usages of marriage observed in such church, denomination, or body, provided that the marriage be celebrated with open doors between the hours of eight o'clock in the morning and six in the afternoon and in the presence of two or more witnesses besides the officiating minister.

Marriage cer- tificates.

No minister shall celebrate any marriage until the parties deliver to him the Registrar General's certificate or the Governor's special licence.

Ministers may receive the fees ordinarily paid for the celebration of marriage.

XXII. The Registrar General shall cause to be printed and delivered to the several licensed places of worship books of marriage certificates in duplicate and with butts in the form in the schedule hereto. The certificate shall be signed in duplicate by the officiating minister, by the parties, and by two or more witnesses to the marriage.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH MARCH, 1875.

The minister shall deliver one certificate to the parties, imme- diately after the marriage, and shall transmit the other to the Registrar General within seven days thereafter, and the Re- gistrar General shall file the same in his office.

The officiating minister shall enter in the butt the names of the parties and the date of the marriage.

XXIII. After the issue of a certificate by 'the Registrar Marriage General, the parties may, if they think fit, contract a marriage before the before the Registrar General, in the presence of two witnesses, Registrar in the Registrar General's office with open doors between the hours of ten o'clock in the forenoon and four o'clock in the afternoon, and in the following manner:

The Registrar General, shall first address the parties to the following effect:-"Know ye, A.B. and C.D., that by the public taking of each other as man and wife in my presence and in the presence of the persons now here, and by the subsequent attestation thereof by signing your names to that effect, you become legally married to each other although no other rite of a civil or religious nature shall take place; and know ye further that this marriage cannot be dissolved during your life time, except by a valid judgment of divorce, and that if either of you, before the death of the other, shall contract another marriage while this remains undissolved, you will thereby be guilty of bigamy, and be liable to the punishment inflicted for that grievous offence."

Each of the parties shall then say to the other "I call upon all persons here present to witness that I, A.B., do take thee, C.D., to be my lawful wife (or husband).

The Registrar General and the parties and witnesses shall thereupon sign duplicate certificates in the form and manner hereinbefore prescribed.

The Registrar General shall deliver one certificate to the parties and shall file the other in his office.

General.

XXIV. Whenever the Governor's special licence authorises Marriages by the celebration of a marriage at a place other than a registered special licence place of worship, or the office of the Registrar General, the at other places. Registrar General upon taking the affidavit of one of the parties to the marriage, shall deliver to him a blank certificate of mar- riage in duplicate, and the minister celebrating the marriage, the parties and two witnesses shall sign the same, in manner herein- before prescribed, and the minister shall deliver one certificate to the parties immediately after the marriage and shall transmit the other to the Registrar General within seven days there- after, and the Registrar General shall file the same in his office.

XXV. The Registrar General shall register all certificates Certificates of marriage filed in his office in such order and manner as he how filed. thinks best suited for easy reference thereto.

XXVI. Any certificate of marriage filed in the office of the Certificates or Registrar General, or a copy thereof, provided it purport to be certified copies signed and certified as a true copy by the Registrar General, and to be evidence. to be sealed or stamped with the seal of the general register office, shall be admissible as evidence of the marriage to which the same relates in any court of justice, or before any person now or hereafter having by law or by consent of parties au- thority to hear, receive and examine evidence.

XXVII. No marriage shall be valid which would be null and Invalid mar- void on the ground of kindred or affinity in England or Wales. riages.

A marriage shall be null and void if both parties know- ingly and wilfully acquiesce in its celebration in any place other than the office of the Registrar General or a licensed place of worship (except when authorised by special licence), or under a false name or names, or without certificate of notice or licence duly issued, or by a person not being a minister or the Registrar General or his deputy.

But no marriage shall after celebration be deemed invalid by reason that any provision of this Ordinance other than the foregoing has not been complied with.

XXVIII. All marriages celebrated under this Ordinance shall Marriages be good and valid in the law to all intents and

purposes.

under this Ordinance valid.

proper person.

XXIX. Whosoever knowing that the written consent of the Marrying proper person as herein prescribed has not been obtained shall minors with- marry or assist or procure any other person to marry a minor out consent of under the age of twenty-one years not being a widow or widower, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be im- prisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labour.

Any minister shall be guilty of a misdemeanor who wilfully celebrates a marriage, in the case of a minor, without such written consent as herein prescribed, or who wilfully celebrates

WITHDRAW

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH MARCH, 1875.

Penalty for

a marriage, contrary to any other provision of this Ordinance, or knowing that any provision of this Ordinance has not been complied with, and upon conviction thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years.

XXX. Any minister who, after celebrating a marriage, fails failing to trans- to transmit the certificate thereof to the Registrar General mit certificate within seven days thereafter, shall be liable to a penalty not

exceeding fifty dollars.

of marriage.

Penalty for defacing notices.

Persons undu-

'marriage.

XXXI. Whosoever wilfully removes, defaces, alters, or des- troys any copy of a notice of intended marriage, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars.

XXXII. Whosoever knowingly and wilfully celebrates or pre- ly celebrating tends to celebrate a marriage not being legally competent so to do, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being con- victed thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labour.

Penalties.

Fees.

Forms.

Application of Ordinance, and when to come in force. Repoal.

XXXIII. All penalties for offences against this Ordinance may be recovered in a summary way before any Magistrate.

XXXIV. The fees specified in the schedule hereto shall be paid to the Registrar General for the several matters to which they are applicable, and shall be by him paid into the Colonial Treasury. XXXV. The forms contained in the schedule hereto may be used in the cases to which they are applicable with such alterations as circumstances may render necessary.

XXXVI. This Ordinance shall apply to all marriages where one or both the parties professes the christian religion, and shall take effect on a day to be hereafter proclaimed by the Governor, and from and after such day, Ordinance No. 1 of 1852 shall be, and the same is hereby repealed.

SCHEDULE. Form A.

Registrar General's Certificate.

hereby certify, that on the

Registrar General for the Colony of Hongkong, do

day of

notice was duly entered

in the Marriage Notice Book of the said Colony of the marriage intended to be had between the parties herein named and described.

Names.

Condition. Rank or Profession. Age.

Dwelling Place.

Date of notice entered

Date of certificate given

the

187

Witness my hand this

187

The issue of this certificate has not been forbidden by any person au- thorized to forbid the issue thereof.

day of

187 (Signed),

Registrar General.

This certificate will be void unless the marriage is solemnized on or before

day of This certificate is issued by virtue of the Governor's licence dated the day of

187

Form B. Marriage Licence.

of 1874, Section XII.

Ordinance No. Whereas on the

day of

187 notice was given to the Registrar General of a marriage intended to be had between A. B. and ?. D. therein mentioned, and the said A. B. desires to obtain a licence for the imme- diate issue of a certificate of such notice, and has made before the said Registrar General, the affidavit required by the Marriage Ordinance of 1875, section XV. Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said ?rdinance, I do hereby authorize the said Registrar General to issue the said certificate, at any time on or after the

day of

and within three calendar months of the day of* Given under my hand this

day of

said

187

*The date of the notice.

Form C.

Governor.

Special Licence.

Whereas A. B. and C. D. desire to marry, and sufficient cause has been shown to me why such marriage should be allowed without the formalities prescribed by the Marriage Ordinance of 1875.

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said Ordinance, I do dispense with the giving of notice and the issue of the certificate thereby prescribed (or as the case may be) and do hereby authorize any competent person to celebrate marriage between the said A. B. and C. D. at [place of celebration] upon the day of

187 between the hours of eight in the forenoon and six in

the afternoon.

Given under my hand this

day of

187

Governor.

Butt.

FORM OF CERTIFICATE.

Hongkong Ordinance No.

of 1875, sec.

Date

TABLE OF FEES.

Certificate of marriage.

Hongkong Ordinance No. ·

of 1875, sec.

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Notice of marriage, section VIII,

Certificate of notice, section XI,

Marriage licence,

Special licence,

Marriage at the office of the Registrar General,

One dollar. One dollar.

.Five dollars. ..Twenty-five dollars. ...Five dollars.

Statement of Objects and Reasons.

The state of the marriage laws of the Colony has been for some time under the consideration of the Government, and has formed the subject of correspondence with the Secretary of State. The draft of this Bill has been submitted to, and has been ap- proved by the Earl of Carnarvon.

The only Ordinance relating to marriages, No. 1 of 1852, enables parties to contract a Civil Marriage before a Marriage Registrar, and provides for the registration of such marriages, but does not affect marriages solemnized by persons in Holy Orders. There is no official record of marriages so solemnised, the register of St. John's Cathedral and of the Roman Catholic Churches being the private property of the Ecclesiastical autho- rities of the two denominations.

The objects of this Ordinance are:

(1.) To provide a General Register of all marriages hereafter to be celebrated in the Colony, without prejudice to the existing Church Registers, if the authorities think fit to continue them as well.

(2.) To place all denominations upon an equal footing in respect to the celebration of marriage, and to enable all competent ministers of all places of public worship to celebrate marriage, when the requirements of the civil power as to notice, &c. have been complied with. At the present time, ministers of religion who are not in Holy Orders can only marry persons belonging to their denomination if a Marriage Registrar be present: and if the formalities prescribed by Ordinance No. 1 of 1852 have been duly performed.

in the pre-

sence of us,

by (or before) me,

Married at

by (or before) me,

This marriage was solemnized be- tween us,

in the pre- sence of us,

This marriage was ( solemnized be- tween us,

Married at.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH MARCH, 1875.

With the view of collecting at the Registrar General's Office, the evidence of marriages already celebrated, all existing registers or certified copies are to be delivered to the Registrar General; and for future marriages the certificate of celebration is to be made in duplicate, one copy to be delivered to the parties, and the other sent to the Registrar General.

In order to obtain due publicity of intended marriage, notice is to be given to the Registrar General, and by him publicly exposed: and after three weeks and within three months, he may, if no valid objection is made, issue a certificate authorizing the celebration of the marriage. Power is, however, reserved to the Governor to grant licences dispensing with the length of notice, or even in special cases with all notice.

The Governor is authorized to license places of worship and marriages are only to be celebrated on production of a certifi- cate from the Registrar General, or a licence from the Governor. In framing the Ordinance, regard has been had to similar laws in Ceylon and in the Australian Colonies, and this Ordinance is assimilated in its general principles to those laws, as far as the different circumstances of this Colony would permit.

Hongkong, 11th March, 1875.

JOHN BRAMSTON,

Attorney General.

No. 39.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified that M. A. COLLA?O, First Clerk in the Police Department, has been dis- missed the Government service for fraud and embezzlement.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th March, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

No. 40.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.

With reference to the above, it is hereby notified that a Warrant has been issued for the arrest of the said M. A. COLLA?O on a charge of Felony: and, he having absconded, the above reward will be paid to any person who shall give information which may lead to his arrest and conviction.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th March, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

No. 41.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The date for receiving Tenders for making up the Police Summer Uniforms, &c., will be extended. to Wednesday, the 17th instant, at noon, instead of as notified in Notification No. 31 of 27th February.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th March, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 42.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to appoint FRANCISCO XAVIER DAS CHAGAS, Esq., to be Acting First Clerk in the Surveyor General's Depart- ment provisionally and until further notice.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th March, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH MARCH, 1875.

Hongkong, 11th March, 1875.

JOHN BRAMSTON,

Attorney General.

No. 39.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified that M. A. COLLA?O, First Clerk in the Police Department, has been dis- missed the Government service for fraud and embezzlement.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th March, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

No. 40.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th March, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

No. 41.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th March, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 42.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th March, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 43.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH MARCH, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　Applications will be received at this Office for the post of First Clerk and Accountant in the Police Department, the salary of which is ?300 per annum.

It will be requisite for the person appointed to give security for the faithful discharge of his duties.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th March, 1875.

No. 44.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 28th February, 1875, is published for general information. By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th March, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

AVERAGE

BANKS.

AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

Oriental Bank Corporation,.

537,261

250,000

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

773,880

260,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,..

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.

...

630,260

225,000

.....

1,798,722

700,000

TOTAL,....

3,740,123

1,435,000

No, 35.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　　Tenders will be received at this Office, until Noon of the 15th instant, for the construction of a Market at Shek-tong Tsui,

Plans and Specification may be seen on application at the Surveyor General's Office, where a proper Form of Tender may also be obtained.

The Government will not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th March, 1875.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 12th March, 1875.

Copernicus Constance Carricks

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Paouting, s.s. 1 Pelham Peeres

Letters. Papers.

Amoy Agustina Aberdeen

Earl of Shaf- tesbury, s.s. Edward, James 1

Agnes Meir August

Frederich

Alexandro,

Augustus

City of Bengal Caroline Commissary Corina Ceylon

Highlander 1 Havilah Hamilton Harwich

Lanercost Lucerne

4 1

Magdala Malvern

Frank N. Shayer 1

Indiana

Mariner

Formosa

Invincible

Frances

Fortuna

Anna

Avonmore

Devana

Ann Cheshyre 1

Denmark

Alexandra

Bengal, s.s.

Denbigshire

EasternIsles,s.s.1

412

Charmar

E. M. Young

George Noble 2 Gerque Golden State Green Jacket Gleam

John Steward Juan F. Pearson 2

KinfaunsCastle 1 Kerchelon

Lotus

McNear

Maximus

Memento Mangerlon

M. A. Holman 1

1422——

Oxford Ocean, s.s. Olden Besse

Race Horse

Sir Harry Parkes2 St. Phillans 1 Sarah Nicholson 4 Sophie

Valentine

Windhover

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's

Ships of War, 12th March, 1875.

Letter.

Audacious

Frolic

Letters. Papers.

Hornet

Letters. Paper.

Princess

Charlotte

Letters. Paper.

Letters.

Letters. Paps.

}

Victor Emanuel 3

Vigilant

14 1

No. 43.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH MARCH, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　Applications will be received at this Office for the post of First Clerk and Accountant in the Police Department, the salary of which is ?300 per annum.

It will be requisite for the person appointed to give security for the faithful discharge of his duties.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th March, 1875.

No. 44.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 28th February, 1875, is published for general information. By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th March, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

AVERAGE

BANKS.

AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

Oriental Bank Corporation,.

537,261

250,000

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

773,880

260,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,..

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.

...

630,260

225,000

.....

1,798,722

700,000

TOTAL,....

3,740,123

1,435,000

No, 35.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　　Tenders will be received at this Office, until Noon of the 15th instant, for the construction of a Market at Shek-tong Tsui,

Plans and Specification may be seen on application at the Surveyor General's Office, where a proper Form of Tender may also be obtained.

The Government will not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th March, 1875.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 12th March, 1875.

Copernicus Constance Carricks

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Paouting, s.s. 1 Pelham Peeres

Letters. Papers.

Amoy Agustina Aberdeen

Earl of Shaf- tesbury, s.s. Edward, James 1

Agnes Meir August

Frederich

Alexandro,

Augustus

City of Bengal Caroline Commissary Corina Ceylon

Highlander 1 Havilah Hamilton Harwich

Lanercost Lucerne

4 1

Magdala Malvern

Frank N. Shayer 1

Indiana

Mariner

Formosa

Invincible

Frances

Fortuna

Anna

Avonmore

Devana

Ann Cheshyre 1

Denmark

Alexandra

Bengal, s.s.

Denbigshire

EasternIsles,s.s.1

412

Charmar

E. M. Young

George Noble 2 Gerque Golden State Green Jacket Gleam

John Steward Juan F. Pearson 2

KinfaunsCastle 1 Kerchelon

Lotus

McNear

Maximus

Memento Mangerlon

M. A. Holman 1

1422——

Oxford Ocean, s.s. Olden Besse

Race Horse

Sir Harry Parkes2 St. Phillans 1 Sarah Nicholson 4 Sophie

Valentine

Windhover

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's

Ships of War, 12th March, 1875.

Letter.

Audacious

Frolic

Letters. Papers.

Hornet

Letters. Paper.

Princess

Charlotte

Letters. Paper.

Letters.

Letters. Paps.

}

Victor Emanuel 3

Vigilant

14 1

Letters. Papers

Letters. Papers.

Ah Foo & Co. 1

Aya, Alice Mrs. 1

Ah Mow

E. A. B. Eagleshame, A. 1 Edgar, John W. 1 Eastlack, W. C. 1

Hue Shain Shoek1

Hogenis, J. L. 1

Inselvini,

Lorenzo

Berrington, C.C.4

Fondra, Va-

Bell, C. P.

lentino

} 1

Johnson, J. W.

Brankley, James 1

Faure, Monrs. T. 1

Jones,

Battistolo, D.

Granton P.

Butts, Geo.

Jackson, Capt.

Battistolo, D. 2 regd.

Bresciani, Sigr. 1

} 1

Biava, Sigr., G.B.1

Frahm, Johs.

Keene, R. J.

Bashire,

Frewen, Richard2

Koch, T. A.

100

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH MARCH, 1875.

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 12th March, 1875.

Akady, Juana 1

Fox, J. (Engineer) 1 Fisher, Edwd. 1

Farnham,

John Revd.

Sea Gull

Letters. Papers.

Perin, Monsr. G. 1

Moncreiff, Peter 1 Meyenovich, J. 2

formerly of 2

Perettidella,

Rocca

Ross, E. Randolph, Mrs. Riccardi, Retro 1

Silva, Antonio)

F. da

Lets. Paps,

1 regd. 1

Spencer,

Henriqueta Suaren, Ro- sendo, G. Soona Walla Sayle, N. J. Saunders, F. Smith, C. J. Samuel, H. A. 1 Stwobe, Miss C. 1 Santos, Rosa

de los

1 book.

Letters. Papers.

Martins, Sr.

J. F.

Mills, Fred. Mitchell, R.,

Pasero, Henry 1 Pean, J. C.

Poulsen, W.

formerly on board s.s.

regd.

Plummer, John 1

Pereira, D. M. 1 Poole, W. P.

Do.

Morton, N

Maggione, ?.

Mitchell, R. H.

Ritchie, J.

Mons. E.

Capt.

the Sea Gull

Ross, Alexander 1

Brankley, J. Bartolini, Adolf 1 Bank of

Hindostan } 1

Benton, Charles 1

1 regd.

Grimes, Thomas1

Kirby, Capt.

Milne, George

Richards, Mr.

Tavares, Jo?o

Goddard,

James M.

Ginsburg, S. L. 2 regd.

Ginsburg, So-

W. T.

Marshall, J.

Roberton, Jas.

Karlosski, L.

Morris, Theo-

Taft, David

(Engineer)

Tylor, Richard 1

dore J.

Rudolphe,

lomon

}

Longhran, J.

McLean, E.

Tidman, P. F. 1

Chs.

Lyons, Miss

Caldeiro, G.

Gomes, M.

Malcomson, Thos. 1

Ramon, Rofino 1

Upton, Thos.

Anastasia

Maher, Izidoro 1

Romanes, Monsr. 1

Cauzi, Louis Cohen-Sober

　& Walenyk Chatain, Ma-

rie, Madme.

Crofall, Henry

Galligar, T.

1 regd.

Godfrey, Walter 1

Laugelin, Mr. Lorchen, J.

Giles, H. A.

Lowkampok,Mr.1

Nacimento,

Engineer

Caldecott, A. M.

Clary, John

Hutchinson,

Davies, D. P. 1

R. W.

McGlone, Daniel 1 Mazzocchi,

}

Francisca Nuttall, W. Nelson, E. L.

Collie

Hayne, Robt. B. 1

Hancock, Miss {1

Blanche Hartley, Henry 4 Habalme, Monsr.1

Pompeo May, Mr. H.,

formerly of the Victoria Hotel

Sterling, Miss}

Squire, H. O. Sanders, Capt. 1 Shak Maho-

med Moola

}1 regd.

Shaik, Abdoollah 1 regd. Secondo, Sala

Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd.

Vandeozee, 3 Capt. F. H. Vastroo, Seriaco 1

Watson, Dr. Woodd, Basil, R.1 Westford, Mr. 1

(Carperter) Warchan Worms, Monsr. 1

Walker, J. N.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 12TH MARCH, 1875.

1 regtd.

Robins, K.

Ollivant, Joseph

Oxenham. E. L. 1 Olona, Maria

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo-

meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

March

30.22

61.5

30.21

30.13

30.11

30.20

30.04

30.10

30.08

30.05

30.16

30.14

67.5

30.15

62.5

30.09

30.12

30.10

30.07

30.05

30.04

66.5

30.00

BAROMETER.

DATE.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO- METEK.

Self |Registering.

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

Min. Max.

6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

1875.

Mar. 6 28.30 28.34 28.33 28.26 28.24 55.0 59.5 60.0 54.0 56.0 59.5 51.0 60.0 | SE

728.23 28.27 28.27 28.21 28.20 59.5 67,564.5 | 59.0 | 63.0 63.5158.067.5 | SE

828.23 28.27 28.26 28.21, 28.21 63.5 68.0 65.5 63.0 67.0 65.0 63.0 68.5 SSE

9 28.23 28.28 28.28 28.25 28.25, 61.0 | 62.562.0 59.5 61.5 61.0 60.068.5E.

4 ESE

3 SW

3 SSE

5 E

4 SE

3 Calm

0.00

3 SE

0.00

6 E

0.00

10 28.22 28.28' 28.27; 28.22 28.22′ 60.5 63.0 62.5 59.0 62.0 61.5 59.5 64.0 E

5 E

5 SE

0.00

11 28.23 28.28 28.28 28.23 28.21 62.5 64.0 64.0 62.0 64.0 63.0 62.0 66.0 SE

12 28.18 28.22 28.21| 28.15| 28.15| 64.0 67.0 65.5 63.565.5 64.5 63.0 68.0 SE

2 SE

0.00

4 SE

5 SE

0.00

6 A.M., fine, clear; noon, overcast,

hazy; 3 P.M., passing fog.

6 A.M., wet fog; noon, fine, very hazy.

6 A.M., vercast, hazy; 10 A.M., passing

fog: 6 P.M., set fog.

Fresh breeze with thick fog through-

out.

6 A.M., moderate breeze and fog:

noon, openings in fog at intervals. GA.M., passing fog; noon, fine, hazy.

6 A.M., fine, clear, cloudy; noon,

cloudy, hazy; 4 P.M., slight fog.

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

WINDS.

Self Registering

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

NOON.

6 A.M.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

Mar. 630.16 30.18 30.16 30.10, 30.07 62.5 68.5 65.0 60.5 65.5 63.0|59.0 169.0 E

7 30.16 30.16 30.16 30.10 30.01 64.5 71.5 69.0 64.0 69.0 67.0 62.0 71.5 Calm

2 E

0 E

8 30.08 30.08 30.05 30.01 30.01 68.0 73.0 70.0 66.5 71.0 70.0 64.0 74.5 Calm

0 E

4 E

2 Calm

2 NE

2 Fine, cloudy; 3 P.M., overcast.

Overcast; 10 A.M., cloudy.

Fine, cloudy; 4 P.M., overcast.

9 30.06 30.06 30.06 30.10 30.08 63.0 65.0 66.0 62.0 63.0 65.0 61.075.0 NE

4 E

10 30.08 30.08 30.09 30.06 30.04 66.0 68.5 68.0 64.0 66.5 67.0 62.5 68.5 E

3 E

6 E

2 E

6 A.M., drizzly rain; 9 A.M., fine, overcast, with fresh

breeze.

Fine, overcast.

11 30.06 30.07 30.06 30.02 30.02 68.5 72.0 72.567.0 69.5 70.5 | 64.5 72.0 E

12 29.95 29.95 29.95 29.96 29.95] 68.574.5 73.5 67.0 71.0 71.5 65,5 77.0 Calm

1 NE

4 Calm

Fine, overcast; noon, cloudy.

0 E

4 Calm

Fine, cloudy, hazy all day.

Letters. Papers

Letters. Papers.

Ah Foo & Co. 1

Aya, Alice Mrs. 1

Ah Mow

E. A. B. Eagleshame, A. 1 Edgar, John W. 1 Eastlack, W. C. 1

Hue Shain Shoek1

Hogenis, J. L. 1

Inselvini,

Lorenzo

Berrington, C.C.4

Fondra, Va-

Bell, C. P.

lentino

} 1

Johnson, J. W.

Brankley, James 1

Faure, Monrs. T. 1

Jones,

Battistolo, D.

Granton P.

Butts, Geo.

Jackson, Capt.

Battistolo, D. 2 regd.

Bresciani, Sigr. 1

} 1

Biava, Sigr., G.B.1

Frahm, Johs.

Keene, R. J.

Bashire,

Frewen, Richard2

Koch, T. A.

100

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH MARCH, 1875.

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 12th March, 1875.

Akady, Juana 1

Fox, J. (Engineer) 1 Fisher, Edwd. 1

Farnham,

John Revd.

Sea Gull

Letters. Papers.

Perin, Monsr. G. 1

Moncreiff, Peter 1 Meyenovich, J. 2

formerly of 2

Perettidella,

Rocca

Ross, E. Randolph, Mrs. Riccardi, Retro 1

Silva, Antonio)

F. da

Lets. Paps,

1 regd. 1

Spencer,

Henriqueta Suaren, Ro- sendo, G. Soona Walla Sayle, N. J. Saunders, F. Smith, C. J. Samuel, H. A. 1 Stwobe, Miss C. 1 Santos, Rosa

de los

1 book.

Letters. Papers.

Martins, Sr.

J. F.

Mills, Fred. Mitchell, R.,

Pasero, Henry 1 Pean, J. C.

Poulsen, W.

formerly on board s.s.

regd.

Plummer, John 1

Pereira, D. M. 1 Poole, W. P.

Do.

Morton, N

Maggione, ?.

Mitchell, R. H.

Ritchie, J.

Mons. E.

Capt.

the Sea Gull

Ross, Alexander 1

Brankley, J. Bartolini, Adolf 1 Bank of

Hindostan } 1

Benton, Charles 1

1 regd.

Grimes, Thomas1

Kirby, Capt.

Milne, George

Richards, Mr.

Tavares, Jo?o

Goddard,

James M.

Ginsburg, S. L. 2 regd.

Ginsburg, So-

W. T.

Marshall, J.

Roberton, Jas.

Karlosski, L.

Morris, Theo-

Taft, David

(Engineer)

Tylor, Richard 1

dore J.

Rudolphe,

lomon

}

Longhran, J.

McLean, E.

Tidman, P. F. 1

Chs.

Lyons, Miss

Caldeiro, G.

Gomes, M.

Malcomson, Thos. 1

Ramon, Rofino 1

Upton, Thos.

Anastasia

Maher, Izidoro 1

Romanes, Monsr. 1

Cauzi, Louis Cohen-Sober

　& Walenyk Chatain, Ma-

rie, Madme.

Crofall, Henry

Galligar, T.

1 regd.

Godfrey, Walter 1

Laugelin, Mr. Lorchen, J.

Giles, H. A.

Lowkampok,Mr.1

Nacimento,

Engineer

Caldecott, A. M.

Clary, John

Hutchinson,

Davies, D. P. 1

R. W.

McGlone, Daniel 1 Mazzocchi,

}

Francisca Nuttall, W. Nelson, E. L.

Collie

Hayne, Robt. B. 1

Hancock, Miss {1

Blanche Hartley, Henry 4 Habalme, Monsr.1

Pompeo May, Mr. H.,

formerly of the Victoria Hotel

Sterling, Miss}

Squire, H. O. Sanders, Capt. 1 Shak Maho-

med Moola

}1 regd.

Shaik, Abdoollah 1 regd. Secondo, Sala

Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd.

Vandeozee, 3 Capt. F. H. Vastroo, Seriaco 1

Watson, Dr. Woodd, Basil, R.1 Westford, Mr. 1

(Carperter) Warchan Worms, Monsr. 1

Walker, J. N.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 12TH MARCH, 1875.

1 regtd.

Robins, K.

Ollivant, Joseph

Oxenham. E. L. 1 Olona, Maria

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo-

meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

March

30.22

61.5

30.21

30.13

30.11

30.20

30.04

30.10

30.08

30.05

30.16

30.14

67.5

30.15

62.5

30.09

30.12

30.10

30.07

30.05

30.04

66.5

30.00

BAROMETER.

DATE.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO- METEK.

Self |Registering.

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

Min. Max.

6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

1875.

Mar. 6 28.30 28.34 28.33 28.26 28.24 55.0 59.5 60.0 54.0 56.0 59.5 51.0 60.0 | SE

728.23 28.27 28.27 28.21 28.20 59.5 67,564.5 | 59.0 | 63.0 63.5158.067.5 | SE

828.23 28.27 28.26 28.21, 28.21 63.5 68.0 65.5 63.0 67.0 65.0 63.0 68.5 SSE

9 28.23 28.28 28.28 28.25 28.25, 61.0 | 62.562.0 59.5 61.5 61.0 60.068.5E.

4 ESE

3 SW

3 SSE

5 E

4 SE

3 Calm

0.00

3 SE

0.00

6 E

0.00

10 28.22 28.28' 28.27; 28.22 28.22′ 60.5 63.0 62.5 59.0 62.0 61.5 59.5 64.0 E

5 E

5 SE

0.00

11 28.23 28.28 28.28 28.23 28.21 62.5 64.0 64.0 62.0 64.0 63.0 62.0 66.0 SE

12 28.18 28.22 28.21| 28.15| 28.15| 64.0 67.0 65.5 63.565.5 64.5 63.0 68.0 SE

2 SE

0.00

4 SE

5 SE

0.00

6 A.M., fine, clear; noon, overcast,

hazy; 3 P.M., passing fog.

6 A.M., wet fog; noon, fine, very hazy.

6 A.M., vercast, hazy; 10 A.M., passing

fog: 6 P.M., set fog.

Fresh breeze with thick fog through-

out.

6 A.M., moderate breeze and fog:

noon, openings in fog at intervals. GA.M., passing fog; noon, fine, hazy.

6 A.M., fine, clear, cloudy; noon,

cloudy, hazy; 4 P.M., slight fog.

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

WINDS.

Self Registering

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

NOON.

6 A.M.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

Mar. 630.16 30.18 30.16 30.10, 30.07 62.5 68.5 65.0 60.5 65.5 63.0|59.0 169.0 E

7 30.16 30.16 30.16 30.10 30.01 64.5 71.5 69.0 64.0 69.0 67.0 62.0 71.5 Calm

2 E

0 E

4 E

2 Calm

2 Fine, cloudy; 3 P.M., overcast.

Overcast; 10 A.M., cloudy.

8 30.08 30.08 30.05 30.01 30.01 68.0 73.0 70.0 66.5 71.0 70.0 64.0 74.5 Calm

0 E

2 NE

Fine, cloudy; 4 P.M., overcast.

9 30.06 30.06 30.06 30.10 30.08 63.0 65.0 66.0 62.0 63.0 65.0 61.075.0 NE

4 E

6 E

6 A.M., drizzly rain; 9 A.M., fine, overcast, with fresh

breeze.

10 30.08 30.08 30.09 30.06 30.04 66.0 68.5 68.0 64.0 66.5 67.0 62.5 68.5 E

3 E

2 E

Fine, overcast.

11 30.06 30.07 30.06 30.02 30.02 68.5 72.0 72.567.0 69.5 70.5 | 64.5 72.0 E

12 29.95 29.95 29.95 29.96 29.95] 68.574.5 73.5 67.0 71.0 71.5 65,5 77.0 Calm

1 NE

4 Calm

Fine, overcast; noon, cloudy.

0 E

4 Calm

Fine, cloudy, hazy all day.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH MARCH, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTICE.

Person

master of the Government Civil

Hospital.

Salary ?100 per annum, rising, un- der certain conditions, to ?150, with Quarters and Rations.

　　Application to be made to the Colo- nial Surgeon.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 27th Feb., 1875.

THE

NOTICE.

HE next CRIMINAL SESSIONS of the Supreme Court will be held on Thursday, the Eighteenth day of March, A.D. 1875, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXander, Registrar.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

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UNTI

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W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG

IN BANKRUPTCY.

In re PESTONJEE ASPUNDIARJEE METTA, a Bankrupt.

OTICE is hereby given that a Meeting of the Creditors of the said Pestonjee Aspundiar- jee Metta, late of Victoria, Merchant, will be held pursuant to the 151st Section of the Bankruptcy Ordinance in the Supreme Court House, on Sa- turday, the 20th day of March, 1875, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon before the Honorable William Hastings Alexander, Registrar of the Supreme Court, the Officer appointed by the Court sitting in Bankruptcy.

Proofs of Debts will be received, and Creditors who have not proved, or who shall not then prove, will be excluded from the benefit of any Dividend that may be declared, and all Claims not proved will be disallowed.

ED. SHARP & TOLLER, Solicitors for Mr. Leong On,

the Creditors' Assignee.

Supreme Court House.

NOTICE.

HE partnership existing in Japan between Mr.

and the undersigned ceased by mutual consent on 31st December, 1874.

With reference to the above, Mr. C. J. MEL- HUISH and Mr. A. W. GLENNIE are appointed Liquidators of our Firm in Japan, and are autho- rized to sign our Firm in Japan in Liquidation.

GILMAN & Co.

Hongkong, China and Japan,

1st March, 1875.

NOTICE.

THEEVERLEY LEMANN in our firms in Hong- kong, China, and Japan, ceased on 30th April,

THE interest and responsibility of Mr. HENRY

1874.

GILMAN & Co.

Hongkong, 1st March, 1875.

NOTICE.

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have ceased.

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co.

Hongkong, February 12th, 1875.

MR.

NOTICE.

R. CHARLES EDWARD PARKER was ad- mitted a Partner in our firm in Hongkong, China and Japan on the 1st January, 1875.

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. Hongkong, February 12th, 1875.

NOTICE.

R. HENRY LISTON DALRYMPLE, and Mr.

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Mr. GEORGE HALES is authorized to sign our Firm by procuration at Foochow.

BIRLEY & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1875.

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Firm.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, 2nd November, 1874.

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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 20TH MARCH, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONGKONG.

No. 2 OF 1875.

THURSDAY, 11TH MARCH, 1875.

PRESENT:

His Excellency the Administrator (JOHN GARDINER. AUSTIN).

The Honorable the Chief Justice (SIR JOHN SMALE).

The Honorable the Acting Colonial Secretary (CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH).

The Honorable the Attorney General (JOHN BRAMSTON).

The Honorable the Acting Colonial Treasurer (CHARLES MAY).

The Honorable PHINEAS RYRIE.

The Honorable WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER.

The Honorable JAMES WHITTALL.

The Honorable HENRY Lowcock.

ABSENT:

His Excellency Governor SIR ARTHUR EDWARD KENNEDY, K.C.M.G., C.B., proceeding to Europe by

this day's outgoing Mail Steamer.

The Council meets this day at 2.30 P.M., by Special Summons.

The Honorable the Chief Justice Administers to His Excellency JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN the Oath of Office as Administrator of the Government in the absence of Governor SIR ARTHUR EDWARD KENNEDY, K.C.M.G., C.B., who has this day departed for England on urgent private affairs. His Excellency Administers to CHARLES MAY, Esquire, the Oath of Office as Acting Colonial Treasurer

and a Member of this Council.

The Minutes of the Council held on the 23rd February, 1875, are read and confirmed.

The Naval Yard Police Bill is read a second time, and the Council goes into Committee upon its

Clauses.

Upon Section IV, the Honorable the Acting Colonial Treasurer is of opinion that the Rules and Regulations should be submitted to His Excellency the Governor for approval.

The Honorable the Chief Justice supports this view.

The Honorable the Acting Colonial Secretary and the Honorable the Attorney General dissent.

After discussion, it is agreed, at the suggestion of the Acting Colonial Secretary, that a new Clause be drafted providing that the Rules be laid on the table of the Legislative Council within a given date from their being issued.

Sections 1, 2, and 3 are amended as to their wording, after which the Bill stands over for further consideration in Committee.

Read a first time a Bill To provide a general Register of Marriages celebrated in Hongkong.

　　　　　The Honorable the Attorney General explains the objects and reasons of the Bill. His Excellency adjourns the Council at 3.25 P.M.' until Thursday, the 18th instant at 2.30 P.M.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator.

Read and confirmed, this 18th Day of March, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER,

Clerk of Councils.

104

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH MARCH, 187 5.

Title.

Preamble.

Rules and regulations

HONGKONG.

ANNO TRICESIMO OCTAVO

VICTORIA REGINE.

JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief. No. 1 OF 1875.

[March 18th, 1875.]

WHEREAS it is expedient to provide means for enforcing

good order and discipline in the Police Force employed in the Royal Naval Yard at Hongkong: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. The Commodore, or other Superintendent of Her Majesty's Naval Yard may from time to time make and issue rules and may be made. regulations for the government of the Police Force employed

in the said Yard.

Power to the

II. In case of breach of discipline or neglect of duty by Commodore or any member of the said Police Force, the Commodore, or other other Superin- Superintendent of the Naval Yard may, on proof thereof to his satisfaction, order the offender to forfeit and pay a sum not ex- brench of dis- ceeding twenty-five dollars;

tendent to punish for

Pipline.

Penalties for

Or may award imprisonment in Victoria Gaol for any term

not exceeding seven days with forfeiture of pay;

Or, if he think fit, may bring the offender before a Magis- trate, and the Magistrate on proof of the offence may award imprisonment for any term not exceeding four- teen days with or without hard labor, together with forfeiture of all pay during such imprisonment.

III. Whenever any member of the said Police Force shall other offences, be guilty of any neglect or violation of duty in his office;

Or shall be guilty of any disobedience to the rules, or regulations made and issued by the Commodore, or other Superintendent of the Naval Yard;

Rules and

Or of any other misconduct as a member of the said Police

Force;

Or having duly engaged himself to serve in the force shall

desert therefrom;

Or, being permitted to resign, shall not, upon ceasing to belong to the force, deliver up all arms, accoutrements and appointments whatsoever entrusted to him for the performance of his duty;

IV. The Commodore or other Superintendent of the Naval regulations to Yard shall cause all such rules and regulations to be forthwith be laid before sent to the Governor to be laid before the Legislative Council

the Legislative

Council. at its next sitting.

Short title.

V. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as "The Naval Yard Police Ordinance, 1875."

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 18th Day of March, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER,

Clerk of Councils.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH MARCH, 1875.

;

HONGKONG.

ANNO TRICESIMO OCTAVO

VICTORIA REGINE.

JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief. No. 2 OF 1875.

[March 18th, 1875.]

Title.

HEREAS it is expedient to make better provision for the Preamble. WHEREAS is for or punishment of persons guilty of selling, purchasing, or decoying into the Colony, or unlawfully detaining therein Chinese women and female children for the purpose of prostitution, and of decoying Chinese into or away from this Colony for the purpose of emigration, or for any other purpose whatsoever: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. The Ordinance No. 6 of 1873 is hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not affect :—

1. Any punishment incurred or to be incurred for any offence

committed before this Ordinance comes into operation.

2. Any proceedings for enforcing such punishment or pro- secuting the offender; and all such proceedings may be had and taken as if the said Ordinance were still in force.

Repeal.

with intent,

II. Whosoever shall bring, lead, take, decoy, or entice into the Abduction of Colony any woman or female child with intent to sell her for the a woman or purpose of prostitution, or shall sell or purchase any woman or female child female child for the purpose aforesaid, or shall knowingly derive &c. any profit from the sale or purchase of any woman or female child so sold or purchased as aforesaid, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, Selling or and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to the punishments here- purchasing. inafter provided.

III. Whosoever shall bring, lead, take, decoy, or entice into the Bringing into Colony any woman or female child knowing that such woman

the Colony or female child has been sold or purchased for the purpose of prostitution, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction ing them to thereof shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided.

women or children know-

have been sold for prostitution.

woman or

female child

IV. Whosoever shall detain any woman or female child in any Detaining a place against her will with the intent that she may become a prostitute, or for

purpose whatsoever, or shall by any for purpose of any other false pretences, false representations, or other fraudulent means prostitution. procure any woman or female child to have illicit carnal connec- tion with any man, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided.

V. Whosoever shall receive, or harbor any woman or female Receiving or child with intent that such woman or female child should be sold harboring or purchased for the purpose of prostitution, shall be guilty of a &c.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　with intent, misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided.

women or

for prostitution.

VII. Whosoever shall by force or fraud imprison or detain any Unlawful person within the Colony, for the purpose of emigration, or for imprisonment any other purpose whatsoever, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, or detention. and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to the punishments here- inafter provided.

VIII. Whosoever shall by force, intimidation, or any fraudulent Decoying means bring, lead, take, decoy, or entice any person into or away

persons into from the Colony, for the purpose of emigration, or for any other

or away from the Colony. purpose whatsoever, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con- viction thereof, shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided.

105

106

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH MARCH, 1875.

Punishment

for offences.

Trial of offences.

Summary convictions.

Punishment of whipping

subsequent convictions.

IX. Every person who shall be convicted of any offence against the provisions of this Ordinance shall be liable to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labor.

X. All offences against this Ordinance, may be heard and de- termined summarily by two Magistrates sitting together, who shall constitute a Court for this purpose: Provided that if, at the close of the investigation, the accused shall apply for a trial by Jury, or the Magistrates shall be of opinion that the case ought to be so tried, they may commit the accused for trial at the Supreme Court. XI. The provisions of Section LXVI of Ordinance No. 4 of 1865 shall apply to every summary conviction under this Ordinance.

XII. Whenever any person shall be convicted before the Supreme Court of any offence against the provisions of this Ordinance, if on second and it shall be proved that the offender has been previously convicted either before the Supreme Court, or before two Magistrates sitting together, of an offence under the same or any other section of this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for the Court, in its discretion, to direct that, in addition to the punishment hereinbefore prescribed, the offender, if a male, be once, twice, or thrice publicly or pri- vately whipped, subject to the provisions contained in section I of Ordinance No. 3 of 1868; and all the provisions of section XCIV of Ordinance No. 7 of 1865 relating to the form of information for and proceed a subsequent offence and proceedings thereon, shall apply to

offences punishable under this Ordinance.

Form of information

ings.

Title.

Preamble.

Personation

in order to obtain pro- perty to be felony. [37 & 38 Vic., cap. 36, § 1.]

Saving clause. [Ibid, $ 2.]

Short title.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 18th Day of March, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER,

HONGKONG.

Clerk of Councils.

ANNO TRICESIMO OCTAVO

VICTORIA REGINE.

JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 3 of 1875.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to render personation with intent to deprive any person of any property felony.

March 18th, 1875.] THEREAS it is expedient to amend the law relating to

WHEREnation: Bent enacted by the Governor of Hong-

kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. If any person shall falsely and deceitfully personate any person, or the heir, executor, or administrator, wife, widow, next of kin, or relation of any person, with intent fraudulently to obtain any land, estate, chattel, money, valuable security, or property, he shall be guilty of felony, and upon conviction shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court by which he is convicted, to be kept in penal servitude for life, or for any period not less than three years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labor, and with or without solitary confinement.

II. Nothing in this Ordinance shall prevent any person from being proceeded against and punished under any other Or- dinance, or at Common Law, in respect of an offence (if any) punishable as well under this Ordinance as under any other Ordinance, or at Common Law.

III. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as "The [Ibid, 4.] False Personation Ordinance, 1874."

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 18th Day of March, 1875.

No. 45.

ALFRED LISTER, Clerk of Councils.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Annual Report of the Hongkong General Post Office for the Year 1874 is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th March, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary,

106

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH MARCH, 1875.

Punishment

for offences.

Trial of offences.

Summary convictions.

Punishment of whipping

subsequent convictions.

IX. Every person who shall be convicted of any offence against the provisions of this Ordinance shall be liable to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labor.

offences punishable under this Ordinance.

Form of information

ings.

Title.

Preamble.

Personation

in order to obtain pro- perty to be felony. [37 & 38 Vic., cap. 36, § 1.]

Saving clause. [Ibid, $ 2.]

Short title.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 18th Day of March, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER,

HONGKONG.

Clerk of Councils.

ANNO TRICESIMO OCTAVO

VICTORIA REGINE.

JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 3 of 1875.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to render personation with intent to deprive any person of any property felony.

March 18th, 1875.] THEREAS it is expedient to amend the law relating to

WHEREnation: Bent enacted by the Governor of Hong-

kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

III. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as "The [Ibid, 4.] False Personation Ordinance, 1874."

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 18th Day of March, 1875.

No. 45.

ALFRED LISTER, Clerk of Councils.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Annual Report of the Hongkong General Post Office for the Year 1874 is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th March, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary,

106

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH MARCH, 1875.

Punishment

for offences.

Trial of offences.

Summary convictions.

Punishment of whipping

subsequent convictions.

IX. Every person who shall be convicted of any offence against the provisions of this Ordinance shall be liable to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labor.

offences punishable under this Ordinance.

Form of information

ings.

Title.

Preamble.

Personation

in order to obtain pro- perty to be felony. [37 & 38 Vic., cap. 36, § 1.]

Saving clause. [Ibid, $ 2.]

Short title.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 18th Day of March, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER,

HONGKONG.

Clerk of Councils.

ANNO TRICESIMO OCTAVO

VICTORIA REGINE.

JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 3 of 1875.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to render personation with intent to deprive any person of any property felony.

March 18th, 1875.] THEREAS it is expedient to amend the law relating to

WHEREnation: Bent enacted by the Governor of Hong-

kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

III. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as "The [Ibid, 4.] False Personation Ordinance, 1874."

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 18th Day of March, 1875.

No. 45.

ALFRED LISTER, Clerk of Councils.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Annual Report of the Hongkong General Post Office for the Year 1874 is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th March, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary,

No. 19.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH MARCH, 1875.

107

GENERAL POST OFFICE, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, 12th March, 1875. SIR, I have the honor to present to His Excellency J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator of the Government, the fifteenth Annual Report on this Department, being that for the year 1874.

　　2. The Comparative Statement of Revenue, which I proceed to record, again shows diminished receipts, and it would be altogether inconsistent, in view of the continued dullness in trade, to have expected a much better result in a year marked as 1874 is with an absence of prosperity.

　　3. The alterations of any importance and the events of interest which have taken place in the Postal Service during 1874, are as follows, viz. :—

4. The whole of the Post Office Agencies in China and Japan have been thoroughly inspected, and the result of the examination thereof will be found fully set forth in my Report of the 25th August last, No. 49.

5. Under the provisions of a new Contract with the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, there has been an acceleration of the outward English Mail Service.

6. The Government of Queensland having entered into a Contract for a Mail Packet Service between Singapore and Brisbane, the correspondence for that Colony, and that for New South Wales, unless specially marked to be forwarded by way of Point de Galle and Melbourne, is now sent vi? Singapore and Torres Straits; correspondence sent from this Colony to Sydney by this route reaches its destination quicker than by the old route via Galle. The correspondence for the Colonies of Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania, except when specially marked to be sent via Torres Strait, is still forwarded vi? Point de Galle, between which place and Melbourne a regular Packet has been established by the Government of Victoria to run once in four weeks, in connection with the British Packets between Suez and Galle; the Mails for New Zealand are sent via Galle only.

7. The second monthly trip, which was formerly performed by the Contractors for the Mail Service with the United States' Post Office between San Francisco, Japan and China, has been omitted during a part of the year; the regular Mail steamers are intended to run only once a month, except when the business interests of the Contractors require an additional steamer, until the new steamers, constructed specially for the purpose, are ready to take their places on the line.

　　8. The arrangements for the conveyance of British Mails to and from Japan, consequent upon the Postal Convention between the United States and Japan, are under consideration.

9. The arrangements referred to in my Annual Reports for 1871 and 1872, as to the postage on the correspondence by Private Ships between Hongkong and the Straits Settlements have at length been completed, such correspondence from the 1st January, 1875, is liable to the payment of postage at the place of despatch only.

10. The use of Stamp Duty Adhesive Stamps of Two, Three and Ten Dollars each, which are in disuse for the payment of Stamp Duty, has been authorized for the payment of postage.

11. During the year, Mr. JOHN SIMPSON retired from the Department after about eleven years' service. 12. During the past year, the French Mail Packet Nil, with the local Mails and those from home for Japan; the United States' Mail Packet Japan, with the Mails from Japan and America for Hongkong, Macao, Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow, and Manila, and those for the Straits and India, as well as the private Steamers Sunfoo and Albay, with Mails for Hongkong from the Straits and Manila respectively, and the Mongol and Visayas, with Hongkong Mails for Yokohama and Manila respectively, have been lost. 13. Her Majesty's Government having given at a pepper-corn rent the plot of land at the corner of the Yuen-ming Yuen and Pekin Roads, Shanghai, a suitable Post Office has been erected thereon under the supervision of Mr. R. H. BOYCE of the Board of Works Department, London. The building was completed last month, and the Department entered into occupation of it on the 1st instant, the day upon which the lease of the old premises expired.

14. The following statement shows a decrease in the Gross Revenue of 1874, as compared with 1873, amounting to $5,688.97; of which $869.68 is apportioned to the Imperial Post Office, and $4,819.29 to the Colonial Government.

15.

Total Revenue in 1874,

Do.

Comparative Statement of Revenue.

do. 1873, (including profit in Exchange),

Total decrease in 1874, as compared with 1873,.

Amount of Imperial Revenue collected, f Remittances to London,.. ?22,123.14.5 {

in 1874, Contribution to Agencies, 1,270. 0.0

1873,

Do.

do.

Decrease in 1874, as compared with 1873, .

Amount of Colonial Revenue collected in 1874,

Do.

do.

1873,

...

Decrease in 1874, as compared with 1873,

To which must be added Loss on Remittances to London,

Total decrease in 1874,

?36,581. 6. 0 =$175,590.25 ?37,766.10. 1 =$181,279.22

? 1,185. 4. 0 =$ 5,688.97

?23,393.14. 5 23,574.18. 1

=$112,289.86 =$113,159.54

? 181. 3. 8

869.68

.$ 63,887.10 68,119.68

$ 4,232.58

586.71

.$ 4,819.29

108

THE HONGKong goverNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH MARCH, 1875.

16.

do.

Do.

do. 1873, (Do. do.

The Total Expenditure in 1874, (including $6,096.00 borne by the Imperial Post) amounted to.

Office. Crown Agents' Account not

do.

Increase in 1874,

Shewing a Decrease in nett Revenue in 1874 as compared with 1873, of,

.$ 40,013.03 39,731.72

281.31

.$ 5,100.60

17. The excess of the Colony's Postal Revenue over its Expenditure during the year 1874, amounted to $23,287.36, which with $6,096, reimbursement from the Imperial Post Office towards the maintenance of Agencies at the Ports, makes a total in favor of the Colony amounting to $29,383.36 or $5,100.60 less than it was in 1873.

18.

The Colony's share of the Postage on Mails received from the United Kingdom during 1874, was....?1,562. 6.10

Do.

do.

1873, was.

1,646.19. 1

.? 84.12. 3

Decrease in 1874,

19.

The number of Ship Mails sent in 1874, was.

Do.

1,357

in 1873, was

1,536

Decrease in 1874,

179

The number of Ship Mails received in 1874, was.

Do,

Do.

in 1873, was.

Decrease in 1874, .

1,446

1,506

20.

Letters.

Papers.

Letters.

Papers.

The number of Letters and Papers sent by United States' Mail Packets to Yokohama and San Francisco in 1874, was

28,224

In 1873,

27,607

37,626 39,956

The number of Letters and Papers received by United States' Mail Packets from San Francisco and Yokohama in 1874, was,.

17,972

20,317

In 1873,

17,062

19,644

Increase in 1874,

617

Increase in 1874, .

910

673

Decrease in 1874,..

2,330

21. The number of Letters and Papers sent from Hongkong to the United Kingdom, has been as follows, viz. :~~~

BY BRITISH PACKET.

BY FRENCH PACKET.

Letters.

133,018

138,307

Papers. 112,176 101,356

Letters.

Papers.

In 1874,...

63,090

25,848

In 1873,.

61,799

24,735

5,289 Increase, 10,820

Increase,..

1,291

1,113

In 1874, In 1873,

Decrease,

22. The weight of Letters sent to the United Kingdom in 1874 has been as follows:-

BY FRENCH PACKET.

Tons. cwt.

qrs.

lbs.

02.

2 21

2 141

BY BRITISH PACKET.

Tons. cwt. grs. lbs.

Oz.

In 1874,

1 23

In 1873,

In 1874, In 1873,

Decrease,

Increase,

23. The weight of Letters received from the United Kingdom in 1874 has been as follows:--

BY FRENCH PACKET.

Tons. cwt. qrs. lbs. 02.

BY BRITISH PACKET.

Tons. cwt. qrs. lbs. 02.

In 1874,

9/1/

In 1873,

In 1874, In 1873,

Decrease,

6 .12

Decrease,

24.

The Total weight of Letters sent from Hongkong to the United Kingdom in 1874, was....

Do. in 1873, was

Tons. cwt. qrs. lbs. 02.

The Total weight of Letters re- ceived from the United King-

4 0

17 2

0 12

dom in 1874, was,.. Do. in 1873, was,

Increase,

25.

The number of Registered Letters received from London in 1874, was

Decrease,

Do.

Decrease in 1874,

do.

in 1873, was

Tons. cwt.

qrs. lbs. 02.

2 14

2 17

?o co

24 12

25 14

3 0

1 14

1,973

2,205

232

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH MARCH, 1875.

109

The number of Registered Letters sent to London from Hongkong and the Postal Agencies in China and

Japan in 1874, was

In 1873,

4,280 4,416

Decrease in 1874,..

136

　　26. The following Tables show the number of Registered Letters sent to, and received from other places in 1874 and 1873:--

SENT TO.

India.

Galle.

Straits Settlements.

Australia.

Continent of Europe.

Ports of China and Japan.

1874 1873

1874 1873 1874 1873

1874 1873

1874

1873

486 450

29 9

202

136 117 83

494 227

821

962

RECEIVED FROM.

505 582 43 22 1,155 896 229 234 690 609

777

591

Giving a Total of Registered Letters sent in 1874, of 6,429 against 6,283 sent in 1873, and a Total of Registered Letters received of 5,372 in 1874, against 5,139 received in 1873.

　　27. The following Tables show the results of the Money Order business in 1874 as compared with 1873:-

1874.

ORDERS DRAWN UPON THE UNITED Kingdom,

1873.

INCREASE.

DECREASE.

No. of Orders drawn.

Amount.

Commission which accrued to

the Colony.

No. of Orders drawn.

Amount.

Commission which accrued to

the Colony.

Number. Amount.

? s. d.

$ c.

Hongkong,

1,799

8,665. 3. 3

315.70

2,156

? s. d. 10,504. 5. 8

$ c. 402.09

Shanghai,

924

4,478.18. 2

173.04

1,005

5,087. 4. 7

201.75

Yokohama,

806

2,668. 5.11

126.63

1,053

4,149.18. 5

176.72

Total,.

3,529 15,812. 7. 4 615.37

4,214 19,741. 8. 8

780.56

s. d.

Commission

which accrued to

→ the Colony.

Number. Amount.

Commission

which accrued to

the Colony.

$ 0.

s. d.

357 81 247

1,839. 2.5 608. 6.5 1,481.12.6

86.39

28.71

50.09

685 3,929. 1.4

165.19

1874.

Upon

No. of Orders drawn.

Amount.

Commission

which accrued to

the Colony.

ORDERS DRAWN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

1873.

INCREASE.

No. of Orders

Amount.

drawn.

Commission

which accrued to

the Colony.

Number. Amount.

Commission

which

accrued to

the Colony.

Hongkong,. Shanghai, Yokohama,

2223

? s. d. 440.17. 8

$ c.

? s. d.

19.95

206 4. 1

110.12. 2

5.34

53 9.9

80. 3. 4 3.60

81 9. 7

11.19 2.70 3.62

? s. d. 234.13. 7

57. 2. 5

2.64

***

Total,.

140

631.13. 2 28.89

341. 3. 5

17.51

291.16. 0 11.40

DECREASE.

Number. Amount.

$ c. 8.76

? s. d.

...

1. 6. 3

Commission

which accrued to

the Colony.

...

0.02

　　28. The following figures show the result of the Local Money Order business in 1874 as compared with 1873:

1. 6. 3

0.02

1874.

1873.

INCREASE.

DECREASE.

No. of Orders.

Amount.

Commis- No. of sion. Orders.

Amount

Commis- No. of sion. Orders.

Amount.

Commis- No. of sion. Orders.

Amount.

Money Orders drawn in Hong-

　kong on Shanghai, Money Orders drawn in Hong-

kong on Yokohama,... Money Orders drawn in Shang-

　hai on Hongkong, Money Orders drawn in Yoko-

hama on Hongkong,

Total,

$ c. $ C.

585.33 5.70

20 382.11 4.05

158 3,321.16 30.30

101 2,611.07 21.10

3126,899.67 61.15

$ C.

251.21

2.70

$ c. $ C.

334.12

Commis- sion.

$ C. $ c.

3.00

27 664.40

5.55

7 282.29

1.50

1393,435.31 29.40

681,655.39 14.40

2516,006.31 52.05

0.90

114.15

955.68

6.70

:..

68 1,289.80 10.60

7 396.44

1.50

　　29. The amount realised by the sale of Postage Stamps in 1874, was $137,722.84. Stamps of the value of $74,419.68 were sold in Hongkong, and the remainder, viz., $63,303.16, at the Post Office Agencies at the l'orts in China and Japan, showing a decrease of $2,603.43 in those sold in Hongkong, and a decrease of $1,665.50 in those sold at the Ports, as compared with 1873.

110

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH MARCH, 1875.

30. I annex a List of the number and value of each kind of Postage Stamps sold in 1874 and 1873, showing the increase or decrease, as the case may be, under each head, viz.:-

POSTAGE STAMPS SOLD IN

POSTAGE STAMPS SOLD IN 1874.

1873.

Denomination.

Number.

Amount.

Number.

Amount.

$ 0.

2 cents.

235,602

4,712.04

244,277

$ 4,885.54

...

110,964

4,438.56

123,869

4,954.76

110,586

6,635.16

109,363

6,561.78

167,555

13,404.40

180,849

14,467.92

39,376

4,725.12

44,279

5,313.48

10,834

1,950.12

10,944

1,969.92

***

73,531

17,647.44

78,172

18,761.28

...

149,050

44,715.00

163,491

49,047.30

...

24,476

11,748.48

25,908

12,435.84

24,137

23,171.52

24,577

23,593.92

2 dollars.

901

1,802.00

...

571

1,713.00

10 "

106

1,060.00

Total,..

$137,722.84

INCREASE.

DECREASE.

Number.

Amount.

Number.

Amount.

$ c.

8,675

$ c. 173.50

12,905

516.20

1,223

73.38

13,294

4,903

110

4,641

14,441

1,432

440

1,063.52 588.36

19.80 1,113.84 4,332.30 687.36 422.40

901

1,802.00

...

571

1,713.00

...

106

1,060.00

$141,991.74

$4,648.38

$8,917.28

31. The following Returns show that the average time occupied in conveying the Mails from home was less in 1874 than it was in 1873, by both the English and French Packets. The shortest time in which a Mail was delivered in Hongkong from London by British Packet vi? Brindisi was 35 days, and the shortest time in which a Mail was delivered in Hongkong by French Packet vi? Marseilles was 38 days. As regards the Homeward Mails, one Mail sent from Hongkong by French Packet vi? Marseilles was delivered in London in 35 days and two in 36 days, whilst by the British Packets vi? Brindisi, the quickest time occupied was 38 days on three occasions.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

The Honorable CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

HONGKONG.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General.

RETURN showing the Number of Days allowed for the Conveyance of MAILS from London to Hongkong vi? Southampton and

vi? Brindisi, the Time each Voyage occupied, and the Number of Days lost or gained, during the Year 1874.

Vi? Southampton.

Via Brindisi.

Time allowed

Number

Date of Departure.

of Days

Time Table. occupied.

Number of Days gained.

Number of Days lost.

Date of Departure.

| Time allowed

in Time Table.

Number of Days occupied.

Number of Days gained.

Number

of Days lost.

1874.

Days.

1874.

Days.

January

...

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September 10

October

November 5

December

2222+~+ ::~~~:~

January

9 23

February 6

...

March

April

...

May

...

June

...

July

August

September 4

...

October

November 13

December

8ANER

Total,

1,316

1,271

1,058

1,014

Average Number of Days allowed for each Voyage,

***

483

occupied

}}

Average Number of Days allowed for each Voyage, 403

occupied

F. W, MITCHELL,

Postmast

...

General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 12th March, 1875.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH MARCH, 1875.

111

RETURN showing the DATES of ARRIVALS and DEPARTURES of the British Contract Packets during 1874, and the Number of Days occupied in transmitting the Mails vi? Brindisi and vi? Southampton respectively.

Name of Packets.

ARRIVALS.

Date on which Packet should have arrived according to

Time Table.

Actual Date of Arrival.

Number of Days occupied via Brindisi.

Number of Days occupied via Southampton.

1874.

Delhi

Mooltan

February March

February

March

Zambesi

Avoca...

40 ?

China

April

14 April

Gwalior

Nizam

May

Zambesi

Cathay

Malwa

Teheran

Gwalior

Hydaspes

Kashgar

Venetia

Pekin Mirzapore Bokhara... Travancore

Malacca Baroda

Delhi

Geelong Bangalore Thibet Golconda

June

July

August

December

January

9 June

7 July

August

September

October

November

November December

1875.

January

February

4 February

Aber 25-ONUNIE 2

5855888

DEPARTURES.

Name of Packets.

Date of Departure from Hongkong.

via Brindisi.

Date of Arriral in London.

via Southampton.

Number of Days vi? Brindisi.

Number of Days via Southampton.

1874.

Mooltan...

January

Lombardy

February March

16 February

1 March

Avoca

February

Golconda

April

Delhi.....

March

April

Mooltan

26 May

　Zambesi Avoca China....

April

Gwalior.

May

2 May

June

Juue

Travancore

Nizam Zambesi

　Venetia Cathay

Malwa

Teheran

Pekin

Mirzapore.. Bokhara Travancore Malacca Baroda

　Delhi.. Geelong Bangalore

23 July

10 July

June

July

20 August

3 August

30 September

August

1 September

29 October

27 October

September

25 November

26 November

})

October

December

November

1875.

December

26 January 10

2 16

January

Receipt not yet acknowledged. Receipt not yet acknowledged.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 12th March, 1875.

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH MARCH, 1875.

112

RETURN showing the DATES of ARRIVALS and DeparturES of the French Mail Packets during 1874, and the Number of Days occupied in the Transmission of Mails between Hongkong and London.

Peiho Meikong

Sindh

Anadyr

Hoogly

Tigre..

Amazone

Ava.....

Iraouaddy

Peilio

Donnai

Meikong Sindh Anadyr Tigre Amazone Ava Iraouaddy Hoogly

Peiho

Meikong

Sindh

Anadyr

Provence Tigre Amazone

Hoogly Tigre Amazone Ava Iraouaddy

Peiho Meikong

Sindh

Anadyr

Hoogly Tigre Amazone Ava...... Iraouaddy Peiho Donnai Meikong

Sindh

Anadyr

Tigre

Amazoue

Ava......

Iraouaddy Hoogly

Peiho Meikong Siudh

Name of Packets.

ARRIVALS.

Date of Arrival at Hongkong.

Date on which Mail left London.

Number of Days occupied in the Voyage.

Total.......

1874.

February

January

March

April

May

26 February

March

17 April

June

May

July

June

August

10 July

September

22 August

October

20 September

November

19 October

December

18 November

1875.

January

17 December

******** ***

1,073

Average Number of days occupied in each Voyage.........414.

Name of Packets.

DEPARTURES.

Date of Departure | Date of Arrival of

from Hongkong.

Mail in London.

Number of Days occupied in the Voyage.

1874.

January

February

29 March

February

26 April

March

26 May

April

May

June

30 July

June

27 August

July

September

August

October

September

October

3 November

November

December

1875.

December

January

Receipt not yet acknowledged.

Total...

1,033

Average Number of Days occupied in each Voyage.......394.

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 12th, March, 1875.

113

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH MARCH, 1875.

RETURN showing the DATES of ARRIVALS and DEPARTURES of the United States' Mail Packets during 1874, and the Number of Days occupied in the Transmission of the Mails between Hongkong and San Francisco.

Alaska... China

Colorado

Japan

Great Republic

Alaska...

China

Granada

Colorado

Japan

Great Republic

Colima

Alaska

Costa Rica

Nevada

Oregonian

Great Republic

Vancouver

Vasco de Gama..

Colorado

China Vancouver

Japan Great Republic.

Alaska

China

Colorado

Japan

Great Republic

Alaska

China

Granada

Colorado

Japan

Great Republic

Colima

Costa Rica

Nevada

Vancouver

Great Republic

Vasco de Gama.....

Colorado

Altona

Name of Packets.

ARRIVALS.

Total,....

Date of Arrival at Hongkong.

Date of Departure from San Francisco.

Number of Days occupied in the Voyage.

1874.

February March

April May

C294

January February

March

April

June

May

July

June

August

July

September October

August

September

November

October

December

1875.

January

December

777

Average Number of Days occupied in each Voyage.....

Name af Packets.

DEPARTURES.

35.

Date of Departure from Hongkong.

Date of Arrival at San Francisco.

Number of Days occupied

in the Voyage.

1874.

January February

February

March

April

March

April

15 May

May

13 June

June

10 July

July

August

5 September

September October

October November

November

December

1875.

December

January 28 Receipt not yet acknowledged.

25665 65 5 5 6 28

665

Total,..

Average Number of Days occupied in each Voyage,....

General Post Office, Hongkong, 12th March, 1875.

331.

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.

114

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH MARCH, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 46.

　The following Notice to Mariners, received from the Government of Mauritius, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th March, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

The adopted Latitude of the New Observatory at Pamplemousses, from which the Time Ball on the Signal Mountain at Port Louis is dropped at 1 P.M., mean solar time, is 20° 6′ 6′′ South, and the adopted Longitude: 3h. 50m. 12.6s. East of Greenwich.

Observatory Pamplemousses, Mauritius, 20th January, 1875.

C. MELDRUM, Government Observer.

NOTICE.

The Owners of Dogs are warned that, on and after the 1st proximo, any Dog which shall be found straying or wandering about during the day time without any Owner, and not wearing a Collar with the name and address of the Owner inscribed thereon, may be destroyed; and further, any Dog may be destroyed which shall be found straying or wandering about between the hours of ten o'clock at night and gunfire in the morning (Ordinance 14 of 1845, § IV.)

Central Police Barracks, 17th March, 1875.

NOTICE.

W. M. DEANE,

Captain Superintendent of Police.

HONGKONG.

Cape d'Aguilar Light.

　Notice is hereby given that a light will be exhibited on Cape d'Aguilar on and after the 16th of April next.

　The illuminating apparatus is fixed Dioptric of the First Order showing a white light on the follow- ing bearings, which are magnetic and taken from Seaward.

1. From S. 45° W. to N. 53°W. Between these bearings the light is obscured by the islets

of the Nine Pins, and the islet just South of Waglan.

The light is then obscured by Soonkong Island.

2. From N. 21° W. to N. 42° W.

The light is then obscured by the Lema Islands, and the Islands to the Southward of them. 3. From N. 33° E. to N. 69° E. Between these bearings the light is obscured to vessels to the

South Westward of Ling Ting Island, and the Islands of the Samoun Group.

4. The Tathong Channel with the exception of a small portion obscured by Shicko Head.

The focal plane of the light is 200 feet above mean sea level, and in clear weather it should be seen at a distance of 23 Nautical Miles.

The Tower is round, of stone, 30 feet high, with a total height from its base to the lantern vane of 57 feet.

The dwellings and boundary walls are painted white.

The Lighthouse is in Latitude 22° 12′ 14′′ N. Longitude 114° 15′44′′ E.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 19th March, 1875.

No. 39.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, §c.

It is hereby notified that M. A. COLLA?O, First Clerk in the Police Department, has been dis- missed the Government service for fraud and embezzlement,

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th March, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary.

No. 40.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20?? MARCH, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.

115

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th March, 1875.

No. 43.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

Applications will be received at this Office for the post of First Clerk and Accountant in the Police Department, the salary of which is ?300 per annum.

It will be requisite for the person appointed to give security for the faithful discharge of his duties.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th March, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 19th March, 1875.

Letters. Papers

Letters. Papers.

Davies, D. P.

Akady, Juana 1 Ah Foo & Co. 1 Aya, Alice Mrs. 1 Ah Mow

Berrington, C.C.4 Bell, C. P. 1 Brankley, James 1 Battistolo, D. Butts, Geo. 1

Battistolo, D. 2 regd. Bresciani, Sigr. 1 Biava, Sigr.,G.B.1 Bashire,

Mons. E. Brankley, J.

Bartolini, Adolf 1

Bank of

Hindostan

E. A. B. Eagleshame, A. 1 Edgar, John W. Eastlack, W. C. 1

Fondra, Va-

lentino

Faure, Monrs. T. 1 Fox, J. (Engineer) 1 Fisher, Edwd.

Farnham,

John Revd.

} 1

Frewen, Richard5

1 regd.

Grimes, Thomas1

James M.

Benton, Charles 1

Goddard,

Ginsburg, S. L. 2 regd. Ginsburg, So-

lomon }1

Buchanan, F. C. 1

Caldeiro, G.

Gomes, M.

Galligar, T.

Godfrey, Walter 1

Giles, H. A.

Cauzi, Louis Cohen-Sober

& Walenyk Chatain, Ma-

rie, Madme. ( Crofall, Henry Engineer Caldecott, A. M. 1 Clary, John 1 Collinson, W. M. 1

1 regd.

Hayne, Robt. B. 2

Hancock, Miss

Blanche Hartley, Henry 4 Habalme, Monsr.1

Hutchinson,

R. W.

Hue Shain Shoek1

Letters. Papers.

May, Mr. H.,

formerly of

Hogenis, J. L. 1 Hanbury,

Edmund Havens, Harry

}

the Victoria Hotel Martins, Sr.

J. F. Mitchell, R.,

formerly on board s.s. Sea Gull

Letters. Papers.

Ollivant, Joseph 3

Silva, Antonio

F. da Spencer,

Henriqueta Suaren, Ro-

sendo, G.

Lets. Paps.

Oxenham. E. L. 1

Olona, Maria

Pean, J. C.

Poulsen, W.

Plummer, John 1

Soona Walla

1 regd.

Inselvini,

Pereira, D. M. 1

Lorenzo

-2 regd.

Sayle, N. J.

Poole, W. P.

Saunders, F.

Perettidella,

Smith, C. J.

Johnson, J. W. 2

1 book.

Do.

Rocca

Samuel, H. A. 1

Jones,

Morton, N

Stwobe, Miss C. I

Granton P.

Jackson,Capt.

Moncreiff, Peter 1 Meyenovich, J. 2 Maggione, E.

Riccardi, Retro 1 Ritchie, J. Ross, Alexander 1 Richards, Mr. 1 Roberton, Jas. (Engineer)

Santos, Rosa

de los

Tavares, Jo?o

Taft, David

Tylor, Richard 1

Koch, T. A.

}

Rudolphe,

Tidman, P. F. 1

Chs.

} 1

Morris, Theo-}

Ramon, Rofino

Upton, Thos.

Robins, R.

McLean, E.

Read, Mrs. M.

Randle

Jones, Frederick 1

Keene, R. J. 1

Mitchell, R. H.

formerly of >2 the Sea Gull Milne, George 1 Marshall, J.

Capt. Kirby. Capt.

W. T.

Karlosski, L. 1

Lyons, Miss

Anastasia Laugelin, Mr. 1 Lorchen, J.

Lowkampok,Mr.1

Marzocchi,

Pompeo Mills, Fred.

Malcomson, Thos. 1 Maher, Izidoro 1

Nacimento,

Francisca Nuttall, W. Nelson, E. L.

Collie Negrevernis,

Ramon }1

Raymaro, Stella 1

Sterling, Miss I

Nina

Sanders, Capt. 1 Shak Maho-

ined Moola1 regd. Shaik, Abdoollah 1 regd.

1 Secondo, Sala Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd.

Vandeozee,

Capt. F. H. Vastroo, Seriaco 1

Watson, Dr. Woodd, Basil, R.1 Westford, Mr.

(Carperter)}

Warchan

1 regtd.

Worms, Monsr. 1 Walker, J. N. 1

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 19th March, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Amoy Agustina Aberdeen

Constance Carricks

Earl of Shaf-

tesbury, s.s.j

Highlander 1 Havilah

1 Lanercost

Lucerne

Pelham

Peeres

City of Bengal

Ella

Hamilton

Phocus, s.s.

Agnes Meir

Caroline

Endeavour

Harwich

Magdala

August

Commissary

Herman

Malvern

Race Horse

Frederich

Corina

Alexandro,

Frank N. Shayer 1

Mariner

Indiana

Formosa

McNear

Augustus

Invincible

Maximus

Devana

Frances

Anna

Avonmore

Ann Cheshyre 2

Denmark Denbigshire

Memento

Fortuna

John Steward

Mangerlon

Alexandra

Eastern Isles,s.s.1

Charmar

Copernicus

E. M. Young 1 Edward, James 1

George Noble 2 Gerque

1 Golden State 1

Gleam

Juan F. Pearson 2

Kerchelon

Lotus

M. A. Holman 3 Miako

Oxford Paouting, s.s.

1622132 2

Rifleman

1 1

Sir Harry Parkes2

St. Phillans 1

Sarah Nicholson 4 Sophie

Valentine

Windhover

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's

Ships of War, 19th March, 1875.

Letter.

Letters. Papers.

Audacious Egeria

Frolic

1 Hornet

Letters. Paper.

Letters.

Princess

Charlotte

Ringdove

Letters. Paps. Victor Emanuel 8 Vigilant

116

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH MARCH, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 19TH MARCH, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Baro- Thermo- meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

March 13

30.07

30.00

30.05

30.11

29.95

30.10

PROZSRR

30.05

30.02

30.06

30.01

29.96

72.5

29.95

30.05

30.03

30.15

67.5

30.10

30.11

71.5

30.10

30.20

71.5

73.5

30.18

HRRRRR

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB,

WINDS.

RAIN.

METER.

Self

Registering.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

NOON.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

1875.

Mar. 13 28.17 28.25 28,25 28.19 28.18 64.5 69.0 66.5 64.0 67.0 65.0 64.0 70.0 ESE

;

15 || 28.18 28.21 28.21| 28.17; 28.17; 66.0 | 68.0 67.5 65.5 67.5 66.0

1428.20. 28.24 28.23. 28.18 28.17 64.0 67.5 65.0 63.0 65.5 |65.0 63.5 70.0 SE

64.5 68.0ESE

16 28.23 28.28 28.28 28 28 28.22 66.0 68.0 64.0 65.0 66.5 63.5 65.0 69.0 E

3 SE

3 ESE

4 SE

2 SE

4 ESE

3 SE

0.00

17 28.25 28.30 28.31 28.28 28.2759.0 61.0 61.0 57.0 59.0 60.0 57.5 68.0 E

1828.29 28.34 28.33 28.26 28.26] 61.0 65.0 64.5 60.064.0 63.5 59.5 65.5 NE

3 E

6 E

3 E

0.00

5 E

0.00

2 N

2 NW

0.00

19 28.29 28.38 28.38 28.33, 28.33] 60.0 64.5 62.0 58.0 60.5 59.0 59.0 67,5 N

3 NE

2 E

0.00

6 A.M., fog with detached openings; 9

A.M., fine, hazy; 6 P.M., slight fog. Fine, hazy, with fog at intervals

throughout.

6 A.M., passing fog; noon, fine and

hazy; 6 P.M., slight fog.

6 A.M., Overcast, hazy; 3 P.M., thick

wet fog.

Strong breeze and fog past night; 6 6 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, fine, clear, cloudy.

6 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, fine, clear; 4

P.M., passing fog.

Fine, clear, and cloudy throughout.

DATE.

1875.

BAROMETER.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

METER,

Self Registering

WINDS.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Min. Max.

Mar. 13 29.97 30.02 30.02 29.95 29.96 68.5 74.5 73.0 67.5 | 71.0:71.0 66.5 77.0 Calm

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

14 29.97 29.98 30.00 29.98 29.96 68.0 74.5 74.0 67.0 71.0 71.5 66.0 75.0 Calm

1529.96 29.97 29.98 29.96 29.95 73.0 75.0 73.0 72.0 73.0 72.0 68.5 76.0 E

0 ESE 4 Calm

Fine, cloudy, lazy throughout.

5 E

Do.,

do.

2 E

13 30.06 30.07 30.08 30.05 30.06|| 68.0 76.0 68.5 66.5 72.0 67.567.0 77.5 E

17 30.10 30.13 30.16 30.16 30.16 65.5 68.5 67.562.0 64.0 65.0 63.5 76.0 E

4 ESE

2 E

Fine, overcast; 10 A.M., cloudy, hazy.

Fine, cloudy;3 P.M., overcast, fresh breeze.

4 E

Overcast, squally throughout.

18 30.16 30.16 30.15 30.08 30.08 67.071.072.0 65.5 67.5 69.0 65.0 74.0

19 30.13 30.16 30.22 30.20 30.16 67.0 71.5 70.062.0 76.0 67.0 65.0 74.0

3 W

Fine, cloudy, hazy.

2. WSW 4 Calm

do.

GOVERNMENT NOTICE.

WANTED a Person to act as Ward-

master of the Government Civil

Hospital.

Salary ?100 per annum, rising, un- der certain conditions, to ?150, with Quarters and Rations.

Application to be made to the Colo- nial Surgeon.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 27th Feb., 1875.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

THE BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE, 1864.

MEMORANDUM of DEED to be registered pur- suant to "The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1864,"

1. Title of Deed.

2. Date of Deed.

3. Date of Execution by Debtor.

4. Name and Des- cription of Debtor.

Deed of Assignment for the bene- fit of Creditors.

The Tenth day of March, 1875.

David Welsh, of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, Merchant.

The Honorable Henry Lowcock, cription of Trustee. of Victoria aforesaid, Merchant.

5. Name and Des-

6. Nature and Effect of Deed.

Deed of Assignment of all the estate and effects of the Debtor, (except personal effects not exceed- ing the sum of One Hundred Dollars), to the Trustee upon trust to be applied and administered as as if the Debtor had been at the date of the Deed adjudged Bank- rupt. Release to Debtor.

I certify the above to be a true Copy of the entry in the Registry Book of Deeds under "The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1864."

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

Supreme Court House,

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Registrar.

Hongkong, 17th day of March, 1875.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

In the Mutter of WILLIAM FRANCIS

BROWN SAMS, a Bankrupt.

OTICE is hereby given that the above named Bankrupt obtained his order of discharge on the Eleventh day of March instant.

Dated the 20th day of March, A.D. 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy,

29, Queen's Road,

Victoria.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG

IN BANKRUPTCY.

In the Matter of WILLIAM MCGREGOR

SMITH, a Bankrupt.

OTICE is hereby given that the above named

on the Eleventh day of March instant.

Dated the 20th day of March, A.D. 1875.

CALDWELL BRERETON,

Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy,

29, Queen's Road,

Victoria.

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WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 19TH MARCH, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Baro- Thermo- meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

March 13

30.07

30.00

30.05

30.11

29.95

30.10

PROZSRR

30.05

30.02

30.06

30.01

29.96

72.5

29.95

30.05

30.03

30.15

67.5

30.10

30.11

71.5

30.10

30.20

71.5

73.5

30.18

HRRRRR

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB,

WINDS.

RAIN.

METER.

Self

Registering.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

NOON.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

1875.

Mar. 13 28.17 28.25 28,25 28.19 28.18 64.5 69.0 66.5 64.0 67.0 65.0 64.0 70.0 ESE

;

15 || 28.18 28.21 28.21| 28.17; 28.17; 66.0 | 68.0 67.5 65.5 67.5 66.0

1428.20. 28.24 28.23. 28.18 28.17 64.0 67.5 65.0 63.0 65.5 |65.0 63.5 70.0 SE

64.5 68.0ESE

16 28.23 28.28 28.28 28 28 28.22 66.0 68.0 64.0 65.0 66.5 63.5 65.0 69.0 E

3 SE

3 ESE

4 SE

2 SE

4 ESE

3 SE

0.00

17 28.25 28.30 28.31 28.28 28.2759.0 61.0 61.0 57.0 59.0 60.0 57.5 68.0 E

1828.29 28.34 28.33 28.26 28.26] 61.0 65.0 64.5 60.064.0 63.5 59.5 65.5 NE

3 E

6 E

3 E

0.00

5 E

0.00

2 N

2 NW

0.00

19 28.29 28.38 28.38 28.33, 28.33] 60.0 64.5 62.0 58.0 60.5 59.0 59.0 67,5 N

3 NE

2 E

0.00

6 A.M., fog with detached openings; 9

A.M., fine, hazy; 6 P.M., slight fog. Fine, hazy, with fog at intervals

throughout.

6 A.M., passing fog; noon, fine and

hazy; 6 P.M., slight fog.

6 A.M., Overcast, hazy; 3 P.M., thick

wet fog.

Strong breeze and fog past night; 6 6 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, fine, clear, cloudy.

6 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, fine, clear; 4

P.M., passing fog.

Fine, clear, and cloudy throughout.

DATE.

1875.

BAROMETER.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

METER,

Self Registering

WINDS.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Min. Max.

Mar. 13 29.97 30.02 30.02 29.95 29.96 68.5 74.5 73.0 67.5 | 71.0:71.0 66.5 77.0 Calm

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

14 29.97 29.98 30.00 29.98 29.96 68.0 74.5 74.0 67.0 71.0 71.5 66.0 75.0 Calm

1529.96 29.97 29.98 29.96 29.95 73.0 75.0 73.0 72.0 73.0 72.0 68.5 76.0 E

0 ESE 4 Calm

Fine, cloudy, lazy throughout.

5 E

Do.,

do.

2 E

13 30.06 30.07 30.08 30.05 30.06|| 68.0 76.0 68.5 66.5 72.0 67.567.0 77.5 E

17 30.10 30.13 30.16 30.16 30.16 65.5 68.5 67.562.0 64.0 65.0 63.5 76.0 E

4 ESE

2 E

Fine, overcast; 10 A.M., cloudy, hazy.

Fine, cloudy;3 P.M., overcast, fresh breeze.

4 E

Overcast, squally throughout.

18 30.16 30.16 30.15 30.08 30.08 67.071.072.0 65.5 67.5 69.0 65.0 74.0

19 30.13 30.16 30.22 30.20 30.16 67.0 71.5 70.062.0 76.0 67.0 65.0 74.0

3 W

Fine, cloudy, hazy.

2. WSW 4 Calm

do.

GOVERNMENT NOTICE.

WANTED a Person to act as Ward-

master of the Government Civil

Hospital.

Salary ?100 per annum, rising, un- der certain conditions, to ?150, with Quarters and Rations.

Application to be made to the Colo- nial Surgeon.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 27th Feb., 1875.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

THE BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE, 1864.

MEMORANDUM of DEED to be registered pur- suant to "The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1864,"

1. Title of Deed.

2. Date of Deed.

3. Date of Execution by Debtor.

4. Name and Des- cription of Debtor.

Deed of Assignment for the bene- fit of Creditors.

The Tenth day of March, 1875.

David Welsh, of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, Merchant.

The Honorable Henry Lowcock, cription of Trustee. of Victoria aforesaid, Merchant.

5. Name and Des-

6. Nature and Effect of Deed.

I certify the above to be a true Copy of the entry in the Registry Book of Deeds under "The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1864."

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

Supreme Court House,

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Registrar.

Hongkong, 17th day of March, 1875.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

In the Mutter of WILLIAM FRANCIS

BROWN SAMS, a Bankrupt.

OTICE is hereby given that the above named Bankrupt obtained his order of discharge on the Eleventh day of March instant.

Dated the 20th day of March, A.D. 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy,

29, Queen's Road,

Victoria.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG

IN BANKRUPTCY.

In the Matter of WILLIAM MCGREGOR

SMITH, a Bankrupt.

OTICE is hereby given that the above named

on the Eleventh day of March instant.

Dated the 20th day of March, A.D. 1875.

CALDWELL BRERETON,

Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy,

29, Queen's Road,

Victoria.

THE HONGkong goveRNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH MARCH, 1875.

In the Matter of the COMPANIES' ORDI- NANCE No. 1 of 1865 and of the INDO CHINESE SUGAR COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given, that a Petition for

the Winding-up of the above-named Com- pany by the Supreme Court subject to the Super- vision of the Court of Hongkong was on the Fif- teenth day of March in the year of Our Lord

THE MA

NOTICE.

[HE interest and responsibility of the late Mr. GEORGE FARLEY HEARD in our firm have ceased.

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. Hongkong, February 12th, 1875.

NOTICE.

One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy- MR. CHARLES EDWARD PARKER was ad-

five presented to the Honorable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief-Justice of the Supreme Court of Hongkong by the said Company. And that the said Petition is directed to be heard before the Honorable Sir John Smale, Knight, on Wednes- day, the Thirty-first day of March, One Thou- sand Eight Hundred and Seventy-five, at 11

mitted a Partner in our firm in Hongkong, China and Japan on the 1st January, 1875.

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. Hongkong, February 12th, 1875.

NOTICE.

R. HENRY LISTON DALRYMPLE, and Mr.

o'clock A.M., (instead of 29th inst., as previously MR JOHN GORDON TALBOT HASSELL have

advertised). And any Creditor or Contributory of the said Company desirous to oppose the making of an Order for the Winding-up of the said Com- pany under the above Ordinance should appear at the time of hearing by himself or his Counsel for that purpose; and a Copy of the Petition will be furnished to any Creditor or Contributory of the said Company requiring the same by the Undersigned on Payment of the usual Charge for the same.

STEPHENS & HOLMES, Solicitors for the above-named Company.

Club Chambers,

Hongkong, 15th March, A.D. 1875.

NOTICE.

THE partnership existing in Japan between Mr.

this day been admitted Partners in our Firm.

Mr. GEORGE HALES is authorized to sign our Firm by procuration at Foochow.

BIRLEY & Co.

Hongkong, 1st January, 1875.

NOTICE.

R. ALFRED THOMAS MANGER, has

M this day been admitted a Partner in our

Firm.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, 2nd November, 1874.

Mr. PAR

and the undersigned ceased by mutual consent on 31st December, 1874.

With reference to the above, Mr. C. J. MEL- HUISH and Mr. A. W. GLENNIE are appointed Liquidators of our Firm in Japan, and are autho- rized to sign our Firm in Japan in Liquidation.

GILMAN & Co.

Hongkong, China and Japan,

1st March, 1875.

NOTICE.

THE interest and responsibility of Mr. HENRY BEVERLEY LEMANN in our firms in Hong- kong, China, and Japan, ceased ou 30th April, 1874.

GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, 1st March, 1875.

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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 27TH MARCH, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

No. 47.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　His Excellency the Administrator has been pleased to recognise, from the 1st proximo, provisio- nally, and until Her Majesty's pleasure may be known, HANS KIER, Esquire, as Acting Consul for Sweden and Norway.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd March, 1875.

No. 48.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

His Excellency the Administrator has been pleased to recognise, from the 1st proximo, provisio- nally, and until Her Majesty's pleasure may be known, HANS KL?R, Esquire, as Acting Consul for Denmark.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd March, 1875.

No. 49.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

His Excellency the Administrator has been pleased to direct that the 29th March, being Easter Monday, be observed as a Holiday in the Government Offices.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd March, 1875.

No. 50.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

His Excellency the Administrator has been pleased to appoint Mr. CHRISTIAN WAGNER, provisio- nally, and subject to the approval of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, to be 1st Clerk and Accountant in the Police Department.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd March, 1875.

No. 51.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

The Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies has been pleased to approve of the Appointment of Mr. C. DUGGAN to the Office of Second Clerk in the Police Department of this Colony.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th March, 1875.

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No. 52.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Notices to Mariners, received from the Admiralty, are published for general

information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th March, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

[No. 5.]

MALACCA STRAIT.

(1) Red Pier Light at Malacca.

　The Master Attendant at Singapore has given Notice, that from the 7th November 1874 a red light would be exhibited on the pier head at Malacca. In clear weather it should be seen from a distance of 6 miles.

JAPAN-NIPON-STRAIT OF TSUGAR.

(2) Harbour Light at Awomori.

　The Japanese Government has given Notice, that from the 1st November 1874 a fixed white harbour light would be exhibited from a staff placed about 100 yards from the high water mark, in front of the town of Awomori, Strait of Tsugar. The light is elevated 45 feet above the sea, and in clear weather should be seen from a distance of 6 miles. Position, lat. 40° 51′ 45′′ N., long. 140° 45′ 15′′ E.

By Command of their Lordships,

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 12th January 1875.

This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts :-

FRED?. J. EVANS, Hydrographer.

　　　　(1) North Sands to Singapore, No. 1355; and Malacca Strait, No. 795 b: Also, Admiralty List of Lights in South Africa, East Indies, China, &c., 1875, page 14.

　　　　(2) Nipon island, &c., No. 2347; Tsugar Strait, No. 2441; and Awomori anchorage, No. 101: Also Admiralty List of Lights in South Africa, East Indies, China, Japan, &c., 1875, page 28, and China Sea Directory, Vol. IV., page 326.

Agent for the Sale of Admiralty Charts, Mr. J. D. POTTER, 31, Poultry, London, E.C.

NOTICE TO MARINERS. [No. 12. ]

JAPAN-NIPON, EAST COAST. Revolving Light on Inuboye Saki.

　The Japanese Government has given Notice, that from the 15th November 1874 a light would be exhibited from a lighthouse recently erected on Inuboye Saki, east coast of Nipon.

The light is a revolving white light, showing a bright flash once every half minute, elevated 168 feet above the level of the and in clear weather should be seen from a distance of 19 miles.

sea,

The illuminating apparatus is of the first order.

　The lighthouse, 105 feet high, is a circular brick building painted white. Position, lat. 35° 43′ 30′′ N., Iong. 140° 53′ 30" E.

The light is obscured towards the land over an arc of 104° or between the bearings of E.N.E. and S. 3 E.

All Bearings are Magnetic. Variation 3° Westerly in 1875.]

By Command of their Lordships,

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 16th January 1875.

FREDK J. EVANS,

Hydrographer.

　This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts:-Nipon island, &c., No. 2347; and Kamchatka to Chusan islands, No. 2459: Also, Admiralty List of Lights in South Africa, East Indies, China, Japan, &c., 1875, page 28, and China Sea Directory, Vol. IV., page 197.

No. 53.

Agent for the Sale of Admiralty Charts, Mr. J. D. POTTER, 31, Poultry, London, E.C.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Report of the Harbor Master, with Returns annexed, for the Year 1874, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th March, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

HARBOR DEPARTMENT, HONGKONG, 25th February, 1875.

SIR,-I have the honor to forward the Annual Returns of this Department for the year ending the 31st December, 1874, together with some remarks which suggest themselves on a perusal of these Statistics of the Trade of the Colony.

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No. 52.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Notices to Mariners, received from the Admiralty, are published for general

information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th March, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

[No. 5.]

MALACCA STRAIT.

(1) Red Pier Light at Malacca.

JAPAN-NIPON-STRAIT OF TSUGAR.

(2) Harbour Light at Awomori.

By Command of their Lordships,

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 12th January 1875.

This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts :-

FRED?. J. EVANS, Hydrographer.

　　　　(1) North Sands to Singapore, No. 1355; and Malacca Strait, No. 795 b: Also, Admiralty List of Lights in South Africa, East Indies, China, &c., 1875, page 14.

Agent for the Sale of Admiralty Charts, Mr. J. D. POTTER, 31, Poultry, London, E.C.

NOTICE TO MARINERS. [No. 12. ]

JAPAN-NIPON, EAST COAST. Revolving Light on Inuboye Saki.

　The Japanese Government has given Notice, that from the 15th November 1874 a light would be exhibited from a lighthouse recently erected on Inuboye Saki, east coast of Nipon.

The light is a revolving white light, showing a bright flash once every half minute, elevated 168 feet above the level of the and in clear weather should be seen from a distance of 19 miles.

sea,

The illuminating apparatus is of the first order.

　The lighthouse, 105 feet high, is a circular brick building painted white. Position, lat. 35° 43′ 30′′ N., Iong. 140° 53′ 30" E.

The light is obscured towards the land over an arc of 104° or between the bearings of E.N.E. and S. 3 E.

All Bearings are Magnetic. Variation 3° Westerly in 1875.]

By Command of their Lordships,

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 16th January 1875.

FREDK J. EVANS,

Hydrographer.

No. 53.

Agent for the Sale of Admiralty Charts, Mr. J. D. POTTER, 31, Poultry, London, E.C.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Report of the Harbor Master, with Returns annexed, for the Year 1874, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th March, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

HARBOR DEPARTMENT, HONGKONG, 25th February, 1875.

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121

I. Number, Tonnage and Crews of Vessels entered.

II. Number, Tonnage and Crews of Vessels cleared.

III. Number, Tonnage and Crews of Vessels of each Nation entered. IV. Number, Tonnage and Crews of Vessels of each Nation cleared.

V. Total Number, Tonnage and Crews of Vessels entered at each Port. VI. Total Number, Tonnage and Crews of Vessels cleared at each Port. VII. Return of Junks entered from Macao.

VIII. Return of Junks cleared for Macao.

IX. Return of Junks entered at each Port from China and Formosa. X. Return of Junks cleared at each Port for China and Formosa.

XI. Gross Total Number of Junks entered at each Port.

XII. Gross Total Number of Junks cleared at each Port.

XIII. Return of Junks (Local Trade) entered.

XIV. Return of Junks (Local Trade) cleared.

XV. Summary of Arrivals and Departures of all Vessels, and of all Chinese Passengers. XVI. Return of Vessels registered.

XVII. Return of Vessels struck off the Register.

XVIII. Amount of Fees received under Ordinance No. 10 of 1860, (Imperial Registry).

XIX. Return of Chinese Passenger Ships cleared by the Emigration Officer.

XX. Return of Vessels bringing Chinese Passengers to Hongkong from Places out of China. XXI. Return of Marine Cases tried.

XXII. Diagram showing the monthly Increase or Decrease of the Junk Trade.

SHIPPING.

2. In the grand total of the arrivals and departures of every class of vessel trading with the Port, there is a great falling off, amounting to 10,072 vessels and 654,764 tons. Of this decrease, 96.8 per cent of vessels and 63.4 per cent of tons are due to the falling off of the trade in native bottoms, leaving 3.2 per cent of vessels and 36.6 per cent of tons due to the decrease in tonnage arriving and leaving in foreign bottoms. The tonnage of foreign vessels as at present constructed, gives but an uncertain idea of the quantity of goods which are either landed here, or pass through in the same ship en route to the more Northern Ports: for we find the carrying capacity of the larger class of steamers much in excess of their Register tonnage.

3. Although the disparity between the measurement and carrying capacity of vessels will, in a degree, account for the great decrease in tonnage in foreign bottoms, and the Typhoon of last Sep- tember will account for some of the very serious reduction in the number of Junks frequenting the Port, there is no doubt but that the trade with the Colony has considerably diminished during the last three years.

4. The search of native vessels leaving or approaching this Port has not been relaxed by the Chinese Cruisers, although the complaints, at one time so frequent, have not of late been heard. This may be accounted for by the traders, seeing they have to give way to the squeezes of the Customs' Cruisers and get but small satisfaction from the Chinese Authorities when complaining, quietly submitting themselves to what they cannot avoid. Whether this has any material effect on the trade and consequent prosperity of the Colony is a matter of dispute, but certain it is that, taking the

　　year 1867 as a starting point, it being the year in which this Government took cognisance of the arrivals and departures of Junks, the rise of that trade was steady until it reached its culminating point in May 1872, and, it has since then as steadily gone downwards. A glimpse at the accom- panying diagram will render this clearer than any wordy description.

5. There has been an increase in the trade between this Port and Siam, probably in a measure due to the introduction of steam-vessels into that trade. The old and nearly worn out sailing vessels at one time employed in the Siamese trade are fast disappearing. There has also been an increase in the number and tonnage of vessels arriving from India and Singapore, Australia and New Zealand, as also a slight rise in the tonnage from the Philippine Islands. The principal decrease is of vessels and tonnage from Great Britain, Coast of China and Formosa, Cochin China and Japan.

6. Of the tonnage of the different classes of vessels arriving at this Port, 38 per cent are steamers, 10 per cent are foreign sailing vessels, and 52 per cent are Junks. Of the steam-ships, 73.5 per cent were British, 11.8 per cent French, 5.8 per cent American, 4.6 per cent German; the remainder being made up of Spanish, Chinese and steamers of other nations. Of sailing vessels, exclusive of Junks, 49 per cent of tons, or nearly the half, are British, and 51 per cent are foreign.

7. In my last Report, I alluded to the probability of the lights to mark Cape d'Aguilar, Green Island, and Cape Collinson being in their places before the close of 1874. The late arrival of the materials from England has delayed this, but, the lanterns for Cape d'Aguilar and Green Island having arrived, there is every likelihood that the light on Cape d'Aguilar will be exhibited on the 16th April, and that on Green Island on the 1st May next. The light for Cape Collinson has not yet

arrived.

8. The year 1874 has been a most disastrous one to shipping in all parts of the world. Here, and in the neighbourhood, we have the following casualities to record:

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9. A Typhoon of unusual violence visited this place on the morning of the 23rd September last, causing a destruction of ships and loss of life fortunately not of frequent occurrence in this Colony.

10. The total destruction of and loss of many lives on board the British steamer Mongol in the neighbourhood of the Port on the 12th December.

11. The total loss by fire of the United States' Mail Steamer Japan on the 17th December, and loss of life on board of that ship, a few miles from here. These are most distressing occurrences to record in one year.

12. I reported fully on the Typhoon in October last, but attach that document to this Report as it may perhaps be thought a fitting supplement to the usual Returns published in the Colony's Blue Book.

13. A Marine Court enquired into the circumstances attending the loss of the Mongol, which vessel went down a few minutes after she struck on a well known rock, marked on the Admiralty Chart, near the South Nine Pin Island. The Master and Chief Officer being drowned, the Court thought it advisable not to offer any opinion as to the faultiness or otherwise of those answerable for this serious calamity. The evidence appeared in the public press, and a copy was, in the usual way, forwarded to the Board of Trade.

14. An enquiry in the matter of the loss by fire of the Japan was held at the United States' Consulate, resulting in the full acquittal of the Master, and censuring the Chief Engineer. A few remarks on this loss will be found in the report on Emigration for the year.

EMIGRATION.

15. The gross total number of Emigrants leaving here in 1874 is 3,098 more than were carried in the preceding year. Of males, there were 3,497 more, but there has happily been a decrease of children and female adults, the reasons for which will appear further on.

The increase of males has been to the Australian Colonies, Bangkok, and the Straits Settlements. The last named Colony takes a large number of men for the purpose of working the tin mines in that Settlement and its neighbourhood.

16. No reports of accidents to Emigrant Ships leaving this Port have been made for a long period. All the vessels appear to have made fair average passages and with few deaths or much disease. The latter is probably, in some measure, attributable to the great care which is taken in the selection of good Chinese Surgeons for charge of the ships that have no European trained Medical men on board.

17. Agents from Queensland and other British Colonies have shown a desire to procure Chinese labour under contract, but the difficulties attending such a system are so great that but little en- couragement can be held out to persons requiring this class of labour. Firstly comes the difficulty of obtaining bona fide volunteers. Secondly, having obtained them, the difficulty of keeping them is very great, as Chinese will often go to a Lodging House, remain there for a few days, and then, after being well fed, say they do not wish to emigrate. Thirdly, it has often happened that Emigrants have signed their contracts freely enough, and after receiving an advance of wages (and none can be got to sign a contract without this stipulation) they have gambled their money away and then declined to proceed. Some Chinese professed gamblers have been known to embark, and, during the few days they have been on board waiting to sail, have won the money of the really intending Emigrants, and have then repaid their own advances out of their winnings and gone on shore.

18. These difficulties, together with the large expense which attends the procuring contract labour, and the probability of the Emigrants deserting on their arrival at their destination, have been found so great that the Agents have, for the present, withdrawn from the attempt to obtain the labour of which the Australian Colonies seem so much in need.

19. The Emigration of females is on the decrease. 1,104 women and girls have emigrated during the

year as against 1,542 that left here in 1873. I fear there can be little doubt but that the greater proportion of these women and girls were purchased on the mainland and exported for pur- poses of prostitution. These unfortunate women are instructed as to the answers they are to give when being questioned as to their willingness to emigrate, but either from fear of their purchasers, or from a callousness as to what their future may be, it is most difficult to obtain the truth from them. It has been for a long time the desire of this Government to endeavour to put a stop to this practice, but the Chinese notions of morality, and the estimation in which the women are held, are so low that they see no harm in this disgraceful traffic,

20. In endeavouring to check this practice I have received much valuable assistance from the Registrar General, whose knowledge of the Chinese language and the character of the people enables him to detect, readily, the cases of females who are purchased for immoral purposes, but, if the intending Emigrant expresses her desire to proceed, and they too frequently feel themselves in honor bound to their purchasers, the Government is powerless to stop them. But very few instances have occurred of females confessing that they had been improperly procured and were unwilling to go. In such cases, the persons concerned have at once been handed over to the Police Court for trial. The questioning of the female Emigrants is of so searching a nature that the people concerned in procuring the women have been discouraged in their traffic, hence the decrease of female Emigration alluded to in a previous paragraph.

21. The Chinese Committee of the Chinese Hospital take great interest in this matter, and pre- sented a petition to the Government praying that some more effective means might be devised for staying

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the Emigration of purchased females. A Commission investigated the matter; some of the Members of the Chinese Committee were invited to be present at the examination of the intending female Emigrants at this Office, and candidly admitted that nothing further could be done, observing that, if women left Hongkong unwillingly after undergoing the examination made by the proper Officers, they had themselves alone to blame.

22. The Commission recommended that an Ordinance should be passed to meet the cases of females purchased out of the Colony and brought in to be shipped away for purposes of prostitution.

　　23. It will be observed in the Returns that the number of Chinese brought to this Port from Manila and Singapore is much in excess of the number leaving Hongkong for those places. This is in consequence of the large direct Emigration to Manila and Singapore from Amoy and Swatow. These people, on their return to their native land, have to come here first, whence they take passages by Junk or Coast Steamer for their homes.

　　24. The deplorable loss by fire of the United States' Pacific Mail Steam-ship Japan, 4,351 tons register, on the 17th December last, in Latitude 22° 45′ N. and Longitude 116° 36′ E. while on her voyage from San Francisco to this Port vi? Yokohama in Japan, has to be reported. This vessel had a mixed crew (Americans and Chinese) of 136 persons, and there were 424 Chinese passengers on board.

When about 135 miles from here she caught fire near to, or in the fore coal bunker. In spite of the admirable arrangements of steam pumps which these ships possess, the fire spread so rapidly that in a very short time communication between the fore and after parts of the vessel was cut off by flame. The Japan had boats and rafts calculated to hold 650 persons, which were all in the water with the exception of one large boat secured immediately abreast the fire. She was also supplied with 1,500 life preservers distributed in various parts of the ship ready for It is impossible to say with accuracy the numbers lost and saved, as some of the Chinese pas- sengers were picked up floating on pieces of the wreck and conveyed in native boats to the land, which was but 13 miles distant. The Master's estimate was that about 200 Chinese and 3 Americans lost their lives. The matter was investigated at the United States' Consulate when the Master was honourably acquitted of all blame, and the Chief Engineer was censured.

use.

25. The great loss of life on board the Japan, which has been, I fear, rather under estimated than over, leads to reflection on what would have been the result had the Japan had her full complement of passengers on board, 1,430; for it is impossible that a ship can carry boats for so large a number of people. This ship had her full complement of boats and rafts, yet still the loss of life was great. Most of the Chinese passengers were possessed of large sums of money in dollars which they attached to their persons, and many of them were drowned in consequence.

　　26. The cause of the fire is attributed to the spontaneous combustion of coals, in the fore bunker of the ship, which had been taken on board in a wet condition at Yokohama; but as this Government had nothing to do with the enquiry which was held, I can form no opinion of the origin of the fire, except so far as the published evidence could inform me. It was found that it was no part of the Company's instructions that the temperature of the several coal bunkers should be tested at stated intervals. Had such a rule obtained on board, probably the fire and consequent loss of the ship and lives might have been avoided.

REGISTRY OF SHIPPING.

　　27. Fifteen vessels have been registered; twenty registers have been cancelled, and thirty-four other transactions, such as mortgages, &c., have been recorded by this Department during the year. This is the usual average work done, but it will shortly be lessened, probably by one half, as a Registry Office is about to be established at Shanghai.

28. The fees collected under this head amount to $435.74.

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

29. There is a reduction of 47 per cent in the number of Defendants brought before this Court, due chiefly to the short stay of the ships in Port.

EXAMINATIONS FOR THE POSTS OF MASTERS AND MATES, UNDER

ORDINANCE No. 17 OF 1860.

　　30. Of thirty-two applicants for examination, twenty-nine obtained Certificates, and three failed in showing themselves qualified.

MARINE COURTS, UNDER ORDINANCE No. 11 OF 1860.

31. There have been three Courts held during the year, to investigate:-the circumstances attending the loss of the Sunfoo, Official Number 65,572, near the Asses' Ears; the loss of the White Cloud, Official Number 50,651, at Macao; and the loss of the Mongol, Official Number 68,496, on the Nine Pin Rocks.

SEAMEN.

32. 5,782 Seamen were shipped, and 5,784 seamen were legally discharged during the year.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

The Honorable J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary,

HONGKONG.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.

I-NUMBER, TONNAGE, and CREWS of Vessels ENTERED at Ports in the Colony of Hongkong from each Country, in the Year 1874.

BRITISH.

FOREIGN.

TOTAL.

COUNTRIES WHENCE ARRIVED.

WITH CARGOES.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

WITH CARGoes.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

WITH CARgoes.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews. Vessels.

Australia and New Zealand,...

British Columbia,

39,692 1,208|| 631

39,692 1,208 29 15,923 432

Tons. Crews. Vessels.: Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. 998] 20

631

Tons. Crews. Vessels.

30 16,921 452 89

...

Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. 55,615 1,640} 1. 9981 20 631 19]

Tons. Crews.

56,613 1,660

631

Coast of China and Formosa,

787

521,274 35,022||

201

7,429

308

807

Cochin China,.

Continent of Europe,.

18,851 934, 891 24

505

301

891

Great Britain,.

103 123,260 3,802||

64,366 3,668

46|

103 123,260 3,802

20,027 538

India and Singapore,

103 139,884 7,458

1,176

104 141,060 7,498

151

10,075 517

Japan,

42,847 2,453

2,682

45,529 2,533

37,048 2,904

526

Java & other Islands in the Indian Archipelago,

4,503 218

...

Macao,

320

96,671| 11,391||

320

96,671 11,391] 1,205

175,115, 30,467

238

Pellew Islands,

214

Philippine Islands,...

6,803 657

2,420

631

231

Siam,

11,387 584

9,223 720 62 11,387 584 94

21,223 1,827

10,075 517 37,574 2,920] 30,528 3,306 1,443 205,643 33,773 1,525 214 19 1,908 95] 67 23,131 1,922}

528,703 35,330 15,681 1,283,098 209,517 6,472 335,705 66,422 22,153 1,618,803 275,939 16,468 1,804,372 244,539 6,492 343,134 66,730 22,960 2,147,506 311,269 19,356 948 30 15,770 607-

14] 57 35,126 1,555

47 65,257 3,692 126 143,287 4,340

151,135 8,015

15,770 607

34,621 1,541|

505

64,366 3,668) 47

65,257 3,692)

20,027 538

126

143,287 4,340]

118 149,959 7,975

79,895 5,357

4,503 218

271,786 41,858

238

214 19

28,026 2,484|

1,176 40 3,208 961

30,528 3,306 1,763

4,328 158

119

83,103 5,453

4,503

218

302,314 45,164

214

901

32,354 2,642

41,316 3,071

41,316 3,071)

118

52,703 3,655|

118

52,703 3,655

South Pacific,.

...

United States of America,...

14,954 658

14,954 658 20

60,424 1,940

60,424 1,940 29

75,378 2,598]

75,378 2,598

TOTAL,.

1,496 1,021,648 64,428|| 28 14,212

505 1,524 1,035,860 64,933 17,240 1,744,677 255,513 6,717 369,665 69,859 23,957 2,114,342 325,372 18,736 2,766,325 319,941 6,745 383,877 70,364 25,481 3,150,202 390,305

II. NUMBER, TONNAGE, and CREWS of Vessels CLEARED at Ports in the Colony of Hongkong for each Country, in the Year 1874.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.

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GAZETTE, 27TH MARCH, 1875.

BRITISH.

FOREIGN.

TOTAL.

COUNTRIES TO WHICH DEPARTED.

WITH CARGOES.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

WITH CARGOES.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews. Vessels.

Tons.

Java & other Islands in the Indian Archipelago,

Amoor River,

Australia and New Zealand,.

British Columbia,

...

Cape of Good Hope,

Central America,

Coast of China and Formosa,

Cochin China,...

Continent of Europe,.

Great Britain,..

India and Singapore,

Japan,

529 25 10,967 480

...

Crews. Vessels. Tons.

529 25 18 10,967 480

IN BALLAST.

Crews. Vessels. Tons.

TOTAL.

WITH CARGOES.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons.

Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels.

Tons.

Crews.

473

1,002

481

1,002) 48

...

1,542

461

1,542

12,509

526

221

12,509

526

304

...

570

...

874

304

33]

570

874

688

241

688

...

273

...

807 565,060 36,677| 71

15,386 732

42,468 1,469) 14,725 613

612

64,466 2,290

41 30,111 1. 1,345 37

612

64,466 2,290

16,912 778

10 6,839

878 607,528 38,146 15,979 1,321,415 213,178 5,977 288,325 59,305 21,956 1,609,740 272,483 16,786 1,886,475 249,855 6,048

32,298 1,510]

330,793 60,774 22,834 2,217,268 310,629

342

52,266 3,154]

818

81 105,219 5,919

421

13]

82 105,640 5,932|

4,480

158

23,751 1,120, 64 52,266 3,154

818

21,564 955 88 53,862 2,465

52,878 3,172

...

52,878 3,172

65,284 2,324|

65,284 2,324

...

4,480 158

88 109,699 6,077

421

110,120 6,090

44,447 2,681

3,799

116

48,246 2,747

32,424 2,702}

32,424 2,702

76,871 5,333

3,799

116

80,670 5,449

340

1,492 62

1,832 85

Macao,

3201

96,509 11,384]

1,765 60

325

98,274 11,444 1,296

181,117 31,743

8,039 1,039

1,380

189,156 32,782 1,616

340

277,626 43,127

1,492

1,832 85

9,804 1,099

1,705

287,430 44,226

Mauritius,

354 11

Pellew Islands,

104

...

:..

354 11

104

354

104

Philippine Islands,..

11,173

718

10,974

298

22,147 1,016||

16,208 1,442

25 22,696] 508

Sandwich Islands,

539

Siam,

4,847

282

5,470 204

161

10,317 486

7,996

676

25,353 1,913 76

38,904 1,950]

33,349 2,589

27,381 2,160|

33,670 806

109

61,051 2,966

539 14

539

12,843 958

30,823 2,117

539

43,666 3,075

South America,

630

23]

630

5,877 227

South Pacific,

630

214

214 24

...

United States of America,.

38,192 1,567

38,192 1,567|

44] 82,023 2,512

83,243 2,534

76 120,215 4,079

TOTAL,...

1,397 958,835 62,787)

121 81,744 2,861 1,5181,040,579 65,648 17,5111,725,569 256,777 6,156

1,220 22 353,042 63,151′ 23,667 2,078,611 319,928 18,9082,684,404 319,564 6,277

11 6,507 250 4 22 77 121,435 4,101

434,786 66,012′25,185 3,119,190 385,576

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,

Harbor Master, Fc.

6,507 250

...

214 24]

630

1,220

844

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III.-NUMBER, TONNAGE, and CREWS of Vessels of each Nation ENTERED at the Port of Victoria, in the Colony of

Hongkong, in the Year 1874.

ENTERED.

NATIONALITY OF VESSELS.

WITH CARGOES.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Vessels.

Tons.

Crews. Vessels.

Tons. Crews. Vessels.

Tons.

Crews.

American,

Austrian,

97,720 1,432

3,000 35

4,814 125

102,534

3,125

1,432

British,

1,496 | 1,021,648 | 64,428

14,212

505

1,524

1,035,860

64,933

Chinese,

Chinese Junks,

16,607

17,381 1,290 1,284,201 230,834

17,384

1,290

6,683

347,393 69,197

23,290 | 1,631,594 | 300,031

Danish,

14,930

590

14,930

590

Dutch,

1.227

1,227

French,

108

143,934

9,168

1,802

111

145,736

9,217

German,.

227

108,275

4,512

3,960

157

236

112,235

4,669

Norwegian,

550

Peruvian,

4,168

128

10,399

259

14,567

387

Portuguese,

311

533

844

Russian,

4,058

122

4,058

122

Siamese,

41,126

3,423

41,126

3,423

Spanish,

22,677

2,161

214

22,891

2,201

Swedish,.

3,234

189

3,234

189

TOTAL,..

18,736 2,766,325 319,941 6,745 383,877 70,364

25,481 3,150,202 390,305

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,

Harbor Master, &c.

IV.-NUMBER, TONNAGE, and CREWs of Vessels of each Nation CLEARED at Ports in the Colony of Hongkong,

in the Year 1874.

CLEARED.

NATIONALITY

WITH CARGOES.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

OF VESSELS.

Vessels.

Tons.

Crews. Vessels.

Tons. Crews. Vessels.

Tons.

Crews.

American,

81,505 2,544

22,023

461

103,528

3,005

Austrian,

British,

1,397

958,835 62,787

121

857 81,744

857

2,861

1,518 | 1,040,579 | 65,648

Chinese,

16,796 1,205

Chinese Junks,

17,063

1,348,740 236,237

5,957

255,022

58,780

25 23,020

16,796 1,205 1,603,762 | 295,017

Danish,

11,750

465

4,731

173

16,481

638

Dutch,

578

629

1,207

French,

100

140,947

8,979

3,333

112

108

144,280

9,091

German,

138

71,512

3,114

36,139

1,350

227

107,651

4,464

Norwegian, Peruvian,

Portuguese,

Russian, Siamese,

550

10,066

347

1,976

12,042

383

Spanish,

Swedish,.

??????

3,088

126

15,429

1,376

22,762 2,243

2,396

111

R-228

942

970

4,058

147

24,313

2,048

39,742

3,424

719

23,481

2,280

838

3,234

151

TOTAL,.

18,908 2,684,404 319,564

6,277 434,786 66,012

66,012 25,185 3,119,190 385,576

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,

Harbor Master, &c.

V.-TOTAL NUMBER, TONNAGE, AND CREWS OF VESSELS ENTERED AT EACH PORT IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, IN THE YEAR 1874.

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BRITISH.

FOREIGN.

TOTAL.

NAMES

WITH CARGOES.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

WITH CARGOES.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

WITH CARGOES.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

OF PORTS.

Vls. Tons. Crews. Vls.

Tons. Crews. Vls. Tons. Crews

Vls.

Tons. Crews. Vis.

320

Aberdeen, shau-ki W?n,

572

141

Stanley,

Victoria,

Yau-ma Ti,.

Total,

1,496 1,021,648 64,428 28

14,212

1,496 1,021,648 64,428

28 14,212

Tons. Crews. Vls. Tons. Crews. Vls.

17,404 3,866: 358 33,714 7,549| 320 17,404 3,666 358 29,598 €,007. 823 45,027 8,572 1,395 74,625 14,579 572 29,598 6,007 823 94 6,265 1,234 10,539 1,910 235 16,804 3,144| 94 6,265 1,234 141 505 1,524 1,035,860 64,933 16,104 1,681.505 242,522 4,537 263,568 48,325 20,641 1,945,073 290,847 17,600 2,703,153 306,950 4,565 150 9,905 1,884 858 34,221 7,369 1,008 44,126 9,253 150 9,905 1,884 858 5051,524 1,035,860 64,933 17,2401,744,677 255,513 6,717 369,665 69,859 23,957 2,114,342 325,372 18,736 2,766,325 319,941 6,745

Tons. Crews. Vis.

16,310 3,683 678

Tons. Crews. Vls.

Tons.

Crews.

16,310 3,683| 678 45,027 8,572 1,395

10,539 1,910| 235 16,804 3,144 277,780 48,830 22,165 2,980,933 355,780 34,221 7,369 1,008 44,126 9,253 383,877 70,364 25,481 3,150,202 390,305 H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.

33,714 7,549 74,625 14,579

VI.—TOTAL NUMBER, TONNAGE, AND CREWS OF VESSELS CLEARED AT EACH PORT IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, IN THE YEAR 1874.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.

BRITISH.

FOREIGN.

NAMES

WITH CARGOES.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

WITH CARGOES.

IN BALLAST.

OF PORTS.

Vls. Tons. Crews. Vis.

Tons. Crews. Vis. Tons Crews.

Aberdeen, Shau-ki W?n, Stanley,.

Victoria,

Yau-ma Ti,

Total,.

1,397 958,835 62,787 121

1,397| 958,835 62,787

121

Tons. Crews. Vls.

5,074 1,214| 564 662 43,647 6,328| 699 86 5,958 1,152| 149 81,744 2,861 1,518 1,040,579 65,648 16,274 1,642.594 244,628 4,166 390; 27,396 3,455| 578 81,744 2,861 1,5181,040.579 65,648 17,511 1,725,569 256,777 6,156

Vls.

TOTAL.

WITH CARGOES.

Tons. Crews. Vis.

33,560 8,909| 99 74,384, 13,876] 662 17,514 3,154) 86

TOTAL.

IN BALLAST.

Tons. Crews. Vls. Tons. Crews. Vls.

663

27,586 7,695| 564

5,974 1,214]

30,737 7,548 1,361 43,647 6,328] 699

11,556 2,002|| 235 5,958 1,152] 149 269,295 40,454 20,440 1,911,889 285,082 17,671 2,601,429 307,415 4,287 13,868 5,452 968 41,264 8,907| 390 27,396 3,455] 578

663

27,586 7,695 30,737 7,548 1,361| 74,384 13,876 11,556 2,002 235 17,514 3,154 351,039 43,315 21,958 2,952,468 350,730 13,868 5,452 968 41,264, 8,907

TOTAL.

Tons. Crews.

Vls.

Tons.

Crews.

33,560 8,909

353,042 63,151| 23,667 2,078,611 319,928 18,908 2.684.404 319,564 6,277 434,786 66,012 25,185 3,119,190 385,576

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MARCH, 1875.

127

VII.-Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Passengers of Junks ENTERED from Macao, during the Year ending 31st December, 1874.

CARGO.

BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Vessels.

Tons.

Crews.

Passen-

gers.

Vessels.

Tons.

Crews.

Passen- gers.

Passen-

Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

gers.

Victoria,

1,201

173,296

30,394

8,815

225

19,596 3,030

508

1,426

192,892

33,424

9,323

Total,

1,201

173,296

30,394

8,815

225

19,596 3,030

508

1,426

192,892

33,424

9,323

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,

Harbor Master, §c.

}

VIII.--Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Passengers of Junks CLEARED for Macao, during the Year ending 31st December, 1874.

CARGO.

BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Passen-

gers.

Vessels.

Tons.

Crews.

Passen-

gers.

Passen-

Tons. Vessels.

Crews.

gers.

Victoria,

1,292

179,830

31,690 8,178

6,465

968

509

1,372

186,295 32,658

8,687

Total,

1,292

179,830

31,690

8,178

6,465

968

509

1,372

186,295

32,658

8,687

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,

Harbor Master, &c.

IX.-Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Passengers of Junks ENTERED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong from Ports on the Coast of China and Formosa, during the Year ending 31st December, 1874.

CARGO.

BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Passen-

gers.

Vessels.

Tons.

Crews.

Passen-

gers.

Passen-

Tons. Vessels.

Crews.

gers.

Aberdeen,

Shau-ki WV?n,

Stanley,

320 572 94

17,404

3,866

358

16,310 3,683

135

29,598

6,007

253

823

45,027

8,572

284

678 1,395

33,714

7,549

198

74,625

14,579

537

6,265

1,234

141

10,539

1,910

Victoria,

14,270

1,047,733 187,449 | 130,485

4,278

221,700

44,633

18,096

Yau-ma Ti,... |

150

9,905

1,884

858

34,221

7,369

209

235 18,548 1,008

16,804

3,144

1,269,433 | 232,082

148,581

Total,

15,406 1,110,905 |200,440 | 130,837

6,458

327,797

66,167

18,729

44,126 9,253

21,864 1,438,702 266,607

241

149,566

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,

Harbor Master, &c.

X.-Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Passengers of Junks CLEARED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong for Ports on the Coast of China and Formosa, during the Year ending 31st December, 1874.

CARGO.

BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Passen-

gers.

Tons. Vessels.

Crews.

Aberdeen,

Shau-ki W?n,

Stanley,

99 662 86

5,974

1,214

228

564

43,647

6,328

105

699

27,586 7,695 30,737 7,548

Passen-

gers.

128

Passen-

Tons. Vessels.

Crews.

gers.

663

33,560

8,909

356

1,361

74,384

13,876

184

5,958

1,152

149

11,556 2,002

235

17,514 3,154

Victoria,

Yau-ma-ti,

14,534 390

27,396

1,085,935 192,398 3,455

134,983

3,887

578

Total,

15,771 1,168,910 204,547 135,354

5,877

164,810 35,115

13,868

248,557 57,812

7,526

5,452

7,839

18,421 1,250,745 227,513

968 41,264

21,648 1,417,467 | 262,359

142,509

8,907

127

143,193

II. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,

Harbor Master, §e.

128

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MARCH, 1875.

XI.-Gress Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Passengers of Junks ENTERED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong, (exclusive of Local Trade), during the Year ending 31st December, 1874.

CARGO.

BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Passen-

gers.

Vessels. Tons. Crews.

Passen-

gers.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Passen-

gers.

Aberdeen,

320

17,404 3,866

358

16,310 3,683

135

678

33,714 7,549

198

Shau-ki Wan,

572

29,598 6,007

253

823

45,027

8.572

284

1,395

74,625 14,579

537

Stanley,

6,265 1,234

141

10,539

1,910

235

16,804 3,144

Victoria,

15,471 | 1,221,029 217,843139,300

4,503

241,296

47,663

18,604

19,974

1,462,325265,506

Yau-ma-ti,

150

9,905 1,884

858

34,221

7,369

209

1,008

44,126 9,253

157,904

241

Total,

16,607 | 1,284,201 230,834 |139,652

6,683

347,393 69,197

19,237

23,290 1,631,594 300,031 158,889

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,

Harbor Master, &c.

XII.-Gross Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Passengers of Junks CLEARED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong, (exclusive of Local Trade), during the Year ending 31st December, 1874.

CARGO.

BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Vessels.

Tons.

Crews.

Passen-

gers.

Vessels:

Tons. Crews.

Passen- gers.

Vessels.

Tons.

Crews.

Passen-

gers.

Aberdeen, Shau-ki W?n,

....

Stanley,

99 662 86

5,974

1,214

228

564

27,586 7,695

128

663

33,560 8,909

356

43,647

6,328

105

699

30,737

7,548

1,361

74,384 13,876

184

5,958

1,152

149

11,556

2,002

235

17,514 3,154

Victoria,

15,826 | 1,265,765 224,088

143,161

Yau-ma-ti,

390

27,396 3,455

3,967 578

171,275

36,083

8,035

13,868

5,452

Total,

17,063 | 1,348,740 236,237 143,532 5,957

255,022

58,780 8,348

19,793 1,437,040 260,171 968 41,264 8,907

23,020 1,603,762 295,017

151,196

127

151,880

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.

XIII.—Return of Junks (Local Trade) ENTERED at the Port of Victoria from the Out-stations of the Island and the Villages of British Kowloon, during the Year ending 31st December, 1874.

CARGO.

BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Vessels. Tons. Crews.

Passen-

gers.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Passen- gers.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Passen-

gers.

Victoria,

4,079

118,081 43,301 19,502

517

11,520 3,054 4,673

4,596

129,601 46,355 24,175

Total,

4,079 118,081 43,301 19,502

517

11,520 3,054 4,673 4,596

129,601 46,355

24,175

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,

Harbor Master, &c.

XIV.-Return of Junks (Local Trade) CLEARED from the Port of Victoria for the Out-stations of the Island and the Villages in British Kowloon, during the Year ending 31st December, 1874.

CARGO.

BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Vessels. Tons. Crews.

Passen-

gers.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Passen- gers.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Passen-

gers.

Victoria,

2,545

75,685 [23,936 | 19,987

2,010

53,337 21,914 5,115 4,555

129,022 45,850 25,102

Total,

2,545

75,685

23,936 19,987 2,010

53,337

21,914 5,115 4,555

129,022 45,850 25,102

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,

Harbor Master, &c.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MARCH, 1875.

129

XV. SUMMARY.

FOREIGN TRADE.

No. OF VESSELS.

TONS.

CREWS.

Do.

British Vessels entered with Cargoes,

in Ballast,

do.

1,496 28

1,021,648

64,428

14,212

505

Total,

1,524

1,035,860

64,933

British Vessels cleared with Cargoes,

1,397

958,835

62,787

Do.

do. in Ballast,

121

81,744

2,861

Total,..

1,518

1,040,579

65,648

Total of all British Vessels entered and cleared,...

3,042

2,076,439

130,581

Foreign Vessels entered with Cargoes,

17,240

1,744,677

255,513

Do.

do. in Ballast,..

6,717

369,665

69,859

Total,.

23,957

2,114,342

325,372

Foreign Vessels cleared with Cargoes,.

17,511

1,725,569

256,777

Do.

do. in Ballast,.

6,156

353,042

63,151

Total,.

23,667

2,078,611

319,928

Total of all Foreign Vessels entered and cleared,

47,624

4,192,953

645,300

Total of all Vessels entered with Cargoes,.

18,736

2,766,325

319,941

Do.

do.

in Ballast,

6,745

383,877

70,364

Total of all Vessels entered,.

25,481

3,150,202

390,305

Total of all Vessels cleared with Cargoes,

18,908

2,684,404

319,564

Do.

do. in Ballast,..

Total of all Vessels cleared,

6,277

434,786

66,012

25,185

3,119,190

385,576

Total of all Vessels entered and cleared with Cargoes,.

37,644

5,450,729.

639,505

Do.

do.

do. in Ballast,

13,022

818,663

136,376

Total of all Vessels engaged in Foreign Trade only, entered and cleared,..

50,666 6,269,392

775,881

LOCAL TRADE.

Total of Vessels entered,

Do.

4,596

129,601

46,355

cleared,.

4,555

129,022

45,850

Total of all Vessels engaged in Local Trade only, entered and cleared,..

9,151

258,623

92,205

Total of all Vessels engaged in Foreign Trade only, entered and cleared,.

Do.

do. in Local Trade only,

Grand Total of all Vessels entered and cleared,..

50,666

6,269,392

775,881

do.

9,151

258,623

92,205

59,817

6,528,015

868,086

SUMMARY OF ALL CHINESE PASSENGERS.

NAMES OF PLACES.

From Ports other than in China or Japan,

Do.

in China and Japan,

Do.

in Macao,..

Do.

in Villages of the Colony,.

32,319

309,151

58,520

24,175

Total Arrivals,

424,165

Left for Ports other than in China or Japan,

31,866

Do.

in China and Japan,

Do.

in Macao,.

Do.

in Villages of the Colony,

Total Departures,

Excess of Arrivals of Chinese over Departures,

309,468

51,763

25,102

418,199

Grand Total of Arrivals and Departures,.

5,966

842,364

II. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,

Harbor Master, §c.

130

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27? MARCH, 1875. MA

XVI. RETURN of VESSELS REGISTERED at the Port of Hongkong, during the Year 1874.

NAME OF VESSEL,

OFFICIAL REGISTERED HORSE

No. TONNAGE. POWER.

RIG.

BUILT

OF.

WHERE BUILT

AND WHEN.

REMARKS.

Kvik,

64.109

187.24

Wan Loong, str.,

64.110

62.69

Brig None

Wood

R?sner, 1866.

Foreign name Kvik.

Wood

Hongkong, 1873.

Georges Alfred,

64.111

505.48

Barque

Wood

New Glasgow, Br. North America, | Sold to be broken up, 1874.

Hochung, str.,

64.112

849.79

130

Schooner

Iron

Seacombe, Chester, 1873.

[1861.

Sold to Foreigner, 1874.

Pilot Fish, str.,

64.113

36.73

None

Iron

Hongkong, 1874.

Europe, str.,

68.037

528.10

120

Schooner

Iron

Renfrew, 1873.

La Pampagna, str.,

64.114

50.70

None

Iron

Hongkong, 1873.

Columba,

53.241

344.48

Barque

Wood

Aberdeen, 1865.

Han Yang, str.,

64.115

261.19

Schooner

Iron

Shanghai, 1871.

Sea Bird,

64.116

104.97

Schooner

Wood

Do., 1870.

Imogen,

58.122

383.88

Courier,

47.084

385.86

Barque Barque

Wood

Southwick, Durham, 1868.

Wood

Jersey, 1863.

Oscar Vidal,

64.117

299.94

Barque Wood

Belle Sauvage,

64.118

890.68

Ship

Wood

Three Brothers,

40.739

366.97

Barque

Wood

Reihersteig, 1862. Bremerhaven, 1853. Bangkok, Siam, 1859.

H. G. THOMSETT, K.N., Registrar of Shipping, &c.

Wreck and sold to Foreigner,1874.

1874.

Do. do., Foreign name Oscar Vidal.

Belle Sauvage.

Do.

XVII.—RETURN of REGISTRIES of VESSELS CANCELLED at the Port of Hongkong, during the Year 1874.

NAME OF VESSEL.

OFFI-

CIAL No.

REGIS-

TERED Tox-

NAGE.

DATE

HORSE POWER.

RIG.

BUILT

OF.

WHERE BUILT AND WHEN.

REGISTRY.

REASON

CANCELLATION.

Gipsey,

50.668 250.04

1867

Fokelin, str.,

48.512 41.02

1868

City of Niagara,

50.683

125.14

1868

Bob Tail Nag,

45.018

170.01

1870

Imogen,

58.122

383 88

1871

...

Barque Wood Schooner Iron Schooner Wood Brigantine Wood Barque Wood

Nantes, France, 1857. Wellington, Northumberland,

Bangkok, Siam, 1855. Ipswich, Suffolk, 1862. Southwick, Durham, 1868.

[1863.

Sold to Foreigner, 1872. Do., 1874. Lost, 1874.

Transferred to Melbourne,1874.

Sold to Foreigner, 1874.

Jean Sands,

21.049

631.59

1871

Ship

Wood

Sunderland, 1858.

Do.,

1874.

Acantha, str.,.

63.653 652.84

1871

180

Brig

Iron

Glasgow, 1870.

Do.,

1874.

Courier,

47.084 385.86

1871

Barque

Wood

Jersey, 1863.

Do.,

1874.

Petrel, str.,...

65.770 67.16

1872

Early Bird, str.,

64.103 16.24

1873

Rocket, str.,

62.988 17.47

1873

Tijger van Koetei,str.,

67.993

79.84

1873

8283

Schooner

Iron

Inverkeithing Fife, 1872.

None

Wood

Hongkong, 1871.

Schooner

Iron

Wellington, Northumberland,

Schooner

Iron &W. Glasgow, 1872.

[1869.

Chetah,

49.906

758.98

1873

Ship

Wood

Jersey, 1864.

Siu Nanzing, str.,

60.462

722.44

1873

250

Brig

Iron

Govan, Glasgow, 1869.

Mary Mildred,

44.137

460.36

1873

Ship

Wood

Adella,

64.108 364.92

1873

Barque

Wood

Warren, U.S.A., 1850.

Georges Alfred,

64.111 505.48

1874

Barque

Wood

Hochung, str.,

64.112 849.79

1874

130

Schooner

Iron

Imogen,

58.122 383.88

1874

Courier,

47.084 385.86

1874

Barque Barque

Wood

Registered anew at Singapore,

Sold to Foreigner, 1874.

[1874.

Do., Transferred to Calcutta, 1874. Sold to Foreigner, 1874.

Newbury, Mass., U.S.A., 1855. Sold at Sydney, 1874.

New Glasgow, Br.North America, Seacombe, Chester, 1873. [1861. Southwick, Durham, 1868. Jersey, 1863.

Sold to Foreigner, 1874. Broken up, 1874.

Sold to Foreigner, 1874.

Do., Do.,

Missing, 1874.

1874.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Registrar of Shipping, &c.

XVIII. AMOUNT of FEES received under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1855, and Ordinance No. 10 of 1860, in the Harbor Department, during the Year 1874.

MATTER OR DUTY IN RESPECT OF WHICH

NUMBER.

FEE.

AMOUNT.

FEE TAKEN.

Alteration of Agreement with Seamen,

$1.00

$7.00

Certifying Desertions,

1.00

66.00

Declaration of Ownership,

1.00

17.00

Endorsement of Change of Master,

1.00

31.00

Granting Certificate of Imperial Registry,

10.00

140.00

Granting Copy from Register,

5.00

Recording Discharge of Mortgage,.

5.00

10.00

Recording Mortgage of Ship,

5.00

20.00

Recording Sale of Ship,

5.00

74.74

Recording Transfer of Mortgage,

5.00

10.00

Registering Certificate of Sale,

5.00

55.00

Total,.

435.74

REMARKS.

II. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Registrar of Shipping, &c.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MARCH, 1875.

XIX.-RETURN of CHINESE PASSENGERS SHIPS Cleared by the Emigration Officer, Hongkong, during the Year ending 31st December, 1874.

131

ADULTS.

CHILDREN.

DATE

No.

SHIP'S NAME.

TONS.

CLEARED.

NATIONALITY OF SHIP,

MASTER'S NAME.

WHITHER Bound.

To-

TAL.

REMARKS.

M. F.

12304

1 January

Lap Tek, str.

Vasco de Gama, str.

461 1,980

British

E. Thebaud

Manila

347

372

J. F. Rice

San Francisco

185

209

Japan, str.

4,404

American

J. H. Freeman

Do.

382

477

Hindostan, str.

991

British

Namoa, str.

862

J. Miller

G. T. Westoby

Singapore

320

336

Singapore and

153

279

Penang

Legislator, str.

1,374

R. Craig

Singapore

136

Tokatea

805

L. McKinnon

Dunedin, N.Z.

340

Formosa, str.

355

Spanish

J. Morales

Manila

150

173

9 February

Danube, str.

561

British

G. T. Hopkins

Lap Tek, str.

461

E. Thebaud

Bangkok Manila

Statesman, str.

1,209

J. Valiant

Singapore

135

Great Republic, str.

3,881

American

H. Z. Howard

San Francisco

218

China, str.

978

Alaska, str.

4,011

British American

T. S. Gardner

Sinpapore

2 00 00

155

265

H. G. Morse

San Francisco

581

623

March

Legislator, str.

1,874

British

R. Craig

Singapore

Hindostan, str.

991

J. Miller

Do.

186

227

14 Cheops, str.

983

China, str.

3,836

American

S. Jarman

Do.

148

172

W. B. Cobb

San Francisco

929

1 1,019

Danube, str.

561

British

G. T. Hopkins

Bangkok

122

127

Colorado, str.

3,727

American

H. C. Dearborn

San Francisco

793

796

-27

Scotland, str.

1,176

British

S. D. Washburn

Do.

622

658

Singapore

131

Cardwell

28 Jeddah, str.

993

****S***

Onward

606

E. F. Lion de Bar

T. Stimson

Sydney

305

Melbourne

Sydney

264

276

Namoa, str.

862

G. T. Westoby

Singapore

362

377

Mary Mildred

466

G. Peacocke

Cleveland Bay, N.A.

184

196

Hadda

334

J. Christian

Dunedin, N.Z.

162

27 April

Vasco de Gama, str.

1,980

J. F. Rice

San Francisco

586

626

Gentoo

779

American

J. Linnell

Do.

275

304

Garibaldi

670

Statesman, str.

1,209

China, str.

978

Japan, str.

4,404

Forward

Mariveles, str.

British

American 744 British 359 Spanish

C. M. Noyes J. Valiant

T. S. Gardner

Portland, Oregon

267

271

Singapore

143

146

Do..

303

330

J. H. Freeman

San Francisco

953

970

J. Strachan

Portland, Oregon

274

R. de Zavala

Manila

83.

Singapore

21 Tom Morton, str.

917

British

J. Webster

Cleveland Bay

200

Sydney

Melbourne

Thales, str.

819

Regalia, str.

607

39 May

Leonor, str.

408

Spanish

M. Echanique

6 Danube, str.

561

British

M. Young

C. Harrison

G. T. Hopkins

Singapore Do.

Manila

225

242

228

180

Bangkok

243

6 Namoa, str.

862

G. T. Westoby

Singapore and

361

Penang

136

Great Republic, str.

3,881

Hindostan, str.

991

American British

H. Z. Howard J. Miller

San Francisco

1,029

Legislator, str.

1,374

R. Craig

Singapore Do.

131

157

Vancouver, str.

1,987

T. Shaw

Lord of the Isles, str.

1,845

J. Dowdy

Asia, str.

879

Danish

Leonor, str.

408

Spanish

Alaska, str.

4,011

American

June

Yen Tai, str.

597

British

H. P. Molsen

M. Echanique E. van Sice

J. Gibson

San Francisco Do. Singapore

585

906

137

:::

228

200

244

541

1,030

143

162

614

946

159

Manila

157

San Francisco

1,034

Singapore

105

Formosa, str.

355

Spanish

J. Morales

Manila

170

Nightingale

722

American

A. Cutter

San Francisco

260

::::

:::::

167

1,043

109

181

283

8 Namoa, str.

862

China, str.

3,836

British American

G. T. Westoby

Singapore

198

235

Danube, str.

561

British

W. B. Cobb G. T. Hopkins

San Francisco

904

Bangkok

Yuen-tze-fee, str.

315

W. H. Harvey

Manila

145

:::

908

153

China, str.

978

T. S. Gardner

Thales, str.

819

Granada, str.

2,572

American

Vasco de Gama, str.

1,980

British

M. Young

C. P. Seabury J. F. Rice

Singapore

Do.

138

156

108

118

San Francisco

365

Do. Singapore

449

453

Cleveland Bay

20 Legislator, str.

1,374

R. Craig

Brisbane

Sydney

Melbourne

::::

108

.61

5287855

Leonor, str.

408

Spanish

M. Echanique

62 July

Asia, str.

879

Danish

H. P. Molsen

7 Yuen-tze-fee, str.

315

British

W. H. Harvey

Manila Singapore Manila

102

160

175

147

Formosa, str.

355

Spanish

Namoa, str.

862

Colorado, str.

3,727

.67

Hindostan, str.

991

British American British

J. Morales G. T. Westoby

Do.

154

Singapore

133

173

H. G. Morse

San Francisco

818

J. Miller

Singapore

122

129

Singapore

Cleveland Bay

16 Jeddah, str.

993

E. F. Lion de Bar

Brisbane

Danube, str.

Sea Gull, str.

Japan, str.

561 997 4,404

G. T. Hopkins

Sydney

Melbourne Bangkok

:::::

S. Ridge

Singapore

Leonor, str.

408

73 August

Tom Morton, str.

917

Great Republic, str.

3,881

Vancouver, str.

1,987

American

Spanish British American British

J. Webster

J. H. Freeman

San Francisco

496

589

M. Echanique

Manila

Singapore

107

110

H. Z. Howard

San Francisco

304

464

T. Shaw

Do.

217

230

Thales, str.

819

Asia, str.

879

Danish

H. P. Molsen

Formosa, str.

355

Colima, str.

2,905

H. C. Dearborn

Namoa, str.

862

British

China, str.

978

Leonor, str.

408

Lord of the Isles, str.

1,845

Spanish British

M. Echanique

J. Dowdy

84 September 1

Danube, str.

561

Vasco de Gama, str.

1,980

J. F. Rice

888.88*3

11 Somerset, str.

654

Spanish American

M. Young

J. Morales

G. T. Westoby

T. S. Gardner

G. T. Hopkins

H. M. Morris

Manila Singapore Bangkok San Francisco

Cleveland Bay Sydney

Melbourne

Singapore

Do.

Manila

San Francisco

Singapore and

221

Penang

Singapore

120

130

102

107

12962

119

120

191

209

201

::::

:::

Hindostan, str.

991

J. Miller

Singapore

244

255

Sea Gull, str.

997

S. Ridge

Singapore and

104

194

Penang

Costa Rica, str.

1,947

Formosa, str.

355

24 Namoa, str.

October

5 Nevada, str.

2,144

6 Regalia, str.

6 Paris, str.

American Spanish

862 British

American. 607 British 920

G. W. Conner J. Morales

San Francisco

420

459

Manila

G. T. Westoby

Singapore

246

C. S. Coy

San Francisco

233

7 Asia, str.

879 Danish

10 Legislator, str.

1,374 British

R. Craig

C. Harrison

J. Barclay

H. P. Molsen

Do. Singapore Brisbane Sydney

Singapore

110

Bangkok

25 230

248

247

122

113

Melbourne

:::

14 Danube, str.

561

多多

A. Clanchy

Bangkok

Thales, str.

$19

M. Young

Singapore

184

:::::

891

194

1991

17 China, str.

978

T. S. Gardner

Do.

224

249

100

28 Vancouver, str.

1,987

T. Shaw

San Francisco

250

101

Arratoon Apcar, str.

959

E. Schultze

Singapore and Penang

149

190

Carried forward,.... 134,197

Carried forward,.

25,525

825

922

75 27,347

132

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MARCH, 1875.

RETURN of CHINESE PASSENGERS SHIPS Cleared by the Emigration Officer, Hongkong,-Continued.

No.

DATE CLEARED.

SHIP'S NAME.

TONS.

NATIONALITY OF SHIP.

ADULTS.

CHILDREN.

MASTER'S NAME.

WHITHER BOUND.

To- TAL.

REMARKS.

M. F.

Brought forward,.. 134,197.

102 November 10 103

Brought forward,.. 25,525

825

922

75 27,347

Columbian, str.

1,417

E. G. Stead

Singapore

119

121

Great Republic, str.

3,881

104

Hindostan, str.

991

American British

H. Z. Howard

San Francisco

420

J. Miller

Singapore

231

481

281

105

Vasco de Gama, str.

1,980

J. F. Rice

106

Danube, str.

561

A. Clanchy

107 December 4

Arratoon Apcar, str.

959

R. Cass

108

Formosa, str.

355

Spanish

109

Adria, str.

781

British

110

Colorado, str.

3,727

American

111

Yuen-tze-fee, str.

315

British

N. Moalle

J. Morales

W. E. Breeze

H. G. Morse

San Francisco Bangkok

Singapore and

Penang Manila Singapore San Francisco Manila

240

145

260

147

278

137

285

458

227

166

197

311

229

112

Thales, str.

819

113

Arratoon Apcar, str.

1,392

M. Young

A. B. Mactavishi

Singapore and

86 23

Penang

199

::::

330

238

318

Singapore and

224

Penang

484

168

314

Mactan, str.

312

Spanish

115

28 Formosa, str.

651

British

316

29 Mariveles, str.

359

Spanish

J. M. Larrinaga C. E. Stewart M. V. de Ugalde

Manila

149

Singapore

208

Manila

Cleveland Bay

195

CT CO OTH

153

240

317

31 Brisbane, str.

891

British

B. Balfour

Sydney

259

Melbourne

118

???

31 Gloucester, str.

526

S. Vincent

Dunedin, N.Z.

264

Total Tons,...

154,114

Total Passengers,..

29,634 1,104 1,034

94 31,866

To Bangkok,

Brisbane,

Cardwell,

Cleveland Bay,

Dunedin, N.Z.,

Manila,

Melbourne, .............................

Penang,.

Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.,

San Francisco, U.S.A.,

,, Sydney,

Singapore,...

SUMMARY.

1,008

6 1,044

432

449

766

2,521

122

1 2,658

201

203

816

4 928

541

545

15,011 2821

661

7,760 697

190

34 15,988 48 8,695

495

507

Total Passengers,...

29,634 1,104 1,034)

94 31,866

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Emigration Officer, &c..

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MARCH, 1875.

XX.-RETURN of VESSELS bringing CHINESE PASSENGERS to the Port of Victoria, Hongkong, from Places out of the Chinese Empire, during the Year ending the 31st December, 1874.

133

ADULTS.

CHILDREN.

No.

DATE ARRIVED.

SHIP'S NAME.

TONS.

NATIONALITY OF SHIP.

MASTER'S NAME.

WHERE FROM.

TOTAL. REMARKS.

Jan.

2 Hindostan, str.

Fenelon, str.

Menelaus, str.

991 British 653 French 1,526 British

Miller

Singapore

150

Le Boucher

Newcastle, N.S.W.

Marsh

Singapore

Great Republic, str.

}

8 Lombardy, str.

Aden, str.

507 Chinese

15 Formosa, str.

19 Legislator, str.

Egeria, str.

3,881 American

1,726 British

355 Spanish 1,374 British 1,006 German

Howard

San Francisco

656

656 A

Gillson

Petersen

Singapore Manila

26 Travancore, str.

1,185 British

26 Consolation, str.

768

Lap Tek, str.

461

Morales Craig Entwisle Symons Cormack Thebaud

100

Singapore

250

Manila

200

28 Danube, str.

561

30 Priam, str.

1,572

Canton, str.

1,215

Hopkins Scale McNabb

Bangkok

Singapore

220

16 Feb.

3 Forward

745

White

Sydney

Statesman, str.

1,209

Valiant

Singapore

120

China, str.

978

Gardner

300

Antenor, str.

1,601

Crompton

Alaska, str.

4,011 American

Morse

San Francisco

590

18 Onward

Regalia, str.

Galatea, str.

Lap Tek, str.

606 British 607 1,233 German

461 British

Taube Thebaud

Stimson

Sydney

Harrison

Singapore

25 March 7

Hindostan, str.

991

Legislator, str.

1,374

Miller Craig

Manila Singapore

501

160

Danube, str.

561

Yorkshire, str.

1,771

Hopkins Longley

Bangkok

Singapore

China, str.

3,836 American

Cobb

San Francisco

185

185 B

Hector, str.

1,522 British

Bewley

Singapore

14 Formosa, str.

355 Spanish

Morales

Manila

17 | Hadda

334 British

Christian

Dunedin, N.Z.

141

141.

18 Zambesi, str.

1,541

Cates

Singapore

Namoa, str.

862

Vasco de Gama, str.

1,980

Westoby Rice

500

San Francisco

25 C

Diomed, str.

1,201

Jackson

Singapore

282

Crocus, str.

1,297

Jay

April

1 Cassandra, str.

937 German

Langer

150

2 Glenfalloch, str.

2 Auguste Leffler, str.

4 Yuen-tze-fee, str.

1,386 British

McBain

430 Swedish

Bjorck

Penang

430

315 British

Harvey

Manila

}

7 China, str.

7 Statesman, str.

7 Massilia, str.

978 1,209 1,033

Gardner

Singapore

134

Valiant

111

Anderson

7 Japan, str.

4,404 American

Freeman

San Francisco

90 D

Tom Morton, str.

917 British

Webster

Singapore

Aden, str.

507 Chinese

Petersen

304

13 Agamemnon, str.

Lord of the Isles, str.

16 Formosa, str.

17 Danube, str.

22 Hongkong, str.

23 Gordon Castle, str.

21 Tchihatchoff, str.

1,550 British 1,845

355 Spanish 561 British 1,545 Russian 1,221 British

Thompson

114

Dowdy Morales Hopkins Witt

Manila

Bangkok

Singapore

110

110!

1,280

Comley Ritchie

27 Namoa, str.

862

Westoby

300

27 Glaucus, str.

1,604

Wilding

28 Gwalior, str.

1,727

Haselwood

28 Hochung, str.

8491

Drage

30 Sylvia, str.

60 May

1 Marquis of Argyle

2 Yuen-tze-fee, str.

4 Hindostan, str.

5 Great Republic, str.

6 Achilles, str.

6 United Service, str.

828 German

499 British

991 3,881 American 1,550 British

Harvey Miller Howard

Russell

Johannsen

McKeon

Sydney

315

Manila

187

Singapore

100

San Francisco

180

180 E

Singapore

6 Cheops, str.

743 983

Strahlendorf

364

Jarman

106

7 Mariveles, str.

9 Glenearn, str.

Nankin, str.

359 Spanish 1,370 British 1,829

Zavala

Manila

Auld

Singapore

McNabb

187

Asia, str.

Formosa, str.

Nestor, str.

Aden, str.

Alaska, str.

22 Sarpedon, str.

22 Japan, str.

1,865

23 Glenlyon, str.

1,373

26 Zambesi, str.

1,541

26 Sirius, str.

1,411

26 Hongkong

29 Canton

636 Siamese 779

879 Danish 355 Spanish

1,414 British

507 Chinese 4,011 American 1,519 British

Molsen Morales Hill

Ferguson De Smidt Templeton Cates Collin Frendenburg

187

170

Manila

152

Singapore

200

Petersen Van Sice

300

San Francisco

47 F

Singapore

140

Bangkok

6.5

Heimsoht

82 June

1 Legislator, str.

1,374 British

Craig

Singapore

300

1 Danube, str.

561

Hopkins

Bangkok

150

1 Pearl, str.

705

Munk

Singapore

269

1 Deucalion, str.

1,596

Butler

2 Thales, str.

3 China, str.

820 978

Young

Gardner

285

4 Mongol, str.

1,463

6 China, str.

3,836 American

Flamank Cobb

Sydney

San Francisco

300

300 G

9 Europe, str.

528 British

Bolton

Singapore

9 Leonor, str.

408 Spanish

Echanique

Manila

310

13 Luzon, str.

661 American

Corning

Singapore

240

13 Granada, str.

2,572

Seabury

San Francisco

176

15 Rajah, str.

358 British

Carroll

Singapore

252

176 H 252

15 Vasco de Gama, str.

1,980

Rice

San Francisco

205

205 I

22 Cathay, str.

1,884

Dundas

Singapore

91|

23 Formosa, str.

355 Spanish

Morales

Manila

101

...

101

24 Yuen-tze-fee, str.

315 British

Harvey

194

29 Olympia, str.

777 German

Paulsen

Singapore

125

100

30 Tay Watt

656 Siamese

Sass

Bangkok

150

102

101 July

2 Fabius

2 Colorado, str.

3,727 American

Morse

San Francisco

511

511 K

635 Siamese

Stolze

Bangkok

100

103

3 Hindostan, str.

991 British

Miller

Singapore

250

Carried forward,....

129,190

Carried forward,............ 14,649

...

250

14,649

134

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MARCH, 1875.

RETURN OF VESSELS bringing CHINESE PASSENGERS to the Port of Victoria, Hongkong,—( Continued.)

ADULTS.

CHILDREN.

No.

DATE ARRIVED.

SHIP'S NAME.

TONS.

NATIONALITY OF SHIP.

MASTER'S NAME.

WHERE FROM.

TOTAL. REMARKS.

M. F.

Brought forward,...

129,190]

104 July

Namoa, str.

105 106

Ajax, str.

Sea Gull, str.

107

Danube, str.

862 British 1,549 997 561

Westoby

Brought forward, | 14,649] Singapore

14,649

400

Kidd Ridge

124

Hopkins

108

Auguste Leffler, str.

430 Swedish

Bjorck

Bangkok Manila

109

11 Leonor, str.

408 Spanish

Echanique

123

110

Pearl, str.

705 British

Munk

Singapore

350

350!

111

16 Japan, str.

4,404 American

Freeman

San Francisco

218

218 L

112

16 Lotus, str.

1,406 British

Castle

Singapore

180

113

16 Glamis Castle, str.

1,538

Holmes

360

114

18 Teheran, str.

1,672

Johnson

115

Priam, str.

1,572

Scale

200

116

20 Morning Star

570 Siamese

117

Historian, str.

1,202 British

Edlefsen Tutton

Bangkok

Singapore

163

118

Tom Morton, str.

917

Webster

154

119

Contest

384 Siamese

Kramer

Bangkok

120

Annie Gray

726 British

Moore

Singapore

121

27 Yuen-tze-fee, str.

3151

Harvey

Manila

111

111!

122

Regalia, str.

607

Harrison

Singapore

160

123

124

Yen Tai, str.

597

Gibson

Formosa, str.

355 Spanish

Morales

Manila

104

125

Vancouver, str.

1,987 British

Shaw

San Francisco

87 M

126

31 Patroclus. str.

127 Aug.

128

129

130

Glengyle, str.

1,607 1,265

Drenning

Singapore

Gulland

Thales, str.

819

Young

120

Great Republic, str.

3,881 American

Howard

San Francisco

312

312 N

China, str.

978 British

Gardner

Singapore

120

131

Namoa, str.

132

Rajah, str.

862 358

Westoby

300

Menzell

157

133

Colima, str.

2,905 American

Dearborn

San Francisco

237

237 0

134

Leonor, str.

408 Spanish

Echanique

Manila

218

135

14 Galley of Lorne, str.

1,389 British

Burgoyne

Singapore

136

Danube, str.

561

Hopkins

Bangkok

137

Hector, str.

1,522

Bewley

Singapore

150

138

139

140

141

142

143

22 Yuen-tze-fee, str.

24 Lucky

24 Vasco de Gama, str.

25 Meteor

26 Argonaut

Alaska, str.

1,980 British

'395 Siamese

Rice

315

Harvey

Manila

169

424 Siamese

Buchholdt

Bangkok

San Francisco

130

130 P

1,072 British 4,011 American

Pettersen Cameron

Bangkok

Newcastle, N.S.W.

144

31 Carisbrooke, str.

875 British

Van Sice Scott

San Francisco

332

332 Q

Singapore

300,

300

145

31 Diomed, str.

146 Sept.

3 Somerset, str.

1,211 654

Jackson

260

Morris

147

4 Formosa, str.

355 Spanish

Morales

Manila

120

1201

148

4 Hindostan, str.

991 British

Miller

Singapore

120

149

4 Charles Albert, str.

768 French

Closmadene

150

Sea Gull, str.

997 British

Ridge

151

Leonor, str.

152

Namoa, str.

153

Antenor, str.

154

Asia, str.

155

Legislator, str.

156

Costa Rica, str.

157

Matilda Atheling

408 Spanish 862 British

1,601

879 Danish 1,374 British

676 British

Echanique

Manila

142

Westoby

Singapore

300

Crompton

Molsen Craig

Bangkok

Singapore

200

1,947 American

Conner

San Francisco

428

428 R

Whereat

Melbourne

117

158

24 Columbian, str.

1,417

Stead

Singapore

150

159

26 Pearl, str.

7051

Munk

270

160

28 Yuen-tze-fee, str.

315

Moalle

Manila

198

161

28 Ulysses, str.

1,520

Byrne

Singapore

250

162

29 Cawdor Castle, str.

1,420

Cowie

2001

200

163 Oct.

2 Nevada, str.

2,144 American

Coy

San Francisco

694

-694 ?

164

3 Danube, str.

561 British

Clanchy

Bangkok

165

China, str.

166

Thales, str.

978 819

Gardner

Singapore

230

Young

250

167

Tartar, str.

1,467

Ferries

Sydney

168

Oregonian, str.

1,915 American

Harris

San Francisco

299

40 299:7

169

Yuen-tze-fee, str.

315 British

Moalle

Manila

107

170

Braemar Castle, str.

1,425

Marshall

Singapore

400

400!

171

Vancouver, str.

1,987

Shaw

San Francisco

445

445 U

172

Hailoong, str.

277

Abbott

Manila

173

Glenfalloch, str.

1,386

174

27 Delhi, str.

1,285

McBain Lee

Singapore

265

175

Mongol, str.

1,463

Flamank

105

176 Nov.

2 Formosa, str.

355 Spanish

Morales

Manila

177

Great Republic, str.

3,881 American

Howard

San Francisco

645

645 V

178

Nestor, str.

1,414 British

Courtenay

Singapore

120

179

Hindostan, str.

991

Miller

150

180

Sea Gull, str.

997

Ridge

220

181

7 Paris, str.

920

Barclay

Bangkok

201

182

Pearl, str.

705

Munk

Singapore

390

183

Caroline

984

Clyma

Dunedin, N.Z.

181

184

12 Glaucus, str.

1,604

Wilding

Singapore

224

185

16 Yuen-tze-fee, str.

315

Moalle

Manila

178

186

17 Vasco de Gama, str.

1,980

Rice

San Francisco

288

288 X

}}

187

18 Deucalion, str.

1,596

Butler

Singapore

285

· 188

23 Agamemnon, str.

1,560

Thompson

262

189

27 Hailoong, str.

277

190

30 Arratoon Apcar, str.

191

Dec.

1 Crocus, str.

192

2 Bangalore, str.

193

8 Mactan, str.

194

5 Adria, str.

195

7 Colorado, str.

196

8 Arvatoon Apcar, str.

312 Spanish

780 British

3,727 American

1,392 British

Joy

959 1,297

Abbott Schultz

Manila

Singapore

282

132

1,184

Soames

Larrinaga

Manila

Breeze Morse

Singapore

101

San Francisco

374

374 Y

Mactavish

Singapore

197

9 Thales, str.

819

Young

300

198

12 Ly-ee-moon, str.

611

Stevens

199

15 Menelaus, str.

1,526

Pexton

120

200

17 Brisbane, str.

891

201

21 Ajax, str.

1,549

202

23 Yuen-tze-fee, str.

315

Balfour Kidd Moalle

143

160

160;

Manila

104

208

28 Danube, str.

561

204

28 Formosa, str.

205

30 Malacca, str.

TOTAL TONS,......... 247,746

355] Spanish 1,186 British

Clanchy Morales Alinond

Bangkok

104

104;

Manila

471

Singapore

TOTAL PASSENGERS,

32,319

From Bangkok,

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MARCH, 1875.

RETURN of VESSELS bringing CHINESE PASSENGERS to the Port of Victoria, Hongkong,—( Continued.)

135

Dunedin, N.Z.......

Manila,

Melbourne,

Newcastle, N.S.W.,

Penang,....

San Francisco,........

Singapore,.....

Sydney,.......

SUMMARY.

TOTAL PASSENGERS,..

...brought $350,010.14

404,328.50

153,332.00

302,146.68

494,977.29

474,641.54

438,392.87

157,420.00

123,272.00

449,207.30

425,527.63

263,159.43

288,523.50

167,636.00

49,751.00

216,641.00

TOTAL,.....

384,385.50

270,154.60

162,521.00

386,600.00

"",

265,738.47

35.

63,225.60 396,325.25 251,271.85

.$6,939,189.15

ADULTS.

CHILDREN.

TOTAL.

M. F.

1,244

322

3,694

117

140

430

7,454 18,687

430

7,454

18,687

231

32,319

H. G. THOMSEtt, r.N.,

Emigration Officer, &c.

XXI.-RETURN of MARINE CASES tried at the MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT, during the Year 1874.

DEFENDANTS, HOW DISPOSed of.

NATURE OF CHARGE.

No. of

No. of DE-

CASES. FEND- Imprison- Imprison-

AMOUNT

ANTS.

ed with ed in de- hard labor. fault of fine.

Fined.

Forfei- ture of

pay.

Repri- Sent back manded.

to duty.

To be dis- charged from Ship.

Dis- missed.

FINES.

Absent from Ship without Leave,

Arrival without Report, (Junk),.

Assault,

Assault, (Aggravated),..

Broaching Ship's Store,

Conditions of Licence. Breach of, (Junk), Desertion,

Disorderly Conduct,

Drunkenness,

Explosive Substances, Ordinance 1872.

Breach of,

False Particulars. Giving, (Junk),

Harbor and Coasts Ord. 1866. Breach of,

Harbor Regulations. Breach of,..

Insubordination,...

Leaving without Clearance, (Junk),

Merchant Shipping Act, 1854. Breach of,

Neglect of Duty,

Obstruction of Fairways, &c.,

Refusal of Duty,

BIEN5IONE CD00001 200

...

:- : :

Rogue & Vagabond. Being and refusing

to ship,

Stinkpots. Carrying, (Junk),

Throwing Ballast into Harbor,

Wilfully remaining behind from Ship,...

TOTAL,..

226

2229

112

193

$17.00 14.40

10.00

1.00

7.00

5.00

20.00

36.00

5.25

24.00

17.00

10.00

13.00

...

17 $189.65

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,

Marine Magistrate, §c.

????

1867.

January:

February.

March,

April.

May.

June.

July.

August.

September.

1868.

October.

November.

December.

January.

February.

March.

April.

May.

June.

July.

August.

Septembec.

October.

November.

December. January.

February.

March.

April.

May.

June.

July.

August.

September.

October.

November.

December.

January.

February.

March.

April.

May.

June.

July.

136

XXII-DIAGRAM shewing the Monthly Increase or Decrease of t je Junk Trade, (as represented by Issue of Licenses, Sr.,) from 1st January, 1867, to the present time. THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MARCH, 1875.

1860.

1870.

| 1871.

1872.

1879.

or Departinent, Ilongkong, 25th February, 1875.

* Chinese New Year.

August.

September.

October.

November.

December.

January.

February.

March.

April.

May.

June.

July.

August.

September.

October.

November.

December

January.

February.

March.

April. May.

June.

July.

August.

September.

October.

November.

December.

January.

February.

March,

April.

May,

June.

July.

August

September.

October.

Harbor Master, 5c.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,

November.

December.

1874.

January.

February.

March.

April. May.

June.

July.

August.

September.

October.

November.

December.

January,

1876.

Do-

cuments.

5400

5300

5200

5100

5000

4900

4800

4700

4600

4500

4400

4300

4200

4100

4000

3900

3800

3700

3600

3500

3400

3300

3200

3100

3000

2000

2800

2700

2000

2500

2400

2300

2200

????

[No. 198.]

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MARCH, 1875.

Appendix No. 1.

HARBOR DEPARTMENT, HONGKONG, 14th October, 1874.

137

SIR,For the information of His Excellency the Governor, I have the honor to transmit a Report of the Typhoon and of the principal casualties that occurred in this Harbor on the morning of the 23rd ultimo.

The morning of the 22nd commenced fine, with the Barometer at 29.85-the average range of the previous four days. As the day advanced, the atmosphere became unsettled, and, notwithstanding that the wind was North West it was accompanied by an oppressive heat, the Thermometer being 85° Farhenheit.

The Barometer began to fall at noon and steadily went down, until at 4 P.M. it was 29.74.

The wind which at this time was about North North West, began to blow in fitful gusts across the Harbor, and it became evident that a Typhoon was approaching.

The Steam-launch was sent round to warn the Junks that they must at once seek shelter in Kowloon Bay, on the North side of the Harbor. With the exception of five, they all left their anchorage; these subsequently became wrecks at West Point.

The Barometer continued to fall slowly until 10.30 P.M., when it stood at 29.40, the wind having veered to North. Between 10.30 P.M. and 2 A.M., the Barometer fell upwards of half an inch and stood at 28.88-its lowest range-for about an hour.

At 2 A.M., the wind suddenly shifted to North East and then to East North East and blew with terrible violence. The strength of the wind brought an immense volume of water into the Harbor, not a tidal wave, but a rapid rise which continued for about an hour flooding the Praya and ground floors of houses to a height of four and five feet for some distance inshore.

Although according to ordinary calculation it should have been low water at two o'clock; by three, the water had risen to from five to six feet above its high water level, or a rise of about ten feet had taken place.

As the storm subsided, the wind gradually veered to South East and by 7 A.M. it was fine.

Under such circumstances it is not surprising that the loss of Shipping and Junks should have been so much greater than it has been during any previous Typhoon. But few vessels held on to their anchors without dragging, and many that would otherwise have remained stationary were fouled by other ships and dragged also-in some instances to go down together.

The Master of the British Barque Falcon tells me that his ship dragged on to what he supposes was the British Barque Malvern; that the collision stove the Falcon's stern in, but the Malvern's bows suffered so badly that she went down head foremost with all hands on board just after the Falcon had drifted clear of her.

Another instance is recorded of the German Barque Maury fouling the German Barque Aldebaran causing her to sink; the crew of the latter vessel got on board the Maury, but she was so damaged, that, after being fouled by two Steamers, she also sank, but later in the day, the crew escaping by means of their boats after the storm had subsided." One vessel, however, the British Barque Charlotte Andrews, held to her anchors, although she had been fouled by other craft, and saw nine vessels drift past her.

It is painful to report that two Spanish Steamers are lying sunk alongside the sea wall at the centre of the City. strict regard to the readings of the Barometer and the general appearance of the weather should have warned the Captains of those vessels to seek shelter the evening before the Typhoon set in.

The German Barque Everhard was thrown over a reef of rocks on to a sandy beach on the North East point of Lantao; and a Siamese Brig drifted, ultimately becoming a total wreck on the Island of Cheang Chow Ching.

The cases above described are inserted with a view to showing the manner in which the storm acted on some of the vessels.

I am of opinion that the casualties to the British and foreign shipping would not have been so great had more of the vessels been provided with heavier anchors; and had cable been veered at an earlier stage of the storm than was apparently done. But the sudden shiftings of the wind and the simultaneous rise of tide were doubtless the principal causes of the deplorable losses afloat.

Junks and smaller boats are so ill provided with ground tackle, that the rise of the water was of itself enough to cause their anchors to start from their holding ground.

No place was safe for this kind of craft. Stone Cutters' Island and Kowloon Bays, usually such safe harbors of refuge during a Typhoon, seem to have availed them nothing, the beaches of these places being literally strewed with wreck.

The loss of life is most distressing. Of British and foreign shipping alone, there is an estimated loss of 200 persons composed of all classes and nationalities.

I append a Report of the losses sustained by Chinese Junks as far as they could be ascertained, but this does not by any means show the terrible havoc which the Typhoon has made with this description of vessel. I have only been enabled to count vessels stranded and those sunk having their masts above water. Hundreds of smaller Junks and boats must have been driven out to sea or gone down in the Harbor of which nothing can ever be known.

From the log books of ships that have experienced this Typhoon at sea and where the Masters have registered the readings of their Barometers, I have been able to ascertain that the Typhoon blew with great violence in the neighbourhood of the Pratas Shoal, the British ship Onward, the American ship Highlander, and German barque Amanda having been in it between the hours of 4 and 6 P.M., of the 22nd. The storm travelled thence in a North-Westerly direction, the Spanish steamer Formosa in Latitude 20° 50′ North and Longitude 115° 20′ East, being on its Western limit. The centre passed but just South of Hongkong at about 2 A.M. of the 23rd, its full burst being apparently expended at Macao, where it raged at about 4 A.M., the Barometer at that place then registering 27.95, or nearly one inch lower than it was at Hongkong. The Onward did not suffer much in this Typhoon, but on the 29th when about 60 miles East of the South end of Formosa she encountered another storm necessitating the cutting away of the main mast and her return to this port to repair damages.

The recent Typhoon is without doubt the severest that has ever visited this Colony, whether we judge by the losses afloat or on shore. The loss of life in the Junk return is but an approximation of what has occurred; that of the British and foreing shipping is, I think, tolerably accurate as the numbers of original crews and of persons saved could more readily be obtained; but, where passengers were on board such vessels, the returns may not be so reliable.

A Report of this nature is generally accompanied by some suggestion to meet the exigencies of similar casualties should they visit us.

To the Captains of ships visiting this Port, who are as capable of judging of the weather as I am, I can only offer the suggestion that the Barometer is an unfailing indicator of what is approaching or what is passing our neighbourhood. With good ground tackle; a clear hawse; and plenty of cable, veered before the storm is at its height; almost any British or foreign built vessel should be able to ride out a Typhoon in this Harbor.

The Department warns Junks of the probability of dangerous weather, but with the indifferent provision Chinese make for such emergencies, it is no wonder there is always so much destruction and loss of life amongst them.

I have the honor to be,

Your most obedient Servant,

Sir,

The Honorable J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary.

HONGKONG.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.

138

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MARCH, 1875.

Appendix No. 2.

MEMO. of CASUALTIES to the SHIPPING in HONGKONG HARBOR on the Morning of the 23rd September, 1874, between the hours of 12.30 and 4 a.m.

NAME OF SHIP.

OFFICIAL | Ton-

No. NAGE.

FLAG & RIG. NO. OF CREW.

- No.

No. SAVED. MISSING.

WHERE CASUALTIES

HAPPENED.

REMARKS.

Sea Bird,...

Flamer,H.M.G.-b.,

Lizzie H.,

Leonor,

64,116

104

Brit. schr.,

Royal Navy,

Near Commissariat Wharf. Stranded, is now afloat.

Government Pier.

Do.,

broken up.

896 Am. barque,

None.

Near Lane, Crawford & Co.'s [Pier.

Do.,

is now afloat.

408 Span. str.,

& 95 Chinese

Do.

Sunk, (Capt. drowned), raised.

Passengers

2 Eu. & 4

Albay,

260

None.

Do.

Chinese

Do.,

raised.

Passengers

Maury,

389 Ger. b'que,

N. N. W. 2 miles from

Green Island.

Do., (Capt. drowned), raised.

Mindanao,

23,956

426 Brit. barque,

2383

Pacific Mail Wharf.

Do. raised.

Courier,

47,084

385

(South side of Sulphur

Channel.

Do. (Capt. & Mate drowned).

raised.

Imogen,

58,122 383

None.

West Point.

Do., raised.

Malvern,

20,782

410

None.

Quarter mile North of

Possession Point.

Do.,

(All lost, Captain's wife

was on board), raised.

Aldebaran,

305

Germ. b'que,

(N. N. W. 2 miles from

Green Island.

Do., raised.

Seaforth,

311

Siam, barque,]

Smaller Green Island.

Went to pieces.

Dudu,

322

Near Green Isl. Lt. House.

Do.

Amoy,

262 Siam, brig,

None.

Do.

Lowtoe,

575 Siam. schr.,

On Cheung Chow Ching 24 miles W. of Green Isl.

De.

Macao,.

603

Peru. ship,

& 10 Chinese

Passengers

Off S.W. Point of Chung Sunk, broken up.

Hue.

Everhard,

632 Germ. b'que,

None.

N. E. Point of Lantao.

Stranded, do.

Lizzie & Rosa,...... 59,538

380

Brit. barque,

West Point,

Do.,

is now afloat.

Blue Bell,

64,098

Brit. str.,

Belcher's Bay.

Do.,

do.

Alaska,

4,011 Am. str.,

110

800 yards W. of Aberdeen

Docks.

Do.,

do.

Early Bird,

61,103

16 Brit. str.,

Not known.

Sunk, raised.

Burra Noorfol,

360 Siam. barque,

Sulphur Channel.

Dismasted.

A. E. Vidal,

339

Germ. b'que,

Off S. end of Chung Hue.

Do.

Talee,

335

In Harbor.

Do.,

and Hull badly da-

[maged.

Carmelita & Ida,.....

421

Off W. end of Stone Cutters'

Do.

[Island.

Morning Light,

34,939 2,377 | Brit. ship,

In Harbor.

Do.

Pawtuxet,

280 Am. str.,

Do.

Ardent,

58,106

358

Brit. barque,

Do.

and Stern damaged.

Charlotte Andrews, 44,927

355

Off W. end of Stone Cutters'

Island.

Do.

Courier,

9,528

320

Near Cow-ee Chow.

Do.

Radama,

700

Fr. ship,

In Harbor.

Do.

Matilda Atheling, | 18,584

676 Brit. barque,

Off Chung Hue.

Stern damaged.

Maria y Vicenta,......?

384 Span. barque,|

Belcher's Bay.

Ellon Castle,

16,373 330

Brit. barque,

In Harbor.

Falcon,.....

27,000 793

Do.

Amoy,

68,490 814

Brit. str.,

Do.

Lathley Rich,

1,327 Am. ship,

Do.

Stern stove in.

Do.

Rudder and Stern damaged.

Propeller broken.

Loss of Bowsprit, &c.

Total, 37 Vessels.

959

760

200

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, §c.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MARCH, 1875.

Appendix No. 3.

MEMO of CASUALTIES to JUNKS, during the Typhoon of the 23rd September, 1874.

Place

Driven on Shore.

Sunk.

Casualty.

Probable No. of Lives Lost from Junks.

Repairable.

Total Loss.

Aberdeen,

None.

Shau-ki W?n,

....

888888

160

Stanley,

Stone Cutters' Island,

8:3

REMARKS.

139

150

100 small Boats broken up on the beach; 20 Junks were on shore, but have since been got afloat.

A number of Boats supposed to have been blown out to sea & nothing heard of them. 1 Steam Launch, 3 European Lighters,

and a Water Boat wrecked.

Victoria,

British Kowloon,

319 Junks &

Boats.

50{ Boats.

(Junks &

300

90 Junks and Boats missing.

Total,....

455

157

672

Hongkong, 14th October, 1874.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.

No. 54.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　Mr. R. A. ROZARIO, Interpreter to the Supreme Court, having reported his return to the Colony, has resumed the duties of his Office.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th March, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 55.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. TION

　　His Excellency the Administrator has been pleased to recognise, provisionally, and pending reference to Her Majesty's Government, RUDOLPH BUSCHMANN, Esquire, as in charge of His Netherlands Majesty's Consulate, during the absence of Mr. LUDWIG BEYER.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th March, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

NOTICE.

　　Owners of Tenements assessed to the Police, Lighting, Water, and Fire Brigade Rates, are hereby informed that the Rates for the Second Quarter of the year 1875, are payable in advance. during and within the Month of April next.

It is particularly requested that such Rates may be paid before the 30th of April, as after that date application will be made to the Supreme Court for the recovery of any arrears that may be outstanding.

C. MAY,

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 25th March, 1875.

Acting Colonial Treasurer.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MARCH, 1875.

Appendix No. 3.

MEMO of CASUALTIES to JUNKS, during the Typhoon of the 23rd September, 1874.

Place

Driven on Shore.

Sunk.

Casualty.

Probable No. of Lives Lost from Junks.

Repairable.

Total Loss.

Aberdeen,

None.

Shau-ki W?n,

....

888888

160

Stanley,

Stone Cutters' Island,

8:3

REMARKS.

139

150

100 small Boats broken up on the beach; 20 Junks were on shore, but have since been got afloat.

A number of Boats supposed to have been blown out to sea & nothing heard of them. 1 Steam Launch, 3 European Lighters,

and a Water Boat wrecked.

Victoria,

British Kowloon,

319 Junks &

Boats.

50{ Boats.

(Junks &

300

90 Junks and Boats missing.

Total,....

455

157

672

Hongkong, 14th October, 1874.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.

No. 54.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　Mr. R. A. ROZARIO, Interpreter to the Supreme Court, having reported his return to the Colony, has resumed the duties of his Office.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th March, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 55.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. TION

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th March, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

NOTICE.

C. MAY,

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 25th March, 1875.

Acting Colonial Treasurer.

No. 56.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Civil Hospital during the Month of February, 1875, is published for general

information.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th March, 1875.

By Command,

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, Hongkong, FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1875. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

DAY OF MONTH.

DAY OF

WEEK.

140

HYGROMETER.

WIND.

CLOUD.

ΟΖΟΝΕ.

MIN.

IN SOIL,

DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE.

SHADE.

INCHES

HUMIDITY

COMPLETE SATURATION =100.

MOVE-

MENT

DEW POINT.

DURING QUARTER.

RAIN IN

INCHES

DURING

THE

PREVI-

0-10.

24 hours, OUS 24 HOURS. IN MILES.

DEEP.

Hours. Hours.

DIURNAL

RANGE, BULB

EXPOSED.

THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)

ANEROID BAROMETER.

ATTACHED IN SHADE.

SELF REGISTERING IN THE SHADE. Max, and Min. of the previous

MAX. MAX.

SUN,

24 hours, taken at Noon,

BCLB

Ex- GRASS. VACUO. POSED.

MIN.

DIUR-

NAL

RANGE,

SHADE.

9 A.M.

P.M.

9 A.M.3 P.M.

Min.

Max.

Temp. at

Noon.

9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A. M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.9 A.M.9 A.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M.

∞66837990

0.12

0.09

The Anemometer blown away during the storm of the 22nd and 23rd September, 1874.

60.0 64.0 56.0 60.0 76

52.5

56.7 N.

59.0 63.0 55.0 59.0 76

51.4

55.6 IN.

62.0

63.0 58.0 59.0

54.6

55.6 E.

61.0

65.0 57.0 61,0

53.5

57.7 N.

64.0 68.0 60.0 64.0 77

56.7

60.8 E.

66.0 68.0 62.0 64.0 78

58.8

60.8 Calm

59.0 61.0 54.0 57.0 71

49.5

52.7 N.

60.0 64.0 57.0

60.0 82

54.4

56.7 E.

65.0

66.0 62.0

63.0 83

59.5

60.6 E.

66.0

70.0 64.0

68.0 88

62.4

66.5 E.

63.0 61.0 61.0 59.0 88

59.3

57.3 E.

56.0 57.0 53.0

54.0 81

56.2

51.2 E.

51.0 54.0 47.0 50.0 74

42.8

46.1

55.0 57.0 51.0 53.0 75

47.2

49.3 IN.

??.

56.0 61.0 52.0 57.0 75 60.0 62,0 56.0 58.0 76 61.0 63.0 57.0 59.0 77

48.2

53.5 E.

52.5

54.6 N.

53.5

55.6 S.

63.0 66.0 59.0 62.0 77 .60.0 66.0 58.0* 63.0 88

55.6

58.8

S.E.

56.2

60.6 E.

60.0 64.0 58.0 61.0 88 60.0 64.0 59.0 61.0 94

56.2

58.5

N.E.

58.1

58.5 N.

59.0 59.0 55.0 55.0 76 61.0 66.0 57.0 62.0 77 64.0 66.0 60.0 62.0 77 63.0 64.0 60.0 61.0 82 63.0 60.0 60.0 58.0

51.4

51.4 N.

53.5

58.8 N.

56.7 58.8

N.E.

57.5 58.5 IN.E.

57.5 56.2 E.

58.0

54.0 58.0 51.0 55.0 80 58.0 55.0 55.0 81

48.1 52.3

N.E.

52.3 52.3 N.E.

ZZZZZZZ

The Minimum Thermometer in soil was broken during the storm of the 22nd and 23rd Septeniber, 1874.

Monday,.

2 Tuesday,

Wednesday,

Thursday,

5 Friday,

....

6 Saturday,

7 Sunday,

Monday,

Tuesday,

Wednesday,

53.0

10.0

38.0

64.0 141. 89. 52.0 10.0 37.0 65.0 141. 89. 52.0 10.0 37.0

39.0

30.24 30.16 60.0. 64.0 55.0 65.0 64.0 143. 91. 30.23 30.13 59.0 63.0 55.0 65.0 30.19 30.13 62.0 63.0 56.0 60.0 30.22 30.13 61.0 65.0 65.0 141. 91. 52.0 10.0

30.17 30.06 64.0 68.0 68.0 146. 94. 55.0 11.0

30.14 30.12 66,0 68.0 68.0 146. 94. 55.0 11.0 39.0

30.24 30.19 59.0 61.0 61.0 139. 87. 53.0 7.0 34.0 30.19 30.09 60.0 63.0 55.0 64 63.0 116. 78. 53.0 9.0 25.0 30.11 30.04 65.0 66.0 61.0 67. 66.0 142. 88. 58.0 6.0 30.07 30.99 66.0 70.0 63.0 71.0 70.0 144. 96. 59.0 8.0 37.0

56.0 66.0

58.0 69.0

58.0 690 55.0 62.0

30.0

Thursday,

Friday,

Saturday,

Sunday,

Monday, 16 Tuesday,

17 Wednesday,

18 Thursday,

66.0 59.0

30.09 30.02 63.0 61.0 59.0 70.0 69.0 108. 82. 56.0 11.0 30.12 30.08 56.0 57.0 55.0 62 30.28 30.22 51.0 54.0 48.0 55 30.28 30.22 55.0 57.0 51.0 60 30.28 30.19 56.0 61.0 57.0 62 30.21 30.12 60.0 62.0 57.0 30.12 30.04 61.0 63.0 57.0 63 62.0 141. 84. 52.0 6.0 32.0 30.12 30.04 63.0 67.0 147. 93. 56.0 9.0 37.0

36.0

61.0

54.0

76. 66. 51.0 7.0 15.0

73. 65. 46.0 7.0 19.0 59.0 105. 73. 48.0 9.0 25.0 61.0 ? 141. 84. 49.0 5.0 35.0 62.0 141. 84. 52.0 6.0 32.0

Friday,

30.14 30.04 60.0 66.0 59.0 68.0 67.0 147. 93. 56.0 9.0 37.0

Saturday,

21 Sunday,

22 Monday,

Tuesday,

Wednesday,

Thursday,

26 Friday,

Saturday,

Sunday,

30.13 30.06 61.0 66.0 57.0 67.0 66.0 138. 87. 54.0 30.14 30.05 64.0 66.0 59.0 68.0 67.0 140. 89. 55.0 30.14 30.05 63.0 64.0 59.0 67.0 66.0 30.09 30.05 63.0 60.0 59.0 64.0 63.0 30.16 30.09 54.0 58.0 53.0. 61.0 60.0 30.19 30.12 58.0 58.0 53.0 60.0 59.0

30.19 30.12 60.0 €4.0 57.0 30.19 30.12 60.0 64.0 57.0 67.0 66.0 132. 86. 54.0 10.0 30.21 30.12 59.0 59.0 57.0 66.0 65.0 120. 83. 53.0 9.0 10.0

9.0 107. 84. 54.0 8.0 79. 75. 53.0 5.0 22.0 73. 71. 48.0 8.0 86. 78. 49.0 7.0

66.0 113. 81. 54.0

10.0

27.0

32.0

30.0

33.0

34.0

30.0

23.0

29.0

...

63.8 62.7 56.9 59.6 79

53.9 56.2

Mean

30.18 30.06 60.3 62.7 56.6 65.0 64.0

Summary of February, 1874:-Mean Shade Temp.,

61.4

123. 84. 52.9

Total Rain fall,

8.0

31.5

1.44 inches. Rain fell on 6 days.

1873:-

62.7

0.00

1872:-

.57.5

0.66

1871:-

62.2

3.19

1870:-

61.9

0.40

1869:-

.02.0

3.21

1868:-

.66.4

0.49

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MARCH, 1875.

C? C? C? C? C? C? C? C? C? C?N C? C? C? C? C? C? C? C? C? V? c? c? c? c?

t? c? c? c? t? t? c? C? V? C? V C? C? C? c? c? c? c? c? c? c? c? c? v? c? 2 x? X :::

0.02

0.03

0.32

0.58

C. J. WHARRY, M.D., Superintendent.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MARCH, 1875.

NOTICE. HONGKONG.

Cape d'Aguilar Light.

141

Notice is hereby given that a light will be exhibited on Cape d'Aguilar on and after the 16th of April next.

The illuminating apparatus is fixed Dioptric of the First Order showing a white light on the follow- ing bearings, which are magnetic and taken from Seaward.

1. From S. 45° W. to N. 53° W. Between these bearings the light is obscured by the islets

of the Nine Pins, and the islet just South of Waylan.

The light is then obscured by Soonkong Island.

2. From N. 21°W. to N. 42° W.

The light is then obscured by the Lema Islands, and the Islands to the Southward of them. 3. From N. 33° E. to N. 69° E. Between these bearings the light is obscured to vessels to the

South Westward of Ling Ting Island, and the Islands of the Samoun Group.

4. The Tathong Channel with the exception of a small portion obscured by Shicko Head.

The focal plane of the light is 200 feet above mean sea level, and in clear weather it should be seen at a distance of 23 Nautical Miles.

The Tower is round, of stone, 30 feet high, with a total height from its base to the lantern vane of 57 feet.

The dwellings and boundary walls are painted white. The Lighthouse is in Latitude 22° 12′ 14′′ N.

Longitude 114° 15′44′′ E.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 19th March, 1875.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.

NOTICE.

The Owners of Dogs are warned that, on and after the 1st proximo, any Dog which shall be found straying or wandering about during the day time without any Owner, and not wearing a Collar with the name and address of the Owner inscribed thereon, may be destroyed; and further, any Dog may destroyed which shall be found straying or wandering about between the hours of ten o'clock at night be and gunfire in the morning (Ordinance 14 of 1845, § IV.)

Central Police Barracks, 17th March,. 1875.

W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Letters. Papers

Davies, D. P.

Letters. Papers.

Hue Shain Shoek 1

Ava. Alice Mrs. 1

Ah Mow

Berrington,C.C.4

Bell, C. P.

E. A. B. Eagleshame, A. 1 Edgar, John W. 1 Eastlack, W. C. 1

Hogenis, J. L. 1 Hanbury,

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 27th March, 1875.

Akady. Juana 1

May, Mr. H.,

formerly of

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps,

Olona, Maria 1

the Victoria

Edmund

Havens, Harry

Hotel Mitchell, R.,

formerly on

Brankiey, James1

board s.s.

regd.

Pean, J. C. Poulsen, W. Pluminer, John 1 Pereira, D. M. 1 Poole, W. P.

Suaren, Ro-

sendo, G. Soona Walla Sayle, N. J. Saunders, F. Smith, C.

1 regd.

1 book.

Samuel, H. A. 1

Battistolo, D.

Fondra, Va-

Butts, Geo.

Battistolo, D.

2 regd.

lentino Faure Monrs. T. 1

Inselvini,

Lorenzo

Sea Gull

Perettidella,

Stwobe, Miss C. 1

Do.

Rocca

Santos, Rosa

Morton, N.

de los

Bresciani, Sigr. 1 Biava.Sigr.,G.B.1 Bashire,

Mons. E. Brankley, J.

Bartolini, Adolf 1 Bank of

1 regd.

Hindostan Benton, Charles 1

Buchanan, F. C.1 Brandies, An-

drew

Grimes, Thomas1

Goddard,

James M. 1

Ginsburg, S. L. 2 regd. Ginsburg, So-

lomon

Fox, J. (Engineer) 1

Jones,

Moncreiff, Peter 1

Fisher, Edwd.

Riccardi, Retro 1

Farnham,

John Revd.

Frewen, Richard5

Granton P. Jackson, Capt.

Randle Jones, Frederick 1

Meyenovich, J. 2

Ritchie, J.

Maggioue, E.

Ross, Alexander 1

Tavares, Jo?o

Mitchell, R. H.

Roberton, Jas.

Taft, David

1 1

formerly of 2

Faron, Geo.

the Sea Gull

(Engineer) Rudolphie,

Tylor, Richard 1

Keene, R. J.

Milne, George 1

Koch, T. A.

Marshall, J.

Capt.

Morris, Theo-

Kirby, Capt.

}

W. T.

}

Karlosski, L.

Caldeiro, G.

Gomes, M.

Cauzi, Louis

Galligar, T.

1 regd.

Cohen-Sober?

Godfrey, Walter 1

Lyons, Miss Anastasia

& Walenyk

Giles, H. A.

Chatain, Ma-

Laugelin, Mr. Lorchen, J.

rie, Madme.

Hayne, Robt. B. 2

Lowkampok,Mr.1

Crofall, Henry

Engineer

Caldecott, A. M. 1

Hancock, Miss (

Blanche Hartley, Henry 4

Nelson, E. L.

Collie

} 1

Clary, John

　Collinson, W. M. 1 Cowan, R.

Habalme, Monsr.1 Hutchinson,

R. W.

Mazzocchi,

Pompeo Mills, Fred. Martins, Sr.

J. F.

Negrevernis, Ramon

F. da

}

Ollivant, Joseph

Spencer,

Oxenham, E. L. 2

Henriqueta

dore J.

McLean, E.

Malcomson, Thos. 1 Maher, Izidoro 1 Morris, William 1

Nacimento,

Francisca Nuttall, W.

Chis.

Ramon, Rofino 1 Robins, R. Read, Mrs. M. 1 Raymond, Stella 2 Romanet, Monsr. 5

Sterling, Miss

Nina Sanders, Capt. 1 Shak Maho-

1 regd. med Moola Shaik, Abdoollah 1 regd. Secondo. Sala 1 Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd. Silva, Antonio?

Tidman, P. F. 1 Tong Wing Pat 1

Upton, Thos. Universal Cir-

culating Herald

Vandeozee,

Watson, Dr. Woodd. Basil, R.1 Westford, Mr. }

1 regtd.

(Carperter) f Warchan Walker, J. H. 1 Whemann

Capt. F. H. ( Vastroo, Seriaco 1

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MARCH, 1875.

NOTICE. HONGKONG.

Cape d'Aguilar Light.

141

Notice is hereby given that a light will be exhibited on Cape d'Aguilar on and after the 16th of April next.

The illuminating apparatus is fixed Dioptric of the First Order showing a white light on the follow- ing bearings, which are magnetic and taken from Seaward.

1. From S. 45° W. to N. 53° W. Between these bearings the light is obscured by the islets

of the Nine Pins, and the islet just South of Waylan.

The light is then obscured by Soonkong Island.

2. From N. 21°W. to N. 42° W.

The light is then obscured by the Lema Islands, and the Islands to the Southward of them. 3. From N. 33° E. to N. 69° E. Between these bearings the light is obscured to vessels to the

South Westward of Ling Ting Island, and the Islands of the Samoun Group.

4. The Tathong Channel with the exception of a small portion obscured by Shicko Head.

The focal plane of the light is 200 feet above mean sea level, and in clear weather it should be seen at a distance of 23 Nautical Miles.

The Tower is round, of stone, 30 feet high, with a total height from its base to the lantern vane of 57 feet.

The dwellings and boundary walls are painted white. The Lighthouse is in Latitude 22° 12′ 14′′ N.

Longitude 114° 15′44′′ E.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 19th March, 1875.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.

NOTICE.

The Owners of Dogs are warned that, on and after the 1st proximo, any Dog which shall be found straying or wandering about during the day time without any Owner, and not wearing a Collar with the name and address of the Owner inscribed thereon, may be destroyed; and further, any Dog may destroyed which shall be found straying or wandering about between the hours of ten o'clock at night be and gunfire in the morning (Ordinance 14 of 1845, § IV.)

Central Police Barracks, 17th March,. 1875.

W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Letters. Papers

Davies, D. P.

Letters. Papers.

Hue Shain Shoek 1

Ava. Alice Mrs. 1

Ah Mow

Berrington,C.C.4

Bell, C. P.

E. A. B. Eagleshame, A. 1 Edgar, John W. 1 Eastlack, W. C. 1

Hogenis, J. L. 1 Hanbury,

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 27th March, 1875.

Akady. Juana 1

May, Mr. H.,

formerly of

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps,

Olona, Maria 1

the Victoria

Edmund

Havens, Harry

Hotel Mitchell, R.,

formerly on

Brankiey, James1

board s.s.

regd.

Pean, J. C. Poulsen, W. Pluminer, John 1 Pereira, D. M. 1 Poole, W. P.

Suaren, Ro-

sendo, G. Soona Walla Sayle, N. J. Saunders, F. Smith, C.

1 regd.

1 book.

Samuel, H. A. 1

Battistolo, D.

Fondra, Va-

Butts, Geo.

Battistolo, D.

2 regd.

lentino Faure Monrs. T. 1

Inselvini,

Lorenzo

Sea Gull

Perettidella,

Stwobe, Miss C. 1

Do.

Rocca

Santos, Rosa

Morton, N.

de los

Bresciani, Sigr. 1 Biava.Sigr.,G.B.1 Bashire,

Mons. E. Brankley, J.

Bartolini, Adolf 1 Bank of

1 regd.

Hindostan Benton, Charles 1

Buchanan, F. C.1 Brandies, An-

drew

Grimes, Thomas1

Goddard,

James M. 1

Ginsburg, S. L. 2 regd. Ginsburg, So-

lomon

Fox, J. (Engineer) 1

Jones,

Moncreiff, Peter 1

Fisher, Edwd.

Riccardi, Retro 1

Farnham,

John Revd.

Frewen, Richard5

Granton P. Jackson, Capt.

Randle Jones, Frederick 1

Meyenovich, J. 2

Ritchie, J.

Maggioue, E.

Ross, Alexander 1

Tavares, Jo?o

Mitchell, R. H.

Roberton, Jas.

Taft, David

1 1

formerly of 2

Faron, Geo.

the Sea Gull

(Engineer) Rudolphie,

Tylor, Richard 1

Keene, R. J.

Milne, George 1

Koch, T. A.

Marshall, J.

Capt.

Morris, Theo-

Kirby, Capt.

}

W. T.

}

Karlosski, L.

Caldeiro, G.

Gomes, M.

Cauzi, Louis

Galligar, T.

1 regd.

Cohen-Sober?

Godfrey, Walter 1

Lyons, Miss Anastasia

& Walenyk

Giles, H. A.

Chatain, Ma-

Laugelin, Mr. Lorchen, J.

rie, Madme.

Hayne, Robt. B. 2

Lowkampok,Mr.1

Crofall, Henry

Engineer

Caldecott, A. M. 1

Hancock, Miss (

Blanche Hartley, Henry 4

Nelson, E. L.

Collie

} 1

Clary, John

　Collinson, W. M. 1 Cowan, R.

Habalme, Monsr.1 Hutchinson,

R. W.

Mazzocchi,

Pompeo Mills, Fred. Martins, Sr.

J. F.

Negrevernis, Ramon

F. da

}

Ollivant, Joseph

Spencer,

Oxenham, E. L. 2

Henriqueta

dore J.

McLean, E.

Malcomson, Thos. 1 Maher, Izidoro 1 Morris, William 1

Nacimento,

Francisca Nuttall, W.

Chis.

Ramon, Rofino 1 Robins, R. Read, Mrs. M. 1 Raymond, Stella 2 Romanet, Monsr. 5

Sterling, Miss

Nina Sanders, Capt. 1 Shak Maho-

1 regd. med Moola Shaik, Abdoollah 1 regd. Secondo. Sala 1 Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd. Silva, Antonio?

Tidman, P. F. 1 Tong Wing Pat 1

Upton, Thos. Universal Cir-

culating Herald

Vandeozee,

Watson, Dr. Woodd. Basil, R.1 Westford, Mr. }

1 regtd.

(Carperter) f Warchan Walker, J. H. 1 Whemann

Capt. F. H. ( Vastroo, Seriaco 1

142

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MARCH, 1875.

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 27th March, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Amoy Agustina

Copernicus Constance

Edward, James 1

Earl of Shaf-

Highlander Havilah

Lucerne

Peeres

Phocus, s.s.

Aberdeen

Carricks

tesbury, s.s.

Hamilton

Magdala

Agnes Meir

City of Bengal 1

Ella

Harwich

Malvern

Race Horse

August

Caroline

5 1

Endeavour.

Herman

Mariner

Rifleman

Frederich

Commissary

Endymion

McNear

Maximus

Sir Harry Parkes2

Alexandro,

Corina

Indiana

Augustus

Charlotte An-

Memento

St. Phillans

Frank N. Shayer 1

Invincible

Anna

drews

Mangerlon

Sarah Nicholson 4

Formosa

M. A. Holman 6

Sophie

Avonmore

Frances

Ann Cheshyre 2

John Steward

Miako

Swatara, s.s.

1 regd.

Devana

Fortuna

Juan F. Pearson 2

Alexandra

Denmark

Alden Besse

Denbigshire

Oxford

Africa, s.s.

Gerque

Kerchelon

Valentine

Argonaut

Golden State

Charmar

Eastern Isles,s.s.1 E. M. Young

Gleam

Green Jacket

1 1

Lotus Lanercost

Paouting, s.s. Pelham

1 2

Windhover

Letter.

Audacious

Egeria

Letters. Papers.

Hornet

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's Ships of War, 27th March, 1875.

Letters. Paper.

Letters.

Princess

Charlotte

Victor Emanuel 5

Vigilant

Letters. Paps.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 26TH MARCH, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Baro- meter.

Thermo- meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Min.

Max.

March

30.25

30.15

30.11

30.08

29.95

30.09

30.10

30.15

AAAA

30.15

30.12

30.01

30.07

RREDOR

30.10

69.5

30.03

67.5

61.5

30.08

69.5

30.13

62.5

30.05

68.5

30.02

73.5

30.05

71.5

30.07

30.01

75.5

BAROMETER.

DATE.

譬

1875.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

NOON.

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Maxi

6 A.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Mar. 20 28.32 28.37 28.35 28.27 28.26 58.5 60.057.5 56.0 55.0 55.0 58.0 65.0 NE

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETEr.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

Self Registering.

WINDS.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

6 P.M.

RAIN.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

NOON.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

3 E

0.00

21 28.24 28.26 28.25 28.20 28.20 60.0 60.0.60.5

59.0 58.0 58.5 57.0 61.0 SE

5 ESE

4 NW

0.00

6 A.M.. overcast, hazy;

22 28.21 28.27 28.27 28.24 28.24 55.0 60.061.0 53.5 55.5 58.0 53.5 62.5 NNE

5 N

0.29

2328.27 28.32 28.32 28.27 28.2656.0 59.0 57.0 55.0 55.5 54.0 55.0 63.0

3 E

4. E

0.00

24 28.27 28.30; 28.30 28.25 28.24 56.0 58.5 59.0 55.0 54.5 55.5 55.0 60.0 ESE 25 28.24 28.27 28.27, 28.24 28.22 60.0 66.0 67.0 59.0 63.0 64.0 58.0 67.0 SE 26 28.23 28.28 28.27 28.23 28.22 65.0 68.0 67.5 64.0 66.5 63.5 63.0 70.0 E

5 ESE

4 SE

2 SE

4 E

0.00

2 Calm

0.00

2 S

0.00

6 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, fine, cloudy,

with fresh breeze.

2.30 P.M..

drizzly rain; 6 P.M., wet fog. Fog and rain past night; 6 A.M., fine,

clear and cloudy throughout. Light breeze and fog past night; &

A.M., fine, cloudy, hazy.

Fine, cloudy, hazy, with light breeze

throughout.

Fine, cloudy, hazy, with light breeze

and calms.

6 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, fine, clear,

cloudy.

DATE.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB,

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

METER.

WINDS.

Self Registering

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Min. Max.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

Mar. 20 30.16 30.22 30.19 30.15 30.12 64.5 70.0 67.5 63.0 69.0 63.0 62.5 72.0NW

21 30.08 30.08 30.08 30.04 30,04 66.0 68.5 67.0 64.0 65.5 60.5 64.0 70.0 E

2 E

6 E

Fine, cloudy; 11 A.M., fresh breeze.

3 E

22 30.06 30.10 30.11 30.09 30.09] 63.0 68.5 65.0 59.0 62.0 65.061.5 71.0 NE

23 30.14 30.15 30.17 30.12 30.12 64.0 66.0 65.0 61.0 62.0 61.5 61.0 71.5

! 2430.17 30.18 30.18 30.16 30.16 66.0 68.5 67.0 64.0 62.5 63.0 62.5 69.5

65.0 75.0 Calm 2530.12 30.11 30.11 30.11 30.12 68.0 74.0 74.5 66.0 69.0 71.0

2 N

2 E

3 E

Overcast; 4 P.M., rain.

Fine, cloudy; noon, clear.

ENE 4

4 Fine, cloudy, hazy, and squally throughout.

26 30.08 30.07 30.07 30.03: 30.02 71.0 77.0 71.0 69.572.0 70.0

67.0 79.5 Calm

5 E

0 E

5 E

4 Fine, cloudy, hazy.

2 Fine, cloudy throughout.

2 Calm

Do.,

do.

142

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MARCH, 1875.

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 27th March, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Amoy Agustina

Copernicus Constance

Edward, James 1

Earl of Shaf-

Highlander Havilah

Lucerne

Peeres

Phocus, s.s.

Aberdeen

Carricks

tesbury, s.s.

Hamilton

Magdala

Agnes Meir

City of Bengal 1

Ella

Harwich

Malvern

Race Horse

August

Caroline

5 1

Endeavour.

Herman

Mariner

Rifleman

Frederich

Commissary

Endymion

McNear

Maximus

Sir Harry Parkes2

Alexandro,

Corina

Indiana

Augustus

Charlotte An-

Memento

St. Phillans

Frank N. Shayer 1

Invincible

Anna

drews

Mangerlon

Sarah Nicholson 4

Formosa

M. A. Holman 6

Sophie

Avonmore

Frances

Ann Cheshyre 2

John Steward

Miako

Swatara, s.s.

1 regd.

Devana

Fortuna

Juan F. Pearson 2

Alexandra

Denmark

Alden Besse

Denbigshire

Oxford

Africa, s.s.

Gerque

Kerchelon

Valentine

Argonaut

Golden State

Charmar

Eastern Isles,s.s.1 E. M. Young

Gleam

Green Jacket

1 1

Lotus Lanercost

Paouting, s.s. Pelham

1 2

Windhover

Letter.

Audacious

Egeria

Letters. Papers.

Hornet

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's Ships of War, 27th March, 1875.

Letters. Paper.

Letters.

Princess

Charlotte

Victor Emanuel 5

Vigilant

Letters. Paps.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 26TH MARCH, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Baro- meter.

Thermo- meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Min.

Max.

March

30.25

30.15

30.11

30.08

29.95

30.09

30.10

30.15

AAAA

30.15

30.12

30.01

30.07

RREDOR

30.10

69.5

30.03

67.5

61.5

30.08

69.5

30.13

62.5

30.05

68.5

30.02

73.5

30.05

71.5

30.07

30.01

75.5

BAROMETER.

DATE.

譬

1875.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

NOON.

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Maxi

6 A.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Mar. 20 28.32 28.37 28.35 28.27 28.26 58.5 60.057.5 56.0 55.0 55.0 58.0 65.0 NE

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETEr.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

Self Registering.

WINDS.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

6 P.M.

RAIN.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

NOON.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

3 E

0.00

21 28.24 28.26 28.25 28.20 28.20 60.0 60.0.60.5

59.0 58.0 58.5 57.0 61.0 SE

5 ESE

4 NW

0.00

6 A.M.. overcast, hazy;

22 28.21 28.27 28.27 28.24 28.24 55.0 60.061.0 53.5 55.5 58.0 53.5 62.5 NNE

5 N

0.29

2328.27 28.32 28.32 28.27 28.2656.0 59.0 57.0 55.0 55.5 54.0 55.0 63.0

3 E

4. E

0.00

5 ESE

4 SE

2 SE

4 E

0.00

2 Calm

0.00

2 S

0.00

6 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, fine, cloudy,

with fresh breeze.

2.30 P.M..

drizzly rain; 6 P.M., wet fog. Fog and rain past night; 6 A.M., fine,

clear and cloudy throughout. Light breeze and fog past night; &

A.M., fine, cloudy, hazy.

Fine, cloudy, hazy, with light breeze

throughout.

Fine, cloudy, hazy, with light breeze

and calms.

6 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, fine, clear,

cloudy.

DATE.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB,

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

METER.

WINDS.

Self Registering

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Min. Max.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

Mar. 20 30.16 30.22 30.19 30.15 30.12 64.5 70.0 67.5 63.0 69.0 63.0 62.5 72.0NW

21 30.08 30.08 30.08 30.04 30,04 66.0 68.5 67.0 64.0 65.5 60.5 64.0 70.0 E

2 E

6 E

Fine, cloudy; 11 A.M., fresh breeze.

3 E

22 30.06 30.10 30.11 30.09 30.09] 63.0 68.5 65.0 59.0 62.0 65.061.5 71.0 NE

23 30.14 30.15 30.17 30.12 30.12 64.0 66.0 65.0 61.0 62.0 61.5 61.0 71.5

! 2430.17 30.18 30.18 30.16 30.16 66.0 68.5 67.0 64.0 62.5 63.0 62.5 69.5

65.0 75.0 Calm 2530.12 30.11 30.11 30.11 30.12 68.0 74.0 74.5 66.0 69.0 71.0

2 N

2 E

3 E

Overcast; 4 P.M., rain.

Fine, cloudy; noon, clear.

ENE 4

4 Fine, cloudy, hazy, and squally throughout.

26 30.08 30.07 30.07 30.03: 30.02 71.0 77.0 71.0 69.572.0 70.0

67.0 79.5 Calm

5 E

0 E

5 E

4 Fine, cloudy, hazy.

2 Fine, cloudy throughout.

2 Calm

Do.,

do.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MARCH, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTICE.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

143

NOTICE. existing in Japan between Mr.

TOTICE.-CHANG SZ carrying on business.3. MALHUISH, Mr. A. W. HENNIE and the undersigned ceased by mutual consent on 31st December, 1874.

at Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, as a Stone Cutter and Contractor, having been ad- ANTED a Person to act as Ward-judged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudica-

master of the Government Civil

Hospital.

Salary ?100 per annum, rising, un- der certain conditions, to ?150, with Quarters and Rations.

Application to be made to the Colo- nial Surgeon.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 27th Feb., 1875.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

"NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

tion of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong in Bankruptcy on the Third day of February, in the Year of our Lord, 1875, a public sitting for the said Bankrupt to pass his last examination, and make application for his order of discharge will be held before the Honora- ble Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, at the Supreme Court House, Victoria Hongkong, on the Ninth day of April, 1875, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon precisely.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee in the matter.

Dated the 27th day of March, 1875.

STEPHENS & HOLMES, Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy. 2, Club Chambers,

Hongkong.

THE BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE, 1864.

MEMORANDUM of DEED to be registered pur- suant to "The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1864."

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

1. Title of Deed.

NOTICE.

THE next sitting of the Court, in its Summary

the 31st March, next, at Ten o'clock in the fore- noon, instead of Tuesday, the 30th proximo.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

THE BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE, 1864.

MEMORANDUM of DEED or other INSTRUMENT

to be registered pursuant to The Bank- ruptcy Ordinance, 1864”

1. Title Deed whe-

ther Deed of Assign-

ment, Composition

or Inspectorship.

2. Date of Deed.

3. Date of Execution

by Debtor.

4. Name and Des- cription of the Debtor as in the Deed,

5. The Name and

Description of the

Deed of Assignment and Release.

2nd March, 1875.

Richard William Lowndes, of No. 37, Queen's Road, in the City of Victoria, in the Island of Hongkong, Merchant, therein and hereinafter called "the Debtor."

Theophilus Gee Linstead, of No.

2. Date of Deed.

3. Date of Execution by Debtor.

4. Name and Des-

cription of Debtor.

5. Name and Des-

6. Nature and Effect of Deed.

With reference to the above, Mr. C. J. MEL- HUISH and Mr. A. W. GLENNIE are appointed Liquidators of our Firm in Japan, and are autho- rized to sign our Firm in Japan in Liquidation.

GILMAN & Co.

Hongkong, China and Japan,

THE

1st March, 1875.

NOTICE.

THE interest and responsibility of Mr. HENRY BEVERLEY LEMANN in our firms in Ilong- kong, China, and Japan, ceased on 30th April, 1874.

GILMAN & Co.

Hongkong, 1st March, 1875.

NOTICE.

HE interest and responsibility of the late

THE GEORGE FARLEY H BAXD in our firm

have ceased.

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co.

Hongkong, February 12th, 1875.

NOTICE.

CHARLES EDWARD PARKER was ad-

Deed of Assignment for the bene- MR. Partner in our firm in Hongkong,

fit of Creditors.

The Tenth day of March, 1875.

David Welsh, of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, Merchant.

The Honorable Henry Lowcock, cription of Trustee. of Victoria aforesaid, Merchant.

I certify the above to be a true Copy of the entry in the Registry Book of Deeds under "The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1864.”

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Registrar.

Supreme Court House,

Hongkong, 17th day of March, 1875.

In the Matter of the COMPANIES' ORDI- NANCE No. 1 of 1865 and of the INDO CHINESE SUGAR COMPANY, LIMITED.

Trustee or other 23, Queen's Road, in the said City NOTICE is hereby given, that a Petition for

parties to the Deed of Victoria aforesaid, Merchant and not including the Creditors.

6. A short Statement

Deed.

Commission Agent, thereinafter called "the Trustee."

An Assignment of all the Debt- of the Nature of the or's Property, Goods, Chattels, Estate and Effects, of whatsoever kind and nature whether joint or separate, or otherwise howsoever and wheresoever situate of him the said Debtor, but upon trust for the benefit of all the Creditors of the Grantor or Debtor in the like manner as if the property so con- veyed and assigned had become vested in the Grantee as the As- signee of the Grantor or Debtor under his the Debtor's Bankruptcy pursuant to the Bankruptcy Ordi- nance, 1864, and also a Release from all the Debtor's liabilities.

23rd March, 1875.

7. When left for Registration.

I certify the above to be a true Copy of the Entries in the Registry Book of Deeds under "The Bankruptcy ?rdinance, 1864.”

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

Hongkong, 23rd March, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors for the above named Trustee, 29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

the Winding-up of the above-named Com- pany by the Supreme Court subject to the Super- vision of the Court of Hongkong was on the Fif- teenth day of March in the year of Our Lord

China and Japan on the 1st January, 1875.

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. Hongkong, February 12th, 1875.

NOTICE.

R. HENRY LISTON DALRYMPLE, and Mr.

this day been admitted Partners in our Firm.

Mr. GEORGE HALES is authorized to sign our Firm by procuration at Foochow.

BIRLEY & Co.

Hongkong, 1st January, 1875.

MR.

Firm.

NOTICE.

R. ALFRED THOMAS MANGER, has this day been admitted a Partner in our

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, 2nd November, 1874.

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A CHINESE AND ENGLISH DICTIONARY,

THE REVD. W. LOBSCHEID.

One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy- THE five presented to the Honorable Sir John Smale,

Knight, Chief-Justice of the Supreme Court of Hongkong by the said Company. And that the said Petition is directed to be heard before the Honorable Sir John Smale, Knight, on Wednes? day, the Thirty-first day of March, One Thou- sand Eight Hundred and Seventy-five, at 11 o'clock A.M., (instead of 29th inst., as previously advertised). And any Creditor or Contributory of the said Company desirous to oppose the making of an Order for the Winding-up of the said Com- pany under the above Ordinance should appear at the time of hearing by himself or his Counsel for that purpose; and a Copy of the Petition will be furnished to any Creditor or Contributory of the said Company requiring the same by the Undersigned on Payment of the usual Charge for the same.

STEPHENS & HOLMES, Solicitors for the above-named Company. Club Chambers, Hongkong, 15th March, A.D. 1875.

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20 Mars, 1875.

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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

Published by Authority.

No. 15.

No. 57.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 3RD APRIL, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Order made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council under "The Hongkong Lighthouses Ordinance, 1873," is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 31st March, 1875.

“THE LIGHTHOUSES ORDINANCE, 1873."

No. 17 OF 1873.

ORDER

Made by His Excellency J. GARDINER AUSTIN in Council, this 30th day of March, 1875.

By virtue of the provisions of Section VI of the above mentioned Ordinance, it is ordered,-

1. That every Ship which enters the Waters of the Colony after the 16th day of April,

1875, shall pay the following Light Dues, that is to say:-

One cent per ton.

2. It is further ordered, by virtue of Section VIII of the same Ordinance, that such Steamers of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steam-Boat Company, Limited, as enter the Waters of the Colony by day, and all Chinese Junks, be exempt from payment of Light Dues.

No. 58.

ALFRED LISTER, Clerk of Councils.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies has been pleased to approve of the appointment of Mr. A. K. TRAVERS to be 3rd Clerk in the Colonial Secretary's Office.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 31st March, 1875.

146

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD APRIL, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 59.

　The following Notices to Mariners from the Portmaster at Brisbane, Queensland, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st April, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

BEACONS-INNER ROUTE TO TORRES STRAITS.

　Beacons are now erected upon the following reefs and islands in the Inner Route:-Vessels bound southward are to pass those which are red and triangular, on the starboard hand; and those that are black and

square, on the port hand.

Red and Triangular.

Black and Square.

Hope Islands.

a. Reef north-west end

b. Reef west end

north end

west side

centre

Reef

Cole Islands, and Howick Group.

d. Reef east end

centre

Heath Rocks centre

Chilcott

| s. Reef west side

Pipon Islands.

S.E. extremity of reef

Claremont Islands.

c. South-west extremity

i. West side

No. VI reef south-west end

No. VII islet west side

Reef in 15° 18′ 30′′ S. Lat. west side

tt. Reef west side

v. Reef south-west end

　A detached reef about a quarter of a mile long, and sixty yards wide, lies a quarter of a mile north-east of the r. reef marked on the chart as lying off the Cole Islands, and upon which the beacon is placed.

　Upon the eastern end of the d. reef, to the westward of the Flinders Group, is a second smaller beacon to the north- ward of the beacon now erected, which will assist in distinguishing the reef.

G. P. HEATH, Commander R.N.,

Department of Ports and Harbors, Brisbane, 2nd November, 1874.

Portmaster.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

HARRINGTON SHOAL, INNER ROUTE.

　The following is the position of the south end of "Harrington Shoal," as fixed by Captain Nares, of H.M.S. Challenger:-

Right summit of Turtle Island................

Left summit of Albany Rock

Summit, Albany Island........

.South. .N.W.

.N.W. by W.

The shoal patch is of small extent, and the least water upon it is two fathoms.

　The western extremity of Adolphus Island, kept just open of Albany Rock, gives a mid-channel course past this danger.

Department of Ports and Harbors, Brisbane, 12th November, 1874.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

G. P. HEATH, Commander R.N.,

Portmaster.

BEACONS, TORRES STRAITS AND INNER ROUTE.

　The following additional Beacons are now erected in the Inner Route and Prince of Wales Channel, Torres Straits. Vessels bound eastward through the Straits, and southward in the Inner Route, will pass those which are Red and Triangular on the Starboard hand, and those that are Black and Square on the Port hand.

Red and Triangular.

Sand Bank dry with rocks E.S.E. 2 miles from Point

Lookout. Ipili Reef.

Black and Square.

X Reef north-west side.

Z Reef west side.

N.W. Reef, Hammond Rock, bearing S.W. Ince Point

E. by S. S.

A small Red Beacon is also placed upon a portion of wreck lying N.N.E.4 mile from the Ipili Reef. The Beacon referred to in the Notice to Mariners issued from this Office on the 2nd November, 1874, as being placed

mile further to the N.E.

on r. reef, off the Cole Islands, has been since shifted to the detached reef lying

G. P. HEATH, Commander R.N.,

Portmaster.

Department of Ports and Harbors, Brisbanc, January 22nd, 1875.

No. 60.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD APRIL, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

147

　　His Excellency the Administrator has been pleased to issue instructions authorizing CHARLES VANDELEUR CREAGH, Esquire, to inspect every or any Place, or all or any of the Vessels or Packages in which Dangerous Goods are kept, to which the provisions of Ordinance No. 8 of 1873 apply.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st April, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 61.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Tenders will be received at this Office, until Noon of the 10th instant, for constructing a Timber Pier near the site of the old Government Wharf.

Specification and Plans can be seen on application at the Surveyor General's Office, where also a proper Form of Tender may be obtained.

The Government will not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd April, 1875.

NOTICE.

HONGKONG.

Cape d'Aguilar Light.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Notice is hereby given that a light will be exhibited on Cape d'Aguilar on and after the 16th of April next.

The illuminating apparatus is fixed Dioptric of the First Order showing a white light on the follow- ing bearings, which are magnetic and taken from Seaward.

1. From S. 45° W. to N. 53° W. Between these bearings the light is obscured by the islets

of the Nine Pins, and the islet just South of Waylan.

The light is then obscured by Soonkong Island.

2. From N. 21° W. to N. 42° W.

The light is then obscured by the Lema Islands, and the Islands to the Southward of them.

3. From N. 33° E. to N. 69° E. Between these bearings the light is obscured to vessels to the

South Westward of Ling Ting Island, and the Islands of the Samoun Group.

4. The Tathong Channel with the exception of a small portion obscured by Shicko Head.

The focal plane of the light is 200 feet above mean sea level, and in clear weather it should be seen at a distance of 23 Nautical Miles.

The Tower is round, of stone, 30 feet high, with a total height from its base to the lantern vane of 57 feet.

The dwellings and boundary walls are painted white.

The Lighthouse is in Latitude 22° 12′ 14′′ N. Longitude 114° 15′ 44′′ E.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 19th March, 1875.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,

Harbor Master, &c.

NOTICE.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 25th March, 1875.

C. MAY, Acting Colonial Treasurer.

148

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD APRIL, 1875.

NOTICE.

Central Police Barracks, 17th March, 1875.

W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.

No. 133.—List of DEAD LETTERS which have been returned from the General Post Office in London, and other places, for

the various reasons assigned upon them, and which can be returned to the writers on application.

Adams, Mrs., 3, George Street, Chelsea, London,

Austin, Miss, Kerby Street, Poplar, London,

Brown, George, Firbury Road, Caversham, Dunedin,

Browne, Mrs. Horace, Rangoon,

Catz, Elsa, Calcutta,

Cohen, E. S., Penang,

Collins, John, Reuter's Office, Yokohama,

Crossan, Mrs. James, 121, High Street, Dumbarton, Scotland,.. Davidson, Mrs. J. W., Yokohama,

Ebrahimbhoy, P., Hongkong,

Frost, Mrs., Commercial Hotel, Lynn, Norfolk,

Gibson, Matthew, 46, East John Street, Glasgow, Harrison, J. N., Post Office, Yokokama,

Heiberg, A., Christiana,

Johnston, Mrs., 10, Unter Olga Strasse, Stultgart,

Jordan & Co., Josh., 1 & 2, Cheapside, London, - Leang Loon Hong, Saigon,

Martyn, Mrs., Post Office, Sydney, N.S.W., Masson, Miss J., 48, Castle Street, Aberdeen, Menzies, Revd. P. S., Melbourne,

Paddle, Mrs. Samuel, Post Office, Sydney, N.S.W. Pembroke, J., 10, Alfred Street, Stepney, London, Perin, G., Hongkong,.

Petersen, Captain, Siam Barque Meteor, Hongkong, Quin, Mrs., 1, Holles Street, Dublin,

Rodriguez, Fr?res, Negociants en Vins, Bordeaux, Ross, E., Post Office, Hongkong,

Ross, Miss Isabella, 46, Virginia Street, Aberdeen, Rowbotham, Mrs. Sutna, Jubbulpore Line, India, Scarpas, D., abord du Tigre, ? Marseille,... Shanahan, Susan, Newcastle, Australia, Smith, Mrs. W., 7, Jenkin Street, Sydney, Tellenne, P., Boulevard de la Madeleine ? Marseille, Williams, Mrs., Chapel Hill, Cornwall, England,

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 2nd April, 1875.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAFERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 2nd April, 1875.

Akady, Juana 1

Letters. Papers

Letters. Papers.

Castagnetti, G. 1

Davies, D. P. 1 Dudfield, Capt.

E. A. B. Eagleshame, A. 1 Edgar, John W. 1 Eastlack, W. C. 1

Aya, Alice Mrs. 1

Ah Mow

Berrington,C.C.4

Bell, C. P.

Brankley, James1

Battistolo, D. 2

Butts, Geo.

2 regd.

Fondra, Va-

} 1

}

1 regd.

Battistolo, D.

Bresciani, Sigr. 1 Biava,Sigr.,G,B.1

Bashire,

Mons. E.

Brankley, J. Bartolini, Adolf 1

Bank of

Hindostan Benton, Charles 1

lentino

Faure Monrs. T. 1

Fox, J. (Engineer) 1 Fisher, Edwd. 1

Farnham,

Frewen, Richard6

Faron, Geo.

Letters. Papers.

Habalme,Monsr.1 Hutchinson,

R. W.

Hue Shain Shock1 Hogenis, J. L. 1 Hanbury,

Edmund

Havens, Harry} Hughes, P. J. 1 Hopkinson, B. 1

Granton P. Jones, Frederick 1

Inselvini,

Lorenzo

John Revd.

} 1

Jones,

Johnson, J. W. 2 Julian, V. J.

1 regd.

Grimes, Thomas1 Goddard,

}

Keene, R. J.

Koch, T. A.

}

Buchanan, F. C. 2 Brandles, An-

drew

Bristow, H. B. 1

Caldeiro, G. Cauzi, Louis Cohen-Sober

& Walenyk Chatain, Ma- rie, Madme. Crofall, Henry Engineer

James M. Ginsburg, S. L. 2 regd. Ginsburg, So-

Capt. Kirby, Capt.

W. T. Karlosski, L.

Lyons, Miss

lomon

Gomes, M.

Galligar, T.

1 regd.

Godfrey, Walter 1

Giles, H. A.

Gordon, W. G. 1

Gatti, Luigi

Caldecott, A. M. 1 Clary, John

Hayne, Robt. B. 2

Collinson, W. M. 1 Cowan, R.

Carrillo, Pedro 1

Hancock, Miss

Blanche Hartley, Henry 4

Mazzocchi,

Pompeo

}

Anastasia Laugelin, Mr. 1 Lorchen, J. Lowkampok,Mr.1

Letters. Papers. Mills. Fred. 1 Martins, Sr.

J. F. May, Mr. H.,

formerly of the Victoria Hotel Mitchell, R.,

formerly on board s.s. Sea Gull

}

Do. Morton, N. Moncreiff, Peter 1 Meyenovich, J. 2

Maggione, E.

Mitchell, R. H.

formerly of the Sea Gull Milne, George 1 Marshall, J.

Morris, Theo-}

McLean, E. Malcomson, Thos. I Maher, Izidoro 1 Morris, William 1

Nacimento,

Francisca

Nuttall, W. Nelson, E. L. I

Collie Negrevernis, Ramon

}

regd.

Ollivant, Joseph 3

Suaren, Ro-

Lets. Paps.

Letters. Papers. Oxenham, E. L. 2 Olona, Maria

sendo, G.

Soona Walla

1 regd.

Pean, J. C.

Sayle, N. J.

Poulsen, W.

Saunders, F.

Plummer, John 1

Smith, C. J.

1 book.

Pereira, D. M. 1

Poole, W. P.

Perettidella,

Rocca

}

Stwobe, Miss C. 1 Santos, Rosa

Riccardi, Retro 1 Ritchie, J.

Ross, Alexander 1 Roberton, Jas.

(Engineer) Rudolphe,

Chs. Ramon, Rofino 1 Robins, R.

Raymond, Stella 2 Romanet, Monsr. 1

Sterling, Miss

Sanders, Capt. 1 Shak Maho-

1 regd. med Moola Shaik, Abdoollah 1 regd. Secondo, Sala Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd. Silva, Antonio?

F. da Spencer,

Henriqueta

Samuel, H. A. 1

de los Siqueira, Re-

medio P.

} 1

Tavares, Jo?o 1 Taft, David

Tylor, Richard 1 Tidman, P. F. 1 Tong Wing Pat 1

Upton, Thos. Universal Cir-

culating Herald

Vandeozee,

Capt. F. H. Vastroo, Seriaco 1

Watson, Dr. Woodd, Basil, R.1 Westford, Mr. (Carperter) Warchan Walker, J. H. 1 Whemann

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 2nd April, 1875.

1 regd.

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Agustina Aberdeen Agnes Meir

Copernicus

Earl of Shaf-

Constance

Carricks

August

City of Bengal 1

tesbury, s.s.j Ella Endeavour

Havilah Hamilton Harwich Herman

Magdala Malvern

Peeres

Phocus, s.s.

7 1.

Mariner

Frederich

Caroline

1 Endymion 9

Alexandro,

Commissary

Augustus

Corina

Frank N. Shayer 1

Indiana Invincible

McNear Memento Mangerlon

Anna

Avonmore

Charlotte An-

drews

Formosa

M. A. Holman 6 Miako

Frances

Min

15126 20

Rifleman

Sir Harry Parkes2

St. Phillans

Sarah Nicholson 4

Sophie

Ann Cheshyre 2

Fortuna

John Steward 1

Swatara, s.s.

1 regd.

Alexandra

Devana

Juan F. Pearson 2

Novelty

Alden Besse

Denmark

Gerque

Valentine

Africa, s.s.

Denbigshire

Golden State

Argonaut

Gleam

Annie Gray

Eastern Isles,s.s.1

Gladiator, s.s.

Kerchelon

Lotus

Oxford Osaka

Venice, s.s.

E. M. Young

Charmar

Edward, James 1

Highlander

Lanercost Lucerne

Paouting, s.s. 1 Pelham

Windhover Weymouth Wakefield

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's Ships of War, 2nd April, 1875.

Letter.

Audacious

Egeria

Letters. Papers.

Hornet

Letters. Paper.

Princess

Letters. Paper.

Letters. Victor Emanuel 2

Letters. Papa.

Vigilant

Charlotte

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD APRIL, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 2ND APRIL, 1875.

149

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Baro- Thermo- meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

March 27

30.05

30.01

66.5

29.95

29.93

29.99

66.5

29.94

30.04

30.03

29.98

30.08

30.06

74.5

30.04

30.20

30.21

65.5

58.5

65.5

30.10

66.5

April

30.05

30.10

68.5

30.00

68.5

30.05

30.06

71.5

29.95

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

METER.

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

RAIN.

Self Registering.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. | F.

|In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

1875.

30 28.20 28.23 28.22 28.18 28.17 57.0

31 28.29 28,35 28.35] 28.31| 28.30 51.5

Apr. 1 28.25 28.29 28.29 28.22 28.20 55.5

2 28.20 28.27 28.25 28.21 28.20 57.0 61.0 60.5 58.059.0 57.0 | 56.5 |62.0 | S

Mar. 27 28.21 28.24 28.23 28.19 28.18 64.0 66.0 65.0 62.0 64.0 64.5 63.0 71.0 |E

28 28.15 28.19 28.20 28.16 28.15 64.5 67.0 66.5 64.0 66.5 66.0 63.5 67,5| |S

29 28.18 28.20 28.20 28.17 28.16 62.5 60.5 60.5 61.5 59.5 59.5 58.0 68.0 N

53.5 52,0 56.0 51.0 50.5 53,5 | 61.0 |N

57.5 58.5 45.0 48.0 49.5 51.0 | 58.0 | N

61.5 59.0 47.0 53.0 50.5 53.5 61.5 |E

5 E

4 SE

0.00

1 S

2 SW

0.00

2 E

4 E

0.06

4 N

5 NNE

4 E

3 NNW

4 N

3.14

5 N

0.06

Fog past night; 11 A.M.,openings in fog at intervals; 2 P.M., overcast, hazy. 6 A.M., passing fog at intervals; noon, overcast, with fog and drizzly rain

at intervals.

Fog and slight rain past night; 6 A.M., overcast, clear; noon, wet fog and rain at intervals.

Fog and rain past night; 6 A.M.,

3 SE

0.00

thunder and lightning, with fog and rain at intervals.

2 SE

0.00

Slight rain past night; fine, cloudy

throughout.

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

Fine, clear throughout.

DATE.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

WINDS.

METER.

Self Registering

Min. Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

Mar. 2730.08 30.06 30.06 30.00 29.98 67.5

28 30.00 30.02 29.98 29.98 29.97 71.0

29 29.97 29.99 30.01 30.02 30.02] 66.0

30 30.02 30.05 30.05 30.05 30.05 60.0

31 30.16 30.21 30.22 30.18 30.17 64.0

Apr. 130.12 30.12 30.11| 30.05 30.05 61.0

72.5 71.0 66.0 |69.0 70.0 66.0 | 77.5 |E

74.5 72.569.0 |72.5 72.0 67.5 77.5 ||Calm

67.5 64.0 63.0 65.5 63.5 63.5 75.0 |N

61.0 62.0 59.0 58.0 59.0 58.0|68.5 ||NE

67.0 67.0 56.0 57.5 60.0 59.0 67.0 N

4 E

0 Calm

2 E

3 N

4 E

0 Calm

Fine, cloudy throughout.

Overcast, calm throughout.

Overcast ;

rain.

3 P.M.,

4 N

Overcast and rain throughout.

6 N

5 W

3 Overcast, squally; noon, cloudy.

69.5 68.5 58.5 59.0 59.5 60.0 75.0| |Calm

0 W

3 E

Fine, hazy throughout.

2 30.04 30.06 30.08 30.05 30.02|63.0 |71,071.0 60.5 65,0 67.0 60.5 73.0 NW

2 W

Fine, cloudy; noon, clear.

GOVERNMENT NOTICE.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG

IN BANKRUPTCY.

TOTICE.-CHANG Sz carrying on business

WANTED a Person to act as Wari No at Victoria, in the Colony, of iving heen ad-

master of the Government Civil

Hospital.

Salary ?100 per annum, rising, un- der certain conditions, to ?150, with Quarters and Rations.

Application to be made to the Colo- nial Surgeon.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 27th Feb., 1875.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

*NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in

UN!

its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues-

day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon:

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

CONSULAT DE FRANCE ? HONGKONG.

[ONSIEUR A. SIENKIEWICZ

a Stone Cutter and Contractor, judged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudica- tion of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong in Bankruptcy on the Third day of February, in the Year of our Lord, 1875, a public sitting for the said Bankrupt to pass his last examination, and make application for his

order of discharge will be held before the Honora- ble Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, at the Supreme Court House, Victoria Hongkong, on the Ninth day of April, 1875, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon precisely.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee in the matter.

Dated the 27th day of March, 1875.

STEPHENS & HOLMES, Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy.

2. Club Chambers,

Hongkong.

NOTICE.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　HE interest and responsibility of Mr. HENRY Mobtenu un cong?, M. I. PLICHON a ?t?

ayant THE

BEVERLEY LEMANN in our firms in Hong- kong, China, and Japan, ceased on 30th April, 1874.

appel? ? remplir pendant son absence les fonctions de Consul int?rimaire de France ? Hongkong et ? Macao.

20 Mars, 1875.

GILMAN & Co.

Hongkong, 1st March, 1875.

NOTICE.

HE partnership existing in Japan between Mr.

and the undersigned ceased by mutual consent on 31st December, 1874.

With reference to the above, Mr. C. J. MEL- HUISH and Mr. A. W. GLENNIE are appointed Liquidators of our Firm in Japan, and are autho- rized to sign our Firm in Japan in Liquidation.

GILMAN & Co.

Hongkong, China and Japan,

THE

1st March, 1875.

NOTICE.

HE interest and responsibility of the late Mr. GEORGE FARLEY HEARD in our firm have ceased.

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. Hongkong, February 12th, 1875.

MR.

NOTICE.

R. CHARLES EDWARD PARKER was ad- mitted a Partner in our firm in Hongkong, China and Japan on the 1st January, 1875.

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. Hongkong, February 12th, 1875.

NOTICE.

R. ALFRED THOMAS MANGER, has

M this day been admitted a Partner in our

Firm.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, 2nd November, 1874.

Printed and Published by NORONHA & SONS, Printers to the Hongkong Government, OSWALD'S TERRACE, WELLINGTON STREET, Hongkong.

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DROIT.

THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 16.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 10TH APRIL, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONGKONG.

No. 3 of 1875.

THURSDAY, 18TH MARCH, 1875.

PRESENT:

His Excellency the Administrator (JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN).

The Honorable the Chief Justice (SIR JOHN SMALE).

The Honorable the Acting Colonial Secretary (CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH).

The Honorable the Attorney General (JOHN BRAMSTON).

The Honorable the Acting Colonial Treasurer (CHARLES MAY).

The Honorable PHINEAS RYRIE.

The Honorable WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER.

The Honorable JAMES WHITTALL.

The Honorable HENRY Lowcock.

The Council meets this day at 2.30 P.M., pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the Council held on the 11th day of March, 1875, are read and confirmed.

His Excellency informs the Council that a Commission consisting of:-

The Honorable CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH,

The Honorable CHARLES MAY,

The Honorable PHINEAS RYRIE.

The Honorable HENRY LOWCOCK, and The Surveyor General,

has been appointed to enquire into the question of reconstructing the Praya.

Consideration in Committee of the Naval Yard Police Bill is resumed.

Section IV which has been introduced in accordance with the views of Honorable Members at the last

meeting is discussed, and adopted, and the Bill having gone through Committee is passed, bearing the Title of An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to provide means for enforcing good order and discipline in the Police Force, employed in the Royal Naval Yard,-being No. 1 of 1875.

The Bill For the better Protection of Chinese Women and Female Children, and for the Repression of certain Abuses in relation to Chinese Emigration is read a second time, committed, and passed without amendment, bearing the Title of-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for the better Protection of Chinese Women and Female Children, and for the Repression of certain Abuses in relation to Chinese Emigration, -being No. 2 of 1875.

The False Personation Bill is read a second time, committed, and passed withcut amendment, bearing the Title of An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legis- lative Council thereof, to render personation with intent to deprive any person of any property felony,-being No. 3 of 1875.

His Excellency then moves the second reading of the Marriage Registration Bill, whereupon the Honorable the Acting Colonial Secretary, seconded by the Honorable the Chief Justice, moves that the Bill be referred to a Select Committee.

152

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH APRIL, 1875.

The Council concurs, and His Excellency nominates the following Members to form the Committee:-

The Acting Colonial Secretary, The Attorney General,

Messrs. ALEXANDER, WHITTALL, and Lowcock.

His Excellency adjourns the Council at 3.35 P.M., sine die.

Read and confirmed, this 8th Day of April, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator.

Clerk of Councils.

Title.

Preamble.

Short title.

Existing regis ters or copies

thereof to be delivered to

the Registrar

General. Copies to be certified.

be defrayed from public

HONGKONG.

ANNO TRICESIMO OCTAVO

VICTORIAE REGINE.

JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 4 OF 1875.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to provide a general Register of Marriages cele- brated in Hongkong.

[8th April, 1875.]

WHEREAS it is in the

HEREAS it is expedient that marriages celebrated in the Colony of Hongkong should be systematically recorded in one general register: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as The Marriage Ordinance, 1875.

II. Every minister of religion or other person who has in his custody any register or other official record of marriages heretofore celebrated in this Colony shall, within three months after this Ordinance takes effect, deliver to the Registrar General the said register or official record, or a copy thereof.

III. Every person delivering a copy shall append thereto a certificate in the following form:-

I, A.B., &c.,

written pages are a true copy record) of marriages heretofore Cathedral Church (or as the case original is in my custody.

Dated the

day of

do certify that the above of the register (or official celebrated in St. John's may be) and that the

(Signed,)

187

A. B.

Expenses may IV. The Governor may defray, from the public revenue of the Colony, all proper expenses connected with the delivery of the said registers or official records, or of making and delivering copies thereof.

revenue.

Registrar of marriages and deputies.

The Governor may license

places of

worship.

V. The Registrar General shall be Registrar of Marriages, and, to assist him, the Governor may appoint one or more Deputy Registrars, and such deputies may celebrate marriages, and may exercise all the other powers, and perform all the duties confer- red upon the Registrar General by this Ordinance, and all acts done by a deputy shall be as valid as if done by the Registrar

General.

VI. The Governor may license any place of public worship to be a place for the celebration of marriages, and may, at any time, cancel any such licence.

Licences to be VII. Whenever the Governor grants or cancels any such gazetted. licence, the Registrar General shall give public notice thereof in

the Government Gazette.

Notice of in-

Preliminaries to marriage.

VIII. Whenever, after this Ordinance takes effect, any persons tended marri- desire to marry, one of the parties to the intended marriage shall give notice thereof to the Registrar General in the following form:-

age.

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH APRIL, 1875.

The Council concurs, and His Excellency nominates the following Members to form the Committee:-

The Acting Colonial Secretary, The Attorney General,

Messrs. ALEXANDER, WHITTALL, and Lowcock.

His Excellency adjourns the Council at 3.35 P.M., sine die.

Read and confirmed, this 8th Day of April, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator.

Clerk of Councils.

Title.

Preamble.

Short title.

Existing regis ters or copies

thereof to be delivered to

the Registrar

General. Copies to be certified.

be defrayed from public

HONGKONG.

ANNO TRICESIMO OCTAVO

VICTORIAE REGINE.

JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 4 OF 1875.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to provide a general Register of Marriages cele- brated in Hongkong.

[8th April, 1875.]

WHEREAS it is in the

I. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as The Marriage Ordinance, 1875.

III. Every person delivering a copy shall append thereto a certificate in the following form:-

I, A.B., &c.,

written pages are a true copy record) of marriages heretofore Cathedral Church (or as the case original is in my custody.

Dated the

day of

do certify that the above of the register (or official celebrated in St. John's may be) and that the

(Signed,)

187

A. B.

revenue.

Registrar of marriages and deputies.

The Governor may license

places of

worship.

General.

VI. The Governor may license any place of public worship to be a place for the celebration of marriages, and may, at any time, cancel any such licence.

Licences to be VII. Whenever the Governor grants or cancels any such gazetted. licence, the Registrar General shall give public notice thereof in

the Government Gazette.

Notice of in-

Preliminaries to marriage.

age.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH APRIL, 1875.

NOTICE OF MARRIAGE.

To the Registrar General of Hongkong.

I hereby give you notice that a marriage is intended to be had, within three months from the date hereof, between me and the other party herein named.

153

Rank

Name.

Condition.

Age.

Dwelling Place.

Profession.

Consent, if any, by whom given.

Name of

Bachelor

Bridegroom,

Widower,

Name

Spinster

Bride,

Widow,

Witness my hand this

day of

187

(Signature of party giving the notice.) Every such notice shall be signed by the party giving notice.

the Registrar

IX. The Registrar General shall file every such notice in his Notices to be office; he shall expose one copy of such notice in a conspicuous filed and place open to the public, and keep it so exposed until he issue a copies made by certificate as hereinafter mentioned, or until the three months General. expire; he shall also enter a copy of the said notice with the date of such entry in a book to be called the Marriage Notice Book, and shall allow any person to inspect such book during office hours without fee.

X. The Registrar General shall supply forms of notice gra- Forms of tuitously to persons applying for the same.

notice to be supplied gratis.

XI. At any time not more than three months nor (except Registrar when the Governor grants a licence) less than fifteen days General may after the giving of such notice, the Registrar General shall, on issue certifi- the request of either of the parties, issue a certificate in the form cate. A in the schedule hereto.

XII. The Governor may, at any time after a party has given After notice notice as aforesaid, grant a licence in the form B in the schedule the Governor hereto, authorizing the Registrar General to issue his certificate may grant a on or after any day named in such licence.

licence.

XIII. If the marriage do not take place within three months If marriage do after giving the above notice, the notice given and all other not take place proceedings thereupon shall be utterly void, and fresh notice in three will be required before any marriage can be had between the notice to be parties.

given.

months fresh

XIV. The Governor may, when he sees fit, grant a special Special licence licence in the form C in the schedule hereto, dispensing with in case of notice as aforesaid, or with the certificate of the Registrar emergency. General, or with both, and authorizing the celebration of a marri- age between the parties named, between the hours of six in the forenoon and six in the afternoon, upon a day and at a place specified in the licence.

or licence.

XV. Before the Registrar General issues any certificate, Affidavit and before the Governor grants any licence, one of the parties before issue of to the intended marriage shall appear personally before the certificate Registrar General and make affidavit (which the Registrar General is hereby authorised to take) that he or she believes that there is not any impediment of kindred or alliance or any other lawful hindrance to the marriage, and either that the consent of the parties required by law to consent to the mar- riage has been obtained or that no such consent is required.

XVI. If either party to the intended marriage, not being a Consent of widower or a widow, is under twenty-one years of age, the written parents or consent of the father, or (if he be dead) of the mother, or (if both guardians to be dead) of the lawful guardian of such party, must be produced marriage of to the Registrar General before he issues a certificate, or to the Governor before he grants a licence.

minors.

XVII. If there be no parent or guardian of such party resid- If no parent or ing in the Colony, the Registrar General may give his consent guardian, Re- gistrar General in writing to the marriage, if upon enquiry the marriage appear to him to be proper, and such consent shall be as effectual as if may consent. the father or mother or guardian had consented.

XVIII. Any person whose consent is required as aforesaid Issue of certifi- may forbid the issue of the Registrar General's certificate by cate may be

writing the word "Forbidden" opposite the entry in the forbidden.

marriage notice book, and by signing his name and the character in which he forbids the issue; and if the issue of any certificate be so forbidden, the notice and all proceedings thereupon shall be void.

XIX. If either of the parties to the intended marriage allege The Registrar that the person forbidding the issue is not authorised by law General may so to do, the Registrar General shall enquire into the matter, enquire into

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH APRIL, 1875.

the right to forbid.

Penalty for false statement.

Marriage in

and if he be satisfied that the person is not so authorised, he may proceed to issue the certificate in due course without reckoning the time that has elapsed since the issue was forbidden.

For the purposes of such enquiry, or of any enquiry under section XVII, the Registrar General may administer an oath to any person.

XX. If any person wilfully makes any false statement in any

affidavit as aforesaid, or wilfully makes on oath any false statement or gives any false answer in any such enquiry, he shall, on conviction before the Supreme Court, be liable to be impri- soned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labour.

Celebration of marriage.

XXI. Marriages may hereafter be celebrated in any licensed licensed places place of worship by any competent minister of the church, deno- of worship.

mination, or body to which such place of worship belongs, and according to the rites or usages of marriage observed in such church, denomination, or body, provided that the marriage be celebrated with open doors between the hours of six o'clock in the morning and six in the afternoon, and in the presence of two or more witnesses besides the officiating minister.

Marriage cer- tificates.

Marriage before the Registrar General.

Marriages by

No minister shall celebrate any marriage until the parties deliver to him the Registrar General's certificate or the Governor's special licence.

Ministers may receive the fees ordinarily paid for the celebration of marriage.

XXII. The Registrar General shall cause to be prepared and delivered to the several licensed places of worship books of marriage certificates in duplicate and with butts in the form in the schedule hereto. The certificate shall be signed in duplicate by the officiating minister, by the parties, and by two or more witnesses to the marriage.

The officiating minister shall enter in the butt the names of the parties and the date of the marriage.

XXIII. After the issue of a certificate by the Registrar General, the parties may, if they think fit, contract a marriage before the Registrar General, in the presence of two witnesses, in the Registrar General's office, with open doors, between the hours of ten o'clock in the forenoon and four o'clock in the afternoon, and in the following manner:

Each of the parties shall then say to the other "I call upon all persons here present to witness that I, A.B., do take thee, C.D., to be my lawful wife (or husband)."

The Registrar General and the parties and witnesses shall thereupon sign duplicate certificates in the form and manner hereinbefore prescribed.

The Registrar General shall deliver one certificate to the parties and shall file the other in his office.

XXIV. Whenever the Governor's special licence authorises special licence the celebration of a marriage at a place other than a registered at other places. place of worship, or the office of the Registrar General, the Registrar General upon taking the affidavit of one of the parties to the marriage, shall deliver to him a blank certificate of mar- riage in duplicate, and the minister celebrating the marriage, the parties and two witnesses shall sign the same, in manner herein- before prescribed, and the minister shall deliver one certificate to the parties immediately after the marriage and shall transmit the other to the Registrar General within seven days there- after, and the Registrar General shall file the same in his office.

XXV. The Registrar General shall register all certificates of marriage filed in his office in such order and manner as he thinks best suited for easy reference thereto.

Certificates how filed.

Certificates or

XXVI. Any certificate of marriage filed in the office of the certified copies Registrar General, or a copy thereof, provided it purport to be rebe evidence. signed and certified as a true copy by the Registrar General, and to be sealed or stamped with his Official Seal, shall be admissi-

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH APRIL, 1875.

ble as evidence of the marriage to which the same relates in any court of justice, or before any person now or hereafter having by law or by consent of parties authority to hear, receive and

examine evidence.

XXVII. The Registrar General may, when authorised by the Correction of Colonial Secretary, correct any clerical error in any certificate of errors in marriage upon production to him of the certificate delivered to certificate. the parties, and shall authenticate every such correction by his signature or by marking the same with his initials, and the date of making the correction.

XXVIII. No marriage shall be valid which would be null and Invalid mar- void on the ground of kindred or affinity in England or Wales. riages.

But no marriage shall after celebration be deemed invalid by reason that any provision of this Ordinance other than the foregoing has not been complied with.

XXIX. All marriages celebrated under this Ordinance shall Marriages be good and valid in law to all intents and purposes.

under this Ordinance valid.

proper person.

XXX. Whosoever, knowing that the written consent of the Marrying proper person as herein prescribed has not been obtained, shall minors with- marry or assist or procure any other person to marry a minor out consent of under the age of twenty-one years, not being a widow or widower, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, before the Supreme Court, shall be liable, at the discr?- tion of the Court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years

with or without hard labour.

Any Minister shall be guilty of a misdemeanor who wilfully celebrates a marriage, in the case of a minor, without such written consent as herein prescribed, or who wilfully celebrates a marriage, contrary to any other provision of this Ordinance, or knowing that any provision of this Ordinance has not been complied with, and upon conviction thereof, before the Supreme Court, shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be im- prisoned for any term not exceeding two years.

XXXI. Any Minister who, after celebrating a marriage, fails Penalty for to transmit the certificate thereof to the Registrar General failing to trans- within seven days thereafter, shall be liable to a penalty not of marriage. exceeding fifty dollars.

mit certificate

XXXII. Whosoever wilfully removes, defaces, alters, or des- Penalty for troys any copy of a notice of intended marriage, shall be liable defacing to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars.

notices.

marriage.

XXXIII. Whosoever knowingly and wilfully celebrates or pre- Persons undu- tends to celebrate a marriage, not being legally competent so ly celebrating to do, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being con- victed thereof before the Supreme Court, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be imprisoned for any term not ex- ceeding two years with or without hard labour.

XXXIV. All penalties for offences against this Ordinance may be recovered in a summary way before any Magistrate.

XXXV. The fees specified in the schedule hereto shall be paid to the Registrar General for the several matters to which they are applicable, and shall be by him paid into the Colonial Treasury.

XXXVI. The forms contained in the schedule hereto may be used in the cases to which they are applicable with such alterations as circumstances may render necessary.

Penalties.

Fees.

Forms.

and when to

XXXVII. This Ordinance shall apply to all marriages where Application of one or both the parties professes the Christian religion, and Ordinance, shall take effect on a day to be hereafter proclaimed_by_the come in force. Governor, and from and after such day Ordinance No. 1 of Repeal. 1852 shall be and the same is hereby repealed.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 8th Day of April, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER,

Clerk of Councils.

155

156

Butt.

No.

Date

187

Name of husband

Name of wife

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH APRIL, 1875.

SCHEDULE. Form A.

Registrar General's Certificate.

Registrar General for the Colony of Hongkong, do hereby certify that on the

day of

notice was duly entered in the Marriage Notice Book of the said Colony of the marriage intended to be had between the parties herein named and described.

Names.

Condition. Rank or Profession. Age.

Dwelling Place.

Date of notice entered

Date of certificate given

187 187

Witness my hand this

The issue of this certificate has not been forbidden by any person au- thorised to forbid the issue thereof.

187

day of (Signed),

Registrar General.

This certificate will be void unless the marriage is solemnised on or before

day of

the

day of

187

This certificate is issued by virtue of the Governor's licence dated the

187

Form B. Marriage Licence.

Ordinance No. 4 of 1875, Section XII.

day of

Whereas on the

187 notice was given to the Registrar General of a marriage intended to be had between A. B. and C. D. therein mentioned, and the said A. B. desires to obtain a licence for the imme- diate issue of a certificate of such notice, and has made before the said Registrar General the affidavit required by the Marriage Ordinance of 1875, section XV. Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said Ordinance, I do hereby authorise the said Registrar General to issue the said certificate, at any time on or after

day of

and within three calendar months of the day of* Given under my hand this

the

said

*The date of the notice.

day of

187

Governor.

Form C. Special Licence.

Whereas A. B. and C. D. desire to marry, and sufficient cause has been shown to me why such marriage should be allowed without the formalities prescribed by the Marriage Ordinance of 1875.

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said Ordinance, I do dispense with the giving of notice and the issue of the certificate thereby prescribed (or as the case may be) and do hereby authorise any competent person to celebrate marriage between the said A. B. and C. D. at [place of celebration] upon the day of the afternoon.

187 between the hours of six in the forenoon and six in

Given under my hand this

day of

187

Governor.

FORM OF CERTIFICATE.

Hongkong Ordinance No. 4 of 1875, Sec. 22.

Certificate of marriage.

Hongkong Ordinance No. 4 of 1875, Sec. 22.

Certificate of marriage.

When married.

Married at.

Names and surnames.

Whether of full age or

a minor.

Condition.

Rank or profession.

Residence at the time

of marriage.

Father's name and

surname.

Rank or profession of

father.

This marriage was

solemnised be-

tween us,

_by (or before) me,

No.

When married.

Names and surnames.

Whether of full age or

minor.

Condition.

Rank or profession.

Residence at the time

of marriage.

Father's name and

surname.

Rank or profession of father.

Married at

_by (or before) me,

in the pre- sence of us,

This marriage was

solemnised be- tween us,

in the pre-

sence of us,

Notice of marriage, section VIII,

TABLE OF FEES.

Nil.

Certificate of notice, section XI,..

Marriage licence,

Special licence,

One dollar.

.Five dollars. .Twenty-five dollars.

Marriage at the office of the Registrar General,

........................................... Two dollars.

No. 62.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH APRIL, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

157

His Excellency the Administrator has been pleased to recognize provisionally, and subject to Her Majesty's approval, Mr. T. KOBAYASHI as in charge of His Imperial Japanese Majesty's Consulate, during the absence of Mr. TARO ANDO, Vice-Consul for Japan in this Colony.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th April, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 63.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Report from the Superintendent of the Hongkong Fire Brigade is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th April, 1875.

[No. 5.]

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

·Colonial Secretary.

FIRE BRIGADE Department,

HONGKONG, 7th April, 1875.

SIR,—I have the honor to forward to you the usual Report of the Government Fire Brigade, for the months of February and March, 1875.

A parade and inspection of the Volunteer and Government Brigades, was held on the 17th February. The Engines were all worked from the sea near Pedder's Wharf, and all found in good order.

An inspection of the Government Brigade, Engines, Hose, Fire-ladders, and Equipment generally, was made on the 4th March, all were found clean and in order.

A parade and inspection of the Volunteer and Government Brigades, was held on the 16th March; the Engines were assembled at the Cross Roads, and thence proceeded to the Praya near the Harbor Master's Office, where they were all worked from the sea, and found to work satisfactorily.

An inspection of the Government Brigade, Engines, &c., was made on the 2nd April instant; all were found clean and correct; four Manual Engines were worked from the sea for a few minutes, and found in perfect order.

The Honorable CECIL C. SMITH,

No. 64.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

C. MAY,

Superintendent, Fire Brigade.

Acting Colonial Secretary,

HONGKONG.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Returns connected with the business of the Superior and Subordinate Courts of the Colony, for the Year 1874, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th April, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 62.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH APRIL, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

157

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th April, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 63.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Report from the Superintendent of the Hongkong Fire Brigade is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th April, 1875.

[No. 5.]

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

·Colonial Secretary.

FIRE BRIGADE Department,

HONGKONG, 7th April, 1875.

SIR,—I have the honor to forward to you the usual Report of the Government Fire Brigade, for the months of February and March, 1875.

A parade and inspection of the Volunteer and Government Brigades, was held on the 17th February. The Engines were all worked from the sea near Pedder's Wharf, and all found in good order.

An inspection of the Government Brigade, Engines, Hose, Fire-ladders, and Equipment generally, was made on the 4th March, all were found clean and in order.

The Honorable CECIL C. SMITH,

No. 64.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

C. MAY,

Superintendent, Fire Brigade.

Acting Colonial Secretary,

HONGKONG.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Returns connected with the business of the Superior and Subordinate Courts of the Colony, for the Year 1874, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th April, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

158

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH APRIL, 1875.

RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES that have been tried in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, during the Year 1874.

CHARGES

Number of Cases.

Number of Persons.

CRIMES.

POSTPONED.

ABANDONED.

Convicted.

Acquitted.

Death.

Death Recorded.

Penal Servitude.

Hard Labor over

One Year.

Hard Labor Que

Year and under.

Publicly flogged,

Solitary Confinement,

No. of Persons.

No. of Cases.

3:221

1142 1? I?

Accusing of Crime with Intent to extort Money,

Assault,

Assault, and inflicting grievous Bodily Harm,...

Attempting to commit Buggery,

Being armed, with Intent to commit Burglary,

Being in a Dwelling-house, with Intent to commit a Felony therein,

1 Being in a Dwelling-house at Night, with Intent to commit a Felony therein, Breaking and entering, and stealing in a Dwelling-house, and receiving

stolen Goods,

...

Burglary and Larceny,

...

2 Cutting and Wounding with Intent to do grievous Bodily Harm,

Detaining a Child with Intent to sell her,

1221 N

Escape,...

Forcible Detention of a Child with Intent to deprive the Mother of the pos-

session of such Child,

Having possession of Counterfeit Coin,

Highway Robbery with Wounding,

Larceny,

Larceny and Assault,

Larceny in a Boat,

***

2211~1

Larceny in a Dwelling-house,

Manslaughter,

Murder,

Perjury,

Piracy,

Piracy and Murder, Piracy with Wounding,

Receiving Stolen Goods,

Robbery from the Person,

...

2 Robbery with Violence, being armed,

Robbery with Wounding,

2111

Shooting with Intent to commit Piracy,

5 Unlawfully Wounding,

Uttering Counterfeit Coin,

Uttering a forged Order for delivery of Goods,...

1 Wilfully giving False Information under Ordinance 7 of 1872, Section 18,

46 88

2122

24610

: ?:

1 13 1

Defendants did not appear. Recognizances estreated.

:221

No. of Persons.

No. of Cases.

No. of Persons.

...

2 Sentence of "Death Recorded" was also passed upon these Prisoners.

3 2

To enter into Recognizance to appear for Sentence, if called upon within 2 years.

...

26 21 10

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

RETURN of the NUMBER of CASES tried and ACTIONS commenced in the Supreme and Vice-Admiralty Courts of Hongkong, during the Year ending 31st December, 1874.

Cases tried in 1874.

Court.

Number of Cases.

Amount of Debt and Damages claimed.

Judgment.

Total.

Plaintiff.

Defendant.

Nonsuit.

Struck out.

Cases.

Debt and Damages.

Supreme Court:—

Summary Jurisdn.,...

a 625

Original do.,

b 14

$ 48,594.78 118,663.27

Chancery,

c 8

548

Bankruptcy,

d 8

57,836.23

Probate,

e 74

619,565.89

Petitioners

discharged Petitions

granted

Appeals,

Appellant 1 Respondent 1

Vice-Admiralty Court,

5,500.00

732

$850,160.17

Num-Amount of Debt

Court.

ber of Cases.

and Damages

claimed.

Actions commenced in 1874.

Settled without Trial.

Judgment.

Plaintiff.

Defendant.

Nonsuit.

Struck out.

Supreme Court:—

Summary Jurisdn.,. 1,016

Original do.,

$ 89,649.01 299,992.68

339 18

Chancery,

Bankruptcy,

h 121,707.43

Probate,

619,565.89

Appeals,

Vice-Admiralty Court,

25,000.00

544

.39

/Petitioners

discharged) 4

Petitions

granted

Appellant 1 Respondent1

9 1

Remaining in Depen- dence.

Total.

Cases. Debt and Damages.

17 20

1,159

$1,155,915.01

a. Six of these Cases were pending on 31st December, 1873. b. Eight of these Cases were pending on 31st December, 1873. c. Four of these Cases were pending on 31st December, 1873. d. Four of these Cases were pending on 31st December, 1873, e. The amount given in these Cases is the Sworn Value of the several Estates in which Probate or Letters of Administration were granted during the Year. f. One of these Cases was from the Police Court, and the other from the Summary Jurisdiction.

g. In this Case, the Adjudication was annulled.

h. The amoun given in these Cases is the amount of Liabilities set forth in the Bankrupts' Schedules.

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

TOTAL

TOTAL NUMBER NUMBER

CASES.

PRISO-

NERS.

Convicted

and

Punished.

Discharged.

Committed

for Trial at

the

Supreme

Court.

Committed

to Prison or

Detained pending Or-

ders of H.E.

the Governor.

Punished for

preferring

false Charge

SULAIS JO

wilful false

Testimony.

ABSTRACT OF CASES UNDER COGNIZANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURT, DURING THE YEAR 1874. CASES HOW DISPOSED OF, AND THE NUMBER OF MALE AND FEMALE PRISONERS UNDER EACH HEAD.

To find Security.

WRITS ISSUED BY THE POLICE MAGISTRATES, DURING THE YEAR 1874.

Warrants.

Undecided.

Total

Number

F. M. F.

F. M.

8,079 10,191 6,636 1,135 | 1,651 269 101

Consisting of Offenders not sentenced to Imprisonment.

TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES,

M. F.

101 15

8,665 1,436

2,931

112

.10,101

3,252

THE CASES CONSISTED OF:-

Abduction,

Brought forward,...

...1,895

Accessory before the Fact to Felony,

...

Cattle turned loose on Public Ways,

Do. after Administering Drugs,

do.

do.,

...

Cattle Stealing,

...

Child Stealing,

Fraudulently using False Trade-Marks and Labels,

Found by Night in Dwelling Houses with Intent to com- mit Felony,

Brought forward..........

3,092

Aiding and Abetting in Larceny or Felony, Allowing Unmuzzled Ferocious Dogs to be at large,

?rson,

Chinese not holders of Night Passes found carrying Arms, Chinese Offenders found in the Colony after Banishment under Ordinance No. 9 of 1857, and in Breach of

Furious Driving,

...

Harboring Seamen, Deserters,

Harboring deported Persons,...

Assaults accompanied with Damage of Property,

Assaults at or in connection with Riotous Assemblages,

Conditional Pardon under Ordinance No. 1 of 1860, Conspiracy to defraud,

...

Assaults, (Common),..

400

Conspiracy with Intent to commit Felony,

House Breaking,

...

Assaulting, obstructing, or resisting Police in the Execu-

Contempt of Court,

Illegally Pawning,

tion of their Duty,

Crimes and Offences committed in Chinese Territory,

Illicit Distillation,

...

Assaults with Intent to rob,

Cruelty to Animals,

Indecent Assaults on Females...

...

Assaults with Intent to commit an Unnatural Offence,

Cutting and Destroying Trees....

Assaults with Wounding,

Cutting and Wounding and inflicting Bodily Injuries,

Indecent Exposure of Person by bathing or otherwise and Lewdness,

Having Possession of Spurious Opium with Intent to defraud, 1 Highway Robbery with Arms or with Violence,

Brought forward,...

...5,575

Throwing Rubbish into the Harbor, or on the Beach, 110 Offences relating to Coin,

...

Offensive Weapons- Having possession of,... Obstruction of Roads and Streets, &c., by Hawkers, Chair Coolies, and Shopkeepers,

Obstruction of Wharves by Boat People, Obtaining Money, &c., under False Pretences, Perjury,

Piracy with Murder,

Posting Bills on Walls, &c.,

Preferring False Charge or giving wilful False Testimony, Purchasing or receiving Regimental Clothes, &c.,

***

933

...

Piracy,

...

Rape....

...

Assisting Soldiers to Desert,...

Damage to Property,

Inciting a Person to commit a Misdemeanor,...

Receiving stolen Goods,

Assuming Nune, Designation, &c., of Police Constables, At large at Night without Night Passes or Lights, . Attempting to commit Felony,.

Dangerous and Offensive Trades, Carrying on,

Intimidating Workmen,...

Refusal of Duty by British Merchant Seamen,...

...719

Attempting to commit other Offences,

...

Behaviour calculated to provoke a Breach of the Peace, 26

2222

Defiling Streams,

Jurors neglecting to answer Coroner's Summonses to

Demanding Money by Menaces,

attend at Inquest,

...

Deportation from Canton to this Colony, under H.M.'s

Larcenies, (Common),

374

House,..

Order in Council of 1865,

Breach of Ordinances:-

Deportation from Japan

do.,

do.

do.,

For Buildings,

Deportation from Shanghai do.,

do.

do.,

For Cargo Boats,

Desertion from Foreign Ships,

...

For Chinese Emigrant Ship Fittings, (No. 3 of 1873),

Desertion from H.M.'s Army and Navy,...

18840

Larcenies from Dwelling Houses,...

Refusing to pay Boat and Chair Hire,

Registered Householder permitting Gambling within a

Rescuing Prisoners from Custody of Police,

119

Larcenies from the Person,

...

Robberies from Person,

Larcenies from Wreck,

...

Robberies from Person with Wounding,

1132

...

For Harbor and Coasts,...

Desertion of Merchant Seamen,

...

Larcenies from Ships or Boats in Harbor,

Larcenies of Vegetables and Fruits from Gardens and

enclosed Places,

Rogues and Vagabonds:-

As Street Gamblers and Watchmen to Gamblers,... 125

...

As Suspicious Characters,

For Jails,

Detention of Seamen's Effects,

...

Making Bonfire, or Firing Crackers,

225

For Marine Store Dealers,

Detention of H.M.'s Mails,

...

Malicious Injury to Property,

...

For Markets,

253

For Pawn Brokers,...

For Preparation and Sale of prepared Opium,

For Pr vation of Birds,

...

Disorderly Behaviour accompanied with Damage of Property, 31 Disorderly Behaviour, Drunkenness, Fighting, &c., Disorderly Behaviour, wasting Water at Public Hydrants, 10 Discharging Fire Arms,...

Manslaughter,

...

As Vagrants (Europeans and Indians), Seamen making False Statements as to Ships in which they served, and presenting False Characters,

...

911

Mendicancy,

...164

Stragglers from British Men-of-War,...

...

Misconduct as Domestic Servants,

...

Stragglers from Foreign Ships,...

...

Misconduct as Police Constables,...

Street Gambling, (treated as Obstruction of Public

For etration of Births and Deaths,

Discharging Stones and other Missiles to danger of Per-

Misconduct as Private Watchmen,

...

Ways),.

For Registration of Houses and Servants, For Retail of Spirituous and Fermented Liquors, For Storage of Explosive Substances,...

sons and Property,

...

Misconduct as Workmen,

...

Street Noises by Hawkers,

229

Dog Stealing,

...

Murder,

Trespass on Crown Lands,

For Storage of Gunpowder,

...

For Street Chairs and Vehicles,

...

Doubtful Witnesses to find Security for Appearance, Dredging in the Harbor at Anchorage for Ships of War, Embezzlement,

Negligently allowing Prisoners to escape,

Unauthorized Religious Ceremonies, (Chinese)....

...

For Suppression of Gambling,

***

Embracery, (Intimidating Witnesses),

For Weights and Measures,

***

Enticing, Decoying, or by Force or Fraud bringing to, or

Breach of Chinese Passengers' Act of 1855,

Breach of Harbor Regulations,

.105

taking away, Men or Women from the Colony, .. Escape of Prisoners from Gaol,

...

Breach of Military Law, (Soldiers disposing of Uniform, &c.),

Escape of Prisoners from Custody of Police,

...

Breach of Recognizance,

Extortion by Color of Office,

2213

...

Breach of Stamp Act,

Extortion by Menaces,

...

Breach of Quarantine Regulations,

False Imprisonment,

Bribery or Attempts to bribe Police Constables,

Forgery,

—

Night Noises by playing at the Game called "Chai-mui,” Night Noises by Watchmen, &c.,...

Nuisances, Various-consisting of:

Exposing Night Soil in the Streets in uncovered Buckets, and in open Boats along the Praya, Hanging wet Clothes, &c., to dry over Public Ways, 47 House Nuisances, viz.: Keeping Pigs, allowing Dirt and Filth to remain on Premises or in imme- diate Vicinity,. Obeying Calls of Nature in the Street, Raking Dust Bins,

Unlawful Possession of Property,

195

Unlicensed Auctioneer,

Unlicensed Coolie Lodging Houses,.

Unlicensed Seamen's Boarding Houses,

Unlicensed Hawking..

Unlicensed Plying of Boats for Hire,. Unnatural Offence,

307

Unwholesome Provisions, Exposing for Sale or bringing

...

1,202

into Colony,

...

Using Threats with Intent to extort, Using Threats of Violence to Persons,

...

Burglary,

Burial of Chinese Corpse elsewhere than in a Cemetery..

Found by Night with Dangerous and Offensive Weapons

with Intent to break into Dwelling Houses,

Street Nuisances, viz.: Neglecting to clean out Dust Bins, and throwing Rubbish, &c., into the Street,

TOTAL,...

8,079

Carried forward,

..1,895

Carried forward,...

...3,092

Carried forward,...

...

...5,575

C. MAY, 1st Police Magistrate.

159

Defendants.

Summonses

for

Defendants.

Summonses

for

Witnesses.

Notices

Re-hearing.

Distress.

Arrest.

Search.

enter

Gambling

Houses.

Magis-

trates'

Orders.

TOTAL.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH APRIL, 1875.

160

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH APRIL, 1875.

CORONER'S RETURNS.

TABLE A.-Return of all Coroner's Cases, 1874.

Inquest Held.

Buried without Inquest.

Grand Total.

Men. Women. Boys. Girls. Total. Men. Women. Boys. Girls. Total. 1874. 1873.

Nationality.

Europeans and Americans,

...

Chinese,

Malays and Indians,

Manilamen.....

...

***

West Indians,.

100

Total,

:::

1 28

...

Hongkong, 20th February, 1875.

TABLE B.-Return of Inquests, 1874.

Accidental Death,

Accidentally Drowned,

Excessive Drinking,

Felo de Se,

Manslaughter,

*Natural Causes,

Verdicts.

Do.,

in Gaol,

Overdose of Opium,..

Suicide whilst Insane,

Wilful Murder,..

Total,........

Europeans

and Americans.

69 128

24 151

...

70 143

180

Chinese.

Men. Women. Men. Women. Boys. | Girls.

9B :T?TE ::

...

22:

J. RUSSELL, Coroner.

Indians and Manila- Malays. men.

Total.

Men.

...

Chiefly heart diseases, and general debility arising from Diarrhoea.

Hongkong, 20th February, 1875.

TABLE C. *-Returns of Burials without Inquest, 1874.

Europeans

Reason why no Inquest was held.

and Americans.

No suspicious Circumstances, No evidence and State of Body,... Post Mortem satisfactory, Death occurred outside Juris-

diction,

Total,......

Chinese.

...

J. RUSSELL,

Coroner.

2729261212

In- dians.

Found on Shore.

Found in Harbor.

Total.

Men. Women.| Men. | Women. Boys. Girls. Men.

...

IGO

***

:::

Known. Unknown. | Known. Unknow n.

∞ 2 1

...

4 45

　* This return does not contain any of the Typhoon cases, the number of which was so large that a general order had to be issued to the Police to bury all bodies whose death was clearly due to the typhoon, on ascertaining the names of the deceased, (where possible), nationality, sex and probable age, for purposes of registration.

Hongkong, 20th February, 1875.

No. 65.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

J. RUSSELL,

Coroner.

His Excellency the Administrator has been pleased to appoint, provisionally and subject to the approval of the Secretary of State, JAMES PAINTER MACEWEN, Esquire, to be Assistant Harbor Master, and Collector of Light Dues.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th April, 1875.

160

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH APRIL, 1875.

CORONER'S RETURNS.

TABLE A.-Return of all Coroner's Cases, 1874.

Inquest Held.

Buried without Inquest.

Grand Total.

Men. Women. Boys. Girls. Total. Men. Women. Boys. Girls. Total. 1874. 1873.

Nationality.

Europeans and Americans,

...

Chinese,

Malays and Indians,

Manilamen.....

...

***

West Indians,.

100

Total,

:::

1 28

...

Hongkong, 20th February, 1875.

TABLE B.-Return of Inquests, 1874.

Accidental Death,

Accidentally Drowned,

Excessive Drinking,

Felo de Se,

Manslaughter,

*Natural Causes,

Verdicts.

Do.,

in Gaol,

Overdose of Opium,..

Suicide whilst Insane,

Wilful Murder,..

Total,........

Europeans

and Americans.

69 128

24 151

...

70 143

180

Chinese.

Men. Women. Men. Women. Boys. | Girls.

9B :T?TE ::

...

22:

J. RUSSELL, Coroner.

Indians and Manila- Malays. men.

Total.

Men.

...

Chiefly heart diseases, and general debility arising from Diarrhoea.

Hongkong, 20th February, 1875.

TABLE C. *-Returns of Burials without Inquest, 1874.

Europeans

Reason why no Inquest was held.

and Americans.

No suspicious Circumstances, No evidence and State of Body,... Post Mortem satisfactory, Death occurred outside Juris-

diction,

Total,......

Chinese.

...

J. RUSSELL,

Coroner.

2729261212

In- dians.

Found on Shore.

Found in Harbor.

Total.

Men. Women.| Men. | Women. Boys. Girls. Men.

...

IGO

***

:::

Known. Unknown. | Known. Unknow n.

∞ 2 1

...

4 45

Hongkong, 20th February, 1875.

No. 65.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

J. RUSSELL,

Coroner.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th April, 1875.

No. 66.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH APRIL, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

161

　　The following Letter and Report, received from the Government of Bengal, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th April, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 1321, dated Calcutta, the 27th February 1875.

From-CAPTAIN A. BAKER, Officiating Master-Attendant,

To-The Secretary to the Government of Bengal, Revenue Department.

　　I have the honor to submit, for the information of His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor, the accompanying copy of a report made to the Master-Attendant at Akyab by the commander of the Java of his having sighted a wreck at sea while on a passage from London to Akyab.

　　2. The wreck appears to have been caused by fire on board, and as she has not been completely destroyed, but remains in a position so as to endanger the safety of other vessels, I would suggest that the report be published for general information, and the different Governments be informed as well as the Board of Trade, London.

Report of wreck at sea, by Commander of the Ship “Java.”

　　On the 30th November 1874, ship Java, on her passage from London to Akyab when in Lat. 26-22 S., Long. 26-11 W., sighted a wreck, which evidently had been rigged as a ship or barque. At 0.30 P.M. sent a boat alongside, and found that the vessel had been destroyed by fire and the cargo burnt out; masts and gear hanging alongside. On the stern they read "The Foundling, Liv;" the remainder of the word destroyed; supposed to be Liverpool. The bowsprit was still standing; but whether iron or wood, cannot say. Her rail is about 24 feet above the water, and her deck line about 20 feet. Nothing of the hull appeared to be injured. except a little of the bulwork injured in the wake of the foremast. The vessel is in the track for outward bounders round Cape of Good Hope, and homeward bounders round Cape Horn.

　　The above has been communicated to the Master-Attendant at Akyab by Captain W. D. R. Bergstrom, of the Java, who is of opinion that the wreck is not likely to sink for a long time, consequently very dangerous. She was evidently a

coal-laden vessel.

Dated Akyab, the 23rd February 1875.

No. 67.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st March, 1875, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th April, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

Oriental Bank Corporation,.

506,232

250,000

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

741,661

275,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,.

593,779

200,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.

1,684,841

700,000

TOTAL,.......

3,526,513

1,425,000

162

No. 68.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH APRIL, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Tenders will be received at this Office, until Noon of the 19th instant, for Road, Sewer, and Drainage improvements in the District of Shek Tong Tsui.

The specification can be seen on application at the Surveyor General's Office, where also a proper Form of Tender may be obtained.

The Government will not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th April, 1875.

No. 69.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held at British Kowloon on Monday, 19th April, 1875, at 3 P.M., are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th April, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 19th April, 1875, by Order of His Excellency the Administrator, of One Lot of Crown Land in the Dependency of Kowloon for a Term of Fourteen Years.

No.

Registry

No.

Sale.

295

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

LOCALITY.

Boundary Measurements.

Contents in

Square ft.

Annual Upset Rent. Price.

feet. feet. feet.

feet.

Tsim Tsa Tsui, Kowloon,...

208.0 394.0 280.0 210.6

62,522 28.70 15.00

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. The highest bidder above the upset price shall be the Purchaser, and if any dispute arise, the Lot shall be put up again at a former bidding.

2. No person shall at any bidding advance less than $5.

　5. The Purchaser of the Lot shall pay to the Surveyor General on behalf of Her Majesty The QUEEN, a Fee of $5 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.

　7. Possession of the Lot sold shall be given to the Purchaser, and deemed to have been taken by him on the day of Sale.

8. The Purchaser of every Lot shall within One Month from the day of Sale mark out the boun- daries of his Lot by fixing granite boundary posts, of not less than 9 inches square, at each angle of the said Lot.

162

No. 68.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH APRIL, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Tenders will be received at this Office, until Noon of the 19th instant, for Road, Sewer, and Drainage improvements in the District of Shek Tong Tsui.

The specification can be seen on application at the Surveyor General's Office, where also a proper Form of Tender may be obtained.

The Government will not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th April, 1875.

No. 69.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held at British Kowloon on Monday, 19th April, 1875, at 3 P.M., are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th April, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No.

Registry

No.

Sale.

295

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

LOCALITY.

Boundary Measurements.

Contents in

Square ft.

Annual Upset Rent. Price.

feet. feet. feet.

feet.

Tsim Tsa Tsui, Kowloon,...

208.0 394.0 280.0 210.6

62,522 28.70 15.00

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. The highest bidder above the upset price shall be the Purchaser, and if any dispute arise, the Lot shall be put up again at a former bidding.

2. No person shall at any bidding advance less than $5.

　5. The Purchaser of the Lot shall pay to the Surveyor General on behalf of Her Majesty The QUEEN, a Fee of $5 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.

　7. Possession of the Lot sold shall be given to the Purchaser, and deemed to have been taken by him on the day of Sale.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH APRIL, 1875.

163

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BY THE PURCHASER. Memorandum that the person whose name is hereunder written has been declared the highest bidder for the Lot described in the foregoing Particulars of Sale and hereunder specified opposite to his said name and signature and does hereby agree to become the Lessee thereof under and subject to the foregoing Conditions of Sale and on his part to perform and abide by the said Conditions.

Number

of Sale

Registry Number and

Lot. Description of Lot Purchased.

Amount of Annual Rental. Premium at which

Purchased.

Signature of Purchaser.

No. 57.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　　The following Order made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council under "The Hongkong Lighthouses Ordinance, 1873," is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 31st March, 1875.

"THE LIGHTHOUSES ORDINANCE, 1873."

No. 17 OF 1873.

ORDER

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Made by His Excellency J. GARDINER AUSTIN in Council, this 30th day of March, 1875.

By virtue of the provisions of Section VI of the above mentioned Ordinance, it is ordered,--

1. That every Ship which enters the Waters of the Colony after the 16th day of April,

1875, shall pay the following Light Dues, that is to say:-

No. 60.

One cent per ton.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

ALFRED LISTER, Clerk of Councils.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Administrator.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st April, 1875.

NOTICE.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Central Police Barracks, 17th March, 1875.

W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.

164

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH APRIL, 1875.

NOTICE. HONGKONG.

Cape d'Aguilar Light.

Notice is hereby given that a light will be exhibited on Cape d'Aguilar on and after the 16th of April next.

The illurninating apparatus is fixed Dioptric of the First Order showing a white light on the follow- ing bearings, which are magnetic and taken from Seaward.

1. From S. 45°W. to N. 53° W. Between these bearings the light is obscured by the islets

of the Nine Pins, and the islet just South of Waylan.

The light is then obscured by Soonkong Island.

2. From N. 21° W. to N. 42° W.

The light is then obscured by the Lema Islands, and the Islands to the Southward of them. 3. From N. 33° E. to N. 69° E. Between these bearings the light is obscured to vessels to the

South Westward of Ling Ting Island, and the Islands of the Samoun Group.

4. The Tathong Channel with the exception of a small portion obscured by Shicko Head.

The focal plane of the light is 200 feet above mean sea level, and in clear weather it should be seen at a distance of 23 Nautical Miles.

The Tower is round, of stone, 30 feet high, with a total height from its base to the lantern vane of 57 feet.

The dwellings and boundary walls are painted white.

The Lighthouse is in Latitude 22° 12′ 14′′ N. Longitude 114° 15′ 44′′ E.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 19th March, 1875.

NOTICE.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 25th March, 1875.

C. MAY, Acting Colonial Treasurer.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 9th April, 1875.

Letters. Papers

Akady, Juana i

Agostinho,

Aurora

Letters. Papers.

Hartley, Henry 4 Habalme,Monsr.1 Hutchinson,

R. W.

Letters. Papers.

Ava, Alice Mrs. 1

Ah Mow

Collinson, W. M, 1 Cowan, R. 1 Castagnetti, G. I

Davies, D. P. 1

Dudfield, Capt.

Berrington, C.C.4

Defries, Joseph 1

Hue Shain Shock1 Hogenis, J. L. 1 Havens, Harry

Bell, C. P.

Brankley, James 1

2 regd.

Battistolo, D. 2 Butts, Geo. Battistolo, D. Bresciani, Sigr. 1 Biava, Sigr., G.B.1 Bashire,

}

Mons. E. Brankley, J. Bartolini, Adolf 1 Bank of

}

E. A. B. Eagleshamc.A. 1 Edgar, John W. 1 Eastlack, W. C. 1

Hopkinson, P. 1

Inselvini,

Lorenzo

Fondra, Va- }

lentino Faure Monrs. T. 1

Jones,

Granton Jones, Frederick 1

1 regd.

Fox, J. (Engineer) 1 Fisher, Edwd.

Johnson, J. W. 2 Julian, V. J..

1 regd.

}

Keene, R. J. Koch, T. A.

Capt. Kirby, Capt.

Hindostan Benton, Charles 1 *Buchanan, F. C. 2

Brandles, An-1

Farnham,

John Revd.

Frewen, Richard6

Faron, Geo.

Ginsburg, S. L. 2 rega.

W. T. Karlosski, L. Kates Mark, W. 1

Letters. Papers.

-2

2 regd.

Mills, Fred. May. Mr. H.,

formerly of t the Victoria Hotel Mitchell, R.,

formerly on board s.s. Sea Gull Do. Morton, N. Moncreiff, Peter 1 Meyenovich, J. 2 Maggione, E. Mitchell, R. H.

formerly of 2 the Sea Gull Milne, George 1 Marshall, J. 1

Morris, Theo-}

McLean, E. Malcomson, Thos. I Maher, Izidoro 1 Morris, William 1

MacKenzie, R. 1 MacKellar, M. R.

Pean, J. C. Poulsen, W.

Letters. Papers.

Plummer, John 1 Pereira. D. M. 1 Poole, W. P. Perettidella,

Rocea

Saunders, F.

Lets. 1

Pape

1 book.

Smith, C. J. Samuel, H. A. 2. Stwobe, Miss C. 1 Santos, Rosa

de los Siqueira, Re-i

medio P.

Stanley, Revd. 1

Riccardi, Retro 1 Ritchie, J.

Stevens, H. W. H. 1

Ross, Alexander 1

Roberton, Jas. ?

(Engineer)

Rudolphe,

Chs. Ramon, Rofino 1 Robins, R. Raymond, Stella 2

}

Sterling, Miss

Nina Sanders, Capt. 1

Shak Maho-

1 regd.

med Moola

Tavares, Jo?o 1 Taft, David Tylor, Richard 1 Tidman, P. F. 1 Tong Wing Pat 1 Thompson,

Mrs. A. B.

Upton, Thos. Universal Cir-

culating Herald

Vandeozee,

Capt. F. H. ( Vastroo, Seriaco 1

Watson, Dr.

drew Bristow, H. B. 1 Bolland, H. Banks, Horace 1

Grimes, Thomas1 Goddard,

James M.

Ginsburg, So-

Lyons, Miss

Canzi. Louis

lomon

Anastasia

Cohen-Sober

Gomes, M.

Laugelin, Mr.

Nacimento,

Francisca

& Walenyk

Galiigar, T.

1 regd.

Chatain, Ma-? rie. Madme.

Godfrey, Walter 1

Lorchen, J. Lowkampok,Mr.I

Nuttall, W.

Nelson, E. L.

Spencer,

Gatti, Luigi

Collie

Crofall, Henry }

Mazzocchi,

Engineer

Hayne, Robt. B. 2

Caldecott, A. M. 1 Clary, John

Hancock, Miss

Blanche

Pompeo Martins, Sr.

J. F.

Ollivant, Joseph

Oxenham, E. L. 2 Olona, Maria

sendo, G. Soona Walla

1 regd.

1 Woodd, Basil, R.1 Westford, Mr.} (Carperter) Warchan

Walker, J. H.

Whemann

1 rega

Sayle, N. J.

Wobbe, H.

Shaik, Abdoollah 1 regd. Secondo, Sala

Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd.

Silva, Antonio)

F. da

Henriqueta Suaren, Ro-

Letters. Papers.

Aberdeen

Constance Carricks

Letters. Papers.

Earl of Shaf-

Agustina

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH APRIL, 1875.

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 9th April, 1875.

165

Lets. Paps. 23 1

tesbury, s.s.

Havilah Hamilton

Letters. Papers.

Malvern

Mariner

Peeres Phocus, s.s.

Agnes Meir

City of Bengal 1

Ella

Harwich

McNear

August

Caroline

Endeavour

Herman

Memento

Rifleman

Frederich

Commissary

Endymion 9 5

Mangerlon

Alexandro,

Corina

Indiana

M. A. Holman 2

Sir Harry Parkes2

Augustus

Charlotte An-)

Frank N. Shayer 1

Min

St. Phillans

Anna

drews

Formosa

John Steward

Sarah Nicholson 4

Avonmore

Countess of

Ann Cheshyre 4

Errol

Frances

Juan F. Pearson 2

Novelty

Sophie

Fortuna

Nyassa

Swatara, s.s.

1 regd.

Alexandra

Kerchelon

Noemi

Alden Besse

Devana

Gerque

Valentine

Africa, s.s.

Denmark

Golden State

Lotus

Oxford

Denbigshire 3

Gleam

Bato

Gladiator, s.s. 1

Lanercost Lucerne

Osaka

Windhover

Charmar

Eastern Isles,s.s.1 E. M. Young 1

Highlander 1 1

Magdala

Paouting, s.s. Pelham

Weymouth

Wakefield

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's

Ships of War, 9th April, 1875.

Letters.

Audacious

Letters. 6

Hornet

Victor Emanuel 2

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 9TH APRIL, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro- meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo-

meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Min.

Max.

April

30.09

30.07

29.95

73.5

29.98

73.5

29.99

29.94

30.00

75.5

29.97

72.5

76.5

29.90

30.00

29.96

29.90

30.07

69.5

29.97

29.96

30.00

29.26

62.5

29.90

30.03

30.00

29.93

BAROMETER.

DATE.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER,

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO- METER.

Self Registering.

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.JI.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M. NOON.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER,

6 P.M.

Dirn.

NOON.

1875.

Apr. 328.25 28.30 28.30 28.24 28.24 62.0 67.5 68.0 61.5 05.0 65.060.5 68.5 E

428.25 28.29: 28.29 28.21 28.20 66.5 71.0 69.5 65.0 70.0 67.0 65.5 71.0 E

2 E

3 E

0.00

5 28.21 28.25 28.21 28.16 28.15 67.0 70.5 69.0 66.5 70.0 66.0 66.5 72.0 SE

628.17 28.22 28.21 28.15 28.16 66.5 68.064.5 65.0 66.5 63.0 65.0 71.5 W

4 SE

2 SE

0.00

2 SE

0.00

;

2 E

6 E

0.00

7 28.17 28.20 28.19 28.15 28.15 59.0 56.0 57.0 58.0 56.0 56.5 56.0 68.0 E

7 E

0.47

828.13 28.16 28.16 28.12 28.13 57,0 59.058.0 56.5 58.5 57.0 |55,5 | 59.5 E

9 28.17 28.19 28.18 28.14 28.13] 55.5 56.0 55.0 54.0 54.5 54.0|53.5 59.0 NE

5 NE

4 E

2 NW

1.63

5 E

0.62

6 A.M., gentle breeze with fog; 10 A.M., detached openings in fog: noon, fine and clear.

Light breeze and fog past night;

A.M., fine and hazy.

Fog past night; 6 A.M., fog with de-

tached openings; noon, fine, hazy, 6 A.M., fine, clear; 9 A.M., slight for; 11 A.M., thick wet fog; noon, fresh breeze, slight rain.

Squall with fog and rain past night: strong breeze with thick fog and rain throughout.

Rain and fog past night; fog with and rain and thunder at intervals throughout.

Rain and fog past night; 9 A.M.. overcast, horizon clear; 4 P.M., wet fog,

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER,

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

WINDS.

DATE.

Self Registering

Force, range from 0 to 12.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

G P.M.

SA.M. |

*NOON

P.M.

Min. Max.

NOON.

6 A.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn.

1875.

Apr. 330.06 30.09 30.11

30.06 30.06 77.0 76.0 74.0 69.0 70.0: 71.0 65.0:76.0 Calm

0 E

2 E

Fine and cloudy; noon, clear.

4 30.05 30.16 30.16 30.01 29.96| 73.5 77.5

530.01 30.02 30.01 29.96 29.94 73.0 71.5 77.0 72.075.5 74.5 71.0 80.0 Calm

629.95 29.98 30.00 30.01 30.01 74.0 65.5 68.0 73.5 71.0 66.0 70.081.0 | Calm

7 30.04 30.04 30.04 30.00 30.00 64.5.65.5 65.0 63.0 64.0 |64.0 63,078.0 E

8 29.96 29.98 29.98 29.95: 29.95 64.5 65.5 64.0 64.0 64.5 63.063.076.5 E

9 30.01 30.01| 30.01 29.99 29.99) 61.0 | 64.5 64.5 59.0 61.0 62.5 59.0 75.0 IN

77,073.0 74.5 75.0 71.0 81.0 E

1 E

O W

0 SE

6 E

2 E

2 Calm

Fine and cloudy throughout.

0 Overcast throughout.

6 SE

Overcast and squally; noon, rain.

6 E

Overcast and squally throughout.

4 N

6 A.M., overcast and squally; 9 A.M., thunder, lighting and

heavy rain squalls throughout.

4 E

2 E

Overcast and fine throughout.

Letters. Papers.

Aberdeen

Constance Carricks

Letters. Papers.

Earl of Shaf-

Agustina

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List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 9th April, 1875.

165

Lets. Paps. 23 1

tesbury, s.s.

Havilah Hamilton

Letters. Papers.

Malvern

Mariner

Peeres Phocus, s.s.

Agnes Meir

City of Bengal 1

Ella

Harwich

McNear

August

Caroline

Endeavour

Herman

Memento

Rifleman

Frederich

Commissary

Endymion 9 5

Mangerlon

Alexandro,

Corina

Indiana

M. A. Holman 2

Sir Harry Parkes2

Augustus

Charlotte An-)

Frank N. Shayer 1

Min

St. Phillans

Anna

drews

Formosa

John Steward

Sarah Nicholson 4

Avonmore

Countess of

Ann Cheshyre 4

Errol

Frances

Juan F. Pearson 2

Novelty

Sophie

Fortuna

Nyassa

Swatara, s.s.

1 regd.

Alexandra

Kerchelon

Noemi

Alden Besse

Devana

Gerque

Valentine

Africa, s.s.

Denmark

Golden State

Lotus

Oxford

Denbigshire 3

Gleam

Bato

Gladiator, s.s. 1

Lanercost Lucerne

Osaka

Windhover

Charmar

Eastern Isles,s.s.1 E. M. Young 1

Highlander 1 1

Magdala

Paouting, s.s. Pelham

Weymouth

Wakefield

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's

Ships of War, 9th April, 1875.

Letters.

Audacious

Letters. 6

Hornet

Victor Emanuel 2

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 9TH APRIL, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro- meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo-

meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Min.

Max.

April

30.09

30.07

29.95

73.5

29.98

73.5

29.99

29.94

30.00

75.5

29.97

72.5

76.5

29.90

30.00

29.96

29.90

30.07

69.5

29.97

29.96

30.00

29.26

62.5

29.90

30.03

30.00

29.93

BAROMETER.

DATE.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER,

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO- METER.

Self Registering.

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.JI.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M. NOON.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER,

6 P.M.

Dirn.

NOON.

1875.

Apr. 328.25 28.30 28.30 28.24 28.24 62.0 67.5 68.0 61.5 05.0 65.060.5 68.5 E

428.25 28.29: 28.29 28.21 28.20 66.5 71.0 69.5 65.0 70.0 67.0 65.5 71.0 E

2 E

3 E

0.00

5 28.21 28.25 28.21 28.16 28.15 67.0 70.5 69.0 66.5 70.0 66.0 66.5 72.0 SE

628.17 28.22 28.21 28.15 28.16 66.5 68.064.5 65.0 66.5 63.0 65.0 71.5 W

4 SE

2 SE

0.00

2 SE

0.00

;

2 E

6 E

0.00

7 28.17 28.20 28.19 28.15 28.15 59.0 56.0 57.0 58.0 56.0 56.5 56.0 68.0 E

7 E

0.47

828.13 28.16 28.16 28.12 28.13 57,0 59.058.0 56.5 58.5 57.0 |55,5 | 59.5 E

9 28.17 28.19 28.18 28.14 28.13] 55.5 56.0 55.0 54.0 54.5 54.0|53.5 59.0 NE

5 NE

4 E

2 NW

1.63

5 E

0.62

6 A.M., gentle breeze with fog; 10 A.M., detached openings in fog: noon, fine and clear.

Light breeze and fog past night;

A.M., fine and hazy.

Fog past night; 6 A.M., fog with de-

tached openings; noon, fine, hazy, 6 A.M., fine, clear; 9 A.M., slight for; 11 A.M., thick wet fog; noon, fresh breeze, slight rain.

Squall with fog and rain past night: strong breeze with thick fog and rain throughout.

Rain and fog past night; fog with and rain and thunder at intervals throughout.

Rain and fog past night; 9 A.M.. overcast, horizon clear; 4 P.M., wet fog,

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER,

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

WINDS.

DATE.

Self Registering

Force, range from 0 to 12.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

G P.M.

SA.M. |

*NOON

P.M.

Min. Max.

NOON.

6 A.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn.

1875.

Apr. 330.06 30.09 30.11

30.06 30.06 77.0 76.0 74.0 69.0 70.0: 71.0 65.0:76.0 Calm

0 E

2 E

Fine and cloudy; noon, clear.

4 30.05 30.16 30.16 30.01 29.96| 73.5 77.5

530.01 30.02 30.01 29.96 29.94 73.0 71.5 77.0 72.075.5 74.5 71.0 80.0 Calm

629.95 29.98 30.00 30.01 30.01 74.0 65.5 68.0 73.5 71.0 66.0 70.081.0 | Calm

7 30.04 30.04 30.04 30.00 30.00 64.5.65.5 65.0 63.0 64.0 |64.0 63,078.0 E

8 29.96 29.98 29.98 29.95: 29.95 64.5 65.5 64.0 64.0 64.5 63.063.076.5 E

9 30.01 30.01| 30.01 29.99 29.99) 61.0 | 64.5 64.5 59.0 61.0 62.5 59.0 75.0 IN

77,073.0 74.5 75.0 71.0 81.0 E

1 E

O W

0 SE

6 E

2 E

2 Calm

Fine and cloudy throughout.

0 Overcast throughout.

6 SE

Overcast and squally; noon, rain.

6 E

Overcast and squally throughout.

4 N

6 A.M., overcast and squally; 9 A.M., thunder, lighting and

heavy rain squalls throughout.

4 E

2 E

Overcast and fine throughout.

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By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th April, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 71.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　It is hereby notified that DAVID H. BAILEY, Esquire, has resumed charge of the Consulate of the United States in this Colony.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th April, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 72.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

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By Command,

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Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th April, 1875.

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No. 71.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

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By Command,

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Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 72.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th April, 1875.

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1874.

REVENUE.

AMOUNT.

EXPENDITURE.

AMOUNT.

168

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH APRIL, 1875.

Spirit Retailers,.

Land Revenue,

Rents, exclusive of Lands,

Licenses ;-

Pawnbrokers,.

Auctioneers,

131,834.25

53,924.14

28,943.75

Tenements for Emigrants,

7,700.00

3,300.00

63.95

Emigration Brokers..

1,800.00

Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys,

1,350,00

Opium Monopoly,

131,000,00

Boarding Houses,

288.00

Marriage,

40.00

Chinese Undertakers,

80.00

Money Changers,

715.00

Civil Departments :- Governor,

Colonial Secretary,. Colonial Treasurer, Auditor General, Clerk of Councils, Surveyor General,

Postmaster General,

Registrar General,

Harbor Master,

Collector of Stamp Revenue,.

Judicial Departments, .

Registrar of Companies,

Ecclesiastical Department,

25,559.08

22,252.50

8,837.25

16,757.06

1,021.85

27,578.39

40,985.38

15,095.73

32,895.84

4,113.09

43,541.52

192.00

5,070.00

Marine Store Dealers,

2,400.00

Educational

do.,

18,566.39

Spirit Distillers,.

110.00

Medical

do.,

28,813.66

Taxes:-

177,790.70

Police Magistrates' do.,

16,000.95

Stamps,

100,191.49

Police

do.,

174,617.14

Police, Lighting, Water, and Fire Brigade Rates,

187,599.37

Gaol

do.,

29,918.77

287,790.86

Fire Brigade

do.,

9,122.66

Postage,

63,887.10

Government Gardens Department,

4,210.46

Fines, Forfeitures, and Fees. of Courts:---

Pensions, Retired Allowances, and Gratuities,.

18,884.90

Fines,

12,192.76

Charitable Allowances,

2,860,00

Forfeitures,

726.33

Transport,.

8,031.84

Fees,

4,227.47

Works and Buildings,

159,755.46

On Cemetery Burials,

Fees of Office :-

Licenses for Junks, &c.,

Registry of Boats,..

Do. of Cargo Boats and Crew,

Do.

of Hawkers,

Cargo Boats Certificates,

Registration of Householders,

Do. of Servants, &C.,

Official Signatures,

Registration of Deeds,

Shipping Seamen,.

17,146.56

Roads, Streets, and Bridges,

39,078.45

1,059.50

Miscellaneous Services,

37,149.81

16,178.00

3,543.66

1,952.83

Lighthouses...

Land and Houses purchased,

Military Contribution,

35,110.64

4,445.00

96,018.72

1,952.25

325.00

1,035.50

218.00

196.00

1,493.00

5,780.00

480.00

Examination of Masters and Mates,

Colonial Registers,.

Merchant Shipping Act,

Registry of Chairs, Carriages, &c.,..

Registration of Companies,

Medical Fees on Examination of Emigrants,

Registration of Births, &c.,..

Sale of Government Property,

Reimbursements,

Interest,

Miscellaneous Receipts,.

Special Receipts under Ordinance No. 10 of 1867,

TOTAL,

Colonial Treasury, Victoria, Hongkong, 14th April, 1875.

20.00

435.74

1,677.40

217.25

10,132.25

53.40

46,749.78

3,700.78

37,149.49

9,965.63

17,791.82

7,068.80

854,799.91

A. F. ALVES, Accountant.

Examined,

CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Auditor General.

TOTAL,.

921,479.54

C. MAY,

Acting Colonial Treasurer.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH APRIL, 1875.

169

INCREASE.

REVENUE.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG IN 1873 AND 1874.

1873.

1874.

DECREASE.

1873.

Land Revenue,

Rents, exclusive of Lands,

LICENSES:

126,218.88

49,956.72

131,834.25

53,924.14

5,615.37

3,967.42

EXPENDITURE.

CIVIL DEPARTMENTS:—

Governor,

Colonial Secretary,

1874.

INCREASE.

DECREASE.

26,190.00

25,559.08

24,042.41

22,252.50

Colonial Treasurer,

9,061.18

8,837.25

630.92

1,789.91

223.93

Spirit Retailers,.

30,222.50

28,943.75

1,278.75

Auditor General,.

16,706.99

16,757.06

50.07

Pawnbrokers,

7,700.00

Clerk of Councils,

1,060.85

1,021.85

39.00

Auctioneers,

3,300.00

Surveyor General,.

26,626.30

27,578.39

Tenements for Emigrants,

23.00

63.95

40.95

Postmaster General,

40,323.25

40,985.38

952.09

662.13

Emigration Brokers,.

1,800.00

Registrar General,.

15,760.18

15,095.73

Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys,

1,500.00

1,350.00

150.00

Harbor Master,..

35,176.54

32,895.84

664.45

2,280.70

Opium Monopoly,

125,500.00

131,000.00

5,500.00

Collector of Stamp Revenue,

3,861.48

· 4,113.09

251.61

Boarding Houses,

288.00

Judicial Departments,

42,469.85

43,541.52

1,071.67

Marriage,

55.00

40.00

15.00

Registrar of Companies,.

192.00

Chinese Undertakers,

80.00

Ecclesiastical Department,

5,062.00

5,070.00

Money Changers,

855.00

715.00

140.00

Educational

Do.,

16,882.50

18,566.39

8.00

1,683.89

- G

Marine Store Dealers,

2,235.00

2,400.00

Spirit Distillers,

100.00

110.00

165.00

10.00

Medical

DO.,

27,719.39

28,813.66

1,094.27

......

Police Magistrates' Do.,

16,555.76

16,000.95

TAXES:-

Police

Do.,

186,643.11

174,617.14

Stamps,

108,507.64

100,191.49

8,316.15

Gaol

Do.,

29,816.98

29,918.77

101.79

Police, Lighting, Water, and Fire Brigade Rates,

188,734.93

187,599.37

1,135.56

Fire Brigade

Do.,

10,001.80

9,122.66

554.81

12,025.97

879.14

Postage,

68,119.68 63,887.10

4,232.58

Government Gardens Department,

4,168.29

4,210.46

42.17

Fines of Courts,

15,512.83

12,192.76

3,320.07

Pensions, Retired Allowances, and Gratuities,

14,815.71

18,884.90

4,069.19

Forfeitures of Courts,

1,361.61

726.33

635,28

Charitable Allowances,

2,565.17

2,860.00

294.83

Fees of Courts,

3,786.93

4,227.47

440.54

Transport,

2,542.99

3,031.84

488.85

FEES OF OFFICE:-

Works and Buildings,

68,291.41

159,755.46

91,464.05

On Cemetery Burials,..

922.74

1,059.50

136.76

Roads, Streets, and Bridges,.

36,719.88

39,073.45

2,353.57

Licenses for Junks, &c.,

16,796.00

16,178.00

618.00

Miscellaneous Services,

34,059.63

37,149.81

3.090.18

Registry of Boats,..........

3,890.70

3,543.66

347.04

Do. of Cargo Boats and Crew,

1,981.60

1,952.83

28.77

Do.

of Hawkers,.

2,177.50

1,952.25

225.25

Lighthouses,

Military Contribution,..

35,110.64

Land and Houses Purchased,

4,445.00

92,558.77

96,018.72

3,459.95

Cargo Boats Certificates,

320.00

325.00

5.00

Registration of Householders,

968.75

1,035.50

66.75

Do.

of Servants, &c.,

274.75

218.00

56.75

Official Signatures,

200.00

196.00

4.00

Registration of Deeds,

1,666.00

1,493.00

173.00

Shipping Seamen,..

6,153.00

5,780.00

373.00

Examination of Masters and Mates,

670.00

480.00

190.00

Colonial Registers,

Merchant Shipping Act,

10.00

491.00

20.00

435.74

10.00

55.26

Registry of Chairs, Carriages, &c.,....

1,874.40

1,677.40

197.00

Registration of Companies,

395.00

217.25

177.75

Medical Fees on Examination of Emigrants,.

8,545.25

10,132.25

1,587.00

Emigration Fees,

Registration of Births, &c.,..

795.00

70.00

795.00

Sale of Government Property,.

1,104.24

Reimbursements,

37,078.20

53.40

3,700.78

37,149.49

16.60

2,596.54

71.29

Interest,..

7,517.98

9,965.63 2,447.65

Miscellaneous Receipts,

8,586.02

Special Receipts under Ordinance No. 10 of 1867,

17,791.82 9,205.80 8,978.50 7,068.80

1,909.70

847,324.35

31,866.07 854,799.91

24,390.51

789,874.42 921,479.54 150,693.95

Deduct Decrease,..

24,390.51

Deduct Decrease,....

19,088.83

Nett Increase,

7,475.56

Colonial Treasury, Victoria, Hongkong, 14th April, 1875.

A. F. ALVES, Accountant.

Examined,

Nett Increase,

CECIL C. SMITH,

131,605.12

C. MAY,

Acting Auditor General.

Acting Colonial Treasurer.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 73.

The following Annual Report of the Colonial Surgeon, with Returns annexed, for the year 1874, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th April, 1875.

GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL,

HONGKONG, 5th April, 1875.

SIR,-I have the honor to forward my Annual Report for the year 1874 concerning the health of the Colony and the working of the different establishments under my supervision.

This year, the first of my service in the Colony, I have gained considerable experience to guide me in making this Report, for I made long and careful sanitary inspections of the town, both at the beginning and end of the year.

I made two Reports to Government, the result of my sanitary inspections of the town and brothels at the beginning of the year, and this winter another series of inspections have been made in company with Mr. PRICE, the Surveyor General, who has kindly given me the benefit of his experience in draw- ing my attention to many things he considered worthy of note. I have also to thank the Officers in charge of the different Departments for much information requisite for making up the accompanying Returns.

POLICE.

The health of the Police is much improved. Table I. shows that the admissions this year to Hos- pital have been less by 130, as compared with 1873, though that year was good when compared with previous years.

The Indians have suffered most, principally from mild attacks of Intermittent Fever, Diarrhoea, and affections of the respiratory organs. Many of them suffer from Intermittent Fever in their own country before coming here, and the cases recorded have been mostly repetitions of previous attacks, and of quite a mild type. Those that have been brought over this year have been a stronger and better built set of men, and more care has been apparent in their selection. I had occasion last year in my Report to bring to notice the deficiency in this respect of many of the recruits, and I am glad to see with good results.

The admissions among the Europeans and Chinese have been principally from slight attacks of Intermittent Fever, and slight injuries received in execution of their duties.

　Table II. shows the strength of the Force as compared with the sickness and mortality. The deaths in Hospital have been 8, as compared with 11 in 1873. Four other deaths occurred, of men who were not under treatment in Hospital. Three of them from causes not under control, and one while away on leave. These deaths are specially noticed in Table II,

In Table E. is seen the number admitted to Hospital for venereal disease being 21, as compared with 59 in 1873, this will be referred to under the head of Lock Hospital.

TROOPS.

　Table III. gives the strength, sickness and mortality of the Troops in Hongkong in 1874. Last year the rate of sickness and mortality had much diminished as compared with previous years. This year the admissions to Hospital, as compared with 1873, have been 379 less in number, showing a still further improvement; and the number of deaths have been 4 less than last year.

The admissions to Hospital for venereal disease this year have been only 65, against 223 in 1873; of these, 4 cases only were Primary Syphilis and 50 Uncomplicated Gonorrhoea (see Table E).

GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.

I am happy to say some progress has been made towards building a new Civil Hospital, the site has been prepared, and the plans have arrived from England. That it is badly wanted, what I have to say

under this head will show,

The working of this establishment has been exceedingly good under the able superintendence of Dr. WHARRY, and also, during his absence on three months' leave, of Dr. W. C. S. CLAPHAM.

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With the Wardmasters, considerable trouble has been experienced. Two were dismissed for drunkenness, and one resigned after serving his probationary term, dissatisfied with the appointment.

I drew special attention to these appointments in my last Report, as I considered them underpaid, and therefore not likely to attract the class of men required, or rendering them disgusted with their As a posts. The work is arduous and disagreable and requires a great amount of patience and tact. rule, the newcomers are perfectly ignorant of their duties, and it is for the interest of the Establish- ment and the comfort of the patients that changes in these appointments should be rare, and the holders a superior class of men. The other subordinates have worked well. I desire specially to mention the Apothecary, Mr. A. A. BOTELHO, who has served in his present capacity over 20 years, and, I think, he is much overworked. All the books, accounts, &c. are kept by him, in addition to his duties in the Dispensary, and though he has done his work exceedingly well, much improvement is to be desired in the keeping of the Hospital Records, &c. This cannot be obtained unless a clerk is allowed, and I would recommend that a Chinese clerk should be obtained, for it is quite impossible for any one man to do the work required of Mr. BOTELHO with the efficiency to be desired, work as hard as he may.

　　The number of admissions to the Hospital has somewhat decreased this year, being 829 as com- pared with 952 in 1873. Of these, 18 cases were moribund when brought to Hospital. The decrease in the number of admissions is specially worthy of notice, as it is owing entirely to the decrease of admissions from the Police Force, which I have before brought to notice. The number of patients ad- mitted, exclusive of Police and venereal cases, was 431, as compared with 404 in 1873; these numbers represent seamen, destitutes, and paying patients.

　　Table IV. shows the varieties of disease and their relative frequency. The increase in the number of deaths being chiefly due to Phthisis, Fever, Intestinal Affections, and Surgical Injuries. Five of the deaths set down under the head of Chinese from Remittent Fever, and two under the same head from Typhoid, were women brought from the licensed brothels and occurred at the beginning of the year; these I shall refer to hereafter.

　　One class of patients that contribute largely to the death rate are the colored destitutes, some of whom earn a precarious livelihood as watchmen, they are usually miserably clad and half starved, and are therefore more than ordinarily liable to disease, and when it does come less able to resist it.

　　The case of Small-pox that died was a European engineer of a steamer, who contracted the disease in Shanghai in the month of June.

　　The two fatal cases of Typhoid among Europeans were brought from off a schooner (that came into this Port after the Typhoon) by my orders while I was doing duty for Dr. ADAMS, who was un- well, and the other European cases were brought from Manila, Whampoa and Shanghai.

The number of dead bodies brought to Hospital for examination during the year was 150, four of them Europeans, and three colored persons; many of these were brought in after the Typhoon.

The amount paid into the Treasury on account of paying patients was $3,036.73, compared with $2,440.08 the amount paid in 1873.

On the night of the 22nd September, 1874, this Colony was visited by a terrible and most destruc- tive Typhoon. The old Civil Hospital suffered severely, it was more than half unroofed, the back verandah of the upper floor which was supported by large stone pillars was blown down, and also the outer walls of one of the rooms. The inner walls bulged and cracked fearfully, and the whole building rocked and shook with each gust in the most frightful manner; to add to the troubles of the inmates, the gas went out, and the alarm of the patients can better be imagined than described. Dr. W. C. S. CLAPHAM was then in charge, and it is entirely due to his courage and presence of mind and his admi- rable arrangements that no fatal accident occurred, for the panic among the patients was so great that at one time some of them tried to leave the building, which if they had succeeded in doing, it is more than probable that they would have been killed or severely injured by the falling masonry. However, under Dr. CLAPHAM'S superintendence, the patients were all removed into the lower rooms, most of them into his own quarters, and he went round them the whole night quieting their fears and making them all as comfortable as circumstances permitted, though he himself was at the time suffering from a most painful affection of the knee joint. I visited the Hospital early next morning and arranged for the removal of the patients into the Lock Hospital, of which four of the largest wards were given up to them. Fortunately the number of patients in the Lock at that time was small, and this was done. without inconvenience. Arrangements being made so that the inmates of the Lock were completely cut off from the part of the Hospital made over to the patients brought from the Civil Hospital, and before night all was comfortably settled though the accommodation was barely sufficient owing to the number of cases of injury, &c. that were brought in during the day. This arrangement continued till the middle of November. Meanwhile a block of buildings near the Central Police Station, formerly a Hotel, had been hired by Government and was being fitted up and repaired, and, as far as possible, arranged for a temporary Civil Hospital until the new one is built. Under Dr. CLAPHAM'S superin- tendence, on the 13th of November the patients, stores, &c. were removed from the Lock and old Civil Hospital to the new buildings, and with much trouble every thing was, in a few days, got into working order.

172

THE HONGKong goverNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH APRIL, 1875.

　The buildings now used as the Government Civil Hospital, though the best that could be obtained, are by no means satisfactory, being situated in the centre of the Town and surrounded by buildings, they will be very hot in the summer, and will hardly get a breath of air. There is no ground attached to them, and in many other ways they are unsuitable, besides Government has to pay a very high rent for them and it is therefore to be hoped that the building of the new Hospital will be proceeded with as speedily as possible.

TUNG WAH HOSPITAL.

There is little more to say concerning this Institution than has been said in previous Reports. All that can be said for the Tung Wa Hospital is, that it is kept fairly clean, the patients get good food, and, according to Chinese ideas, very comfortable accommodation. The one great good that this Hospital does is vaccination, which it has greatly assisted in spreading, 1,246 were vaccinated this

VICTORIA GAOL.

year.

Table VII. shows the actual number of Hospital cases. treated in their cells.

Table VIII. the number of prisoners The Hospital consists of seven small wards only capable of holding two patients in each ward, so none but the worst cases are taken into Hospital, and even this accommodation is only for men, all women becoming seriously sick have to be sent to the Civil Hospital. There has been only one death in the Gaol this year, and most of the cases have originated outside. Diarrhoea, Dysen- try, Fever, Bronchial affections and old ulcers have been the principal complaints treated. I find the average number of prisoners who desire to see me daily is about fifty, but these are not all cases of disease, but applications for change of diet, alterations in their work, &c., and these are about the admissions daily to be inspected. I have been compelled to give extra diet to the European prisoners in a great many cases, and I would suggest an alteration in their diet, that instead of a pint of tea for breakfast, they should have a pint of gruel, for I find that the tea in the morning causes a great deal of indigestion and as the hardest labour of the day is done between breakfast and dinner, tea, I think, is a mistake.

last

Table IX. shows the number of prisoners, as compared with the sickness and mortality in the Gaol.

LOCK HOSPITAL.

The improvement of having stoves in the wards of this building, as I suggested in my Report year, I am glad to say, has been carried out, and that leaves nothing to be desired.

Hardly any damage was done to the building by the Typhoon, only a jillmill here and there was broken and a few panes of glass.

　　Table X.A. shows the number of admissions, which have been much less than usual compared with the last few years. Table B. shows the number of women brought under the provisions of the Con- tagious Diseases Ordinance, and this number is also less than that of 1873.

　　Table C. shows the number of men diseased during the year, which in 207, as compared with 421 in 1873, or rather less than half the number.

　　Table E. shows the character of the diseases. It will be observed that only 3 cases of Primary Syphilis occurred among the Military and only 4 cases among the Police. Of the Navy, out of 85 cases of venereal disease, of all classes, 50 were not contracted in Hongkong, and very few of the cases recorded as Primary Syphilis were contracted here. But the Military and Police show the working of the Ordinance, best as they are residents and know the licensed brothels better, not being so apt to be led away by sly prostitutes. With a considerable number more men in Port and Garrison, the amount of disease is shown to be less than half of what it was in 1873.

　　The largest number of women in Hospital this year at any one time was 58, and that was in the month of June. For the first time this year, the European and American women were brought under the Ordinance in August last, with good results, as several who were engaged in spreading disease quitted the Colony. They are visited at their own homes.

　　Owing to the number of cases of Fever of a Typhoid type being brought to the Civil Hospital from the Chinese licensed brothels, I received a request from the Government to inspect and report upon them.

　　I went through all the brothels, took note of every house, and reported the number of women it could decently contain, and what repairs or alterations required to be made.

　　In consequence of my Report, many houses were closed altogether. For the others, I wrote out instructions, some of which applied to all the brothels, others to individual houses only, concerning whitewashing, painting, cleaning, &c., the removal of privies, sleeping rooms, &c.

This winter, making the inspection, I find a wonderful change has been effected, the houses look clean, light and airy for the most part, and by the end of this year I hope to have them all in good condition, I have again gone through every house and entered in a book what I desire should be done. To fairly inspect these houses requires about 15 inspections of an afternoon each, but the results have been well worth the trouble, for since the carrying out of my suggestions, no cases of Typhoid have been found in these houses. There are 123 licensed Chinese brothels, containing 1,358 prostitutes now, besides the keepers, servants, &c.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH APRIL, 1875.

173

　　　I think I may fairly claim that good and efficient work has been done in this department under my charge.

HEALTH OF THE COLONY.

　　　Table XI. shows the mortality among the Europeans and Americans in the Colony during the last ten years, and by this it would appear that the Colony had been less healthy than during the pre- vious two years, but this in reality is not the case. Deducting the number of those that were drowned or otherwise killed during the Typhoon, the death rate has not increased appreciably. The rainfall last year was considerably above the average, nearly 10 inches over that of 1873, and 23 inches over that of 1872, as shown in Table XIII.

SANITATION.

　　　Table XII. shows the work of the Inspectors of Nuisances in part only. The number of persons fined has been much less than usual, but the fines have been much heavier than before.

I have the honor to be,

The Honorable CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

HONGKONG.

MONTHS.

January,

February, March,

April, May, June, . July,

August,. September,

October,

November,

December,

Total,

POLICE.

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

PH. B. C. AYRES, Colonial Surgeon.

I. TABLE showing the ADMISSIONS into HOSPITAL and DEATHS, during the Year 1874.

EUROPEANS.

COLORED.

CHINESE.

Admissions. Deaths. Admissions. Deaths. Admissions. Deaths.

TOTAL TOTAL Admissions.] Deaths.

OF A CO Co

7 10

H6677

201

344

II. TABLE showing the RATE of SICKNESS and MORTALITY in the POLICE FORCE, during the Year 1874.

AVERAGE STRENGTH.

TOTAL SICK.

TOTAL DEATHS.

RATE OF SICKNESS.

RATE OF MORTALITY.

Europeans.

Colored.

Chinese.

Total.

116

174

358

648

346

* 12

1.85

per cent.

53.39 per cent.

　　* Of the 12 that died:-1 European fell dead on parade from disease of the heart; 1 Indian died suddenly at an outstation; 1 Chinese died while away on leave; 1 Indian committed suicide.

III.—TABLE showing the RATE of SICKNESS and MORTALITY of the TROOPS serving in HONGKONG, during the Year 1874.

RATE

STRENGTH.

ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL.

DEATHS.

RATE OF SICKNESS.

OF MORTALITY TO STRENGTH.

White. Black. Total. White.

Black.

Total.

White. Black.

Total.

White. Black.

105.07 100.00 0.95

1.39

947

1,019

995

1,067

per cent.per cent.'per cent.

per

cent.

}

174

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH APRIL, 1875.

IV.-TABLE showing the ADMISSIONS and the MORTALITY in the GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, during the Year 1874.

ADMISSIONS.

DEATHS.

ADMISSIONS.

DISEASES.

DEATHS.

:00 00

...

22*4*1*

~212 — CO — — I∞∞∞

Gonorrhoea,

23 15

Orchitis,

...

Do., following Blow,

Gleet,

Warts,

Stricture of Urethra,.

Extravasation of Urine,.

Urinary Fistula...........

2 Hydrocele,

Periostitis,

Necrosis of Tibia,

Do. of Metatarsus,.

1 Synovitis,

Abscess,

Ulcer,

Boils,

Thecal Abscess of Finger,

Phlegmonous Inflammation of Leg, Bunion,

Inflammation about Seat of Old

Fracture of Rib,

CO 10 1 61 --

223

cri

...

:..

Brought forward,

4 Congestion of Liver,

Cirrhosis of Liver,.....

Hypertrophy of Spleen,.. Peritonitis,

5 Bright's Disease, Acute,

Do., Chronic,... Hoematuria following Injury, Cystitis,

Incontinence of Urine,

176 176 86

3 5

848

...

~] CO =

Europeans.

Colored.

Chinese.

Total.

Europeans.

Colored.

Chinese.

Total.

DISEASES.

Europeans.

Colored.

---- Chinese.

7 5

Total.

??????????????????????? -? a Europeans. ????????????????????????????????

19 13 19

Colored.

???????????????????? Chinese.

...

Total.

Small Pox,

Typhoid Fever,

Simple Continued Fever, Febricula,

Intermittent Fever,.......

Remittent Fever,.....

Rheumatism, Acute,

10 000

9 31

Do.,

Subacute,

Do.,

Muscular,

Do., Chronic,

Syphilis, Primary,

Do., Sloughing Phagedoena,

Do., Constitutional,..

Ancemia,

Anasarca,.

Meningitis,

Softening of the Brain,

Abscess of the Brain,

Apoplexy,.

Sunstroke,

Chronic Hydrocephalus,....

Paraplegia,

Tetanus Traumatic,

Epilepsy,

Neuralgia,

Sciatica,

Cephalalgia,.

Vertigo,

Delirium Tremens,

Alcoholism,

Insanitas,

Mania,

Melancholia,..

Dementia,..

Amentia,

Conjunctivitis,..

Iritis,

Keratitis,

1221

...

Hordeolum,

Inflammation of External Meatus

of Ear,

Needle Extracted from Ear,

Otorrhoea,

Polypus Nasi,

Morbus Cordis, Aortic Obstruction, 1

Do. Aortic Insufficiency,

Myocarditis,.

Dilatation of the Heart,

Palpitation of the Heart,

Aneurism, Aortic,

Do., Subclavian,

Phlegmasia Dolens,.....

Inflammation of Glands,.

Bronchial Catarrh,

Bronchitis, Acute,

Do., Chronic,

Pneumonia,

Homoptysis,

Phthisis,

Acute Miliary Tuberculosis,

Tuberculosis,

Emphysema,

Pleurodynia,..

Empyema,

Stomatitis,

Parotitis,

...

????

Psoriasis,...

Prurigo,

Eczema, Rupia, Acne,

Scabies,

Debility,

Privation,

Inebrietas,

Moribund,

Observation,

Opium Poisoning,

Carbolic Acid Poisoning,

Bite of Centipede,

1 13

4 3 11

18.

15 12

...

??.??.

...

Dog Bite,

....

Drowning, Attempted,

...

1 Contusion,

Sprain of Wrist,......

Do. of Tendo Achillis,

Do. of Ankle,..

Do. of Loin,

3 12

9 4

5 2

Wounds, Contused,

Do., Incised,

Do.,

Lacerated,

...

Do.,

Gun-shot,

::???

Do.,

Punctured of Lung,

Do.,

do. of Abdomen,

Do.,

do. of Groin,

...

???????

Cut Throat,

Incised Wound of Chest dividing

fifth and sixth Costal Carti- lages,......

1 Incised Wound of Elbow dividing

Artery,

Incised Wound of Loin severing

***

...

***

Tonsillitis,

Cleft Palate,..

Sloughing of Soft Palate and Pha-

rynx,

Gastritis,

Dyspepsia,

astrodynia,

...

***

: :

...

IICO I

Erector Spine,

Injury to Spine with Paraplegia,...

Fingers torn off by Machinery, &c., Concussion of Brain,

Effusion into Ankle Joint,

Fracture of Clavicle,..

Do. of Radius,

Do.

of Radius and Olecranon,

11062321121

Panati no

Do.

of Femur,

Do.

of Condyles of Femur,

Do.

of Tibia,

Do.

of Tibia and Fibula,

Do.

of Skull,

1 3 1

Do.

of Ribs,

:-::

42:

1243 — — 32 —IINNN

176 176

848 19 13 19

Compound Fracture of Tibia and

Fibula,

Compound Fracure of Middle

Finger,

Compound Dislocation of Ankle

Joint with Fracture of ends of Tibia and Fibula,

...

TOTAL,......... 302 276 251 829

SURGICAL OPERATIONS.

Gastric Irritation Alcoholic,

Dysentery,

Do., Chronic.....

Do., Catarrhal,

Obstruction of Bowels, Hernia Irreducible,. Diarrhoea,.

Do., Chronic,

Colic,

Constipation,

H?morrhoids, Fistula in Ano, Fissure of Rectum,

Hepatitis,

Abscess of Liver,......

Carried forward....................

SURGICAL OPERATIONS.

Excision of 4th Metatarsal Bone

for Necrosis,..... Excision of Sequestra from Tibia,. Amputation, Primary :-

Thigh,

Incision for :-

Fistula in Ano,

Fissure of Rectum,

1 Paracentesis Thoracis,

...

.....

22 41

C. J. WHAPRY, M.D., Superintendent.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH APRIL, 1875.

V.—TABLE showing the RATE of MORTALITY in the GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, during the last 10 years.

Rate to Total Number of Admissions.

Rate to Number of Europeans Admitted.

175

1865,.

1866,

1867,

1868,

1869,

1870,

1871,.

1872,.

1873,...... 1874,.

1865,

1866,.

1867,

1868,

1869,

1870,

1871,

1872,

1873,

1874,

Per cent.

12.16

1865,.

12.21

1866,

7.56

1867,

5.76

1868,

9.00

1869,

6.48

1870,.

6.61

1871,

6.82

1872,

6.33

1873,

9.12

1874,.

Per cent.

7.31

6.72

4.70

2.77

5.88

4.05

4.20

4.86

3.33

9.06

Rate to Number of Chinese admitted.

Per cent.

3.55

1865,

3.71

1866,

4.86

1867,

4.42

1868,.

2.45

1869,

3.86

1870,

3.98

1871,

2.39

1872,

7.93

6.22

1873, 1874,..

Per cent.

29.72

33.56

16.05

15.35

21.85

15.38

13.18

12.93

7.14

12.50

Rate to Number of Colored Persons admitted.

VI. TABLE showing the ADMISSIONS into and DEATHS in the GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, during each MONTH

of the Year 1874.

EUROPEANS.

COLORED.

CHINESE.

MONTHS.

TOTAL TOTAL Admissions. Deaths.

Admissions.

Deaths. Admissions. Deaths. Admissions. Deaths.

January,.

February,.

March,

April,

May,

June,

July,.

? Q/Q H

101

August,.

September,

October,

November,

December,

Total,

302

276

251

829

DEATHS.

VII. TABLE showing the ADMISSIONS into HOSPITAL in VICTORIA GAOL, and MORTALITY, during the Year 1874.

DISEASES.

ADMISSIONS.

Remaining in Hospital on the 1st of January, 1874,

Diarrhoea,...

Dysentery,

Ascites,

Jaundice,

Asthma,...

H?morrhage,

Phlebitis,

Abscess,...

Hernia Testis,

Stricture of Urethra,

Stricture of Urethra and Retention of Urine,

Stone in Bladder and Nephritis,..

Syphilis,

Faraphymosis,

Chancre,

Bubo,

Balanitis and Ulcers,

Ulcers,

Enlarged Gland,

Cephalalgia,

Paralysis,

General Debility and Epilepsy,

Insanity,

TOTAL,..

383

Other Deaths: 2 Chinese Prisoners were executed; 1 Chinese Prisoner committed suicide by hanging himself; 1 Chinese Female Prisoner died of

176

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH APRIL, 1875.

VIII. TABLE showing the CASES, not admitted to HOSPITAL, treated by the COLONIAL SURGEON in VICTORIA GAOL, during the Year 1874.

DISEASES.

Europeans.

Chinese or

Colored

TOTAL.

DISEASES.

Europeans.

Chinese or

Colored.

Remaining under treatment on 1st of

January, 1874,..

Colic,.

Diarrhoea,.

Dysentery,

and Fever,.

Dyspepsia, Constipation, Jaundice,

Worms,. Catarrh, Bronchitis,

Phthisis,

Irritable Bladder,

Bright's Disease,

Haematuria,.

Syphilis,

Chancre,

Gonorrhoea,

and Asthma,.

Asthma,

Albuminuria,.

and Bubo,

coco p?? von on w

82916

Brought foward,

160

Ophthalmia,.. Corneitis,

Iritis,..

Amaurosis,. Vertigo, Cephalalgia, Debility,.

and Fever,

and Cystitis,

Fever (Intermittent),.

Congestion of Liver,.

and Cystitis,

Anasarca,

Elephantiasis,

Abscess,

Furunculi,

Carbuncle,

H?morrhoids,

Ulcer on Thumb,..

Injury to Knee Joint,.

Contusions,.

Wound (Incised),.

Abrasion,

and Cystitis,

Hernia,.

Balanitis,.

Tonsillitis,

Orchitis,

Ulcers,...

Enlarged Gland,..

2-2:

Hydrocele, Rheumatism,

Cardialgia,

Opium Smokers,

Fishbone in Throat,

Carried forward,......

160

TOTAL,

100

212

312

:---

IX. TABLE showing the RATE of MORTALITY in VICTORIA GAOL, during the Year 1874.

Total No. of

Prisoners.

Daily Average Total Sick in No.of Prisoners. Hospital.

Total Sick, Trifling Cases.

Total Deaths.

3,645

350.4

313

Rate of Mortality.

Rate of Serious Sickness.

To Total. To Average. To Total. To Average.

0.905

9.418

0.027

0.285

X. LOCK HOSPITAL.

TABLE A.

Showing the ADMISSIONS into the GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, during the 17 Years of its Existence, with the Number of DIETS issued

and the Average LENGTH of TREATMENT.

ADMISSIONS.

NUMBER OF DIETS ISSUED.

Average NUMBER OF Days treated.

1858,

124

1858,.

4,797

1858,..

43.8

1859,

162

1859,

5,389

1859,.

30.8

1860,

361

1860,.

9,107

180,.

23.7

442

1861,

1861,...

10,778

1861,

23.4

1862,

485

1862,

12,193

1862

22.0

420

1863,

11,707

1863.

23.7

1864,

442 1864,

11,940

1864,

27.0

390

1865,

11,303

1865.

28.0

1866,

406

1866,

13,060

1866.

28.6

1867,

434

1867

13,120

1867.

25.5

1868,

579

1868,

16,462

1868,

23.6

546

1869,

16,799

1869,

24.8

1870,

722

1870,

18,382

1870,.

23.1

1871,

593

1871.

12,308

1871,

18.5

656

1872,

15,103

1872.

20.9

1873,

500

1873,.

11,219

1873,

1874,

345

1874,..

6,814

1874,.

19.5 186

TABLE B.

RETURN of the NUMBER of PROSTITUTES, brought under the Provisions of Ordinance No. 10 of 1867, during the Year 1874.

Number admitted

Number of Beds into Hospital in Lock Hospital. | on Certificates of Visiting Surgeon.

345

Number who submitted voluntarily.

240

Number against whom

it was necessary to proceed by Information before the Registrar General.

Total Number brought under the Provisions of the Ordinance.

Total Number of Examinations made during the year.

270

12,515

Total Number of Examinations made when no Disease was found.

12,170

Total Number

discharged from Hospital.

352

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH APRIL, 1875.

TABLE C.

CONTAGIOUS DISEASES RETURN for the Year 1874.

AVERAGE NUMBER OF MEN IN GARRISON AND PORT, (per Month.)

Total No.

TOTAL NUMBER OF MEN DISEASED ADMITTED TO

of Females

admitted

into Lock Military Hospital. Hospital. Hospital. Hospital. Hospital.

Naval

Police

Civil

Total No. of Men Diseased.

Average Average

No. of

Per-

Men in centage

Soldiers. Seamen. Police.

Mer- Port and of Men chant Garrison Diseased Seamen. [per Month.][per Month.]

REMARKS.

177

345

85 ?

207

1,023 314

627

8,084

10,048

0.17

+ Of the 85 Admissions into the Naval Hospital, 50 cases of Diseases were not contracted at Hongkong.

3 of the Admissions into the Civil Hos- pital were not contracted at Hongkong.

** For Diseases vide Table E.

TABLE D.

RETURN of WOMEN examined and treated in GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, during the Year 1874.

EXAMINATION.

HOSPITAL.

Average No. of days per month on which Examt- nations were held.

Total Number of Examinations

made during the

year.

Number admitted into

Hospital.

Total Number of

Examinations

made when no Di-

sease was found.,

12,515

345

12,170

Diseases.

DISEASES.

Primary Syphilis, uncomplicated,. Gonorrhoea

do.,

Do. and Primary Syphilis combined, Secondary Syphilis,.........

TOTAL,..

TABLE E.

No. remaining in

Hospital, 31st December, 1873.

Admitted.

Total treated.

DISCHARGED.

Cured.

No. remaining in Hospital, 31st December, 1874.

345

??:???

277

282

274

...

361

352

CONTAGIOUS DISEASES RETURN for the Year 1874.

Primary Syphilis, uncomplicated,

do.,

and Primary Syphilis, combined,

Gonorrhoea

Do. Primary and Secondary

do.,

Gonorrhoea and Primary

do.,

Military Hospital.

Naval Hospital.

Police Hospital.

Civil Hospital.

3 50

***

...

Primary and Seconday do. and Gonorrhoea, Secondary Syphilis, uncomplicated,

Gonorrhoea and Orchitis,

...

Total,............ 1874,...

Total,.......

.1873,...

223

TABLE F.

In Houses, In Street,

Showing the Number of UNLICENSED PROSTITUTES apprehended under Ordinance No. 10 of 1867, during the Year 1874.

Total,...

No. of Women.

Convicted.

Discharged.

Found Diseased.

XI.—TABLE showing the RATE of MORTALITY among the FOREIGN RESIDENTS in Hongkong, during the last 10 Years.

Years.

Number of European and American Residents.

Burials of Residents in Protestant and Roman Catholic Cemeteries.

Percentage of Deaths to Number of Residents.

1865, 1866,

1867,

1868,

1869,

1870,

1871,

1872,

1873,

1874,

Average of 10 Years,.

2,034

100

4.91

2,113

3.50

2,151

2.60

2,151

1.90

2,289

2.92

2,289

3.10

2,736

2,520

8532

3.03

2.50

1.94

2.85

2,332

XII.-TABLE showing the Work performed by the INSPECTORS of NUISANCES for the Year ending 1874.

No. of Summonses Issued.

No. of Persons Fined.

1,220

1,134

No. of Persons Discharged.

No. of Persons Apprehended.

2.92

No. of Notices Issued.

Total Amount of Fines in Dollars.

5,480

$1,610.25

XIII.-TABLE showing the ANNUAL MEAN STATE of the ATMOSPHERE, during the Year 1874, as recorded at the GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.

HYGROMETERS.

178

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH APRIL, 1875.

FAHRENHEIT THERMOMETERS.

WIND.

1874.

BAROMETER.

Self Registering in Shade.

In Shade.

Mean.

Max. Min.

Max. Max. Sun Sun Bulb Bulb

Vacuo. posed.

Min.

Min.in soil

Dry Bulb.

Wet Bulb.

Move-

ex-

Grass. inches

deep.

Quarter

(prevailing.)

ment

during

In Shade.

hours

RAIN IN INCHES

MONTHS.

January,

9 A.M.

30.18

February,

30.13

March,.

30.05

April,

30.03

29.95

S P.M. 30.16 69.0 47.0 62.4 55.0 58.0 61.1 30.05 73.0 64.4

50.0 56.0 60.3 29.98 75.0 53.0 66.4 61.1 63.9 83.0 61.0 73.1 68.8 69.3

May,

29 83

29.76

85.0 68.0

80.1

76.9

June,

29.87

29.81

90.0

80.0

87.4

84.4

84.0

86.4 85.6

July,

29.78

29.73

88.0 77.0

86.2

80.0

83.2

85.2

84.3

August,

29.82

29.70

89.0

76.0

85.3 78.9

82.2

84.3

82.2

September,

29.90 29.85

88.0

76.0

85.6 78.8

81.9

84.6

84.3

October,

30.05

30.00 88.0

November,

30.18

30.11

December,

30.17

30.12

Annual Mean,..

29.99 29.93 81.6 63.1

65.0 81.7 75.0 78.5 80.7 78.5 52.0

77.0 72.3 63.4 66.2 71.6 69.4 69.5 60.2

75.0 53.0 65.8 68.5 67.3

69.8

76.2 72.5 75.1 74.2

9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. | 3 P.M.

Max. Min. 9 A.M. Noon. 3 P.M.

105.0

61.0 85.0 50.3 53.6 58.0 61.0 54.0 63.7 62.5 105.0 89.0 52.0 54.7 60.3 62.5 56.8 65.4 65.5 59.4

99.0 85.0 62.6 63.9 65.5 61.0 71.5 71.7 116.0 99.5 70.9 75.3 113.0

77.7 79.1 98.6

79.0 75.7 77.7

136.0 111.0 83.7 84.0 136.0 110.0 77.5 97.9 83.2 132.0 105.0 77.1 91.0 135.0 107.0 77.5 141.0 115.0 75.5 142.0 | 117.0 138.0 110.0

9 A.M.

3 P.M.

Miles.

DURING THE MONTH.

No.

DAYS

STATE OF WEATHER.

HAV-

ING

RAIN.

Average during the Month.

9 A.M.

3 P.M.

56.4

E & N

116

0.33

3 Fine, 12 days. Overcast, 19 days. Fine, 13 days. Overcast, 18 days.

58.8

E & NW

E & SE

141

1.44

62.2

& SE

146

3.11

}}

69.3

71.7

74.6

79.0

93.5

67.5 E

65.6

74.9

85.6 79.8

84.3

82.2 83.6

E & NE

157

3.78

}

76.3 SW & E SE & SW

29.28

}}

81.8

E & SWE & SW

9.65

79.3

80.9

E & SW W & SW?

7.91

78.5

79.8E & SWE & SW

12.88

}}

81.9

84.3 77.9

80.1 E & SWF & NE

14.77

}}

78.5

80.8 74.7

76.9 E

1.52

}}

68.5

60.0

124.8 102.7 68.9 75.5 72.5

66.2

69.4

59.2

65.8

67.3

60.2

65.1 N & E

61.7 E & NEE & NE N & E

...

0.31

74.6

68.5

70.7

109

84.98

112

Total Total during during the the year. year.

THERMOMETER, FAHRENHEIT.

RAIN FALL IN INCHES.

1867.

1868. 1869. 1870. 1871. 1872. 1873.

1874.

1867. 1868.

1869.

1870. 1871. 1872.

1873. 1874.

Maximum,

92.0

88.0

89.0

89.5

89.0

89.5

91.0

90.0

Minimum...

41.0

42.0

43.0

46.0

36.0

43.5

49.0

47.0

80.80 80.04

63.71

56.07 99.24 62.92 75.47 84.98

Range...

51.0

46.0

43.5

53.0

46.0

42.0

43.0

* The Min. Thermometer in soil was broken during the storm of the 22nd-23rd September. ?The Anemometer blown away during the storm of the 22nd-23rd September.

C. J. WHARRY, M.D., Superintendent.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH APRIL, 1875.

NOTICE.

181

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 25th March, 1875.

C. MAY, Acting Colonial Treasurer.

NOTICE.

The Owners of Dogs are warned that, on and after the 1st proximo, any Dog which shall be found. straying or wandering about during the day time without any Owner, and not wearing a Collar with the name and address of the Owner inscribed thereon, may be destroyed; and further, any Dog may be destroyed which shall be found straying or wandering about between the hours of ten o'clock at night and gunfire in the morning (Ordinance 14 of 1845, § IV.)

Central Police Barracks, 17th March, 1875.

W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Lorenzo

Jones,

Fondra, Va-

lentino

} i

Granton P. Jones, Frederick 1 Johnson, J. W. 2 Julian, V. J.

1 regd.

Keene, R. J.

Brandes, An-

Bristow, H. B. 2 Bolland, H.

Capt. Kirby, Capt.

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 16th April, 1875.

Aya, Alice Mrs. 1

Ah Mow

Agostinho,

Aurora

Letters. Papers,

Habalme,Monsr.1 Hutchinson,

R. W.

Letters. Papers.

Cowan, R.

Castagnetti, G. 1

Cook, W. B.

Hue Shain Shoek1

Davies, D. P. 1

Hogenis, J. L. 1

Dudfield, Capt.

Havens, Harry 1

Defries, Joseph 1

Brankley, James1 Battistolo, D. Butts, Geo.

Bresciani, Sigr. 1

Battistolo, D.

2 regd.

Biava, Sigr., G.B.1

Bashire,

　　Mons. E. Brankley, J. Bartolini, Adolf i Bank of

　　Hindostan Benton, Charles 1 Buchanan, F. C.2

1 regd.

E. A. B. Eagleshame, A. 1 Edgar, John W. 1 Eastlack, W. C. 1

Faure, Monrs. T. 1

Fox, J. (Engineer) 1 Fisher, Edwd. 1 Farnham,

John Revd. } 1

Faron, Geo.

Hopkinson, B. 1

Inselvini,

Koch, T. A.

Mills, Fred.

May, Mr. H.,

formerly of the Victoria Hotel Mitchell, R.,

formerly on board s.s. Sea Gull

Letters. Papers.

Perettidella,

Rocca

Riccardi, Retro 1

Ritchie, J.

}

Lets. Paps.

Saunders, F. Smith, C. J. Samuel, H. A. 2 Stwobe, Miss C. 1 Santos, Rosa

de los

Siqueira, Re-

medio P.

1 book.

Stanley, Revd. 1

Letters. Papers.

Pean, J. C.

Poulsen, W.

Plummer, John 1

Pereira, D. M. 1

Poole, W. P.

}

2 regd.

Do:

Morton, N.

Moncreiff, Peter 1

Ross, Alexander 1 Roberton, Jas.

Stevens, H. W. H. 1

Grimes, Thomas1

W. T.

Banks, Horace 1

Goddard,

Bullock, T. L. 1

James M.

Karlosski, L.

Kates Mark, W. 1

Ginsburg, S. L. 2 regd.

Cauzi, Louis

Cohen-Sober

& Walenyk Chatain, Ma-

Ginsburg, So- 1

lomon

Lyons, Miss

Galligar, T.

1 regd.

Godfrey, Walter 1

rie, Madme.

Gatti, Luigi 1

Crofall, Henry

Engineer

Hayne, Robt. B. 2

Caldecott, A. M. 1

Clary, John

Collinson, W. M. 1

Hancock, Miss

Blanche Hartley, Henry 4

Anastasia Laugelin, Mr. 1 Lorchen, J. Lowkampok,Mr.1

Mazzocchi,

Pompeo Martins, Sr.

J. F.

Mitchell, R. H.

formerly of 2 the Sea Gull Milne, George 1 Marshall, J.

Morris, Theo-}

McLean, E. Malcomson, Thos. 1 Maher, Izidoro 1 Morris, William 1 MacKenzie, R. 1 MacKellar, M.R.

Nacimento,

Francisca Nuttall, W. Nelson, E. L.

Collie

Chs. Ramon, Rofino 1 Robins, R.

Raymond, Stella 2 Rocha, Anto.

Joaquim Sterling, Miss

Nina Sanders, Capt. 1

Shak Maho-

med Moola

}1 regd.

Shaik, Abdoollah 1 regd.

Secondo, Sala

Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd.

Silva, Antonio }

Ollivant, Joseph Oxenham, E. L. 2

F. da

Spencer,

Henriqueta Suaren, Ro- sendo, G. Soona Walla Sayle, N. J.

Tavares, Jo?o 1 Taft, David Tylor, Richard 1 Tidman, P. F. 1 Tong Wing Pat 1 Thompson,

Mrs. A. B.

Upton, Thos. Universal Cir-

culating Herald

}

Capt. F. H. Vastroo, Seriaco 1

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 16th April, 1875.

Meyenovich, J. 2

(Engineer)

Maggione, ?.

Rudolphe,

Vandeozee,

} 1

Watson, Dr.

1 regd.

Woodd, Basil, R.1 Westford, Mr.

(Carperter) 1

Warchan Walker, J. H. 1 Whemann

1 regd.

Letters. Papers.

　Aberdeen Agnes Meir

Carricks

Letters. Papers.

City of Bengal 1

August

Caroline

Frederich

Commissary

Earl of Shaf- tesbury, s.s. Ella Endeavour

Hamilton

Letters. Papers.

Mariner

Harwich

McNear

3 12

Herman

Memento

Mangerlon

Peeres Phocus, s.s.

Rifleman

Lets. Paps.

23 1

Alexandro,

Corina

Indiana

M. A. Holman 2

Augustus

Charlotte An- }

Frank N. Shayer 1

Ann Cheshyre 3

drews

John Steward

Min Miaco

Formosa

Alexandra

Countess of

Juan F. Pearson 1

Sir Harry Parkes2 St. Phillans 1 Sarah Nicholson 4

Frances

Alden Besse

Errol

Novelty

Fortuna

Africa, s.s.

Kerchelon

Nyassa Noemi

Argonaut

Devana

Denmark

Gerque

Lotus

Golden State

Bato

Denbigslrire

Gleam

Lanercost Lucerne

Oxford Osaka

121

Sophie Swatara, s.s.

1 regd.

Valentine

Charmar Constance

114

Eastern Isles,s.s.1

E. M. Young

Gladiator, s.s.

Havilah

Magdala

Malvern

Paouting, s.s. Pelham

Windhover Weymouth Wakefield

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's

Ships of War, 16th April, 1875.

Letters.

Audacious

Elk

Letter.

Hornet

Letters. 4

Letters.

Victor Emanuel 2

182

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH APRIL, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 16TH APRIL, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875,

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo- meter. meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

April 10

30.00

30.02

66.5

29.98

30.10

30.08

63.5

30.05

30.10

30.09

65.5

30.00

68.5

29.90

30.02

69.5

29.93

70.5

30.03

29.99

29.94

73.5

29.95

29.94

29.87

30.00

29.98

66.5

29.92

70.5

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO- METER.

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

Self Registering.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

NOON.

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

1875.

Apr. 10 28.16 28.21 28,21 28.17 28.16 56.5

11 28.21 28.26 28.26 28.22 28.22 57.0

12 28.26 28.28 28.27 28.22 28.21 57.0

58.5 58.056.0 58.5 58.0 54.0 58.5 NE

57.5 57.5 56.5 57.0 57.0 56.0 59.0 E

60.0

13 28.20 28.22 28.21 28.18 28.17 59.0

61.5

14 28.19 28.24 28.24 28.20 28.20 65.5

70.0

59.0 56.5 58.5 57.0 56.5 60.0 E

62,058.5 60.5 61.5 58.5 65.0 ESE

69.0 65.0 70.0 69.0 61.0 70.0 SE

4 E

5 E

6 E

4 ESE

3 S

3 E

0.81

5 ENE

0.03

6 E

0.00

4 ESE

0.00

2 SE

0.00

15 28.19 28.22 28.21 28.14 28.14 68.5 70.0 67.0 68.0 70.0 67.0 67.5 71.5 S 16 28.16 28.20 28.20 28.15 28.15 65.0 65.5 63.5 64.0 64.5 62.0 63.0 70.5 ENE

3 S

3 N

0.05

5 ENE

2.67

Rain and fog past night; thick wet

fog throughout.

Fog with slight rain past night; fog with detached openings throughout. Fne, clear, cloudy throughout.

6 A.M., passing fog; 11 A.M., overcast,

hazy; 5 P.M., passing fog.

Light breeze with fog throughout.

Fog with rain past night; noon, openings in fog; 6 P.M., fog and rain. Squally, with rain, thunder, and lightning past night; wet thick fog throughout.

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB. Registering

THERMO- METER,

Self

WINDS.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

Min. Max.

6 A.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

Apr. 10 29.98 29.99 30.03 30.00 30.00 62.5 67.0 67.0 61.0 65.0 65.0 59.0 72.0 Calm 0 E

2 E

11 30.05 30.10 30.10 30.09 30.09 66.0 68.0 69.0 64.0 65.0 67.0 64.0 69.0 E

4 E

2 E

do.,

Overcast and cloudy throughout.

DO.,

do.

12 30.07, 30.09 30.09 30.07 30.05 67.5 69.0 69.0 63.0 64.0 65.0 65.5 70.0 E

4 E

6 E

Fine, cloudy and hazy hroughout.

13 30.05 30.05 30.05 30.00 29.99 68.0 71.071.0 65.0 67.0 68.0 66.0 71.0 E

4 E

2 E

Cloudy and hazy throughout.

14 29.99 30.03 30.03 29.98 29.98 70.0 74.0 74.0 69.0 72.5 73.0 72.5 74.0 SE

2 ESE

2 E

Fine and cloudy.

15 29.98 30.01 30.01 29.91 30.03 72.0 78.0 71.5 71.0 75.0 71.0 71.0 78.0 E

2 W

2 NW

Overcast and cloudy, heavy rain 6 P.M.

16 29.95 30.00 30.00 30.00 29.96 68.0 69.0 69.0 67.0 67.0 67.0 66.0 79.0 NE

3 ESE

2 ESE

Rain and cloudy throughout.

GOVERNMENT NOTICE.

WANTED a Person to act as Ward-

master of the Government Civil

Hospital.

Salary ?100 per annum, rising, un- der certain conditions, to ?150, with Quarters and Rations.

Application to be made to the Colo- nial Surgeon.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 27th Feb., 1875.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in

Tus fummary Jurisdiction, on every Tues-

day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

THE

NOTICE.

THE next CRIMINAL SESSIONS of the Supreme Court will be held on Tuesday, the Twentieth day of April, A.D. 1875, at Ten o'cloc in the forenoon, in place of Monday,

the Nineteenth instant.

SPECIAL JURORS Summoned for the Nine- teenth, are requested to attend on Tuesday, the Twentieth, at Ten A.M.

COMMON JURORS are not required to attend until further notice.

By Order of the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

In re CHEW SUT CHEE, a Bankrupt.

NOTICE. The above named Bankrupt have

ing passed his last examination, the hearing of the application by him for his Order of Discharge, stands adjourned to Friday, the Twenty-third day of April, 1875, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon.

NOTICE.

THE HAX in our frie THE interest and responsibility of the late

have ceased,

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. Hongkong, February 12th, 1875.

CONSULAT DE FRANCE ? HONGKONG,

SIENKIEWICZ ayant MONSIEUR A. appel? ? remplir pendant son absence les fonctions obtenu un cong?, M. I. PLICHON a ?t?

de Consul int?rimaire de France ? Hongkong et ? Macao.

20 Mars, 1875.

NOTICE.

R. CHARLES EDWARD PARKER was ad-

Mmitted a Partner in our firm in Hongkong,

China and Japan on the 1st January, 1875.

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. Hongkong, February 12th, 1875.

NOTICE.

Mthis day been admitted a Partner in our

R. ALFRED THOMAS MANGER, has.

Firm.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, 2nd November, 1874.

Printed and Published by NORONHA & SONS, Printers to the Hongkong Government, OswALD'S TERRACE, WELLINGTON STREET, Hongkong,

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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 18.

No. 74.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 24TH APRIL, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Notice to Mariners is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 19th April, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 42.

CHINA SEA.

AMOY DISTRICT.

Tsing-seu Lighthouse.

　　　Notice is hereby given that the lighthouse works on the northern slope of Tsing-seu Island, at the entrance to the outer harbour of Amoy, have been commenced.

The illuminating apparatus will be fixed Dioptric, of the Fourth Order, showing a white light from about N. 54° W. round by W. and S. to S. 50° E. and a red light over the Chauchat Rocks and Taepan Shoal. The bearings are magnetic and taken from seaward.

　　　The light will be elevated about 125 feet above the level of the sea, and, in clear weather, the white light should be visible at a distance of 15 nautical miles.

　　　The tower will be octagonal, of stone and brick, 20 feet high, with a total height from its base to the lantern vane of 33 feet.

The tower will be painted in alternate red and white vertical stripes, and the dwellings white.

Approximate position:-Latitude, N. 24° 221. Longitude, E. 118° 71'.

By order of the Inspector General of Customs,

DAVID M. HENDERSON, Engineer-in-Chief.

ENGINEER'S OFFICE, CUSTOM HOUSE, SHANGHAI, 10th April, 1875.

No. 75.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

His Excellency the Administrator is pleased to appoint provisionally, and subject to the approval of the Secretary of State, ALFRED LISTER, Esquire, to be Acting Postmaster General and Collector of Stamp Revenue, vice MITCHELL retired on a Pension.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th April, 1875.

No. 76.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　　His Excellency the Administrator is pleased to appoint provisionally, and subject to the approval of the Secretary of State, HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, Esquire, to act as Assistant Colonial Secretary and Clerk of Councils, vice LISTER, Acting Postmaster General.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th April, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)

DAY OF MONTH.

DAY OF

WEEK.

ANEROID BAROMETER.

ATTACHED IN SHADE.

SELF REGISTERING

IN THE SHADE. Max. and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.

MAX. MAX. SUN, SUN, BULB

DIUR-

MIN. NAL

RANGE,

BULB Ex- GRASS. IN

IN VACUO. POSED.

SHADE.

3 P.M.9 A. M. 3 P.M. Min. Max.

Temp. at

Noon.

Monday,

Tuesday,

3 Wednesday,

4 Thursday,

5 Friday,

6 Saturday,

Sunday,

Monday,

Tuesday,

Wednesday,

Thursday,

Friday,

13 Saturday, 14 Sunday, 15 Monday,. 16 Tuesday,

Wednesday,

Thursday,

Friday,

20 Saturday,

21 Sunday,

22 Monday,

23 Tuesday,

24 Wednesday, 25 Thursday, 26 Friday, 27 Saturday, 28 Sunday,

Monday,

30 Tuesday,. Wednesday,

Mean

62.3 72.0 71.0

.64.7

9 A.M. 30.16 30.11 60.0 61.0 55.0 62.0 61.0 78. 74. 51.0 7.0 58.0 60.0 61.0 57.0 58.0 82

30.15 30.17 61.0 57.0 54.0 62.0 61.0 65. 63. 49.0 8.0 14.0 56.0 61.0 57.0 58.0 54.0 82

30.31 30.25 50.0 53.0 49.0 65.0 54.0 61. 59. 43.0 16.0 16.0 52.0 50.0 53.0 47.0 50.0 80 30.31 30.25 57.0 60.0 51.0 61.0 60.0 138. 96. 46.0 10.0 50.0 55.0 [57.0 60.0 54.0 57.0 81 30.31 30.21 60.0 62.0 53.0 64.0 63.0 138. 98. 52.0 11.0 46.0 56.0 60.0 62.0 55.0 58.0 71

30.19 30.11 65.0 67.0 57.0 67.0 66.0 106. 91. 52.0 10.0 39.0 56.0 65.0 67.0 61.0 63.0 78 30.06 29.97 67.0 72.0 62.0 73.0 72.0 136. 105. 55.0 11.0 50.0 61.0 67.0 72.0 64.0 68.0 83 30.04 29.96 68.0 72.0 65.0 75.0 74.0 122. 99. 60.0 10.0 39.0 64.0 68.0 72.0 65.0 69.0 83 30.11 30.07 62.0 65.0 61.0 74.0 73.0 95. 77. 56.0 13.0 21.0 62.0 62.0 65.0 60.0 63.0 88 30.09 30.02 65.0 68.0 61.0 74.0 73.0 125. 101. 58.0 13.0 43.0 62.0 65.0 68.0 63.0 €6.0 88 30.06 29.98 71.0 74.0 65.0 75.0 74.0 95. 88. 60.0 10.0 28.0 65.0 71.0 74.0 67.0 70.0 78 29.97 29.90 74.0 76.0 67.0 77.0 76.0 147. 117. 61.0 10.0 56.0 65.0 74.0 76.0 70.0 72.0 79 29.99 29.91 72.0 75.0 67.0 77.0 76.0 136. 111. 61.0 10.0 50.0 65.0 72.0 75.0 68.0 71.0 79

30.01 29.93 71.0 74.0 67.0 76.0 75.0 132. 108. 61.0 9.0 47.0 65.0 71.0 74.0 67.0 70.0 78 29.96 29.90 73.0 75.0 67.0 77.0 76.0 125. 100. 62.0 10.0 38.0 67.0 73.0 75.0 70.0 72.0 30.04 29.99 75.0 74.0 66.0 76.0 75.0 111. 96. 62.0 10.0 34.0 67.0 75.0 74.0 72.0 71.0 84 30.11 30.07 70.0 71.0 64.0 75.0 74.0 111. 96. 62.0 11.0 34.0 67.0 71.0 66.0 67.0 78 30.14 30.05 70.0 75.0 64.0 76.0 75.0 136. 115. 63.0 12.0 52.0 68.0 70.0 75.0 66.0 72.0 78 30.17 30.11 70.0 73.0 64.0 76.0 75.0 130. 111. 60.0 12.0 51.0 65.0 70.0 73.0 67.0 69.0 83 30.18 30.09 71.0 74.0 64.0 76.0 75.0 137. 113. 60.0 12.0 53.0 65.0 71.0 74.0 68.0 70.0 83

30.06 29.98 66.0 69.0 64.0 71.0 70.0 99. 83. 60.0 7.0 23.0 65.0 66.0 69.0 63.0 66.0 83 30.09 30.04 66.0 70.0 62.0 71.0 70.0 137. 112. 60.0 9.0 52.0 65.0 66.0 70.0 62.0 66.0 78 30.16 30.13 67.0 73.0 63.0 74.0 73.0 140. 114. 61.0 11.0 53.0 66.0 67.0 73.0 63.0 69.0 78 30.13 30.05 67.0 73.0 63.0 74.0 73.0 126. 99. 61.0 11.0 38.0 66.0 67.0 30.13 30.04 74.0 75.0 64.0 75.0 74.0 146. 119. 63.0 11.0 56.0 67.0 74.0 75.0 70.0 71.0 79 30.04 29.95 74.0 77.0 67.0 77.0 76.0 148. 124. 64.0 10.0 60.0 68.0 74.0 77.0 70.0 72.0 79 29.97 29.89 70.0 72.0 66.0 77.0 76.0 109. 97. 63.0 11.0 34.0 67.0 70.0 72.0 66.0 68.0 78 29.93 29.84 72.0 75.0 68.0 77.0 76.0 88. 83. 63.0 9.0 20.0 67.0 72.0 75.0 69.0 72.0 29.94 29.89 67.0 67.0 64.0 70.0 69.0 77. 77. 63.0 6.0 14.0 66.0 67.0 67.0 63.0 63.0 78 29.98 29.91 61.0 61.0 64.0 69.0 68.0 75. 75. 60.0 5.0 15.0 64.0 61.0 61.0 57.0 56.0 77 30.15 30.06 64.0 68.0 65.0 70.0 69.0 87. 81. 61.0 5.0 20.0 65.0 64.0 68.0 60.0 64.0 77 30.09 30.02 67.1 69.6 37.7 63.4 169.6

Summary of March, 1874:-Mean Shade Temp.,

DIURNAL

RANGE, BULB

EXPOSED.

No. 77.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Civil Hospital during the Month of March, 1875, is published for general information.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th April, 1875.

By Command,

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1875. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.

WIND.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

MOVE-

184

HYGROMETER.

CLOUD.

OZONE.

MIN.

IN SOIL,

DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE. SHADE.

INCHES

DEEP.

HUMIDITY COMPLETE SATURATION =100.

DEW POINT.

QUARTER.

MENT

DURING

RAIN IN

INCHES

DURING

THE

PREVI-

0-10.

24 hours OUS 24 HOURS. IN MILES..

9 A.M.3 P.M. 9 A. M. 3 P.M.9 A.M.3 P.M. 9 A.M.

P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A.M.19 A.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M.

23.0

82 54.4 55.4

55.4

S.E.

51.2 E.

S.E.

43.8

47.0 N.

51.2

54.4 E.

50.6

54.6 E,

57.7

59.8 N.

61.6

65.0 Calm N.

62.6

66.7 IN.

Calm

58.3

61.4 E.

61.4

64.4 E.

64.0

67.1 E.

67.1 69.2

65.0 68.1

Calm

64.0 67.1

Calm

67.2 69.8 E.

69.2 68.8

Calm

70.0

62.9 64.0 E.

62.9 69.8 E.

73.0 63.0 69.0 78

222222222 ** 22

64.7 66.0 N.

65.7 67.1 N.

60.6 63.7 E.

78 58.8 62.9 N.

59.8

66.0 N.

79 59.8 66.0

67.1 68.1

67.1 68.5 IN.

62.9 65.0 N.

66.7

69.8 IN.

Calm

The Anemometer blown away during the storm of the 22nd and 23rd September, 1874.

-5

Hours. Hours.

0.42

59.8

59.8 S.E.

53.5 51.7 S.E.

N.E.

€6.7 60.8 N.

111. 96. 61.7 10.0

Total Rain fall,.

67.1

63.5

66.0 80 80 60.7 63.2

0.10

2.45 10

0.04

3.01

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24?H APRIL, 1875.

C? C?A C? C? C? TA C? C? C? C? C? S? C? C? C? C? C? N? C? C? C? C? ?i t?

c? t c? c? c? c? ?? C? C? C? GI? c? v? s? t? c? v? c? t? vi t? vi c? t?

3.11 inches.

Rain fell on 12 days.

1873:-

1872:-

64.7

0.23

.66.3

0.55

1871:-

.65.8

0.37

1870:-

.68.0

3.30

1869:-

.64.8

4.15

C. J. WHARRY, M.D., Superintendent.

1868:

.65.1

2.90

No. 78.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH APRIL, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

185

　　His Excellency the Administrator is pleased to appoint CHARLES VANDELEUR CREAGH, Esquire, to act as Sheriff, provisionally, and until further notice.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th April, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 57.

　　The following Order made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council under "The Hongkong Lighthouses Ordinance, 1873," is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 31st March, 1875.

"THE LIGHTHOUSES ORDINANCE, 1873."

No. 17 OF 1873.

ORDER

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Made by His Excellency J. GARDINER AUSTIN in Council, this 30th day of March, 1875.

By virtue of the provisions of Section VI of the above mentioned Ordinance, it is ordered,

1. That every Ship which enters the Waters of the Colony after the 16th day of April,

1875, shall pay the following Light Dues, that is to say:-

One cent per ton.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

ALFRED LISTER,

Clerk of Councils.

Administrator.

NOTICE. HONGKONG.

Cape d'Aguilar Light.

　　Notice is hereby given that a light will be exhibited on Cape d'Aguilar on and after the 16th of April next.

　　The illuminating apparatus is fixed Dioptric of the First Order showing a white light on the follow- ing bearings, which are magnetic and taken from Seaward.

1. From S. 45° W. to N. 53° W. Between these bearings the light is obscured by the islets

of the Nine Pins, and the islet just South of Waylan.

The light is then obscured by Soonkong Island.

2. From N. 21°W. to N. 42° W.

　The light is then obscured by the Lema Islands, and the Islands to the Southward of them. 3. From N. 33° E. to N. 69° E. Between these bearings the light is obscured to vessels to the

South Westward of Ling Ting Island, and the Islands of the Samoun Group.

4. The Tathong Channel with the exception of a small portion obscured by Shicko Head.

The focal plane of the light is 200 feet above mean sea level, and in clear weather it should be seen at a distance of 23 Nautical Miles.

　　The Tower is round, of stone, 30 feet high, with a total height from its base to the lantern vane of 57 feet.

The dwellings and boundary walls are painted white.

The Lighthouse is in Latitude 22° 12′ 14′′ N. Longitude 114° 15' 44" E.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 19th March, 1875.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,

Harbor Master, &c.

186

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH APRIL, 1875.

NOTICE.

It is particularly requested that such Rates may be paid before the 30th of April, as after that date application will be made to the Supreme Court for the recovery of any arrears that outstanding.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 25th March, 1875.

NOTICE.

may be

C. MAY,

Acting Colonial Treasurer.

Central Police Barracks, 17th March, 1875.

W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 23RD APRIL, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro- meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo-

meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

mieter.

Min.

Max.

April

722283

30.05

29.98

29.95

30.07

67.5

30.05

30.02

30.06

71.5

30.05

73.5

30.01

73.5

29.95

75.5

69.5

75.5

29.85

29.95

29.98

29.91

29.97

29.99

29.93

30.00

29.94

29.90

78.5

BAROMETER.

DATE.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

Self Registering.

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. | Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the

previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

1875.

Apr. 17 28.18 28.21 28.21 28.18 28.16 60.5 58.0 58.0 59.5 57.5 54.0 57.5 63.5 E

6 E

7 E

0.37

Strong breeze with fog and rain at

intervals throughout.

18 28.20 28.25 28.25 28.23, 28.22 57.0 62.0 61.0 56.0 59.5 58.0 34.5 63.0 E

6 E

0.08

Slight rain and fog past night; 6 A.M.,

fine, clear, cloudy.

19 28.22 28.27 28.27 28.22 28.21 61.0 65.5 64.5 60.0 61.0 64.0 |59.5 | 66.0 E

5 E

4 E

0.00

Fine, clear throughout.

20 28.19 28.22 28.22 28.16 28.15 64.5 69.5 69.0 60.0 67.5 67.0 63.5 70.0 ESE

4 S

3 SW

0.00

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

21 28.14 28.21-28.19 28.16 28.15 65.0 67.0 64.0 | 61.5 62.5 61,5 |64.0 |71.0 ENE

22 28.15 28.20 28.21 28.17 28.16 61.0 65.5 67.5 52.0 56.5 59.0 60.0 68.5 E

3 E

5 E

0.00

Fine, hazy throughout.

5 E

4 Calm

0.00

Do.,

do.

23 28.16 28.19 28.18 28.16 28.13 66.0 71,068.0 58.5 65.0 64.0 64.0 |72.5 S

2 S

1 SW

0.00

Fine, clear throughout.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULA.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

WINDS.

DATE.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

Self Registering.

Min. Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

Apr. 17 30.02 30.05 30.05 30.05 30.01 66.0 67.066.0 63.0 65.0 60.0 63.0 75.0 E

18 30.05 30.05 30.08 30.06 30.06 65.0 72.0 71.062.064.0 66.0·63.0 72.0 | E

1930.08 30.10 30.10 30.04 30.03|| 69.0 75.0 74.566.0 68.068.0 67.0 75.0 E

4 E

4 Overcast and rain squalls at intervals. throughout.

2 E

Fine, cloudy throughout.

2030.00 30.00 30.00 29.93 29.92 70.0 76.0 76.068.0 72.0 73.0 68.0 77.0.

Calm

21 29.93 29.96 30.00 29.98 29.97 73.0 75.0 73.0 69.069.0 68.0 70.0 77.5 ESE

2 E

0 W

6 ESE

4 Fine, clear throughout.

2 W

Fine, clear, cloudy.

22 29.98 30.01 30.01 29.98 29.96 71.0 | 75.0 74.0 61.0 63.5 67.0 68.5 76.0 |E

2 E

4 ESE

2 E

Fine, cloudy throughout.

2 Do., d?.

do.

23 29.96 29.98 29.98 29.95 29.95] 68.0 76.0 74.066.0 71.0 71.5 | 66.0 77.5 Calm

0 W

2 Calm

Do.,

do.

DIE

VET

MON

DROIT

THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 19.

No. 2.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 1ST MAY, 1875.

[L.S.] J. GARDINER AUSTIN.

PROCLAMATION.

VOL. XXI.

By His Excellency JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

Whereas by Section XVIII of Ordinance No. 17 of 1873, entitled,—An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to establish Lighthouses, Buoys, or Beacons within the Colony:-

"This Ordinance shall commence and take Effect on such Day as shall hereafter be fixed by "Proclamation under the Hand of the Governor ":-

Now, therefore, I, JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator of the Colony of Hongkong, in pursuance of the said Section and by virtue of the Authority thereby in me vested, do hereby under my Hand Proclaim, that the said Ordinance shall commence and take Effect on and from the Twenty- seventh Day of April, 1875.

By His Excellency's Command,

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 27th Day of April, 1875.

No. 79.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

　　The following Order made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council under "The Hongkong Lighthouses Ordinance, 1873," is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th April, 1875.

"THE LIGHTHOUSES ORDINANCE, 1873."

No. 17 of 1873.

ORDER

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Made by His Excellency J. GARDINER AUSTIN in Council, this 27th day of April, 1875.

By virtue of the provisions of Section VI of the above mentioned Ordinance, it is ordered,—

1. That every Ship which enters the Waters of the Colony on and after the 27th day of

April, 1875, shall pay the following Light Dues, that is to say :-

One cent per ton.

—

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator.

H. ERNEST Wodehouse,

Clerk of Councils.

;

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH APRIL, 1875.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

187

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 23rd April, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Aya, Alice Mrs. Ah Mow

Agostinho,

Aurora

}

Brankley, James1 Battistolo, D.

Butts, Geo.

Battistolo, D. 2 regd.

Bresciani, Sigr. 1

Biava, Sigr.,G.B.1

Bashire,

Hartley, Henry 4 Habalme, Monsr.1 Hutchinson,

R. W.

Mazzocchi,

Pompeo May, Mr. H.,

formerly of the Victoria Hotel Mitchell, R.,

formerly on board s.s. Sea Gull Do. Meyenovich, J. 2 Maggione, ?. Mitchell, R. H.

Letters. Papers.

Oxenham, E. L. 2

Riccardi, Retro 1

Lets. Paps.

Sayle, N. J. Saunders, F. Smith, C. J. Samuel, H. A. 2 Stwobe, Miss C. I Santos, Rosa

de los Siqueira, Re-

medio P.

}

Stanley, Revd. ? 1

1 book.

Letters. Papers.

Cowan, R.

Hancock, Miss

Castagnetti, G. 1

Cook, W. B.

Collins, E.

Davies, D. P. 1

Poulsen, W. Plummer, John 1 Pereira, D. M. 1 Poole, W. P.

Dudfield, Capt.

Hue Shain Shoek1

Perettidella,

Defries, Joseph 1

Hogenis, J. L. 1 Havens, Harry 1

Rocca

-2 regd.

E. A. B.

Mons. E.

}

Eagleshame, A. 1 Edgar, John W.1 Eastlack, W. C. 1

T. Herer, Elias

Ritchie, J.

A. ?.

Ross, Alexander 1

Stevens, H. W. H. 1

Inselvini,

regd.

Lorenzo

}

Souza, James

lentino

} 1

Jones,

Granton P.

Fox, J. (Engineer) 1

Jones, Frederick 1

Fisher, Edwd. 1

Johnson, J. W. 2 18

Farnham,

Julian, V. J.

1 regd.

formerly of >2 the Sea Gull Milne, George 1 Marshall, J. Morris, Theo-1

Tavares, Jo?o Taft, David

John Revd. ?

McLean, E.

Faron, Geo.

Koch, T. A.

Grimes, Thomas1

Goddard,

Capt. Kirby, Capt.

} 1

W. T.

} 1

Brankley, J. Bartolini, Adolf 1

Bank of

} 1

Hindostan Benton, Charles 1 Buchanan, F. C.2 Bolland, H.

Banks, Horace 1

Bullock, T. L. 1

Botelho, B. F. 1

Canzi, Louis Cohen-Sober

　& Walenyk Chatain, Ma-

Fondra, Va-

Faure, Monrs. T. 1

James M.

Ginsburg, S. L. 2_regd.

Ginsburg, So-

Karlosski, L.

Kates Mark, W.1

}

Malcomson, Thos. 1 Maher, Izidoro 1 Morris, William 1 MacKellar, M. R. Morton, H. Matthews,

Rudolphie,

Chs.

Ramon, Rofino 1 Robins, R.

Raymond, Stella 2 Rocha, Anto. Joaquim

Sterling, Miss}

Shak Maho- med Moola

1 regd.

Shaik, Abdoollah 1 regd.

Tidman, P. F. 1 Tong Wing Pat 1 Thompson,

Mrs. A. B.

Upton, Thos.

Vandeozee,

}

Capt. F. H.3

Vastroo, Seriaco 1

Secondo, Sala 1

Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd.

Joseph

Silva, Antonio)

Watson, Dr.

F. da

Nuttall, W.

Spencer,

Nelson, E. L.

Collie

Ollivant, Joseph 3

rie, Madme.

lomon

Crofall, Henry}

Engineer

Galligar, T.

1 regd.

Lyons, Miss

Godfrey, Walter 1

Caldecott, A. M. 1

Gatti, Luigi

Clary, John

Collinson, W. M. 1

Hayne, Robt. B. 2

Anastasia Laugelin, Mr. 1 Lorchen, J. Lowkampok,Mr.1

Henriqueta Suaren, Ro- sendo, G. Soona Walla 1 regd.

Woodd, Basil, R.1 Westford, Mr. (Carperter)

Warchan

Walker, J. H. Whemann

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 23rd April, 1875.

McNear

1 regd.

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Aberdeen Agnes Meir August

City of Bengal 1

Earl of Shaf-

Harwich

Caroline

tesbury, s.s.

Herman

Memento

Commissary

Ella

Mangerlon

Phocus, s.s.

Rifleman

Frederich

Corina

Endeavour

Indiana

M. A. Holman 2

Alexandro,

Charlotte An-

Min

Augustus

drews

John Steward

Miaco

Formosa

Ann Cheshyre 3

Countess of

Juan F. Pearson 1

Frances

Alexandra

Errol

Fortuna

Novelty

Alden Besse

Cilurnam

Kerchelon

Nyassa

Sir Harry Parkes2 St. Phillans 1

Sarah Nicholson 4 Sophie Swatara, s.s.

1 regd.

Africa, s.s.

Charit?

Kapala

Noemi

Argonaut

Constantin

Gerque

Kate Waters

Asie

Golden State

Devana

Gleam

Lucerne

Oxford Osaka

Valentine Virginia

Bato

Denmark

Gladiator, s.s. 1

Denbigshire

Windhover

Constance

Carricks

E. M. Young

Havilah Hamilton

Magdala Malvern

Pelham

1 2

1 Peeres

23 1

Weymouth 1 Wakefield

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's Ships of War, 23rd April, 1875.

Audacious

Letters.

Elk

GOVERNMENT NOTICE.

ANTED a Person to act as Ward-

W master of the Government Civil

Hospital.

Salary ?100 per annum, rising, un- der certain conditions, to ?150, with Quarters and Rations.

　Application to be made to the Colo- nial Surgeon.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 27th Feb., 1875.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

THE BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE, 1864.

MEMORANDUM of DEED or other INSTRUMENT to be registered pursuant to "The Bank- ruptcy Ordinance, 1864.”

1. Title of Deed whe-

ther Deed of Assign-

ment, Composition

or Inspectorship.

2. Date of Deed.

3. Date of Execution

by Debtors.

4. Names and Des- criptions of theDebt-

Deed of Assignment and Release.

19th April, 1875.

John Heard, Augustine Heard, ors as in the Deed. Albert Farley Heard, Robert In- glis Fearon, and Charles Edward Parker, trading together in Co- partnership at the City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, Foo-

Trustees or other

Letter. 1

Hornet

Letters. 1

chow, Shanghai, and elsewhere, as Merchants and Commission Agents under the style or firm of

Letters.

Victor Emanuel 3

CONSULAT DE FRANCE ? HONGKONG.

ONSIEUR

A. SIENKIEWICZ ayant

Augustine Heard and Company, Motenu un cong?, M. I. PLICHON a ?t?

therein and hereinafter called "the Debtors."

5. The Names and The Honorable James Whittall Descriptions of the and Theophilus Gee Linstead, both parties to the Deed of the City of Victoria aforesaid, Merchants, thereinafter called "the Trustees."

not including the Creditors.

6. A short Statement

Deed.

appel? ? remplir pendant son absence les fonctions de Consul int?rimaire de France ? Hongkong et ? Macao.

20 Mars, 1875.

NOTICE.

ALFRED THOMAS MANGER, has

An Assignment of all the Debt-this day been admitted a Partner in our

of the Nature of the ors' Property, Goods, Chattels, Estate and Effects, of whatsoever kind and nature whether joint or separate, or otherwise howsoever and wheresoever situate of them the said Debtors and each of them, but upon trust for the benefit of all the Creditors of the Grantors or Debtors in the like manner as if the property so conveyed and assigned had become vested in the Grantees as the Assignees of the Grantors or Debtors under their the Debtors' Bankruptcy pursuant to the Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1864, and also a Release from all the Debtors' liabilities. 23rd April, 1875.

7. When left for Registration.

I certify the above to be a true Copy of the Entry in the Registry Book of Deeds under "The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1864."

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

Hongkong, 23rd April, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors for the above named Trustees, 29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

Firm.

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No. 80.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST MAY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Notices to Mariners, received from the Admiralty, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th April, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

[No. 32. ]

CHINA-EAST COAST.

Reported Danger off Breaker Point.

　Information has been received from the Hongkong Government of the existence of a danger three miles to the south- west of Breaker point, on which the British steam-vessel Ningpo struck when on her voyage from Hongkong to Shanghai, on the 16th November 1874.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　wreck, and the The master of the Ningpo could not ascertain whether the danger the vessel struck on was a rock or position he assigns to it :-namely, Flat island bearing North, distant 3 miles, and at the same time Breaker point bearing N.E. N., places the danger in about lat. 22° 51′ 20′′ N., long. 116° 26' E., and one and a half miles west of the position assigned to the danger on which the British steam-ship Ulysses struck in 1872.

The depth of water alongside at the time the Ningpo struck was 11 fathoms.

NOTE. As these reported dangers are uncertain in their position, mariners are cautioned accordingly.

[All Bearings are Magnetic. No variation in 1875.]

By Command of their Lordships,

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 6th March 1875.

FREDK. J. EVANS, Hydrographer.

This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts:-Chelang point to Chanan bay, No. 1963; Formosa island and straits, No. 1968; Hongkong to Liantung, No. 1262; and China Sea, No. 2661 b: Also, The China Sca Directory, Vol. III., page 143.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

[ No. 33. ]

CHINA-EAST COAST.

Fixed Light on Shantung Promontory.

(1.)

No. 145, dated 21st October 1874, on the intended exhibition of a light on

　With reference to Notice to Mariners, Shantung promontory :—

The Engineer Office at Shanghai has given further Notice that the light is now exhibited.

The light is a fixed light, showing white from between the bearings of S.E. by E. E. to S.S.E. E., red from S.S.E. E. to S. by E. E., white from S. by E. & E. through west and north to N.N.E., and red from N.N.E. to N.E. E. The light is obscured by hill peaks between the bearings of S.E. by E. 3 E. and S. by E. E.; and also by Alceste island between the bearings of S.S.E. and S.S.E. E. It is elevated 200 feet above the level of the sea, and in clear weather the white light should be seen from a distance of 20 miles.

The illuminating apparatus is dioptric or by lenses, of the first order.

The tower, 64 feet high, is circular, built of stone and painted white. Approximate position, lat. 37° 24′ N., long, 129°

42' E.

Also, with reference to the same Notice :-The temporary light mentioned therein, has been discontinued.

(2) Discontinuance of the Middle Dog Island Beacon.

Also, that the Beacon on Middle Dog island, off the River Min, has been blown down and will not be replaced.

[All Bearings are Magnetic. Variation 4° Westerly in 1875.]

By Command of their Lordships,

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 8th March 1875.

This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts:-

FREDK J. EVANS,

Hydrographer.

and

(1) Pe-chili and Liau-tung gulfs, No. 1256; Nipon, Kiusiu, and part of Korea, No. 2347; Hongkong to Liau-tung, No. 1262; Kamchatka to Chusan islands, No. 2459: Also Admiralty List of Lights in South Africa, East Indies, China, &c., Nos. 181 and 181a; and China Sea Directory, Vol. III., page 467.

(2) River Min, No. 2400; and Matheson port to Ragged point, No. 1761: Also, China Sea Directory, Vol. III., page 196.

No. 81.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST MAY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

191

　　The following Report from the Registrar General, containing Returns of Births and Deaths for the Quarter ending 31st March, 1875, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th April, 1875.

[No. 26.]

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

REGISTRAR GENERAL'S OFFICE, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, 24th April, 1875.

　　SIR, I have the honour to forward the Returns of Births and Deaths for the First Quarter of 1875, ending March 31st.

　　During that period, a total of 411 Births and 694 Deaths has been registered in Victoria and the four districts of Shau-ki W?n, Stanley, Aberdeen and Kowloon.

　　Of this number, 35 Births, being those of 20 Boys and 15 Girls, occurred amongst persons other than Chinese.

　　The Deaths in this class number 39, of whom 13 were non-residents. distributed as regards nationality:-

British, Portuguese, Indian,

....

The remainder are thus

.12

The Births and Deaths amongst the Chinese were those of:-

BIRTHS.

DEATHS.

DISTRICT.

Boys.

Girls.

Total.

Males.

Females.

Total.

Victoria,

180

141

321

258

313

571

Kowloon,..

Shau-ki W?n,.

Aberdeen,

Stanley,

Grand Totals,..........

209

167

376

303

352

655

　　The Death rate of the Quarter amongst the British and Foreign Community is 24.29, and amongst the Chinese 22.67 annually for every thousand persons living. For the whole population of the Colony, the rate is 22.75 for every thousand persons.

If the deaths of non-residents be deducted, the death rate of the resident British and Foreign Community is only 20.91 for every thousand annually.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

The Honorable CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

HONGKONG.

Your most obedient Servant,

M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Registrar General.

No. 82.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Gentlemen have been nominated by His Excellency the Administrator to be Trustees on behalf of the Government for St. JOHN's Cathedral Church, for the year 1875-76, under the provisions of Ordinances No. 2 of 1847, and No. 3 of 1850:-

The Honorable CECIL C. SMITH,

The Honorable JOHN BRAMSTON,

The Honorable W. H. ALEXANDER, and EDMUND SHARP, Esq.

The Honorable CHARLES May is also appointed on the same behalf, to be Auditor of the Cathedral Accounts.

　　It has also been notified to the Government that the Honorable HENRY LOWCOCK, and JAMES GREIG, Esquire, have been elected Trustees, and HENRY SMITH, Esquire, Auditor on behalf of the Seat-holders.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st May, 1875.

192

No. 83.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST MAY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Account Current for the year 1874-75 rendered by the Trustees of St. John's Cathedral Church, is published for general information, in accordance with Section XVI of Ordinance No. 2 of 1847.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

To paid Mr. Sangster's Salary as Organist for April,

Do. for Choir for April,

Mr. Saunder's Wages and Petty Expenses for

April,

Ahung for Hanging Punkahs,

Gas consumed in February,

for repairing Gas Fittings and changing Flexi-

ble Tube,

Daily Press, advertising Annual Meeting,...... Hongkong Times, do.

do.,

China Mail,

do.

do.,

Dr.

1874. May 1

-22 222

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st May, 1875.

THE TRUSTEES of ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL in Account Current with the Honorary Treasurer F. W. MITCHELL.

By Balance,.....

Amount received from the Colonial Treasurer as a Contribution to the Cathedral Funds for the use of the Cathedral by Her Majesty's Troops for the year,

Amount received from Contributors to Choir Fund, Cash collected as follows, viz., for Rent of:-

54 Sittings in North Nave at $10,

in South Nave at $10,

Cr.

$c. 80.00

24.00

1874. Apr 15 Nov. 13

128.62

45.61

17.03

7.28

Dec. 29

500.00 215.00

6.60

$540.00

6.00

.$360.00

3.00

in North Transept at $10,

.$400.00

5.20

at $5,

.$ 15.00

June 1

Mr. Sangster's Salary for May,...

80.00

in South Transept at $10,

.$370,00

Mr. Saunder's Wages and Petty Expenses for

at $ 5,

.$ 35.00

May,

45.91

in Chancel at $10,.....

.$ 40.00

Mr. Sangster for Choir for May,

20.00

1,760.00

Ayun for pulling Punkahs in May,

37.30

Noronha & Sons, for four Books of Blank

Form Receipt,

3.00

Gas consumed in May,`

12.64

July 1

Mr. Sangster's Salary for June,

80.00

Do. for Choir for June,

20.00

Mr. Saunder's Wages and Petty Expenses for

June,

44.91

Aug. 1

Do.

do.

do. July,...

43.41

Do.

Mr. Sangster's Salary for July,..

for Choir for July,

Ayun for pulling Punkahs in June,..

80.00

20.00

33.20

Do.

do.

in July,

31.20

Koshing for Sweeping and Cleaning Church

Yard, Bamboos, &c.,

5.50

Lane, Crawford & Co., for 2 Candlesticks for

Organ,

4.50

A-liung, for repairing Roof over Organ Cham-

ber,

7.94

for Gas consumed in June,

3.44

Do.

do. in July,.

3.84

Sept. 1

Mr. Saunder's Wages and Petty Expenses for

August,

50.91

Mr. Sangster's Salary for August,

80.00

Do. for Choir for August,

20.00

Gas consumed in August,

6.24

Oct.

Mr. Saunder's Wages and Petty Expenses for

September,.

44.51

Mr. Sangster's Salary for September,

80.00

Do. for Choir for September,

20.00

Nov.

Ayun for pulling Punkahs for August,

39.30

Do.

do. for September,

31.30

Mr. Saunder's Wages and Petty Expenses for

October,

46.56

Dec. 2

~~N?NNN

Mr. Sangster's Salary for October,

80.00

Do. for Choir for October,

20.00

Ayun for pulling Punkahs in October,

24.90

Gas consumed in September,

2.24

Mr. Sangster's Salary for November,

80.00

Do. for Choir for November,

20.00

Mr. Saunder's Wages and Petty Expenses for

November,

48.26

A-liung and A-tim for repairing damages to Cathedral in Typhoon of 22nd and 23rd

September, as per Estimate,

148.06

1875.

Hi Chung for removing and changing Colored

Glass in 6 Windows in Cathedral,

12.00

Jan.

Mr. Sangster's Salary for December,

80.00

Do. for Choir

do.,

20.00

Mr. Saunder's Wages and Petty Expenses for

December,

47.36

A-liung and A-tim for fixing Steps, &c. for

Bishop's Chair, &c., &c.,

18.00

Hire of Meter for October, November, and De-

cember,

0.72

Feb. 1

Mr. Sangster's Salary for January,

80.00

Do. for Choir

do.,

20.00

Mr. Saunder's Wages and Petty Expenses for

January,.

50.66

∞

Kwong Fat Ahyan, for repairs to Iron Safe,

10.25

Mr. Sangster, Gratuity for keeping the Organ

in order,

50.00

De Souza & Co., for binding 26 Church Hymn

Books for Choir, .

13.00

Gas consumed in January,

6.24

Mr. Sangster's Salary for February,

80.00

Choir

21.00

Mr. Saunder's Wages and Petty Expenses for

February,

46.36

Mr. Ford for Christmas Decoration,..

15.88

50 Three-cent Stamps,.

1.50

To Balance,

416.86

Examined with Vouchers and found correct.

C. MAY,

Auditor on part of the Government.

$2,603.62

Examined with Vouchers

and found correct.

H. SMITH, Auditor for the Seat Holders.

E. & O. E.

Hongkong, 4th March, 1875.

F. W. MITCHELL,~

$2,603.62

Trustee and Treasurer to the Body of Trustees.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST MAY, 1875.

WITHDI

193

No. 84.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies has been pleased to approve of the recognition of M. I. PLICHON as in Charge of the French Consulate at this Port.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st May, 1875.

No. 85.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

???

　　The Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies has been pleased to approve of the provisional recognition of Se?or Don ENRIQUE GUINARD as Consul for Spain.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st May, 1875.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

　　It is hereby notified that arrangements have been concluded under which correspondence addressed to all parts of the German Empire, without distinction, may henceforward be transmitted at uniform rates of Postage, viz. :-

Vi? Brindisi, Vi? Trieste,

...

Letters.

24 cents per oz. 22 cents per + oz.

BY BRITISH ??????.

Newspapers and Prices Current.'

4 cents.

BY FRENCH PACKET.

Books and Patterns.

8 cents per 4 oz. 10 cents per 4 oz.

Cannot be paid.

sent.

Registration Fee.

Double Postage. 12 cents.

Vi? Marseilles, 20 cents per oz.

Cannot be paid.

Patterns cannot be Double Postage.

The Postage and Registration Fee on Registered Letters must be prepaid. Newspapers, Books, and Patterns, when sent by British Packet, must be prepaid.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 29th April, 1875.

NOTICE.

HONGKONG.

Cape d'Aguilar Light.

ALFRED LISTER, Acting Postmaster General.

Notice is hereby given that a light will be exhibited on Cape d'Aguilar on and after the 16th of April next.

The illuminating apparatus is fixed Dioptric of the First Order showing a white light on the follow- ing bearings, which are magnetic and taken from Seaward.

1. From S. 45°W. to N. 53° W. Between these bearings the light is obscured by the islets

of the Nine Pins, and the islet just South of Waglan.

The light is then obscured by Soonkong Island.

2. From N. 21°W. to N. 42° W.

The light is then obscured by the Lema Islands, and the Islands to the Southward of them. 3. From N. 33° E. to N. 69° E. Between these bearings the light is obscured to vessels to the

South Westward of Ling Ting Island, and the Islands of the Samoun Group.

4. The Tathong Channel with the exception of a small portion obscured by Shicko Head.

The focal plane of the light is 200 feet above mean sea level, and in clear weather it should be seen at a distance of 23 Nautical Miles.

The Tower is round, of stone, 30 feet high, with a total height from its base to the lantern vane of 57 feet.

The dwellings and boundary walls are painted white.

The Lighthouse is in Latitude 22° 12′ 14′′ N. Longitude 114° 15′ 44′′ E.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 19th March, 1875.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,

Harbor Master, &c.

194

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST MAY, 1875.

NOTICE.

W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.

Central Police Barracks, 17th March, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 30TH APRIL, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo-

meter.

Self Registering.

Buro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

April

29.94

29.88

79.5

29.93

29.99

79.5

72.5

29.87

29.86

78.5

29.85

78.5

71.5

81.5

29.75

29.81

80.5

29.81

76.5

29.80

30.03

66.5

29.99

64.5

30.00

30.12

68.5

30.10

68.5

60.5

68.5

30.06

30.13

30.07

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER,

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

DATE.

THERMO-

METEK.

Self Registering.

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

Min. | Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the] previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

1875.

Apr. 24 28.13 28.17 28.17 28.14 28.13 66.0 70.5 72.0 64.5 67.0 69.0 64.0 73.0 SW

3 SW

3 Calm 0

0.00

25 28.13 28.16 28.16 28.11 28.10 68.0 70.0 68.0 67.5 68.5 68.0 67.0 73.5 SE 26 28.09 28.10 28.11 28.06 28.04′ 68.5 70.5 71.0 68.5 70.5 71.0 68.0 71.0 SSE

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　70.5 69.5 70.0 72.0 S 27 28.04 28.07 28.07 28.06 28.07, 71.0 72.0 70.0 69.5

28 28.16 28.19 28.18 28.16 28.16 61.5 60.0 58.0 61.0 58.0 57.0 59.5 72.0 NE

4 SE

5 SSE

6 S

3 NE

4 SE

0.00

6 $

0.05

6 A.M. passing fog; 9 A.M., fine, very

hazy.

Fog past night; 9 A.M., fine, hazy; 4

P.M., fog with slight rain.

Fog with rain at ietervals through-

out.

6 W

0.43

Wet fog and

rain

at intervals

throughout.

2 NE

0.05

29 28.25 28.30 28.28 28.26 28.25 57.0 59.0 61.0 56.5 58.5 60.0 56.0 60.5 ENE 30 28.26 28.33 28.33 28.28 28.28 60,5 63.0 62.0 60.0 62.059.0 59.0 63.0 NE

3 ENE

3 NE

1.53

3 E

3 NE

0.00

Thick fog with rain, thunder, and

lightning at intervals.

Slight fog past night; 9.30 A.M., fine

and clear.

6 A.M., passing fog; 7 A.M., fine and

hazy; noon, fine, clear, cloudy.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

DATE.

METER.

Self Registering

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

Apr. 2429.94 29.96 29.96 29.92 29.91 72.0 76.5 75.0 70.5 73.0 73.0 69.0 77.0

25 29.91 29.96 29.96 29.91 29.90 74.0 77.0 74.5 72.0 74.5 73.0 71.0 79.5 Calm

ESE 26 29.89 29.89 29.89 29.83, 29.80 73.5 78.5 77.0 72.5 76.0 76.5 71.5 78.5

Calm

0 W

0 ESE

2 W

2 Fine, cloudy throughout.

2 ESE

4 Overcast and cloudy throughout.

27 29.81 29.84 29.84 29.81 29.82 77.5 78.0 75.5 76.5 78.0 75.5, 73.0 79.5 28 29.95 30.01 30.01 30.01 30.01 77.0 76.5 63.5 76.0 75.5 63.0 64.0 80.0 N

29 30.06 30.11 30.12 30.09 30.08 64.5 66.5 71.0 62.5 66.5 70.0 60.5 69.0 N

30 30.10 30.17 30.17 30.12 30.12 64.5 73.5 72.0 67.5 68.0 66.0 67.0 75.0 Calm

2 SW

2 W

2 N

2 Calm

0 NE

2 SW

Cloudy and foggy throughout, and rain at intervals with

thunder.

2 NW

4 N

Overcast, rain, thunder and lightning, 6 A.M.; fine and

cloudy at noon, and rest of the day.

Overcast and heavy rain at intervals.

0 Calm

Heavy rain past night; overcast, fine and cloudy

throughout.

4 E

Overcast and fine throughout.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST MAY, 1875.

195

No. 134.—List of DEAD LETTERS which have been returned from the General Post Office in London, and other places, for

the various reasons assigned upon them, and which can be returned to the writers on application.

Assailly, M., Rue Fontaine, St. George, Paris,

Bennett, Miss Jane, Crier Street, Geelong, Victoria, Bosley, Mrs., 9, Carlton Terrace, Kilburn, London,

Bowers, J. G., 12, Ben Jonson Road, Stepney, London,...........

Gordon, Mrs. H., Post Office, Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland,

Graham, R., Balhannah Mine, near Adelaide,...

Hubbard, Miss S. E., Milldam, South Shields, Durham,

Kaill, Miss, Post Office, St. Helliers, Jersey,

Morne, Mrs. J., 77, Cambridge Terrace, London,

Olivi?re, Mademoiselle, care of Directeur de la Poste, Shanghae,

Park, Wm., Glasgow,

Parson, Miss, 86 Drawer, Montreal, Canada, Patterson, T., Jesmond Villa, Nynee Tal, India,

Perez, Manuel, 33, Calle de S. Marcos, Madrid,

Peterson, F., Chief Officer Schooner Lotus, Hongkong,....... Plummer, Miss, 19, Abberfield Road, St. John's Wood, London,

Polsen, Fraulein Maria, Neuman Strasse, No. 13, Hamburg, Prior, Miss J., 31, Monmouth Road, Bayswater, London,.... Ross, Revd. Jas., Sydney, New South Wales, Saul, R. M., care of John Barrow, Liverpool,. Schryver, Canoneer, Weltewreden, Batavia,

Scott, Russell John & Co., Shipbuilders, Millwall, London, (registered), 1 Smee, Mrs., Brunswick Place, Old Rochester Row, Westminster, Stevens, Miss E., Pell Street, 32, St. Georges in the East, London,. Stewart, T. A.; Georgetown, Demarara, W. I., Stocking, Revd. W. R., Beirut, Syrie,. Tanenbaum, Joseph, Yokohama,

Taylor, Richard, Caf? Oriental, Saigon, Telarier, M., Marseille,

Telarier, Neveu, M., Boulevard de la Madeleine, Marseilles,. Voigt, Captain, Siamese brig Amoy, Hongkong, Wallar, Miss, High House, Chapel End, Essex,

ALFRED LISTER, Acting Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 27th April, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTICE.

JUST PUBLISHED.

The said William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and Messrs. Edmund Sharp and Toller of the Supreme Court House, Victoria A CHINESE AND ENGLISH

ruptcy.

WANTED a Person to act as Ward-rupted, are the Solicitors acting in the Bank-

master of the Government Civil

Hospital.

Salary ?100 per annum, rising, un- der certain conditions, to ?150, with Quarters and Rations.

Application to be made to the Colo- nial Surgeon.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 27th Feb., 1875.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

In the Goods of HENRY STROUD, deceased.

【OTICE is hereby given to the next of Kin, and all other persons, to produce any Wills or Codicils of the above named deceased, that may be in their possession, before the Supreme Court, on Saturday, the Fifteenth day of May, A.D. 1875; or, if none, that the

A public sitting will hereafter be appointed by the said Court for the said Bankrupt to pass his final examination and to make application for his

DICTIONARY,

THE REVD. W. LOBSCHEID.

HE above work, which has been chiefly com-

discharge, of which sitting notice will be given piled for the purpose of aiding students in

in the Hongkong Government Gazette.

At the first meeting of Creditors, the Registrar will receive the proofs of the debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

Notice is hereby given to all persons indebt- ed to the said Bankrupt, or that have any of his Effects, to deliver the same to the Official Assignee.

NOTICE.

THE intet in our firm, ceased on 30th April HE interest and responsibility of Mr. J. P.

last, and Mr. C. BRAUN is this day admitted a Partner.

Hongkong, China, and Japan, 1st May, 1875.

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No. 20.

No. 86.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 8TH MAY, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 30th April, 1875, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th May, 1875.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

Oriental Bank Corporation,.

506,728

250,000

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

685,727

230,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,.......

398,973

150,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,..

1,672,848

700,000

TOTAL,..

3,264,276

1,330,000

No. 87.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Tenders will be received at this Office, until Noon of the 17th instant, for the construction of Roads, and Drainage improvements in British Kowloon.

The specification can be seen on application at the Surveyor General's Office, where also a proper Form of Tender may be obtained.

The Government will not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th May, 1875.

No. 88.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

His Excellency the Administrator has been pleased to direct that Her Majesty's Birthday shall be kept in this Colony on Monday, the 24th May.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th May, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH MAY, 1875.

NOTICE.

　It is hereby notified that Ships conveying Chinese Passengers-under the Provisions of Ordinance No. 5 of 1874-will not be allowed to carry them on the Upper or Weather Deck between the 1st of June and the 15th of October inclusive.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 7th May, 1875.

No. 79.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Emigration Officer, &c.

　The following Order made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council under "The Hongkong Lighthouses Ordinance, 1873," is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th April, 1875.

"THE LIGHTHOUSES ORDINANCE, 1873."

No. 17 of 1873.

ORDER

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Made by His Excellency J. GARDINER AUSTIN in Council, this 27th day of April, 1875.

By virtue of the provisions of Section VI of the above mentioned Ordinance, it is ordered,—

1. That every Ship which enters the Waters of the Colony on and after the 27th day of

April, 1875, shall pay the following Light Dues, that is to say:-

One cent per ton.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

BY BRITISH PACKET.

Newspapers and Prices Current.

Books and Patterns.

Registration

Letters.

Fee.

Vi? Brindisi, Vi? Trieste,.

...

24 cents per 22 cents per

oz.

4 cents.

oz.

4 cents.

8 cents per 4 oz. 10 cents per 4 oz.

Double Postage. 12 cents.

BY FRENCH PACKET.

Cannot be paid.

Vi? Marseilles, 20 cents per oz.

Cannot be paid.

sent.

Patterns cannot be Double Postage.

The Postage and Registration Fee on Registered Letters must be prepaid. Newspapers, Books, and Patterns, when sent by British Packet, must be prepaid.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 29th April, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER, Acting Postmaster General

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH MAY, 1875.

NOTICE. HONGKONG.

Cape d'Aguilar Light.

199

Notice is hereby given that a light will be exhibited on Cape d'Aguilar on and after the 16th of April next.

The illuminating apparatus is fixed Dioptric of the First Order showing a white light on the follow- ing bearings, which are magnetic and taken from Seaward.

1. From S. 45° W. to N. 53°W. Between these bearings the light is obscured by the islets

of the Nine Pins, and the islet just South of Waylan.

The light is then obscured by Soonkong Island.

2. From N. 21°

W. to N. 42° W.

The light is then obscured by the Lema Islands, and the Islands to the Southward of them. 3. From N. 33° E. to N. 69° E. Between these bearings the light is obscured to vessels to the

South Westward of Ling Ting Island, and the Islands of the Samoun Group.

4. The Tathong Channel with the exception of a small portion obscured by Shicko Head.

　　The focal plane of the light is 200 feet above mean sea level, and in clear weather it should be seen at a distance of 23 Nautical Miles.

The Tower is round, of stone, 30 feet high, with a total height from its base to the lantern vane of 57 feet.

The dwellings and boundary walls are painted white.

The Lighthouse is in Latitude 22° 12′ 14′′ N. Longitude 114° 15′ 44′′ E.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 19th March, 1875.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 7TH MAY, 1875. REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro- meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo- meter. meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Min.

Max.

May

30.15

30.10

30.13

30.05

30.00

30.01

?????????

69.5

30.13

67.5

30.09

30.08

30.02

30.07

67.5

30.03

72.5

30.10

71.5

67.5

30.05

29.97

75.5

29.99

29.95

29.99

83.5

29.96

82.5

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

METER.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

WINDS.

RAIN.

DATE.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

6 A.M.

Y A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

Self Registering. Min. Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

In inches during the

previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 A.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

Dirn. F.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

1875. May

1 28.27 28.32 28.32 28.27 28.26 59.0 60.5 59.5 55.5 59.0 59.0 58.0 65.5 ENE

2 28.25 28.27 28.27 28.22 28.22 60.0 61.061.0 59.5 60.5 60.5 58.5 61.5 E

328.24 28.27 28.28 28.24 28.24 61.0 63.0 63.5 61.0 62.5 63.5 60.064.0

3 NE

3 E

4 NNE 4

3 E

0.00

0.02

4 28.29 28.32 28.32 28.26 28.26 63.0 63.5 65,0 63.0

63.0 64.0

60.5 64.0E

5 28.25 28.28 28.28 28.20 28.20 64.0 66.0 66.0 63.0 65.0 64.0 63.0 67.0 E

6 28.19 28.25 28.24 28.20 28.18 65,070.0 72.0 64.5 67.5. 69.0 63.070.0 SSW

4 E

5 E

2 SSW

2 ENE 2

4 SW 2

5 E

0.00

0.08

Fog with rain past night; 5 A.M., thick

0.00

5 A.M., overcast, hazy; 4 P.M., fog

with drizzly rain.

5 A.M., fog with openings at intervals;

noon, overcast, hazy.

fog; 1 P.., fine, clear, cloudy.

Fog past night; 9 A.M., fine, hazy;

noon, fine, clear, cloudy.

Fog with detached openings at in-

tervals throughout.

7 28.21 28.26 28.26 28.22 28.21 68.0 75.0 71.0 65.5 67.0 63.0 67.0 75.0 NE

4 E

2 WNW 3

4 E

0.00

Fog past night; 8 A.M., fine, clear,

cloudy.

0.00

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout.

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

WINDS.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

1875.

May 1

30.12 30.17 30.17 30.11 30.11 69.5 73.5 69.5 63.0 68.0 66.5 68.0 76.0 Calm

2 30.08 30.10 30.11 30.07 30.05 67.5 70.5 68.5 66.5 67.5 67.0 66.0 71.0 E

1 NE

3 30.09 30.10 30.10 30.07 30.06 69.0 72.0 72.0 68.0 69.5 69.0 67.0 72.5 Calm

0 Calm

1 NE

0 Calm

Do.

4 30.10 30.14 30.14 30.08 30.06 69.5 73.0 71.0 68.5 70.0 69.0 68.0 73.5

2 E

4 E

Self Registering

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M. NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn F.

Min. Max.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

2 Overcast and fine throughout.

do.

0 Fine, overcast and hazy throughout.

6 A.M., foggy and drizzly rain; noon, fine and cloudy.

5 30.07 30.09 30.09 30.03 30.00 71.0 74.5 73.0 68.0 69.5 70.0 69.0 75.0 E

2 E

Fine, cloudy and hazy throughout.

6 29.99 30.02 30.03 29.97 29.95 72.0 77.5 78.5 70.5 73.0 75.0 69.0 74.0 Calm

0 WSW

1 WSW

7 29.98 30.02 30.02 30.01 30.01 73.5 72.5 76.5 72.5 74.5 70.5 69.5 75.0 Calm

0 E.

2 E

1 Fine and cloudy throughout.

Fine and cloudy throughout, fresh breeze from the N. at

7 A.M., and lasted till 9 A.M.

200

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH MAY, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Collinson, W. M, 1 Cowan, R.

Hutchinson,

R. W.

Castagnetti, G. 1

Hue Shain Shoek1

Cook, W. B.

Hogenis, J. L. 1

Collins, E.

Bresciani, Sigr. 1

Havens, Harry

Biava,Sigr., G.B.1

Davies, D. P. 1

Bashire,

Mons. E.

Dudfield, Capt.

mund

Hanbury, Ed-

Defries, Joseph 1

1 regd.

E. A. B.

} 1

Edgar, John W. 1 Eastlack, W. C. 1

Inselvini,

Lorenzo

} 1

Fox, J. (Engineer) 1

Jones,

Granton P.

Jones, Frederick 1

John Revd.

Johnson, J. W. 3

Faron, Geo.

Julian, V. J.

1 regd.

Freeman, R. 1 Filippi, Camille 1

Jackson, Capt.}

Goddard,

Koch, T. A.

Cauzi, Louis

James M. Ginsburg, S. L. 3 regd. Galligar, T.

Capt.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 7th May, 1875.

Aya, Alice Mrs. 1 Agostinho,

Aurora

Battistolo, D. 2 regd.

Brankley, J. Bartolini, Adolf 1

Bank of

Hindostan Bnton, Charles 1 Buchanan, F. C.2 Bolland, H.

Banks, Horace 1 Bullock, T. L. 1 Botelho, B. F. 1 Bush, Oscar Betts, Mrs. J. A. 1 Barker, Geo. 1 Benari, Felix H. 1 Bump, Silas L. I

Fisher, Edwd. ? Farnham,

Letters. Papers.

Henderson, Jas. 1 Heller, Monsr. A. 1

Letters. Papers.

Mazzocchi, 1

Pompeo May, Mr. H.,

formerly of the Victoria

Hotel Mitchell, R.,

formerly on board s.s. Sea Gull Meyenovich, J. 2 Mitchell, R. H.)

formerly of 2 the Sea Gull

Marshall, J. 1

dore J.

McLean, E.

Malcomson, Thos. 1 Maher, Izidoro 1

Poulsen, W.

Letters. Papers.

Plummer, John 1

Pereira, D. M. 1

Poole, W. P.

Phar, Monsr. T. 1

Ross, Alexander 1 Rudolphe,

Chs. Ramon, Rofino 1 Robins, R.

Raymond, Stella 2

Joaquim Raynolds, Robt. 1

Sterling, Miss

Nina

}

Secondo, Sala 1

Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd.

Silva, Antonio

F. da

Lets. Paps.

Siqueira, Re- medio P. Stevens, H. W. H. 1

Souza, James 1 Stanley, A. C., Revd., The Hon'ble

Shafts, Capt.

E. D., A.D.C.

Skeggs, C. J. Sjofund, P. O. 1 Swaries, H.

Senna, Procopio

Tidman, P. F. 1 Tong Wing Pat 1 Thompson

Mrs. A. B.

Upton, Thos.

Vandeozee,

Capt. F. H. Vastroo, Seriaco 1

Rocha, Anto.}

Milne, George

Taft, David

Morris, Theo-

}

Morton, H.

Matthews,

Kirby, Capt.

Joseph Martin, Mr.

}

Spencer,

Henriqueta Suaren, Ro-

1 regd.

W. T.

Mackellar, M. R.

sendo, G.

Watson, Dr.

Cohen-Sober

Godfrey, Walter 1

Karlosski, L. 1

Soona Walla

1 regd.

Woodd, Basil, R.1

& Walenyk

Gatti, Luigi

Chatain, Ma-

Gilbert, Mrs. 1

Kates Mark, W. 1 Kerr, R. J.

rie, Madme.

Crofall, Henry

Glover, Revd.} 2

Kjoller, O.J. 1

Nuttall, W. Nelson, E. L.

Collie

Sayle, N. J.

Saunders, F.

}

Smith, C. J.

1 book.

Samuel, H. A. 2

Westford, Mr. ?

(Carperter):

Warchan

Walker, J. H. 1

1 regd.

Engineer

Goldstein, J. 1

Caldecott, A. M. 1

Clary, John

Hayne, Robt. B. 2

Laugelin, Mr. 1 Lorchen, J. Lowkampok, Mr.1

Stwobe, Miss C. I

Whemann

Ollivant, Joseph Oxenham, E. L. 2

Santos, Rosa

Williams,

de los

John H.

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 7th May, 1875.

Lets. Pape

Letters. Papers.

Aberdeen

City of Bengal 1

E. M. Young 3

Hamilton

Letters. Papers.

Malvern

Agnes Meir

Caroline

August

Commissary

Frederich

Corina

Earl of Shaf- ? tesbury, s.s.j Ella

Harwich

Herman

Memento Mangerlon

Alexandro,

Charlotte An-2

England's Glory 3

Indiana

M. A. Holman 6 Min

Augustus

drews

Ann Cheshyre 6

Cilurnam

Endymion 5 Elen Monroe 1

Miaco

John Steward 1

Maximos

Alexandra

Charit?

Juan F. Pearson 1

Menam

2269---

Phocus, s.s. 1

Rifleman

Sir Harry Parkes2 St. Phillans 1 Sarah Nicholson +

Sophie

Africa, s.s.

Constantin

Formosa

Argonaut

Comet

Albatross

Cleopatra

August

Cornuvia

Frances Fortuna

Kerchelon

Nyassa

Swatara, s.s. Sylvia

1 regd.

Kapala

Oxford

Tamesa

Admiral Protect 1

Chariot, s.s.

Golden State

Lucerne

Balgownie 2

Devana

Gleam

Denmark

Constance

Dilbarree

Carricks

Devonhurst, s.s. 1

Gladiator, s.s. 1

Havilah

Legengstone Lord Macauly 1

Magdala

Osaka Olimpia

231

Virginia

Pelham Peeres

2 Windhover 23 1 Wakefield

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's Ships of War, 7th May, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Elk

Charybdis 2 1

GOVERNMENT NOTICE.

Letter.

Hornet

ANTED a Person to act as Ward- master of the Government Civil

Hospital.

Salary ?100 per annum, rising, un- der certain conditions, to ?150, with Quarters and Rations.

Application to be made to the Colo- nial Surgeon.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 27th Feb., 1875.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

UNT

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

In the Goods of GEORGE MUNRO, and

AH YOONG, deceased.

Letter.

Lapwing

Letters. 7

Thalia

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY. TOTICE-PESTONJEE ASPUNDIARJEE

METTA, of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, Trader, having been adjudged Bank- rupt under a Petition for adjudication of Bank- ruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong in Bankruptcy on the Twenty-eighth day of January, A.D. 1871, a public sitting for the said Bankrupt to pass his last examination, and make

application for his order of discharge will be held before the Honorable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, at the Supreme Court House, Victoria, Hongkong, on Friday, the Twenty-first day of May, instant, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon precisely.

matter.

Letters. 3

Lettera,

Victor Emanuel 4

aforesaid, are the Solicitors acting in the Bank- ruptcy.

At the first meeting of Creditors, the Registrar will receive the proofs of the debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

Notice is hereby given to all persons indebt- ed to the said Bankrupt, or that have any of his Effects, to deliver the same to the Official Assignee.

NOTICE.

Leong On is the Creditors' Assignee in the TSICHEL in our firm, ceased on 30th April interest and responsibility of Mr. J. P.

last, and Mr. C. BRAUN is this day admitted a Partner.

Dated the 8th day of May, 1875.

STEPHENS & HOLMES, Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy. 2, Club Chambers,

Hongkong.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

OTICE.-PO KWAN CHEE of Victoria, in

NOTICE is hereby given to the next of kin, the Colony of Hongkong, Compradore to

all other persons, to produce any Wills or Codicils of the above named parties, de- ceased, that may be in their possession, before the Supreme Court, in its Probate Jurisdiction, on Tuesday, the Twenty-fifth day of May, A.D. 1875; or, if none, that the next of Kin do accept or refuse Letters of Administration, failing which, Letters of Administration will be granted to the Registrar of the said Court, or such other person as the Court may think fit.

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

Messrs. Vogel, Hagedorn & Co., having been adjudged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudi- cation of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court on the Twenty-sixth day of April, 1875, is hereby required to surrender himself to the Hono- rable William Hastings Alexander, the Registrar of the said Court, at the first meeting of his Creditors, to be held on the Twelfth day of May, 1875, at Eleven of the o'clock in the forenoon of that day precisely, at the said Court.

The said William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and Messrs. Edmund Sharp and Toller of the Supreme Court House, Victoria

Hongkong, China, and Japan,

1st May, 1875.

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NOTICE.

TR. ALFRED THOMAS MANGER, has

MR this day been admitted a bar

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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 15TH MAY, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

for

　　The following Copy of an Order of Her Majesty in Council of the 4th February, 1875, carrying into effect a Treaty between Her Majesty and the Swiss Confederation for the mutual sur- render of Fugitive Criminals, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th May, 1875.

At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the 4th day of February, 1875.

PRESENT.

The QUEEN's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

WHEREAS by an Act of Parliament made and passed in the Session of Parliament holden in the

　　　thirty-third and thirty-fourth years of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled "An Act for "amending the law relating to the Extradition of Criminals," it was amongst other things enacted, that where an arrangement has been made with any foreign State with respect to the surrender to such State of any fugitive criminals, Her Majesty may, by Order in Council, direct that the said Act shall apply in the case of such foreign State; and that Her Majesty may, by the same or any subsequent Order, limit the operation of the Order, and restrict the same to fugitive criminals who are in or sus- pected of being in the part of Her Majesty's dominions specified in the Order, and render the operation thereof subject to such conditions, exceptions, and qualifications as may be deemed expedient:

　　And whereas a Treaty was concluded on the thirty-first day of March last between Her Majesty and the Swiss Confederation, for the Mutual Extradition of Fugitive Criminals, which Treaty is in the terms following:-

　Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom. of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Swiss Con- federation, having judged it expedient, with a view to the better administration of justice and to the prevention of crime within their respective terri- tories and jurisdictions, that persons charged with, or convicted of, the crimes hereinafter enumerated, and being fugitives from justice, should, under certain circumstances, be reciprocally delivered up, have named as their Plenipotentiaries to conclude a Treaty for this purpose, that is to say:

　Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Alfred Guthrie Graham Bonar, Esquire, Her Envoy Extraordina- ry and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Con- federation;

NACHDEM Ihre Majest?t die K?nigin des Ve- reinigten K?nigreichs von Grossbritannien und Irland, und die Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, behufs besserer Verwaltung der Rechtspflege und zur Verh?tung von Verbrechen innerhalb der beiden Gebiete und Gerichtsbarkeiten es f?r zwek- m?ssig befunden haben, dass Personen, welche der in diesem Vertrage aufgef?hrten strafbaren Hand- lungen beschuldigt oder wegen solcher verurtheilt und vor der Justiz fl?chtig geworden sind, unter bestimmten Umt?nden gegenseitig ausgeliefert werden sollen; so haben sie behufs Abschliessung eines desfallsigen Vertrages zu Ihren Bevoll- m?chtigten ernannt und zwar :

Ihre Majest?t die K?nigin des Vereinigten K?ni- greichs von Grossbritannien und Irland Alfred Guthrie Graham Bonar, Esquire, Ihren ausseror- dentlichen Gesandten und Bevollm?chtigten Mi- nister bei der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft;

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And the Federal Council of the Swiss Confede- ration, Joseph Martin Kn?sel, Member of the Swiss Federal Council;

Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon and concluded the follow- ing Articles:-

ARTICLE I.

The High Contracting Parties engage to deliver up to each other those persons who, being accused or convicted of a crime committed in the territory of the one Party, shall be found within the terri- tory of the other Party under the circumstances and conditions stated in the present Treaty.

ARTICLE II.

The crimes for which the extradition is to be granted are the following:-

(1.) Murder (including infanticide) and attempt

to murder.

(2.) Manslaughter.

(3.) Counterfeiting or altering money, uttering or bringing into circulation counterfeit or al- tered money.

(4.) Forgery, or counterfeiting, or altering, or uttering what is forged, or counterfeited, or altered; comprehending the crimes designated in the Penal Codes of either State as counter- feiting or falsification of paper money, bank- notes, or other securities, forgery, or other falsification of other public or private docu- ments, likewise the uttering or bringing into circulation, or wilfully using such counter- feited, forged, or falsified papers.

(5.) Embezzlement or larceny. (6.) Obtaining money or goods by false preten-

ces.

(7.) Crimes against bankruptcy law.

8.) Fraud committed by a bailee, banker, agent, factor, trustee, or director or member or pu- blic officer of any Company made criminal by any law for the time being in foree.

(9.) Rape.

(10.) Abduction of minors.

(11.) Child stealing or kidnapping. (12.) False imprisonment.

(13.) Burglary, or housebreaking, with criminal

intent.

(14.) Arson.

15.) Robbery with violence.

(16.) Threats by letter or otherwise with intent

to extort.

(17.) Perjury or subornation of perjury.

(18.) Malicious injury to property, if the offence

be indictable.

Und der Bundesrath der Schweizerischen Eid- genossenschaft Joseph Martin Kn?sel, Mitglied des Schweizerischen Bundesrathes;

Welche, nachdem sie sich gegenseitig ihre Voll- machten mitgetheilt und dieselben in guter und geh?riger Form befunden, die folgenden Artikel vereinbart und abgeschlossen haben :-

ARTIKEL I.

Die hohen vertragenden Theile verpflichten sich einander diejenigen Personen auszuliefern, welche wegen einer, auf dem Gebiete des einen Theils be-- gangenen strafbaren Handlung beschuldigt oder verurtheilt sind und in dem Gebiete des andern Theiles aufgefunden werden, sofern die in dem ge- genw?rtigen Vertrage angegebenen F?lle und Vo- raussezungen vorhanden sind.

ARTIKEL II.

Die strafbaren Handlungen, wegen deren die Auslieferung zu gew?hren ist, sind folgen- de:-

(1.) Mord, mit Inbegriff des Kindsmordes, und

Mordsversuch.

(2.) Todtschlag.

(3.) Nachmachen oder Verf?lschen von Metall- geld, Verausgabung oder Inumlaufsezen nach- gemachten oder verf?lschten Metallgeldes. (4.) F?lschung, Nachmachen oder Verandern, sowie die Verausgabung dessen was nachge- inacht, gef?lscht oder ver?ndert ist, inbe- griffen die Verbrechen welche in den Straf- gesezen des einen oder andern Staates als Nachmachen oder Verf?lschen von Papier- geld, Banknoten oder andern Werthschriften enthalten sind; ferner die F?lschung oder Verf?lschung anderer ?ffentlicher oder Privat- Urkunden, sowie die Verausgabung, das In- verkehrbringen oder der wissentliche Ge- brauch solcher nachgemachter gef?lschter oder verf?lschter Papiere.

(5.) Diebstahl und Unterschlagung.

(6.) Betrug, resp. Erlangung von Geld oder andern Sachen durch falsche Vorspiegelungen. (7.) Betr?glicher Bankrott, resp. Verbrechen

gegen das Gesez betreffend Bankrott. (8.) Untreue Seitens eines Verwalters Beauf- tragten, Banquiers, Agenten, Prokuristen, Vormundes oder Kurators, Vorstandes, Mitg- liedes oder Beamten irgend einer Gesellschaft, soweit dieselbe nach den bestehenden Gesezen mit Strafe bedroht ist.

(9.) Nothzucht.

(10.) Entf?hrung von Minderj?hrigen. (11.) Menschenraub.

(12.) Rechtswidriges Gehangenhalten.

(13.) Einbrechen oder Einsteigen in ein Wohn-

haus in verbrecherischer Absicht.

(14.) Vors?zliche Brandstiftung. (15.) Raub unter Anwendung von Gewalt. (16.) Drohungen mittels Brief oder auf andere

Weise, mit der Absicht, zu erpressen. (17.) Meineid und die Verleitung zum Meineid. (18.) B?swillige Eigenthumsbesch?digung, in- sofern sie kriminalrechtliche Verfolgung be- gr?ndet.

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The extradition is also to take place for parti- cipation in any of the aforesaid crimes, as an ac- cessory before or after the fact.

ARTICLE III.

No Swiss shall be delivered up by Switzerland to the Government of the United Kingdom; and no subject of the United Kingdom shall be deliver- ed up by the Government thereof to Switzerland. ARTICLE IV.

The extradition shall not take place if the per- son claimed on the part of the Government of the United Kingdom, or the person claimed on the part of the Swiss Government, has already been tried and discharged or punished, or is still under trial, in one of the Swiss Cantons or in the United King- dom respectively, for the crime for which his ex- tradition is demanded.

If the person claimed on the part of the Govern- ment of the United Kingdom, or if the person claimed on the part of the Swiss Government, should be under examination, or have been con- demned for any other crime, in one of the Swiss Cantons or in the United Kingdom respectively, his extradition may be deferred until he shall have been set at liberty in due course of law.

In case such individual should be proceeded against or detained in the country in which he has taken refuge, on account of obligations con- tracted towards private individuals, his extradi- tion shall, nevertheless, take place; the injured party retaining his right to prosecute his claims before the competent authority.

ARTICLE V.

The extradition shall not take place if, subse- quently to the commission of the crime, or the institution of the penal prosecution, or the convic- tion thereon, exemption from prosecution or punishment has been acquired by lapse of time, according to the laws of the State applied to.

ARTICLE VI.

If the individual claimed by one of the two Contracting Parties in pursuance of the present Treaty should be also claimed by one or several other Powers, on account of other crimes com- mitted upon their respective territories, his sur- render shall be granted to that State whose demand is earliest in date; unless any other arrangement should be made between the Governments which have claimed him, either on account of the gravity of the crimes committed, or for any other reason.

ARTICLE VII.

A fugitive criminal shall not be surrendered if the offence in respect of which his surrender is

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Die Auslieferung findet auch statt wegen Theil- nahme an einer der vorbezeichneten strafbaren Handlungen, mag die Theilnahme vor oder nach der Ver?bung stattfinden.

ARTIKEL III.

Kein Schweizer wird von Seiten der Schweiz an die Regierung des Vereinigten K?nigreiches und von Seiten dieser kein englischer Unterthan an die Schweiz ausgeliefert werden.

ARTIKEL IV.

Die Auslieferung soll nicht stattfinden, wenn die von der Schweizerischen Regierung verfolgte Person im Vereinigten K?nigreich, oder die Seitens der Regierung des Vereinigten K?nigreiches verfolgte Person in einem Kanton der Schweiz wegen derselben strafbaren Handlung, wegen de- ren die Auslieferung nachgesucht wird, in Unter- suchung gewesen und ausser Verfolgung gesezt worden, oder sich noch in Untersuchung befindet, oder bereits bestraft worden ist.

Wenn die von der Schweizerischen Regierung verfolgte Person im Vereinigten K?nigreich, oder wenn die Seitens der Regierung des Vereinigten K?nigreiches verfolgte Person in einem Kanton der Schweiz wegen einer andern strafbaren Hand- lung in Untersuchung liegt oder bestraft worden ist, so kann die Auslieferung verschoben werden, bis diese Person in geh?rigen Rechtsgang in Frei- heit gesezt worden ist.

Wird ein solches Individuum wegen Verpflicht- ungen, die dasselbe mit Privatpersonen abge- schlossen hat, in jenem Lande, in welchem es Zuflucht genommen hat, gerichtlich verfolgt oder mit Personalarrest belegt, so soll dessen Ausliefer- ung dennoch stattfinden, dabei aber der besch?d- igten Partei das Recht vorbehalten bleiben, ihre Aussprache vor der kompetenten Beh?rde geltend

zu machen.

ARTIKEL V.

Die Auslieferung soll nicht stattfinden, wenn seit der begangenen strafbaren Handlung, oder der Einleitung der strafgerichtlichen Verfolgung, oder der erfolgten Verurtheilung nach den Gesezen des ersuchten Staates Verj?hrung der strafge- richtlichen Verfolgung oder der erh hten Strafe. eingetreten ist.

ARTIKEL VI.

Wird ein Individuum von einer der beiden Vertragspartein auf Grund des gegenw?rtigen Vertr?ges zur Auslieferung reklamirt, zugleich aber auch dessen Auslieferung von einer oder mehrern andern M?chten wegen andern arf deren Gebieten begangenen Verbrechen verlangt, so ist dasjenige Gesuch im Vorgange zu bewilligen, welches das ?lteste im datum ist, es sei denn, das zwischen den Regierungen, die das betreffende Individuum reklamirt haben, entweder wegen der Wichtigkeit der begangenen Verbrechen oder aus andern Gr?nden ein anderes Abkommen getroffen w?rde.

ARTIKEL VII.

Ein fl?chtiger Verbrecher soll nicht ausgeliefert werden, wenn die strafbare Handlung, wegen

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demanded is one of a political character, or is connected with a crime of that nature, or if he prove that the requisition for his surrender has, in fact, been made with a view to try and punish him for an offence of a political character.

ARTICLE VIII.

A person surrendered can in no case be kept in prison, or be brought to trial in the State to which the surrender has been made, for any other crime, or on account of any other matters than those for which the extradition shall have taken place.

This stipulation does not apply to crimes com- mitted after the extradition.

ARTICLE IX.

The requisition for extradition must always be made by the way of diplomacy, and to wit, in Swit- zerland by the British Minister to the President of the Confederation, and in the United Kingdom to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs by the Consul-General of Switzerland, who, for the purposes of this Treaty, is hereby recognized by Her Majesty as a Diplomatic Representative of Switzerland.

The requisition for the extradition of an accused person must be accompanied by a warrant of arrest issued by the competent authority of the State requiring the extradition, and by such evi- dence as, according to the laws of the place where the accused is found, would justify his arrest if the crime had been committed there.

If the requisition relates to a person already convicted, it must be accompanied by the sentence of condemnation passed against the convicted person by the competent Court of the State that makes the requisition for extradition.

A requisition for extradition cannot be founded on sentences passed in contumaciam.

ARTICLE X.

A fugitive criminal may, however, be appre- hended under a warrant issued by any police magistrate, justice of the peace, or other com- petent authority, in either country, on such infor- mation or complaint, together with such evidence or after such judicial proceedings as would in the opinion of the officer issuing the warrant justify its issue, if the crime had been committed in that part of the dominions of the two Contracting Parties in which he exercises jurisdiction. Pro- vided, however, that in the United Kingdom the accused shall in such case be sent as speedily as possible before a police magistrate in London.

deren seine Auslieferung verlangt wird, einen politischen Charakter an sich tr?gt, oder mit einem derartigen Verbrechen zusammenh?ngt, oder wenn er nachweisen kann, dass der Antrag auf seine Auslieferung in Wirklichkeit mit der Absicht gestellt worden ist, ihn wegen eines Ver- brechens oder Vergehens politischer Natur zu verfolgen oder zu bestrafen.

ARTIKEL VIII.

Die ausgelieferte Person darf in dem Staate, an welchen die Auslieferung erfolgt ist, keinen- falls wegen einer andern strafbaren Handlung oder auf Grund anderer Thatsachen, als der- jenigen, wegen deren die Auslieferung erfolgt ist, in Haft behalten oder zur Untersuchung gezogen werden.

Auf strafbare Handlungen, welche nach er- folgter Auslieferung ver?bt sind, findet diese Bestimmung keine Anwendung.

ARTIKEL IX.

Das Auslieferungsbegehren muss immer auf diplomatischem Wege gestellt werden und zwar in der Schweiz durch den Englischen Gesandten bei dem Bundespr?sidenten und in Grossbritannien durch den Schweizerischen General-Konsul in London, welcher von Ihrer Majest?t f?r die Zweke dieses Vertrages als diplomatischer Repr?- sentant der Schweiz anerkannt wird, bei dem Staatssekret?r f?r die ausw?rtigen Angelegen- heiten.

Mit dem Gesuche auf Auslieferung eines Beschuldigten m?ssen ein Verhaftsbefehl welcher von der zust?ndigen Beh?rde des die Auslieferung begehrenden Staates erlassen ist, und solche Beweise beigebracht werden, welche nach den Gesezen des Ortes, wo der Beschuldigte aufge- funden wird, dessen Verhaftung rechtfertigen w?rden, wenn die strafbare Handlung dort be- gangen w?re.

Betrifft das Auslieferungsbegehren eine bereits verurtheilte Person, so muss das Strafurtheil beigebracht werden, welches von dem zust?ndigen Gericht des die Auslieferung begehrenden Staates gegen den Verurtheilten erlassen worden ist.

Auf Strafurtheile, welche in contumaciam erlassen worden sind, kann das Auslieferungs- gesuch nicht gegr?ndet werden.

ARTIKEL X.

Indessen kann ein fl?chtiger Verbrecher in beiden L?ndern auch verhaftet werden auf Grund eines Verhaftsbefehles, der von einem Polizeima- gistrat, Friedensrichter, oder von einer andern kompetenten Beh?rde auf eine solche Strafanzeige oder Klage und zugleich auf einen solchen Beweis oder nach einem solchen gerichtlichen Verfahren erlassen wird, dass nach der Ansicht des Beamten, welcher den Verhaftsbefehl erl?sst, dessen Erlass gerechtfertigt w?re, wenn das Verbrechen in demjenigen Theile der Gebiete der Vertragspar- teien begangen worden w?re, in welchen der Beamte Gerichtsbarkeit aus?bt. Es wird indessen

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　Such requisition may be made by means of the bedungen, dass in dem Vereinigten K?nigreiche in post or by telegraph.

　　The accused shall, however, be discharged if, within such reasonable time as, with reference to the circumstances of the case, the police magistrate may fix, the requisition shall not have been made according to the stipulations contained in Article IX.

ARTICLE XI.

　　The extradition shall not take place before the expiration of fifteen days from the apprehension, and then only if the evidence be found sufficient, according to the laws of the State applied to, either to justify the committal of the prisoner for trial, in case the crime had been commited in the territory of the said State, or to prove that the prisoner is the identical person convicted by the Courts of the State which makes the requisition.

ARTICLE XII.

　　In the examinations which they have to make in accordance with the foregoing stipulations, the authorities of the State applied to shall admit as entirely valid evidence the sworn depositions or statement of witnesses taken in the other State, or copies thereof, and likewise the warrants and sentences issued therein, provided such documents are signed or certified by a Judge, Magistrate, or Officer of such State, and are authenticated by the oath of some witness, or by being sealed with the official seal of a British Secretary of State, or of the Chancellor of the Swiss Confederation.

ARTICLE XIII.

If sufficient evidence for the extradition be not produced within two months from the date of the apprehension of the fugitive, he shall be set at liberty.

ARTICLE XIV.

　　All articles seized, which were in the possession of the person to be surrended at the time of his apprehension, shall, if the competent authority of State applied to for the extradition has ordered the delivery thereof, be given up when the extradition takes place, and the said delivery shall extend not merely to the stolen articles, but to everything that may serve as a proof of the crime.

ARTICLE XV.

　　The Contracting Parties renounce any claim for the reimbursement of the expenses incurred by them in the arrest and maintenance of the person

einem solchen Falle der Beklagte so schnell wie m?glich vor einen Polizeimagistrat in London gesendet werden soll. Solche Requisitionen m?gen vermittels der Post oder durch den Telegraphen gemacht werden.

Der Angeklagte soll indess des Verhaftes entlassen werden, wenn inner einer billigen Frist, die von dem Polizeimagistrat anzusezen ist und bei deren Fixirung die Verumst?ndungen des einzelnen Falles zu ber?ksichtigen sind, das Begehren nicht in Gem?ssheit der in Artikel IX enthaltenen Bestimmungen gestellt worden ist.

ARTIKEL XI.

Die Auslieferung erfolgt nicht vor Ablauf von f?nfzehn Tagen seit der Ergreifung und nur dann, wenn die Beweise f?r gen?gend befunden worden sind, um nach den Gesezen des ersuchten Staates entweder die Verweisung des Ergriffenen, zur Hauptuntersuchung zu rechtfertigen, falls die strafbare Handlung in Gebiet dieses Staates be- gangen w?re, oder darzuthun, dass der Ergriffene mit der von den Gerichten des ersuchenden Staates verurtheilten Person identisch ist.

ARTIKEL XII.

Die Beh?rden des ersuchten Staates haben bei der Pr?fung, welche ihnen nach den vorstehenden Bestimmungen obliegt, den beschworenen Deposi- tionen und Zeugenaussagen, welche in dem andern Staate zu Protokoll genommen sind, desgleichen den Abschriften hievon und ebenso den im andern Staate erlassenen Haftbefehlen und Urtheilen volle Beweiskraft beizulegen, vorausgesezt, dass diese Schriftst?ke durch einen Richter, eine obrigkeit- liche Person oder einen andern Beamten dieses Staates unterzeichnet oder bescheinigt und durch einen beeidigten Zeugen oder durch Beidr?kung des Amtssiegels eines Englichen Staatsministers oder des Schweizerischen Bundeskanzlers beglau- bigt sing.

ARTIKEL XIII.

Wenn die zur Auslieferung gen?genden Beweise nicht binnen zwei Monaten von dem Tage der Er- greifung des Fl?chtigen an beigebracht werden, so ist der Ergriffene auf freien Fuss zu sezen.

ARTIKEL XIV.

Alle in Beschlag genommenen Gegenst?nde, welche sich zur Zeit der Verhaftung der auszulie- fernden Person in deren Besiz waren, sollen, wenn die zust?ndige Beh?rde des um die Auslieferung ersuchten Staates die Ausantwortung derselben an- geordnet hat, bei Vollziehung der Auslieferung mit ?bergeben werden, und diese Ueberlieferung soll sich nicht blos auf die entfremdeten Gegen- st?nde, sondern auch auf Alles erstreken, was zum Beweis der strafbaren Handlung dienen kann.

ARTIKEL XV.

Die vertrageden Theile verzichten darauf, die Erstattung derjenigen Kosten, welche ihnen aus der Festnahme und dem Unterhalt des Auszulie-

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to be surrendered, and his conveyance to the fron- tiers of the State from which he is required; they reciprocally agree to bear such expenses them- selves.

ARTICLE XVI.

The stipulations of the present Treaty shall be applicable to the Colonies and foreign Possessions of Her Britannic Maiesty.

The requisition for the arrest and surrender of a fugitive criminal who has taken refuge in any of such Colonies or foreign Possessions shall be made through the Swiss Consul-General in London to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, who shall proceed in conformity with the provisions of the present Treaty and the laws of the land.

Her Britannic Majesty shall, however, be at liber- ty to make special arrangements in the British Co- lonies and foreign Possessions for the surrender of such individuals as shall have committed in Swit- zerland any of the crimes hereinafore mentioned, who may take refuge within such Colonies and fo- reign Possessions, on the basis, as nearly as may be, of the provisions of the present Treaty.

The requisition for the surrender of a fugitive criminal from any Colony or foreign Possession of Her Britannic Majesty shall be governed by the rules laid down in the preceding Articles of the present Treaty.

ARTICLE XVII.

The present Treaty shall come into force ten days after its publication in conformity with the forms prescribed by the laws of the High Contract- ing Parties. It may be terminated by either of the High Contracting Parties, but shall remain in force for six months after notice has been given for its termination.

The Treaty shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Berne in four weeks, or sooner if possible.

In witness whereof the respective Plenipoten- tiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto the seal of their arms.

Done at Berne, the thirty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.

(L.S.) A. G. G. BONAR. (L.S.) J. M. KN?SEL.

fernden und seinem Transport bis zur Grenze des requirirten Staates erwachsen, in Anspruch zu nehmen, willigen vielmehr gegenseitig darein, die- se Kosten selbst zu tragen.

ARTIKEL XVI.

Die Bestimmungen des gegenw?rtigen Vertra- ges sollen auf die Kolonien und ausw?rtigen Besi- zungen Ihrer Grossbritannischen Majest?t Anwen- dung finden.

Der Antrag auf Verhaftung und Auslieferung eines fl?chtigen Verbrechers, welcher in einer die- ser Kolonien oder ausw?rtigen Besizungen Zuflucht gefunden hat, soll durch den Schweizerischen Ge- neral-Konsul in London bei dem Staats-sekret?r der ausw?rtigen Angelegenheiten gestellt werden, welcher nach Vorschrift dieses Vertrages und der bestehenden Geseze zu verfahren hat,

Ihrer Grossbritannischen Majest?t soll es jedoch freistehen, in den Britischen Kolonien und aus- w?rtigen Besizungen ?ber die Auslieferung solcher Individuum die in der Schweiz ein im Vertrag ge- nanntes Verbrechen begangen haben, aber inner- halb dieser Kolonien und ausw?rtigen Besizungen Zuflucht gefunden haben, auf m?glichst gleicher Grundlage mit den Bestimmungen des gegenw?r- tigen Vertrages besondere Anordnungen zu tref-

fen.

Begehren betreffend die Auslieferung von Ver- brechern, welche aus einer Kolonie oder ausw?rt- igen Besizung Ihrer Grossbritannischen Majest?t gefl?chtet sind, sollen nach den Bestimmungen der vorstehenden Artikel des gegenw?rtigen Vertrages behandelt werden.

ARTIKEL XVII.

Der gegenw?rtige Vertrag soll zehn Tage nach seiner, in Gem?ssheit der durch die Gesezgebung der hohen vertragenden Theile vorgeschriebenen Formen erfolgten Ver?ffentlichung in Kraft treten. Der Vertrag kann von jedem der beiden hohen vertragenden Theile aufgek?ndet werden, bleibt jedoch nach erfolgter Aufk?ndung noch sechs Mo-

nate in Kraft.

Der Vertrag wird ratifizirt und die Ratifika- tionen werden nach vier Wochen, oder wo m?glich fr?her, in Bern ausgewechselt werden.

Zu Urkund dessen haben die beiderseitigen Be- vollm?chtigten die gegenw?rtige Uebereinkunft unterzeichnet und mit ihren Wappen untersiegelt. So geschehen in Bern den einunddreissigsten M?rz, Ein tausend acht hundert vier und sieben- zig.

(L.S.) A. G. G. BONAR. (L.S.) J. M. KN?SEL.

　And whereas a Protocol amending Article XVI of the aforesaid Treaty was signed by the Pleni- potentiaries of Her Majesty and of the Swiss Confederation on the twenty-eighth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, which Protocol is in the following terms:-

The undersigned Plenipotentiaries of Her

Die unterzeichneten Bevollm?chtigten Ihrer Ma- Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great jest?t der K?nigin des Vereinigten K?nigreichs von

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Britain and Ireland, and the Federal Council of the Swiss Confederation, having met in Confer- ence, have taken into their consideration the following subject:---

They have directed their attention to the fact that the second paragraph of the XVIth Article of the Treaty, which stipulates that the requisition for the arrest of a fugitive criminal who has taken refuge in any of the Colonies or foreign possessions of Her Britannic Majesty shall be made through the Swiss Consul-General in London to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, was not in accordance with the law of England, and they have conse- quently resolved to declare that the second para- graph of that Article beginning:

"The requisition for the arrest," and concluding with, "and the laws of the land," shall be null and void, and in lieu thereof the following words shall ' be substituted:

　"The requisition for the surrender of a fugitive criminal who has taken refuge in any of such Co- lonies or foreign possessions shall be made to the Governor or to the Supreme Authority of such Co- lony or Possession through the Swiss Consul, or, in case there should be no Swiss Consul, through the Consular Agent of another State charged for the occasion with the Swiss interests in the Colony or Possession in question.

　"The Governor or Supreme Authority above- mentioned shall decide with regard to such requisi- tions as nearly as possible in accordance with the provisions of the present Treaty. He will, however, be at liberty either to consent to the extradition or report the case to his Government."

The other provisions of Article XVI remain in force as they have been agreed upon in the Treaty. This Protocol shall be regarded and acted upon as forming part of the Treaty in question.

　In witness whereof the Undersigned have signed this Protocol, and have hereunto affixed their seals.

　Done in duplicate at Berne, the twenty-eighth day of November, in the year of Grace, one thou- sand eight hundred and seventy-four.

The Plenipotentiary of Great Britain,

(L.S.) EDWIN CORBETT.

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Grossbritannien und Irland, und des Bundesra- thes der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft, haben in einer Conferenz folgenden Gegenstand in Er- w?gung gezogen :--

Sie haben ihre Aufmerksamkeit auf die Thatsa- che gerichtet, dass der zweite Absaz von Artikel XVI des Vertrages, welcher bestimmt, dass das Gesuch um Verhaftung eines fl?chtigen Verbre- chers, welcher sich nach einer der Colonien oder ausw?rtigen Besizungen Ihrer Grossbritannischen Majest?t gewendet hat, durch den Schweizerischen General-Consul in London an den Staatssekret?r f?r die ausw?rtigen Angelegenheiten gerichtet werden soll, mit den Gesezen Englands nicht in Einklang steht. Sie sind daher ?bereingekommen zu erkl?ren, dass der zweite Absaz besagten Arti- kels, also beginnend :

"Der Antrag auf Verhaftung," und schliessend, "der bestehenden Geseze zu verfahren hat," null und nichtig sein, und an Stelle desselben die nach- folgenden Worte eingeschaltet werden sollen:

"Der Antrag auf Auslieferung eines fl?chtigen Verbrechers, welcher in einer dieser Colonien oder ausw?rtigen Besizungen Zuflucht gefunden hat, soll bei dem Gouverneur oder bei der h?chsten Beh?rde der betreffenden Colonie oder Besizung durch den in derselben residirenden Schweizerischen Consul, oder in Ermangelung eines solchen, durch den Consularagenten eines andern Staates, welchem f?r diesen speciellen Fall die Wahrnehmung der Schweizerischen Interessen in der fraglichen Colonie oder Besizung anvertraut wird, gestellt werden.

"Der Gouverneur oder die h?chste Beh?rde, welche oben erw?hnt sind, sollen bez?glich solcher Auslieferungsbegehren m?glichst conform mit den Bestimmungen des vorliegenden Vertrages ent- scheiden. Es steht ihnen indess frei, die Auslief- erung zu bewilligen oder den Fall ihrer Regierung zum Entscheid zu ?berweisen."

Die andern Punkte von Artikel XVI bleiben in der im Vertrag vereinbarten Form in Kraft.

Dieses Protokoll soll als integrirender Bestand- theil des Vertrages angesehen und beobachtet werden.

Zur Urkunde dessen haben die Unterfertigten dasselbe unterzeichnet und ihre Siegel beigesezt.

So geschehen in doppelter Ausfertigung in Bern, den achtundzwanzigsten Tag des Wintermonats im Jahre des Heils ein tausend acht hundert vier und siebenzig.

Der Bevollm?chtigte der Schweiz,

(L.S.) J. M. KN?SEL.

　　And whereas the ratifications of the said Treaty and Protocol were exchanged at Berne on the thir- ty-first day of December last:

　　Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, and in virtue of the au- thority committed to Her by the said recited Act, doth order, and it is hereby ordered, that from and after the first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five, the said Act shall apply in the case of the said Treaty and Protocol with the Swiss Confederation.

(Signed)

ARTHUR HELPS.

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No. 90.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15?H MAY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　Under instructions from the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the following Report is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

SIR,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th May, 1875.

HONGKONG, 28th April, 1874.

　　1. The members of the Commission appointed by His Excellency the Governor, under a Warrant dated 15th December last, to enquire into, and investigate certain complaints made by Chinese traders, against the action of the Chinese Maritime Customs in the neighbourhood of this Colony, and the alleged detriment to trade arising from such action, have the.honor to submit the following Report:—

2. The Commission have carefully perused all the documents that could be obtained bearing on the subject, and have examined orally a number of Chinese witnesses who came forward to give evidence. The Commission found considerable difficulty in obtaining evidence from Chinese engaged in trade between this and Canton, with regard to the action of the Chinese Customs to the detriment of the trade in that direction; those applied to, although acknowledging that irregularities were committed, were unwilling to come forward and give evidence, for fear of involving their connections with the native Authorities there. On the other hand, Chinese whose trading connections exist with Formosa and Northern ports, beyond the jurisdiction of the Farmer of the Customs Duties at Canton, came forward willingly to give their evidence.

3. The Commission, in course of their investigation, find that a most vexatious system of blockading is kept up, at all the entrances to the harbor, by a number of boats in the employ of the Hoppo of Canton, the Salt Farmer, and the Collector of the Lekin Tax. These boats are of various classes, steam-launches, pull-a-way gigs, snake boats, and hak-kows, often partially manned by Europeans, and apparently under the supervision of a steam cruizer named the Peng-chao Hai, commanded by a British subject and officered by Europeans. The proceedings of these craft have at various times been most unjustifiable, and when brought to the notice of the Chinese Authorities by the Government of this Colony, through H. B. M.'s Consul at Canton, the complaints have, in most instances, been met by denials and quibblings, and but slender satisfaction has, in any instance, been obtained. There is no doubt in the minds of the members of the Commission, that the craft above referred to continually make use of, and encroach into, the waters of the Colony, and they would particularly call attention to the case reported by the Harbor Master on 27th June last, and referred to in documents C. S. O. 1877, 1980, and 2191. This was a case where boats were found at anchor, and made fast to the shore of this island close to the Lye-e-moon. The falsehood of the statement made by the Chinese officials as to the facts of the case is apparent.

　　4. Another case is where a hak-kow boat, manned by 9 Chinese and 1 European, was found at anchor close to Green Island, vide C, S. O. 310 of 1874.

　　5. In addition to the above, there are the cases of the junks Chiat-heng Sing, Ng-hop Shing, and Kum-chun Fat, (vide C. S. O. Nos. 1893, 2093, 2690), all of which junks, according to statements of the crews, were captured within the waters of the Colony; the Chiat-heng Sing had a cargo of saltpe- tre, rice, &c., and was bound from Hongkong to Cheong-po; the Ng-hop Shing had a cargo of sugar from Taiwan Foo to Hongkong; the Kum-chun Fat had a cargo of saltpetre, sinews, &c., &c., bound for Chin-chew; in the case of the latter, the facts were such as to induce even the Canton Authorities to admit that their employ?s were in the wrong, and compensation was made to the owner to the amount of $1,080.84, being about one-half of the declared value of his junk and cargo.

6. The Commission would call attention to the remarks of Her Britannic Majesty's Consul in his despatches Nos. 44 and 53, regarding these cases. The Consul in these despatches seems to ignore the fact that this Colony is a free port, and that no goods exported from it can be contraband, and that no vessel can be said to be smuggling until she endeavours to enter a Chinese port, or land her cargo on Chinese territory without paying duty.

7. With reference to the last portion of Consul Sir BROOKE ROBERTSON's letter No. 53, viz., "I "enclose two Chinese Bank orders, not a very satisfactory settlement of the case, I admit, as I should "have preferred to have had the junk and cargo handed over, but if Chinese residents in the Colony "will make it the basis of smuggling into the Chinese Empire thereby entailing much trouble on the "Colonial and this Office, and using the great protective privilege they enjoy under the British rule to "cover illegal acts, they must be content to risk something, indeed under such circumstances they "deserve to lose all."

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　　　8. The Commission would only say that these remarks seem peculiar as coming from a British officer, protecting British interests, Her Majesty's Government having proclaimed Hongkong a free port, and invited the Chinese to settle here, with the promise that they should be allowed to trade here at perfect liberty, free from all duties, either on imports or exports, and that all attempts to in- terfere with that freedom of trade should be promptly punished.

9. The Commission do not consider it strange that a junk should endeavour to keep near the Hongkong shore and thus avoid being squeezed by an armed vessel at the mouth of this harbor, when she has to pay duty at her port of destination as appears by the evidence of witnesses examined.

　　　10. Notwithstanding that instructions may be forwarded by the Canton Authorities to their officers, that they are not to trespass on the waters of this Colony; the temptation to neglect them is too strong for the class of men employed in the cruizers when they know they can generally escape de- tection; and by seizure of the junks increase their prospect of prize money.

　　　11. The proceedings of the above named craft, are gravest in character and most injurious to the trade of this Colony, in those cases where they have occasioned the stoppage of junks proceeding from this with manufactured, and other goods to distant ports on the Coast, which are quite beyond the jurisdiction of the Canton Authorities. The Commission call attention to the case of the three junks the Tai Hing, the San Fat, and the Kam Hop Li, as set forth in documents which they have perused, (C. S. O. No. 3513). These vessels were proceeding on a distant voyage with cargoes of lawful merchandize laden in this Colony when they were stopped, and the masters threatened that if they did not personally go to Canton and pay export duty, their vessels would be towed thither.

　　　12. From the oral evidence obtained by the Commission, this practice of forcing junks loading in this port to obtain their clearance and pay duties at Canton, or if they do not, to seize them at sea, and take them to Canton by force either to be mulcted heavily, or confiscated there, has been carried on extensively. And now the Commission understand on good authority that orders more stringent than ever have been issued to the Europeans in the employ of the Hoppo of Canton to stop all vessels leaving or entering the harbor of Hongkong, whencesoever they come, or whithersoever they are bound, or whatever may be their cargoes, if they have not paid duty to the said Hoppo. One witness says that he has been unable to despatch any junks to Hainan for three months in consequence of these proceedings, and another witness states that the junk trade with the small ports, from which they brought sugar, crockery-ware, tea, &c., to this Colony, and took back European goods, vermicelli, Sin- gapore wood, &c., has entirely cased for three months. From other sources, the Commission have learned that a number of junks are now lying at Canton under embargo, and which may be ultimately confiscated. The Commission are informed that the same practice did prevail some little time ago in the neighourhood of Macao, and a junk from that Colony was seized and taken to Canton, but was re- leased on the representation of the Governor VISCOUNT SAN JANUARIO.

13.

　　　　　An additional hardship, and in some respects a more serious one than those above detached, will be found in the evidence. It is, that after paying their duties at Canton on arrival at ports in the Fukien Province, Hainan, &c., duties have to be paid over again to the local Custom House offi- cers there, who utterly ignore the payment made to the Canton officials.

It is

14. The next class of cases of hardship which the Commission would call attention to, is where the armed vessels in question have seized junks bound inwards to this Colony, from ports in Formosa, and taken them to Canton where they have been mulcted in heavy sums, or condemned and sold with their cargoes, on the ground that they were not provided with a grand chop. The Commission would refer to the cases of the junks Ng-hop Sing and Kum-hop Sing; both these vessels were bound to this Co- lony with lawful cargoes, from ports in Formosa where they had paid such duties as were demanded of them, and received the usual certificate of clearance as appears by the protest of the owners. not the custom at the Ports in Formosa to issue Grand Chops to native junks, and the Commission have ascertained from a most reliable source, that native junks clearing from Formosa have hitherto never paid the rates of export duty, as set down in the Hoppo's schedule, yet these vessels are seized by Customs cruizers near the Lye-e-moon, and taken to Canton. One of the junks mentioned was mulcted in a fine of $900, and the other was confiscated with her entire cargo, after having been held to ransom in sums which varied in magnitude, with the length of the arrest, from $1,000 to $3,290, (vide inclosure in C. S. O. 920 of 1874,) in which the owner thus describes his efforts to ransom his vessel: "My 'junk is now at Canton. A partner in the Kwong Cheung Lung Hong named Tong Yik Cho, when "my junk was first arrested, went up on my behalf to Canton to see if he could get my junk released. "The Custom House Authorities at that time asked for a ransom of $1,000, but after I had petitioned "this Governmet to take up my case and reference had been made to Her Majesty's Consul in Canton, "the Customs Authorities informed Tong Yik Cho that now, in consequence of their having petitioned "the Hongkong Government, the junk would not be released under a ransom of $2,700. I went up "myself to Canton with Tong Yik Cho to see if I could get the last amount lessened. This was on the "10th instant. The Customs Authorities told Tong Yik Cho that instead of lessening the amount they would increase it to $3,290, and if the ransoms was not paid within two days the goods and "vessel, would be sold and the crew imprisoned. "

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　15. An important question in this consideration is-What right has the Hoppo of the Canton District to levy export duties on goods which have come from parts of China not in his jurisdiction, and which are allowed by the Hoppos of those places to leave for Hongkong free of export duty? This is a course of action which has never been followed by any other Canton Hoppo, and seems to be a new idea on the part of the present Hoppo, for the purposes of increasing his own revenue.

16. To the Hoppo, the conveyance of goods into and out of Hongkong may seem smuggling, but the Commission, bearing in mind the Treaty under which the island was acquired, cannot agree in that opinion. Hongkong is declared a free Port, and the Commission can come to no other conclu- sion than that any individual who encourages interference with the right attached to that condition of things, is acting in defiance of the Proclamations issued by this Government for the regulation of its trade.

17. The Commission beg leave to draw the serious attention of this Government to the position held by the Hoppo. From the information they have collected, he appears to be a person to whom the export and import duties on goods conveyed in native junks, is farmed. He pays a certain sum for his privileges, and, in the pursuit of his gains, does not show that regard for treaty or international rights which the Colony has a clear right to expect and is justified in demanding from the Chinese Government.

18. The letter of H. B. M.'s Consul in reply to the remonstrances of this Government in the case of the Kum-hop Sing junk is so characteristic of the general replies given by the Chinese Authorities in such cases, that the Commission deem it right to draw particular attention to it. This junk, it turns out, was not captured by Captain PALMER, and has not been handed over on payment of a fine or otherwise. SIR BROOKE ROBERTSON in his letter, says :-

"HER MAJESTY'S CONSULATE,

CANTON, 25th March, 1874.

66 SIR,

"In the case of the seizure of the Kum-hop Sing junk, reported in your despatch No. 70 of the "11th of February, I have the honor to inform you that after a searching enquiry into the case, both "personallly with, and by letters to, the Authorities, I have come to the conclusion that the vessel "in question was legally seized in Chinese waters and under Chinese law for the following reasons:"

"She had on board 520lbs. of fine and 9,104tbs. of coarse Tea, besides sugar and other produce, and "the Master could show no export duty receipt for the same and only a Lekin or war-tax duty chop." "She was captured by the Revenue Cruizer in command of Captain PALMER, in whose judgment "and sence of justice I have confidence."

　"The Owners and Master appeared at the Office of the Superintendent of Customs, acknowledged "the attempt to smuggle the goods into Hongkong, and paid a fine for the release of junk and cargo, "which were handed over to them."

"Under these circumstances, I consider it a case in which further interference is unnecessary.' "The same may be said with regard to the seizure of the Kum-hop Fung, which was brought to "my notice in your despatch No. 74 of the 14th February. The Kum-hop Fung was seized, not "for carrying sugar to the Colony of Hongkong, but for having evaded the export duty on the sugar, and, as regards this junk having been captured by pirates in the River on her return to Hongkong "with a cargo of wood, the Vice-Roy imforms me that enquiries are being instituted, but I am inclin- "ed to think there is not much truth in the story. The Master of this Junk and his Hongkong Agents “have caused a great deal of trouble owing to their concealment of the real facts attending the seizure "of their junk, in the hope, I believe, of getting off the payment of duties, and this second complaint appears to be of about as doubtful a character as the first, however, the Master has his own Authori- "ties to appeal to and we are in no way his protectors.'

"I have, &c.,

(Signed,) "B. ROBERTSON,”

"The Honorable J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

"Consul."

"Colonial Secretary,

"HONGKONG."

19. That the Hoppo of Canton should have the power to seize and confiscate a vessel like the Kum-hop Sing, bound from a port in Formosa to this Colony, seems contrary to all ideas of justice, in- asmuch as the official above named has no jurisdiction whatever in Formosa, and even the jurisdiction of the Imperial Government of China is so ineffectual, that it has often pleaded its inability to punish the natives of that island, when they have committed outrages.

　20. In the case of the Shing-kut Li junk which was seized and condemned on the plea that she carried a case of muskets among her other cargo, the members of the Commission agree with the Acting Attorney General in his opinion that the seizure was a great hardship. The Commission, however, go further, and hold that the vessel having legally cleared from this Colony, her capture comes under the second class of grievances detailed in this Report, and that the Chinese had no authority to interfere with her cargo, whether a portion of it consisted of arms or not, until she attempted to land it on Chi-

nese soil.

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　　21. The Commission share in the doubts expressed by the Acting Attorney General as to the existence of any law which renders the vessel and her entire cargo liable to confiscation, because a package containing arms was found on board, the said law can; in the opinion of the Commission, only mean a "regulation" framed by the Hoppo to furnish pretexts on which to make seizures that would enrich himself and his employ?s.

22. The last class of cases which the Commission would refer to, is where the regular licensed boats belonging to this Colony engaged in supplying it with provisions are seized, and money extorted from them. An illustration of this class of harassing interference with the trade of the place will be found in the case of the two licensed junks, Nos. S. 33 and S. 197, (vide C. S. O. No. 2,775). The following remarks of the then Acting Harbor Master, on this point, are worthy of note; they are as

follows:-

"This is the plight our junk people are in. The confines of these waters are so infested with "cruizers of every description that they never know when they are safe. They comply with nine de- "mands and then lose all they have in the world, because a tenth springs up from a totally unexpected "source."

　　23. The Commission would urge that so long as the Hoppo's cruizers, augmented as they have been by his purchase of the Peng-chao Hai, are permitted to make Hongkong and its waters the basis of their operations for the so-called protection of Chinese revenue, the junk trade of the Colony, hither- to a highly flourishing one, must be seriously injured.

24. Junks inward or outward bound to or from this Port, must almost of necessity pass through The Commis- Chinese waters, the channel between British and Chinese territories being so narrow. sion are of opinion, that this Government has the undoubted right to demand that any honest vessel carrying cargo to or from Hongkong, shall be at liberty to do so without paying duties to the Hoppo of Canton, except at the places of shipment or debarkation should these happen to be within his juris-

diction.

　　25. The Commission are of opinion that the action of the Hoppo, as disclosed by this enquiry, and which the native traders of the Colony complain of so bitterly, is aggravated by the employment by him of Europeans on board the blockading vessels. The Chinese attribute a great portion of the hardships to which they are subjected, to the Europeans, and a feeling of bitterness is engendered in the minds of the trading class against foreigners, which it is politic to avoid.

　　26. It appears to the Commission, as far as they can ascertain, that no British subject can be le- gally employed, according to Treaty, by an individual Chinese for the purpose of collecting revenue from Chinese traders, and, if their view is found by the Attorney General to be correct, they would suggest that the matter be at once brought to the notice of the Home Government.

　　27. That the Hoppo is merely a Farmer there can be no doubt, therefore it becomes a most ano- malous case, and one not heard of in any other country but China, that a Government Farmer should have the power of punishing defrauders of his revenue and confiscating their property without a first appeal to the regular Government tribunals.

　　28. While on the subject, although not strictly within the terms of their Warrant, they would call attention to the Chinese Customs Agencies established within the Colony. The names of these Agencies are know to the Commission, and the proof of their collecting duties is also in their hands. There can be no doubt that these Agencies assist the cruizers and stations outside in their operations against the commerce of the Colony, forming a portion of the meshes of the net with which the unfor- tunate junk trader is surrounded.

　　29. With reference to the steps to be taken to obtain redress, the Commission would, in the first place, suggest that Her Majesty's Government should endeavour, by diplomatic action, to prevail on the Government of China to remove altogether the Customs stations and cruizers from the neighbour- hood of this Island, and to arrange that duties be collected only at those ports or places at which there exists an export and import trade.

　　30. Junks going to, or coming from, distant ports, such as Formosa, and clearly shown by their papers to be bound from or to Hongkong, should not be interfered with, or molested at sea; indeed, a Proclamation of the Vice-Roy, forwarded to the Colonial Secretary by the present British Consul at Canton, in a letter dated February 8th, 1869, strictly forbids the search of vessels by Customs cruizers at sea, (vide Chamber of Commerce Report for May, 1869, forwarded herewith.) How this Proclama- tion comes to be ignored at present, the Commission are unable to understand.

　　31. Should the Chinese Government refuse to remove the stations and cruizers altogether, it might be urged upon them to remove them to a greater distance than they are at present, say, not nearer, in any case, than ten miles from any of the entrances to the harbor; this would set at rest all the irrita- ting and continually recurring disputes as to jurisdiction.

　　32. The Commission would regret if amelioration of the present state of affairs could not be ob tained by diplomacy, but, failing that, they would suggest to His Excellency the Governor, that as the

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Chinese urge their right to protect their revenue in the manner they are pursuing, it is equally the right of this Government to protect its trade; and they are of opinion, that in the furtherance of this, armed steam launches stationed at the outlets of the Harbor might conveniently be employed, to see that leaving and incoming junks are not molested.

33. When the 'Victoria' was employed as a cruizer in colonial waters, she performed good service against the encroachments of vessels in the employ of the Hoppo and others who now prey without let or hindrance on the trade of the Colony.

34. The papers and documents supplied to the Commission are forwarded herewith.

We have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servants,

The Honorable J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary,

HONGKONG.

(Signed,) )

P. RYRIE.

H. G. THO?SETT.

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M. S. TONNOCHY.

No. 91.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Notice to Mariners, received from the Government of Bombay, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th May, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

DIRECTION FOR THE KURRACHEE HARBOR LIGHT-HOUSE.

Latitude of Light-House on Manora Point,.....

Longitude,...

24° 47′ 21′′ N. ..66° 58′ 15′′ E.

The Light is a fixed one, 120 feet above the sea-level, visible in clear weather,..16 Miles. In hazy weather, prevalent during the South-West Monsoon, about. Present Light very inferior. A Dioptric Light of the 2nd Order recommended.

7 Miles.

High Water, full and change,

TIDES.

Average rise and fall, Spring Tides,

Ditto

ditto Neap Tides,

Depth of Water in Entrance Channel at High Water:-

H. M.

.10 30.

Ft. Inches.

3 to 4 Feet.

Spring Tides,

Neap Tides, ...

.29 Feet.

.24 to 26 Feet.

DRAUGHT OF VESSELS ENTERING OR LEAVING PORT.

Vessels with a draught not exceeding 214 feet can now enter and leave the Port without difficulty or delay during all seasons of the year.

During the fair season, from October to 15th May, Vessels-with a draught not exceeding 24 feet can now enter and leave the Harbour.

Fixed Moorings are placed for such Vessels.

TIME OF TIDE FOR ENTERING PORT.

Sailing Vessels should enter Port on the ebb-tide.

Steamers can enter either flood or ebb, and stand at once into Port.

Masters of Ships should not, under any circumstances, attempt to enter the Harbor without a Pilot.

HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS.

A Red Light is exhibited at the outer extremity.

　　Among the extensive works executed, a Breakwater has been built, running out from Manora Point in a South-by-East direction to a distance of 1,500 feet, into 6 fathoms of water, this affords complete shelter to the Entrance Channel during the South-West Monsoon; also a Channel has been opened through the Bar with a depth of 20 feet at low water spring- tides 500 feet in breadth; the Channel is marked by Buoys, and these on entering should be kept on the Port side about 150 feet.

Note.-A Mail Steamer arriving off the Port at night and requiring a Pilot should fire two guns.

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34. The papers and documents supplied to the Commission are forwarded herewith.

We have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servants,

The Honorable J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary,

HONGKONG.

(Signed,) )

P. RYRIE.

H. G. THO?SETT.

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M. S. TONNOCHY.

No. 91.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Notice to Mariners, received from the Government of Bombay, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th May, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

DIRECTION FOR THE KURRACHEE HARBOR LIGHT-HOUSE.

Latitude of Light-House on Manora Point,.....

Longitude,...

24° 47′ 21′′ N. ..66° 58′ 15′′ E.

7 Miles.

High Water, full and change,

TIDES.

Average rise and fall, Spring Tides,

Ditto

ditto Neap Tides,

Depth of Water in Entrance Channel at High Water:-

H. M.

.10 30.

Ft. Inches.

3 to 4 Feet.

Spring Tides,

Neap Tides, ...

.29 Feet.

.24 to 26 Feet.

DRAUGHT OF VESSELS ENTERING OR LEAVING PORT.

Vessels with a draught not exceeding 214 feet can now enter and leave the Port without difficulty or delay during all seasons of the year.

During the fair season, from October to 15th May, Vessels-with a draught not exceeding 24 feet can now enter and leave the Harbour.

Fixed Moorings are placed for such Vessels.

TIME OF TIDE FOR ENTERING PORT.

Sailing Vessels should enter Port on the ebb-tide.

Steamers can enter either flood or ebb, and stand at once into Port.

Masters of Ships should not, under any circumstances, attempt to enter the Harbor without a Pilot.

HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS.

A Red Light is exhibited at the outer extremity.

Note.-A Mail Steamer arriving off the Port at night and requiring a Pilot should fire two guns.

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APPROACHING THE PORT.

COAST OF SIND.

Indus Banks.

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The Coast of Sind below the parallel of 24° North Latitude should be approached with great caution; too much atten- tion cannot be paid to the lead, more especially in passing the Banks of the Indus. Banks of the Indus have extended about 10 miles to the Southward since 1856.

No Sailing Vessel should come nearer this Coast than 20 fathoms by night, or in rough weather, or under 12 fathoms by day in fine weather.

The tides during the Springs are strong, the flood sets South-East and ebbs to the North-West.

From February to the end of the Monsoon a strong South-Easterly current is experienced, running at a rate of from 15 to 40 miles a day.

During the South-West Monsoon, Sailing Vessels should make Ras Muari (Cape Monze), which is 18 miles West- half-North from Manora Light-House, and keep to windward of the Port, if the weather is thick, or if the tide does not suit for entering the Harbor. Allowance must also be made for a strong set to the South-East, which prevails more or less during the South-West Monsoon.

Do not bring Manora Point to the Southward-of-East, or go under 15 fathoms near Cape Monze.

Masters of Ships should endeavour to make the Port at daylight, and can with safety approach into 8 fathoms to about 2 miles distance from the Light-House, keeping it, in any bearing, from North-East to North, and heave to for a Pilot.

ANCHORAGE IN THE ROADS.

From June to the middle of September, Ships should not on any account anchor, but stand off and on, keeping the Light-House bearing from North-by-East to North-East, 1 to 2 miles distant, until boarded by a Pilot or directed by Signal. September to end of March.

Anchorage Light-House North-by-East to North-North-East, distant 1 mile, 7 fathoms.

April and May.

Light-House North-North-East to North-East, distant half-a-mile, 8 fathoms.

Master Attendant's Office, Manora, 21st February, 1875.

Νο. 92.

GEORGE C. PARKER, Lieut. I. N.,

Acting Master Attendant, Kurrachee.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Return received from Mr. JOHN JACK of the quantity of Spirits Distilled, at the Hongkong Distillery, is published for general information.

Gallons.

Spirits manufactured during the Quarter ending 10th May, 1875,............25,960.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th May, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 93.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Notice to Mariners is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th May, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 43.

CHINA SEA.

TAKOW DISTRICT.

Fisher Island Lighthouse.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Notice is hereby given that a lighthouse will shortly be erected close to the present native light-tower on Litsitah Point at the S. W. extremity of Fisher Islands, Pescadores.

The illuminating apparatus will be fixed Dioptric, of the Fourth Order, showing a white light visible all round except where obscured by the islands.

The light will be elevated about 220 feet above the level of the sea, and, in clear weather, it should be visible at a

distance of 15 nautical miles.

The tower will be round of iron, 20 feet high, with a total height from its base to the lantern vane of 33 feet. The tower will be painted black, and the dwellings and boundary wall white.

Approximate position:-Latitude, N. 23° 32'. Longitude, E. 119° 28'.

By order of the Inspector General of Customs,

ENGINEER'S OFFICE, CUSTOM HOUSE, SHANGHAI, 30th April, 1875.

DAVID M. HENDERSON, Engineer-in-Chief.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH MAY, 1875.

APPROACHING THE PORT.

COAST OF SIND.

Indus Banks.

213

No Sailing Vessel should come nearer this Coast than 20 fathoms by night, or in rough weather, or under 12 fathoms by day in fine weather.

The tides during the Springs are strong, the flood sets South-East and ebbs to the North-West.

From February to the end of the Monsoon a strong South-Easterly current is experienced, running at a rate of from 15 to 40 miles a day.

Do not bring Manora Point to the Southward-of-East, or go under 15 fathoms near Cape Monze.

ANCHORAGE IN THE ROADS.

Anchorage Light-House North-by-East to North-North-East, distant 1 mile, 7 fathoms.

April and May.

Light-House North-North-East to North-East, distant half-a-mile, 8 fathoms.

Master Attendant's Office, Manora, 21st February, 1875.

Νο. 92.

GEORGE C. PARKER, Lieut. I. N.,

Acting Master Attendant, Kurrachee.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Return received from Mr. JOHN JACK of the quantity of Spirits Distilled, at the Hongkong Distillery, is published for general information.

Gallons.

Spirits manufactured during the Quarter ending 10th May, 1875,............25,960.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th May, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 93.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Notice to Mariners is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th May, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 43.

CHINA SEA.

TAKOW DISTRICT.

Fisher Island Lighthouse.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Notice is hereby given that a lighthouse will shortly be erected close to the present native light-tower on Litsitah Point at the S. W. extremity of Fisher Islands, Pescadores.

The illuminating apparatus will be fixed Dioptric, of the Fourth Order, showing a white light visible all round except where obscured by the islands.

The light will be elevated about 220 feet above the level of the sea, and, in clear weather, it should be visible at a

distance of 15 nautical miles.

The tower will be round of iron, 20 feet high, with a total height from its base to the lantern vane of 33 feet. The tower will be painted black, and the dwellings and boundary wall white.

Approximate position:-Latitude, N. 23° 32'. Longitude, E. 119° 28'.

By order of the Inspector General of Customs,

ENGINEER'S OFFICE, CUSTOM HOUSE, SHANGHAI, 30th April, 1875.

DAVID M. HENDERSON, Engineer-in-Chief.

214

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH MAY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 94.

The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held at British Kowloon on Tuesday, 25th May, 1875, at 4.30 P.M., are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th May, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Tuesday, the 25th May, 1875, at 4.30 P.M., by Order of His Excellency the Administrator, of Two Lots of Crown Land in the Dependency of Kowloon for a Term of Fourteen Years.

No.

Registry No.

Sale.

Tai Tso Pai,

Do.,

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Boundary Measurements.

Contents

LOCALITY.

Square ft.

Annual Upset Rent. Price.

175.0 360.0

feet. feet. feet.

1328.0 117.0

216.0 188.0 321.0 327.0

feet.

241.0

70,620 32.42 20.00

66,690 30.60 20.00

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. The highest bidder above the upset price shall be the Purchaser, and if, any dispute arise, the Lot shall be put up again at a former bidding.

2. No person shall at any bidding advance less than $5.

5. The Purchaser of the Lot shall pay to the Surveyor General on behalf of Her Majesty The QUEEN, a Fee of $5 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.

7. Possession of the Lot sold shall be given to the Purchaser, and deemed to have been taken by him on the day of Sale.

Number

Registry Number and

of Sale

Lot. Description of Lot Purchased.

Amount of Annual Rental. Premium at which

Purchased.

Signature of Purchaser.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH MAY, 1875.

215

No. 95.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　His Excellency the Administrator has been pleased to direct that the 17th May, being Whit Monday, be observed as a Holiday in the Government Offices.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th May, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 96.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Circular Despatch relating to the International Exhibition to be held at Philadelphia in 1876, is published for general information.

Intending Exhibitors are requested to communicate with this Office, before the 30th June next.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th May, 1875.

CIRCULAR.

SIR,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

DOWNING STREET, 12th March, 1875.

　　1. I have the honor to inform you that Her Majesty's Government have accepted the invitation of the President of The United States to take part in the International Exhibition to be held at Philadelphia in 1876, and have entrusted the interests of the British Section to the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council on Education.

　　2. Her Majesty's Government attach special importance to the worthy representation of Colonial Productions and Manufactures at this Exhibition, which will be opened on the 19th of April, 1876, and I request that you will bring the matter under the consideration of your Executive Council, and that you will give the widest publicity to it in the Colony under your Government.

　　3. Mr. OWEN, C.B., the Director of the South Kensington Museum, who has been appointed by the Lord President of Her Majesty's Privy Council Executive Commissioner for the British Section, has been informed by the General Director of the Exhibition that in May next it will be necessary that he should know approximately the amount of space required by Great Britain and the Colonies, and that the fullest details must be furnished before the 1st of December next.

4. I hope to be able to transmit to you by the next mail the General Regulations of the Exhibition. 5. It will be desirable that you should inform me by Telegraph, as soon as it can be ascertained,

your Government. of the probable amount of space that will be required by the Colony under

6. I propose that, as in the case of the Vienna Exhibition of 1872, a London Committee of Colonial Representatives should be formed to advise upon matters connected with the Exhibition of Articles from the Colonies.

The Officer Administering the Government of

HONGKONG.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient humble Servant,

CARNARVON.

No. 97.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Complaints have reached the Government of the annoyance caused at night to persons who live in houses along the Praya by the unnecessary shouting of coolies engaged in landing goods.

Notice is hereby given that the Captain Superintendent of Police has been instructed to with- hold the issue of Passes to those who, after due warning, have not adopted measures to prevent the repetition of the nuisance referred to.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th May, 1875.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH MAY, 1875.

NOTICE. HONGKONG.

Cape d'Aguilar Light.

217

Notice is hereby given that a light will be exhibited on Cape d'Aguilar on and after the 16th of April next.

The illuminating apparatus is fixed Dioptric of the First Order showing a white light on the follow- ing bearings, which are magnetic and taken from Seaward.

1. From S. 45°W. to N. 53° W. Between these bearings the light is obscured by the islets

of the Nine Pins, and the islet just South of Waylan.

The light is then obscured by Soonkong Island.

2. From N. 21° W. to N. 42° W.

The light is then obscured by the Lema Islands, and the Islands to the Southward of them. 3. From N. 33° E. to N. 69° E. Between these bearings the light is obscured to vessels to the

South Westward of Ling Ting Island, and the Islands of the Samoun Group.

4. The Tathong Channel with the exception of a small portion obscured by Shicko Head.

The focal plane of the light is 200 feet above mean sea level, and in clear weather it should be seen at a distance of 23 Nautical Miles.

The Tower is round, of stone, 30 feet high, with a total height from its base to the lantern vane of 57 feet.

The dwellings and boundary walls are painted white.

The Lighthouse is in Latitude 22° 12′ 14′′ N. Longitude 114° 15′ 44′′ E.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 19th March, 1875.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 14TH MAY, 1875. REGISTER AT HARBOR MAster's OfficE, PRAYA WEst.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

Thermo-

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Baro-

Self Registering.

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

May

30.01

30.02

my ry

72.5

83.5

29.98

30.05

30.04

Hyry

30.00

30.01

29.95

30.00

29.97

77.5

29.90

83.5

29.93

82.5

29.91

29.85

29.90

29.86

29.93

29.92

29.85

BAROMETER.

DATE.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

Self Registering.

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

| Min. | Max.

NOON.

6 A.M.

Dirn. F.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON. 6 P.M.

Dirn. | F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the

? previous 24 hours.

NOON.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER,

　　1875. May

8 28.20 28.24 28.23 28.20; 28.20 66.0 68.0 66.5 64.5 66.0 64.0 65.0 75.5 ESE

9 28.20 28.25 28.25 28.20 28.19 67.0 69.0 69.0 66.5 67.0 67.0 65.0 70.0 ESE

5 E

3 ESE

5 E

0.00

4 ESE

0.00

1028.21 28.26 28.25, 28.19 28.18 68.0 71.0 69.5 67.5 70.569.0 67.0 72.0 ESE

4 ESE

ESE 5

0.00

1 28.20 28.24 28.24 28.18 28.16 69.5 73.0 70.0 69.0 71.5 70.0 68.5 73.5 ESE

2 E

3 E

0.00

12 28.17 28.17 28.17 28.12 28.11 71.0 72.0 72.0 70.5 71.5 72.0 69.5 75.5 S 1328.12 28.16 28.15 28.12 28.1172.0 72.0 71.5 71.5 71.5 71.0 70.5 73.0 SSW 1428.15 28.18 28.18 28.13 28.11 72.5 73.0 73.5 72.0 72.5 73.0 70.5 74.0 SW

3 S

6 SSW

4 SW

5 SSW

6 SSW

4 SW

0.00

5 A.M., fog with detached openings at intervals; noon, fine, cloudy, hazy. Fog during the past night; 7.30 a.m., cloudy, hazy; 6 P.M., passing fog. 5 A.M., fog with detached openings at intervals; 11 A.M., fine, cloudy, hazy. 5 A.M., fog with detached openings at intervals; 10 A.M., fine, hazy; 6 P.M., passing fog.

Fog past night; 8 A.M., openings in fog; noon, fine, hazy with passing fog at intervals.

Fresh breeze, with fog throughout. Fog with openings at intervals.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

DATE.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

METER.

Self Registering

Min. Max.

NOON,

6 A.M.

Dirn.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON. 6 P.M.

Dirn. F.Dirn

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

May 8 30.02 30.04 30.05 30.02, 30.02 73.5 77.0 76.5 71.0 73.0 70.0 72.0

77.5 E

1 E

3 E

Fine, cloudy and hazy throughout.

9 30.02 30.06 30.06 30.02 30.02 74.5 78.5 75.5 71.0 73.5 73.0 73.0 78.5

2 E

Do.

do.

10 30.01 30.04 30.04 29.99 29.98 75.0 79.5 77.0 73.5 75.5 75.0 73.0 80.0 E

1 E

2 E

Do.

do.

1129.99 30.01 30.01 29.97 29.95 76.080.5 81.075.0 76.0 78.0 74.0 82.5

Calm

0 E

2 E

Fine and cloudy throughout.

13 29.91 29.94 29.94 29.90 29.90 78.0 81.5 80.5 77.0 78.0 78.0 76.0

12 29.95 29.96 29.95 29.91 29.91 79.0 82.0 80.5 77.0 78.0 78.0, 75.5 84.0 Calm

83.5 SW

0 SW

1 SW

Fine and cloudy with passing fog.

14 29.90 29.96 29.96 29.90 29.87 78.5 82.0 81.5 77.5 79.0 79.0 77.0 83.5

Calm

1 SW

0 SW

2 Calm

Fine and cloudy throughout.

2 SW

Do.

do.

218

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH MAY, 1875.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Letters. Papers.

Collinson, W. M. 1

Cowan, R.

Castagnetti,

Cook, W. B.

}

Battistolo, D.

2 regd.

Collins, E.

Bresciani, Sigr. 1

Heller, Monsr. A. 1

Davies, D. P.

Hourihane, M. 3

Dudfield, Capt.

Hawke, T.

Mons. E.

Defries, Joseph 1

Brankley, J.

I regd.

E. A. B.

Edgar, John W. 1 Eastlack, W. C. 1

Buchanan, F. C. 2 Bolland, H.

Cauzi, Louis

Cohen-Sober

& Walenyk

Chatain, Ma-i

rie, Madme. (

Crofall, Henry

Engineer

Caldecott, A. M. 1

Bartolini, Adolf 1 Bank of

Hindostan Benton, Charles 1

Banks, Horace 1 Botelho, B. F. 1 Bush, Oscar 1 Betts, Mrs. J. A. 1 Barker, Geo.

Benari, Felix H. 1 Bump, Silas L. 1

Fox, J(Engineer) 1 Fisher, Edwd. I Farnham,

John Revd. {

Faron, Geo. Freeman, R.

Goddard,

James M. Ginsburg, S. L. 3 regd. Galligar, T. 1 regd. Godfrey, Walter 1

Gatti, Luigi Glover, Revd.

F. R. A.

Hutchinson,

R. W.

}

Hue Shain Shoek1

Jackson, Capt. 1

Randle

Koch, T. A.

Capt. Kirby, Capt.

W. T.

Karlosski, L. 1 Kates Mark, W. 1 Kerr, R. J. Kjoller, O. J. 1

Jones,

Granton P. ?

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 14th May, 1875.

Aya, Alice Mrs. 1

Agostinho,

Aurora

Biava.Sigr., G.B.1

Bashire,

Letters. Papers.

Havens, Harry}

Hanbury, Ed-

mund

Henderson, Jas. 1

May, Mr. H.,

formerly of

the Victoria

Letters. Papers.

Hotel Mitchell, R.,

formerly on board s.s. Sea Gull Meyenovich, J. 2

Mitchell, R. H.

formerly of >2 the Sea Gull

Letters. Papers.

Poulsen, W. Plummer, John 1 Pereira, D. M. 1 Poole, W. P. Phar, Monsr. T. 1

Lets. Paps.

Siqueira, Re- inedio P. Stevens, H. W. H. 1 Souza, James

Stanley, A. C.,

Revd., The 6

Ross, Alexander 1

Hon'ble

Rudolphe,

Skeggs, C. J.

Chs.

Rainon, Rofino

Robins, R.

Swaries, H. Senna, Procopio 1

Sjolund, P. O. 1

Jones, Frederick 1

Milne, George 1

Johnson, J. W. 3 24 Julian, V. J. 1 regd.

Marshall, J.

}

Morris, Theo-

dore J.

} 1

}

McLean, E.

Malcomson, Thos, 1

Nina

Maher, Izidoro 1

Secondo, Sala

} 1

Morton, H.

Matthews,

Silva, Antonio

}

Joseph

F. da

Martin, Mr.

Spencer,

Mackellar, M. R.

Marcal, Catholino1

Martin, Alibornol

Henriqueta Suaren, Ro- sendo, G.

Soona Walla

1 regd.

Nuttall, W.

Sayle, N. J.

Laugelin, Mr. 1

Lorchen, J. Lowkampok, Mr.1

Nelson, E. L.

Collie Nutal, Etienne 1

Saunders, F.

Smith, C. J.

1 book.

Samuel, H. A. 2

Stwobe, Miss C. I

Raymond, Stella 2 Rocha, Anto. Joaquim Raynolds, Robt. 1

Sterling, Miss

Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd.

Stirling, Dr. E.C.1

Taft, David

Tong Wing Pat 1 Thompson,

Mrs. A. B.

Upton, Thos.

}

Capt. F. H. Vastroo, Seriaco 1

Watson, Dr. Woodd, Basil, R.1 Westford, Mr. (Carperter) Warchan Walker, J. H. Whemann

Tidman, P. F.

Vandeozee,

1 regd.

Hogenis, J. L. 1

Mazzocchi, Pompeo

} 2

Clary, John

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 14th May, 1875.

Ollivant, Joseph Oxenham, E. L. 2

Santos, Rosa

Williams,

de los

John H.

}

Letters. Papers.

Aberdeen

Carricks

Agnes Meir

City of Bengal 1

Letters. Papers. Dilharree

1 Devonhurst, s.s. 1

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Hamilton

August

Caroline

Harwich Herman

Malvern Memento Mangerlon

Phocus, s.s.

Frederich

Commissary

Earl of Shaf-I

M. A. Holman 1

Alexandro,

Corina

tesbury, s.s.j

Indiana

Min

Augustus

Charlotte An- }

Ella

Miaco

Ann Cheshyre 10

drews

Endymion

John Steward 1

Maximos

Alexandra

Cilurnam

Elen Monroe

Juan F. Pearson 1

Menam

Africa, s.s.

Charit?

Melrose

Argonaut

Constantin

Formosa

Kerchelon

Albatross

Comet

Frances

Kapala

Nyassa

22172211

Rifleman Rolla

1 1

Sir Harry Parkes2 St. Phillans 1

Sarah Nicholson 4

Swatara, s.s.

1 regd.

Sylvia

August

Cleopatra

Fortuna

Kaisor

Tamesa

Admiral Protect 1

Cornuvia

Oxford

Chariot, s.s.

Golden State

Lucerne

Osaka

Uranus

Balgownie 4 Bato

Caroline Behn 1

Gleam

Legengstone

Olimpia

Gladiator, s.s. 1

Devana

Constance

Denmark

Havilah

Lord Macauly 1

Magdala

Pelham

Windhover

Peeres

Wakefield

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's

Elk

Letters. Papers.

Hornet

Letter.

GOVERNMENT NOTICE.

Ships of War, 14th May, 1875.

Lapwing

Letter.

Letters.

Thalia

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

- Woo Soo, of Victoria, in the

Letters.

Victor Emanuel 6

in Bankruptcy on the Twenty-eighth day of January, A.D. 1871, a public sitting for the said Bankrupt to pass his last examination, and make

OTICE. ANTED a Person to act as Ward-Ind of Hongkong, Naval Pilot, having application for his order of discharge will be held

master of the Government Civil

Hospital.

Salary ?100 per annum, rising, un- der certain conditions, to ?150, with Quarters and Rations.

Application to be made to the Colo- nial Surgeon.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 27th Feb., 1875.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

NOTICE.

THE

HE next sitting of the Court, in its Summary Jurisdiction, will be held on Wednesday, the Nineteenth day of May instant, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon, instead of Tuesday, the Eighteenth.

THE

By Command,

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Registrar.

NOTICE.

H? next CRIMINAL SESSIONS of the Supreme Court will be held on Tuesday, the Eighteenth day of May, A.D. 1875, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order of the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

been adjudged Bankrupt under a Petition 'for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong on the Twenty-first day of April, in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five, is hereby re- quired to surrender himself to the Honorable William Hastings Alexander, the Registrar of the said Court, at the first meeting of bis Cre- ditors, to be held before the said Registrar, on the Twenty-fifth day of May, One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon of that day precisely, at the said Court.

The said Honorable William Hastings Alex-

ander is the Official Assignee, and Messieurs Caldwell & Brereton, of No. 29, Queen's Road, at Victoria aforesaid, are the Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy.

At the first meeting of Creditors, the Registrar

before the Honorable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, at the Supreme Court House, Victoria, Hongkong, on Friday, the Twenty-first day of May, instant, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon precisely.

Leong On is the Creditors' Assignee in the matter.

Dated the 8th day of May, 1875.

STEPHENS & HOLMES, Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy. 2, Club Chambers,

Hongkong.

NOTICE.

TICHEL in our firm, ceased on 30th April interest and responsibility of Mr. J. P.

last, and Mr. C. BRAUN is this day admitted a Partner.

REISS & Co.

Hongkong, China, and Japan, 1st May, 1875.

CONSULAT DE FRANCE ? HONG KONG.

ONSIEUR A. SIENKIEWICZ ayant

will receive the proofs of the debts of Creditors, Menu un cong?, M. L. PLICHON a ?t?

and the Creditors may elect an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

Dated this Fourteenth day of May, in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Eight. hundred and Seventy-five.

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY. ATOTICE. PESTONJEE ASPUNDIARJEE METTA, of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, Trader, having been adjudged Bank- rupt under a Petition for adjudication of Bank- ruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong

appel? ? remplir pendant son absence les fonctions de Consul int?rimaire de France ? Hongkong et ? Macao.

20 Mars, 1875.

NOTICE.

R. ALFRED THOMAS MANGER, has

Mthis day been admitted a Partner in our

Firm.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, 2nd November, 1874.

Printed and Published by NORONHA & SONS

Printers to the Hongkong Government, OswALD'S TERRACE, WELLINGTON STREET Hongkong.

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Published by Authority.

No. 22.

No. 98.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 22ND MAY, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Report of the Commission appointed to enquire. into the question of reconstructing the Praya, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th May, 1875.

REPORT.

1. In accordance with the request of Governor SIR ARTHUR KENNEDY, we have enquired into certain proposals regarding the re-construction of portions of the Praya which were destroyed by the late Typhoon, -the reclamation of additional ground along the sea frontage of specified districts,- and the building of a sea-wall and roadway in front of property held by the Naval and Military We Authorities, so as to connect Praya East with Praya Central by one continuous structure. were also desired to report upon the style of work to be adopted in re-building or repairing the Praya Wall, and to express an opinion upon the best means of raising the necessary funds for meeting the expenditure attendant upon the execution of what might be recommended.

2. The enquiry fell naturally under the following heads:-

(a.) The advisability of making a reclamation at Sai-ying Pun, (No. 2 District), vide

Section I. on annexed Plan.

(b.) The advisability of making a reclamation at Sheung Wan, (No. 4 District), vide

Section II.

(c.) The style of sea-wall to be constructed along Praya Central from White's Lane to

Government Wharf, (Cricket Ground.)

(d.) The style of sea-wall to be constructed in other parts of the sea frontage where

reclamations might hereafter be made.

(e.) The advisability of building a sea-wall and roadway in front of the Naval Yard and

adjoining Military buildings.

(f) Ways and means.

　　3. From the papers laid before us, we were given to understand that the reclamations on Sections I and II of the plan were urgently desired by the Marine Lot Holders in those neighbour- hoods, and that they were willing to bear the main cost of the work, on the condition that the land reclaimed was leased to them, but having personally examined the majority of those interested, and having explained to them the necessity of a stronger, and therefore more costly, sea-wall than they appear to have contemplated, we find that, with few exceptions, there was no desire to embark on such an expensive undertaking. Their adhesion to the scheme seems, therefore, to have been given with the idea that the new sea-wall should be built like the last, both as regards design and cost, which we, at any rate, could not recommend, and also because a feeling had been created among the Chinese Lot Holders, that under any circumstances the reclamations were to be made, and no one wished to have the ground in front of his property leased by the Crown to other persons.

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22nd MAY, 1875.

4. From the statements made to us by the Marine Lot Holders, it seems extremely doubtful whether, having regard to the natural depreciation in the value of existing Shops and Hongs which would result from building in their front on a fresh reclamation, it would be in any case a profitable investment to enter upon the proposed scheme. But there is no doubt whatever, that other Land Owners in rear of the present Praya buildings would materially suffer by an extension of the Praya, thus throwing business premises built on their property further from the sea, and their interests are entitled to consideration. On the whole, therefore, unless it could be shown that the reclamations referred to are in the nature of a requisite public improvement, which could be carried out without unreasonable cost to the Government, it does not seem advisable that they should be made.

5. On these points, we beg to advise that no reclamations, such as are suggested, should be at present taken in hand, but as they may at some future date be advantageously carried out, the present sea-wall from the Gas works to White's Lane should be repaired, and where necessary rebuilt, in accordance with the plan given in Appendix B. The estimated cost of this work is $55,000.

6. From White's Lane (near the Central Fire Brigade Station,) to Government Wharf, the Praya will have to be wholly rebuilt. It runs along the most valuable property in the Colony, opposite which no reclamations are ever likely to be made. It is the portion which invariably suffers most during Typhoons, and has never yet been built sufficiently strong to withstand the terrible effect of these severe storms.

7. We consider it of the utmost importance, that this work should be undertaken with the full intention of its being, as far as professional skill, experience and foresight can provide, a final work. The whole Colony is interested in a stop being put to the heavy expenditure which is nearly every year incurred in repairing this its most frequented thoroughfare, and all possible means should be adopted in order to make it a truly permanent structure.

8. The foregoing recommendations refer to what we consider a work of absolute necessity, but at the same time, we would urge the advisability of increasing the width of the Praya in this portion of the City so as to allow of a roadway of 60 feet instead of 50 feet, for the unceasing and teeming traffic which takes place along it. The opportunity is now given for this valuable improve- ment, and having regard to the extensive and permanent nature of the undertaking which the Colony has to enter upon, the additional cost of this work, which is estimated at $12,500, cannot be considered unreasonable or excessive.

9. The Surveyor General has submitted to us a plan (vide Appendix A) for the sea-wall in this locality, and having personally inspected the styles of building hitherto adopted in the Colony, and having ascertained, by the light of experience, their faults and deficiencies, we would recommend it as one which is likely to combine durability with great strength.

10. The cost will necessarily be large. It is estimated at $105,400. This will not, however, be excessive if it will obviate what has already been mentioned, viz., the annually incurring large expenditure for repairs. It is from this point of view that the matter should be considered, as being the most economical course to follow.

11. The next proposal relates to the erection of a Praya in front of the Naval Yard and certain Military buildings. It was thought that not only would this be a great public improvement, but would materially benefit, and, so to speak, resuscitate the Eastern portion of the City. Further, the Naval Authorities, who, for many years past had steadily opposed this scheme, have now cordially approved of it under certain conditions which would readily be granted. There seemed, therefore, every prospect of the Colony having at last a continuous roadway along the whole sea-frontage of the City, apparently facilitating its tradal operations and beautifying its appearance.

12. It is, however, with great regret that we find ourselves unable to advise the construction of this work in the present condition of the Colony. We have had the advantage of consultation with those most deeply interested in property in the Eastern portion of Victoria, who possess also an extensive knowledge of the state of trade both in Hongkong and China, and we find that there is a strong and unanimous opinion, that no such result as that specially desired, and which alone would justify the Government in undertaking the work, would accrue.

13. They consider, and we concur with them, that the building of the proposed new Praya would have no appreciable effect upon the value of property along Praya East. If, therefore, this public improvement (and it can only be looked at in such a light), is to be carried out, we think that it should be taken in hand only when the financial condition and prospects of the Colony are sounder and more satisfactory than they are at the present time. The estimated cost of the work is $150,000, which would be an enormous sum for the Colony to expend on an unremunerative improvement. But should the Imperial Government, out of consideration for the great and patent benefits to Imperial property which would result from the proposed reclamation, be willing to give pecuniary assistance towards the attendant expenditure, the question would assume a different position, and should meet with the earnest attention of the Colonial Government.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND MAY, 1875.

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14. The Praya East will, nevertheless, require to be repaired, and as it is not exposed to the worst effects of Typhoon or other storms, we recommend that the same style of structure as that proposed for portions of the City where reclamations may hereafter be made should be adopted, and which would, in this instance, cost $20,000.

15. Lastly, as to the method for raising the funds for executing those works (not including piers) which we have recommended. The total sums required, according to our estimates, are as follows:-

Repairing, and where necessary, rebuilding sea-wall from Gas Works to White's Lane,...$ 55,000 Rebuilding sea-wall from White's Lane to Government Wharf,. Increasing width of Praya Central,.. Repairs to Praya East,

Contingencies,

......

105,400

12,500

20,000

19,100

$212,000

16. It is with great diffidence that we make any suggestion in this matter, but we venture to hope that in whatever way the money may be provided, no additional taxation in the present state of commercial depression throughout the East, will be levied.

17. We would respectfully recommend that the Secretary of State be moved to sanction the money being borrowed at interest from the Special Fund and that the debt be paid off by means of a Sinking Fund, created by annual instalments from the ordinary Revenue of the Colony. From the annexed table, it will appear that instalments at the rate of $15,000 per annum will allow of the debt being cleared off in 15 years, and if the expenditure can be met in this way the present generation of residents will not be called upon to pay more than their fair share of the cost of the necessary works to which this Report refers.

18. In conclusion, we desire to press upon the Government the importance of placnig whatever work is undertaken in connection with either repairing or building the sea-wall, or making reclamations, under the entire control of the Surveyor General. The responsibility attaching to the efficient execution of the Contracts should rest upon that officer, and the Community would thereby have a guarantee that the funds were properly expended, which could not be obtained if the work was placed in the hands of private persons.

CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH.

C. MAY.

P. RYRIE.

H. Lowcock. J. M. PRICE.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

Hongkong, 6th May, 1875.

Note.

any

　　I regret my inability to concur in the necessity of the advice proffered in the last paragraph of this Report, as no Government Works carried out with Public Funds can come under

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　other direction than that of the Public Works Department, and the latter has not asked to be relieved of this responsibility.

J. M. PRICE, Surveyor General.

No. 99.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　His Excellency The Administrator has been pleased to appoint WILLIAM WILKINSON TOLLER, Esquire, to act as Crown Solicitor during the absence on leave of EDMUND SHARP, Esquire.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th May, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND MAY, 1875.

221

15. Lastly, as to the method for raising the funds for executing those works (not including piers) which we have recommended. The total sums required, according to our estimates, are as follows:-

Contingencies,

......

105,400

12,500

20,000

19,100

$212,000

CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH.

C. MAY.

P. RYRIE.

H. Lowcock. J. M. PRICE.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

Hongkong, 6th May, 1875.

Note.

any

　　I regret my inability to concur in the necessity of the advice proffered in the last paragraph of this Report, as no Government Works carried out with Public Funds can come under

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　other direction than that of the Public Works Department, and the latter has not asked to be relieved of this responsibility.

J. M. PRICE, Surveyor General.

No. 99.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　His Excellency The Administrator has been pleased to appoint WILLIAM WILKINSON TOLLER, Esquire, to act as Crown Solicitor during the absence on leave of EDMUND SHARP, Esquire.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th May, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

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No. 100.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND MAY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Report of the Marine Court of Inquiry into the grounding of the British Steamer Viking, Official Number 71,662, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th May, 1875.

FINDING.

1.—We find, that the British Steamer Viking, Official Number 71,662, of Glasgow, 1,685 tons register, while on a voyage from Glasgow and London to Hongkong with about 3,000 tons of Cargo on board, grounded at 2.30 A.M. of the 14th April, 1875, on the East side of the Bombay Shoal in the Paracels Group, China Sea, remaining there about 57 hours; when, after jettisoning about 500 tons of Cargo the vessel floated off the Shoal, and proceeded on her voyage, arriving at Hongkong on the 18th ultimo, with but a small portion of the remaining Cargo damaged. 2. We find, that shaping a course to pass 20 miles Eastward of the Paracels Group was an error of

judgment.

3.-We find, that the evidence shews the Captain left the deck at about 10 P.M. of the 13th, the Chief Officer being at that time Officer of the Watch. There is conflicting evidence as to the perfect clearness of the horizon during the night of the 13th, but it is certain that no attempt was made to get a star observation, nor was any reference made to the subject when the Master and First Mate consulted the Chart between the hours of 9 and 10 P.M. The Court are of opinion that an effort should have been made to correct the uncertain position of the ship.

4. We find, that the Master, Officers and Crew behaved in a seamanlike and energetic manner to get the ship afloat, and the Court express their approval of their conduct after the vessel had grounded.

　　After a due consideration of the circumstances, the Court hereby adjudge that the Certificate of Competency of ROBERT STEWART TANNOCK, Number 19,481, be suspended for Three Months from this date.

Given under our hands at Hongkong, this 17th day of May, 1875.

Confirmed,

C. MAY,

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N. H. L. DALRYMPLE, R. H. CAIRNS,

N. W. HASELWOOD,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

First Police Magistrate. Harbor Master, &c.

Un-Official Justice of the Peace. Government Marine Surveyor.

Commanding P. & O. Steam-

ship "Gwalior."

No. 101.

the

Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Notices to Mariners are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th May, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 44.

CHINA SEA.

YANGTSZE RIVER.-SHANGHAI DISTRICT.

1.-Lismore Wreck Light.

CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Notice is hereby given that a wrought-iron screw-pile Lighthouse will shortly be erected near the Lismore wreck on port side of the channel at the entrance to the Woosung River.

The illuminating apparatus will be fixed Dioptric, of the Sixth Order, showing a red light visible all round.

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No. 100.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND MAY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Report of the Marine Court of Inquiry into the grounding of the British Steamer Viking, Official Number 71,662, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th May, 1875.

FINDING.

judgment.

　　After a due consideration of the circumstances, the Court hereby adjudge that the Certificate of Competency of ROBERT STEWART TANNOCK, Number 19,481, be suspended for Three Months from this date.

Given under our hands at Hongkong, this 17th day of May, 1875.

Confirmed,

C. MAY,

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N. H. L. DALRYMPLE, R. H. CAIRNS,

N. W. HASELWOOD,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

First Police Magistrate. Harbor Master, &c.

Un-Official Justice of the Peace. Government Marine Surveyor.

Commanding P. & O. Steam-

ship "Gwalior."

No. 101.

the

Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Notices to Mariners are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th May, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 44.

CHINA SEA.

YANGTSZE RIVER.-SHANGHAI DISTRICT.

1.-Lismore Wreck Light.

CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Notice is hereby given that a wrought-iron screw-pile Lighthouse will shortly be erected near the Lismore wreck on port side of the channel at the entrance to the Woosung River.

The illuminating apparatus will be fixed Dioptric, of the Sixth Order, showing a red light visible all round.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND MAY, 1875.

2.-Alteration in the Woosung Light.

223

On the exhibition of the above wreck light, the red sector of light now shown on the port side of the channel from the Woosung Lighthouse will be replaced by a white one, but no other change will be made.

By order of the Inspector General of Customs,

ENGINEER'S OFFICE, CUSTOM HOUSE, SHANGHAI, 11th May, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 45.

CHINA SEA,

YANGTSZE RIVER.-CHINKIANG DISTRICT.

Notice is hereby given that the Lamps formerly employed at:-

Tunglo-tu, Tantoo,

Bethune Point, and Wuhu,

DAVID M. HENDERSON, Engineer-in-Chief.

have been replaced by Dioptric illuminating apparatus of the Sixth Order, shewing fixed white lights.

By order of the Inspector General of Customs,

ENGINEER'S OFFICE, CUSTOM HOUSE, SHANGHAI, 13th May, 1875.

DAVID M. HENDERSON, Engineer-in-Chief.

No. 102.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The continued absence of rain and the consequent scarcity of water in the Pokfoolum Reservoir, render it of urgent importance that great economy should be exercised regarding the present diminished supply.

British, Foreign and Native Householders are earnestly requested to adopt all possible precau- tions against a lavish use of water obtained through the Mains from the Reservoir. They are specially desired to prohibit their servants from procuring water from that source for the irrigation of Gardens, which is reported to be done at the European Houses along Caine and Bonham Roads to the same extent as when the Reservoir was overflowing,

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 21st May, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 103.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies has been pleased to approve of the appointment of Mr. SETH to be 1st Clerk, and of Mr. JAMES PARKER to be 2nd Clerk in the Magistracy.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd May, 1875,

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Correspondence for New Zealand via Torres Straits.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

A considerable amount of Correspondence being received directed to New Zealand via Torres Straits it is notified that the New Zealand Post Office has declined to receive Mails by that route, hence there is no alternative but to forward such Correspondence via Galle.

　　Persons who are anxious to avail themselves of the Torres Straits Steamers to communicate with New Zealand should address their letters, &c., to the care of an Agent at Sydney.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 20th May, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER, Acting Postmaster General.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND MAY, 1875.

2.-Alteration in the Woosung Light.

223

By order of the Inspector General of Customs,

ENGINEER'S OFFICE, CUSTOM HOUSE, SHANGHAI, 11th May, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 45.

CHINA SEA,

YANGTSZE RIVER.-CHINKIANG DISTRICT.

Notice is hereby given that the Lamps formerly employed at:-

Tunglo-tu, Tantoo,

Bethune Point, and Wuhu,

DAVID M. HENDERSON, Engineer-in-Chief.

have been replaced by Dioptric illuminating apparatus of the Sixth Order, shewing fixed white lights.

By order of the Inspector General of Customs,

ENGINEER'S OFFICE, CUSTOM HOUSE, SHANGHAI, 13th May, 1875.

DAVID M. HENDERSON, Engineer-in-Chief.

No. 102.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 21st May, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 103.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies has been pleased to approve of the appointment of Mr. SETH to be 1st Clerk, and of Mr. JAMES PARKER to be 2nd Clerk in the Magistracy.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd May, 1875,

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Correspondence for New Zealand via Torres Straits.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

　　Persons who are anxious to avail themselves of the Torres Straits Steamers to communicate with New Zealand should address their letters, &c., to the care of an Agent at Sydney.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 20th May, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER, Acting Postmaster General.

No. 104.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Civil Hospital during the Month of April, 1875, is published for general

information.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd May, 1875.

By Command,

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1875. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

224

THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)

HYGROMETER.

WIND.

CLOUD.

OZONE.

DAY OF MONTH:

DAY OF

WEEK.

ANEROID BAROMETER.

SELF REGISTERING

ATTACHED IN SHADE.

IN THE SHADE.

Max, and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.

MAX.

SUN,

BULB

VACUO.

MAX.

SUN, MIN. BULB ON RANGE, Ex- GRASS. IN POSED.

DIUR-

NAL

MIN.

IN SOIL,

DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE.

SHADE.

HUMIDITY COMPLETE SATURATION =100.

MOVE-

MENT

DEW POINT.

QUARTER. DURING

RAIN IN

INCHES

DURING

THE

PREVI-

0-10.

24 hours ous 24 HOURS. IN MILES.

SHADE.

INCHES

DEEP.

9 A.M.

3 P.M.

9 A.M.3 P.M. Min. Max. Noon.

Temp. ut

9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A. M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A.M.3 P.M.9 A.M.3 P.M.9 A.M.9 A.M.9 A.M.3 P.M.

Thursday,

30.04

29.94

65.0 70.0

71.0 57.0

70.0

144.

113.

55.0

14.0

58.0

60.0

Friday,

29.98

29.92

67.0

74.0

61.0

74.0

73.0

113.

144.

56.0

13.0

57.0

61.0

67.0

Saturday,

30.02

29.94

72.0

76.0

65.0

77.0

76.0 140.

108.

60,0

12.0

48.0

65 0

65.0 70.0 60.0 65.0 74.00 62.0 69.0 72.0 76.0 67.0

55.9

61.1 N.E.

N.E.

359

58.0

65.3

264

71.0

63.2

67.4 IN.

125

Sunday,

29.96

29.87

77.0

78.0

69.0 79.0 78.0

145. 113.

62.0 10.0

51.0

67.0

77.0 78.0 72.0 73.0 75

68.5

69.5 E.N.E.

335

Monday,

29.93

29.84

77.0

81.0

72.0 81.0

156.

80.0

Tuesday,

29.93 29.86

75.0

69.0

66.0 720 71.0

Wednesday,

29.98

29.88

65.0

59.0

67.0 66.0

8 Thursday,

29.91

29.82

64.0

65.0

60.0

67.0

66.0

132.

88. 86.

84. 84.

68.

65.0 9.0

69.0

67.0

77.0

81.0 73.0 78.0 79

70.2

76.0

187

70442 0

Hours. Hours.

6.0

63.0

23.0

67.0

75.0 69.0

71.0

65.0

68.1

61.9 N.

237

0.49

58.0

8.0

26.0

63.0

65.0

61.0 61.0

57.7

57.7 S.E.

395

0.05

59.0

7.0 9.0

64.0

65,0

62.0

63.0

60.3

61.4 E.

Calm

299

1.95

9 Friday,

29.96

29.88

64.0

59.0

66,0

65.0

68. 68.

57.0 7.0

11.0

62.0

64.0

61.0

58.5

S.E.

325

1.35 10

Saturday,

29.96

29.87

65.0

64.0

58.0 66.0

65.0

67.

56.0 8.0 11.0

61.0

65.0

64.0

62 0

61.0 83

59.5

58.5 N.

S.E.

356

0.03

Sunday,

30.04 29.98

65.0

66 0

58.0

66.0

65.0

68.

68. 56.0 8.0

12.0

61.0

65.0

66.0

62.0

63.0

59.5

60.6 E.

384

12 Monday,.

30.01

29.95

68.0

69.0

58.0

66.0

65.0

73. 72.

57.0

8.0 15.0

62.0

68.0

69,0

64.0

65.0

69.8

61.9 E.

276

13 Tuesday,

29.98 29.89

69.0

71.0

63,0

72.0

71.0

85. 78.

60.0

9.0 18.0

65.0

69.0

71.0

65.0 67.0

61.9

64.0 E.

250

14 Wednesday,

29.95

20.88

70.0

75.0

66.0

77.0

76.0

108. 102.

62.0

11.0 40.0

66.0

70.0

75.0

67.0

72.0

64.7

69.8 N.E.

N.E.

386

0.04

15 Thursday,

29.93

29.82

74.0

79.0

70.0 80.0

79.0

102.

108.

65.0

10.0

37.0

69.0

74.0

79.0

71.0 76.0

68.8 73.9

Calm

115

1.49

16 Friday,

29.95

29.86

68.0

70.0

67.0

76.0 75.0

78.

63.0

9.0

13.0

67.0

68.0

70.0

66.0

67.0

64.4

64.7

321

0.64

Saturday,

29.99

29.93

66.0

68.0

63.0

70.0

69.0

72.

59.0 7.0

13.0

63.0

66.0

68.0

63.0

64.0

60.6

60.8

365

0.07

Sunday,

30.00

29.95

67.0

69.0

63.0

70.0

69.0

83.

76.

59.0

7.0

17.0

63.0

67.0

69.0

63.0

65.0

59.8

61.9 E.

384

0.03

Monday,

30.01

29.92

71.0

74.0

66.0 75.0

74.0

136.

112.

61.0 9.0

51.0

66.0

71.0

74.0

67.0

70.0

64.0

67.1

186

20 Tuesday,

29.94

29.86

74.0 78.0

68.0 79.0 78.0 141.

116.

64.0 11.0

52.0

68.0

74.0

78.0

70.0

74.0

67.1

71.2 E.N.E. E.

236

Wednesday,

29.90

29.88

76.0

77.0

68.0

79.0

78.0

138.

111.

64.0

11.0

47.0

68.0

76.0

77.0

71.0 72.0

67.4

68.5 E.

259

Thursday,

29.95

29.88

76.0

77.0

68.0

79.0

78.0 143.

117.

64.0

11.0 53.0

68.0

76.0

77.0 71.0

72.0

67.4 68.5

216

Friday,

29.92 29.84

74.0

79.0

68.0 80.0

79.0

118.

144.

65.0

12.0

53.0

69.0

74.0

79.0

70.0 75.0

67.1

72.3 E.

S.W.

196

24 Saturday,

29.89

29.83 76.0

79.0

69.0 82.0 81.0

144. 119.

66.0 13.0

53.0

69.0

76.0

79.0

75.0

71.0

67.4

72.3 E.

S. E.

125

25 Sunday,

29.88

29.82

77.0

80.0

70.0

82.0

81.0

*66.0 12.0

26 Monday,

29.80

29.72

77.0

78.0

69.0 79.0 78.0

27 Tuesday,

29.75 29.71

79.0

80.0

70.0 82.0

81.0

Wednesday,

29.93

29.90

68.0

64.0

61.0 69.0

68.0

29 Thursday,

30.04

29.97

68.0 70.0

61.0

71.0

70.0

79.

30 Friday,

30.08

30.03

69.0

74.0

66,0

75.0

74,0

80. 79. 63.0

142. 118.

86. 65.0

92. 112. 101. 66.0 12.0 79. 57.0 62.0

79. 8.0 22.0 79. 57.0 10.0 22.0 63.0 9.0 16.0

52.0

69.0

77.0

80.0

73.0

76.0

70.2

73.3 S. W.

S.W.

136

0.02

21.0

10.0

68.0

77.0

78.0

75.0

76.0

35.0

69.0 79.0

80.0 73.0

77.0

68.0

64.0

65.0 61.0

67.0

68.0 70.0

69.0

65.0

66.0

74.0 65.0

70.0

...

Mean

29.95 29.88

70.7 72.7

64.6

74.3

73.3

-140. 135. 61.0

9.7

33.5 05.3

70.7

72.7 66.9

69.0 79

33222:12

73.6

74.6

S.E.

[W.

192

0.61

68.9

75.6 N.

259

0.02

62.6

58.5

Calm

127

0.71 10

62.6

62.9

236

0.03

61.9

67.1 E.

N.E.

169

...

64.0

66.2

250

7.53

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND MAY, 1875.

Summary of April, 1874:-Mean Shade Temp.,

.70.5

Total Rain fall,.

3.78 inches.

Rain fell on 12 days.

1873:-

1872:-

72.2

2.19

75.0

0.99

1871:-

76.0

0.90

}}

1870-

76.3

0.31

1869:-

70.9

4.17

C. J. WHARRY, M.D.,

Superintendent.

1868:

.725

6.55

928

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND MAY, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 21ST MAY, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Baro- Thermo- meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

May

29.90

29.88

87.5

29.82

29.90

29.89

85.5

29.86

29.98

29.96

86.5

29.95

29.99

29 96

88.5

29.93

29.97

88.5

29.90

29 93

29.93

88.5

29.89

29.96

86.5

29.95

79.5

29.90

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

WINDS.

RAIN.

METEK.

DATE.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

Self 'Registering.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

Force, range from 0 to 12.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

NOON.

In inches during the]

previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

1875.

1628.11 28.12 28.10 28.06 28.03 72.0 73.0 73.0 72.0 72.0 73.0 71.5 75.5 SSW

1727.95 27.96 27.96 27.94 27.92 73.0 74.0 73.5 72.0 72.0 73.0 72.0 76.0 SSW

May 15 28.11 28.15 28.15 28.10 28.09 72.0 73.0 74.0 71.5 73.0 73.5 71.0 73.5 SSW 4 SSW

4 SSW

0.00

3 SSW

4 SSW 4

0.00

Fog during past night; 9 A.M., fine,

18 27.88 27.93 27.93′ 27.92 27,91 72.5 76.0 74.0 72.5 74.5 72.0 72.0 76.5 Calm

0 SSW

2SSW 4

0.00

Fog during the past night; 8 a.m.,

fine, slight fog at intervals.

Fog past night; 9 A.M., openings in fog; noon, fine, clear; 4 P.M., pass- ing fog.

clear, cloudy.

19 27.83 27.87 27.87 27.86 27.85 73.0 75.0 74.0 72.0 72.5 73.0 71.0 77.0 WNW 1 S

2 SSW

0.00

5 A.M., slight fog; 7 A.M., fine, clear,

cloudy.

20 27.83 27.87 27.87 27.82 27.80 ?74.0 76.0 74.0 73.0 73.5 72.5 72.0 77.5 Calm

21 27.80 27.81 27.85 27.87 27.82, 74.0 75.0 74.5 73.0 72.5 72.5 73.0 77.0 | SSW

? SSW

2 S

0.00

do.

Fine with clear horizon throughout.

Do.

do.

3 SSW

4 SSW

0.00

5 A.M., passing fog; 8 A.M., fine, clear,

cloudy.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

METER.

Self

Registering.

6 A.M.

'K'Y 6

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. | Dirn. F. Dirn

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

May 15 29 89 29.92 29.92′ 29.86 29.86, 81.5 82.0 81.0 79.0 78.5 79.0 77.0 84.5 Calm

0 SW

16 29.89 29 94 1991 29.90 29.90 81.0 83.0 81.0 79.0 78.0 79.077.5 84.5 Calm

0 SW

17 29 96 30.00 30.01 29.96 29 91 81.0 83.082.5 79.0 79.0 79.0 77.5 85.0 Calm

0 SW

18 29 93 30.01 30.04 29 99 29.93 79.0 83.5 83.0 78.0 79.0 79.077.0 87.5 | Calm

0 SW

29.96 30.00 30,00 29.93 29.93, 79.0 83.0 84.0 78.0 78.0 80.0 77.0 86.5 | Calm

0 SW

20 29 93 29.95 29.95 29.90 29.90 81.0 85.0 84.0 79.0 80.0 80.0 77.0 86.5 Calm

0 SW

2129.96 29.99 29.99, 29.95 29.95 81.0 84.0 84.0 79.0 80.0 79.0 78.0 86.0 Calm O SW

2 SW

4 Calm

2 Calm

2 SW

Fine and cloudy throughout.

2 Do.

do.

Do.

do.

0 Do.

do.

0 Do.

do.

Fine, clear and cloudy.

1 Do. do. do.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 21st May, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Aberdeen

Agnes Meir

August

Frederich

City of Bengal 1 Caroline

6 Commissary 2 Corina

Devonhurst, s.s. 1

Hamilton Harwich

Memento Mangerlon

Letters. Papers.

Phocus, s.s.

Lets. Papa

Ella

4 2 Endymion 10 6

Herman

M. A. Holman

Queen Victoria 1

Min

Alexandro,

Augustus

Charlotte An-} 2

Elen Mcnroe Endeavor

Indiana

Miaco

Rifleman

Maximos

Rolla

Ann Cheshyre 10

Charit?

E. M. Young

John Steward

Menain

Recca Genova 1

Alexandra

Constantin 1

Juan F. Pearson 1

Melrose

Argonaut

Comet

Formosa

Sir Harry Parkes2

Albatross

Cleopatra

Frances

Kerchelon

August

Cornavia

Fortuna

Kapala

Novelty Norman Court 1

St. Phillans

Admiral Protect 1

Chariot, s.s.

Forte, s.s.

Kaisor

Sarah Nicholson 4

Swatara, s.s. 1 regd

Asie Mineure

Caroline Belin 1

Oxford

Sylvia

Charity

Golden State

Lucerne

Osaka

Sea Bell

Balgownie

Constance Carricks

4 1

Gleam

Devana Denmark Dilharree

Gladiator, s.s.

Legengstone Lord Macaulay 1

Olimpia

Tamesa

Havilah

Malvern

Pelham Peeres

Windhover

Wakefield

928

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND MAY, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 21ST MAY, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Baro- Thermo- meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

May

29.90

29.88

87.5

29.82

29.90

29.89

85.5

29.86

29.98

29.96

86.5

29.95

29.99

29 96

88.5

29.93

29.97

88.5

29.90

29 93

29.93

88.5

29.89

29.96

86.5

29.95

79.5

29.90

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

WINDS.

RAIN.

METEK.

DATE.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

Self 'Registering.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

Force, range from 0 to 12.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

NOON.

In inches during the]

previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

1875.

1628.11 28.12 28.10 28.06 28.03 72.0 73.0 73.0 72.0 72.0 73.0 71.5 75.5 SSW

1727.95 27.96 27.96 27.94 27.92 73.0 74.0 73.5 72.0 72.0 73.0 72.0 76.0 SSW

May 15 28.11 28.15 28.15 28.10 28.09 72.0 73.0 74.0 71.5 73.0 73.5 71.0 73.5 SSW 4 SSW

4 SSW

0.00

3 SSW

4 SSW 4

0.00

Fog during past night; 9 A.M., fine,

18 27.88 27.93 27.93′ 27.92 27,91 72.5 76.0 74.0 72.5 74.5 72.0 72.0 76.5 Calm

0 SSW

2SSW 4

0.00

Fog during the past night; 8 a.m.,

fine, slight fog at intervals.

Fog past night; 9 A.M., openings in fog; noon, fine, clear; 4 P.M., pass- ing fog.

clear, cloudy.

19 27.83 27.87 27.87 27.86 27.85 73.0 75.0 74.0 72.0 72.5 73.0 71.0 77.0 WNW 1 S

2 SSW

0.00

5 A.M., slight fog; 7 A.M., fine, clear,

cloudy.

20 27.83 27.87 27.87 27.82 27.80 ?74.0 76.0 74.0 73.0 73.5 72.5 72.0 77.5 Calm

21 27.80 27.81 27.85 27.87 27.82, 74.0 75.0 74.5 73.0 72.5 72.5 73.0 77.0 | SSW

? SSW

2 S

0.00

do.

Fine with clear horizon throughout.

Do.

do.

3 SSW

4 SSW

0.00

5 A.M., passing fog; 8 A.M., fine, clear,

cloudy.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

METER.

Self

Registering.

6 A.M.

'K'Y 6

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. | Dirn. F. Dirn

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

May 15 29 89 29.92 29.92′ 29.86 29.86, 81.5 82.0 81.0 79.0 78.5 79.0 77.0 84.5 Calm

0 SW

16 29.89 29 94 1991 29.90 29.90 81.0 83.0 81.0 79.0 78.0 79.077.5 84.5 Calm

0 SW

17 29 96 30.00 30.01 29.96 29 91 81.0 83.082.5 79.0 79.0 79.0 77.5 85.0 Calm

0 SW

18 29 93 30.01 30.04 29 99 29.93 79.0 83.5 83.0 78.0 79.0 79.077.0 87.5 | Calm

0 SW

29.96 30.00 30,00 29.93 29.93, 79.0 83.0 84.0 78.0 78.0 80.0 77.0 86.5 | Calm

0 SW

20 29 93 29.95 29.95 29.90 29.90 81.0 85.0 84.0 79.0 80.0 80.0 77.0 86.5 Calm

0 SW

2129.96 29.99 29.99, 29.95 29.95 81.0 84.0 84.0 79.0 80.0 79.0 78.0 86.0 Calm O SW

2 SW

4 Calm

2 Calm

2 SW

Fine and cloudy throughout.

2 Do.

do.

Do.

do.

0 Do.

do.

0 Do.

do.

Fine, clear and cloudy.

1 Do. do. do.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 21st May, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Aberdeen

Agnes Meir

August

Frederich

City of Bengal 1 Caroline

6 Commissary 2 Corina

Devonhurst, s.s. 1

Hamilton Harwich

Memento Mangerlon

Letters. Papers.

Phocus, s.s.

Lets. Papa

Ella

4 2 Endymion 10 6

Herman

M. A. Holman

Queen Victoria 1

Min

Alexandro,

Augustus

Charlotte An-} 2

Elen Mcnroe Endeavor

Indiana

Miaco

Rifleman

Maximos

Rolla

Ann Cheshyre 10

Charit?

E. M. Young

John Steward

Menain

Recca Genova 1

Alexandra

Constantin 1

Juan F. Pearson 1

Melrose

Argonaut

Comet

Formosa

Sir Harry Parkes2

Albatross

Cleopatra

Frances

Kerchelon

August

Cornavia

Fortuna

Kapala

Novelty Norman Court 1

St. Phillans

Admiral Protect 1

Chariot, s.s.

Forte, s.s.

Kaisor

Sarah Nicholson 4

Swatara, s.s. 1 regd

Asie Mineure

Caroline Belin 1

Oxford

Sylvia

Charity

Golden State

Lucerne

Osaka

Sea Bell

Balgownie

Constance Carricks

4 1

Gleam

Devana Denmark Dilharree

Gladiator, s.s.

Legengstone Lord Macaulay 1

Olimpia

Tamesa

Havilah

Malvern

Pelham Peeres

Windhover

Wakefield

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No. 105.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 29TH MAY, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The Indian Money Order Department being desirous of making arrangements for the exchange, between this Colony and India, of Money Orders for sums not exceeding ?10, it is necessary to enquire whether there be any public need for such facilities, or any sufficiently numerous class to whom they would be advantageous. Persons interested in the matter are therefore requested to communicate, either in writing or otherwise, with the Acting Postmaster General,

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Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th May, 1875.

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No. 79.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Order made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council under "The Hongkong Lighthouses Ordinance, 1873," is published for general information.

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CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th April, 1875.

THE LIGHTHOUSES ORDINANCE, 1873.”

No. 17 OF 1873.

ORDER

Made by His Excellency J. GARDINER AUSTIN in Council, this 27th day of April, 1875,

By virtue of the provisions of Section VI of the above mentioned Ordinance, it is ordered,-

1. That every Ship which enters the Waters of the Colony on and after the 27th day of

April, 1875, shall pay the following Light Dues, that is to say:-

One cent per ton.

payment

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

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NOTICE.

HONGKONG.

Cape d'Aguilar Light.

Notice is hereby given that a light will be exhibited on Cape d'Aguilar on and after the 16th of April next.

　The illuminating apparatus is fixed Dioptric of the First Order showing a white light on the follow- ing bearings, which are magnetic and taken from Seaward.

1. From S. 45° 1?2 W. to N. 53° W. Between these bearings the light is obscured by the islets

of the Nine Pins, and the islet just South of Waylan.

The light is then obscured by Soonkong Island.

2. From N. 21°W. to N. 42° W.

The light is then obscured by the Lema Islands, and the Islands to the Southward of them. 3. From N. 33° E. to N. 69° E. Between these bearings the light is obscured to vessels to the

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4. The Tathong Channel with the exception of a small portion obscured by Shicko Head.

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The Tower is round, of stone, 30 feet high, with a total height from its base to the lantern vane of 57 feet.

The dwellings and boundary walls are painted white.

The Lighthouse is in Latitude 22° 12′ 14′′ N. Longitude 114° 15′ 44′′ E.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 19th March, 1875.

NOTICE.

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General Post Office, Hongkong, 20th May, 1875.

No. 135.-List of DEAD LETTERS which have been returned from the General Post Office in London, and other places, for

the various reasons assigned upon them, and which can be returned to the writers on application.

Allen, B., Garland's Road, Red Hill, Surrey, Bath, J. J., Engineer H.M.S. Elk, Hongkong, Bennett, J., Ship Carmarthenshire, Madras, Benoit, M., Interpr?te ? Saigon,

Bertha, Madlle., Rue Ganderie, No. 4, Marseille, Butts, George, Turnkey, The Gaol, Hongkong, Comrie, Miss, 102, Bellgrove Street, Glasgow, Crane, Mrs., 52, High Street, Shadwell, London, Densen, C., Christianshaven, Denmark,

Hartley, H., Oriental Hotel, Hongkong,

Kaill, Miss, St. Heliers, Jersey,

Kwong Cheong Loong, Hongkong,

Lacey, Mrs. J. De, Tavistock Rd., Bayswater,

Lee A-Sing, Kwang Tung Street, Saigon,

Lyons, Miss A., Hongkong,

Marie, Madlle., Rue de la Salle, Marseille,

Martin, M., Chelsea College, Westminster,

Miller, Mrs., P. O., Adelaide, S.A.,

Erquiaga, Ugapito, Capitano del Oracle, Liverpool, Fargeau, L., ? St. Pierre, pr?s Calais,

Mugar, Herr, Constantinople,

Gaspar, V. & N., Bead Manufacturers, Venice,

Gaubert, Madlle., Rue de la Rose, Marseille,

Han, Julius, Kleine Kornmarkt, No. 6, Frankfort,

Hartley, Post Office, Hongkong,

General Post Office, Hongkong, 27th May, 1875.

Norden, Mrs. C., Bethnal Green Road, London,

Smith, Mrs., Sapinton Street, Poplar, London,

Westford, Carpenter H.M.S. Challenger,

Wood, Mr., 43, Daglish Street, London,

ALFRED LISTER, Acting Postmaster General.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29TH MAY, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 28TH MAY, 1875.

233

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo-

meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

May 22

29.95

29.92

29.89

29.93

85.5

717

29.99

29.98

81.5

29.98

myy

29.93

29.95

29.94

74.5

29.88

29.96

29.94

75.5

79.5

29.90

29.95

29.93

29.90

29.93

29.90

29.85

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

BAROMETER.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO- METER.

Self

[Registering.

Min. Max.

NOON.

May 22 27.79 27.83 27,85 27.82 27.80 72.5 76.5 73.5 71.0 74.5 73.0 72.0 78.0

WINDS.

RAIN.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 A.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

Dirn. F.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

23 27.78 27.82 27.83 27.81 27.81 72.5 75.0 73.0

24 27.80 27.82 27.84 27.82 27.80 71.0

71.0 68.5 70.0 70.5 68.0 70.0

25 27.83 27.84 27.85 27.85 27.85 70.0

72.0 71.5 70.0 71.5 71.0 68.0

71.0 73.5 71.5 72.0 77.0 SW

75.5 |E

72.5 E

SSW 3 S

3 W

2 S

0.00

2 N

0.25

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout.

Rain past night; 5 A.M., fine, clear;

3 P.M., fog with rain.

26 27.85 27.86 27.88 27.91 27.90 69.5 70.0 70.5 69.0 69.0 69.0 68.5 72.0 |SE

2727.93 27.97 28.00 28.01 28.00 71.5 74.0 74.0 71.0 72.5 72.5 70.0 74.0 SE

28 27.96 28.00 28.02 28.03 28.01 72.0 75.5 76.0 71.0 73.0 74.5 71.076.0

3 E

4 E

2 SE

3 ESE

2 S

4 ESE

0.31

Fog and rain at intervals through-

out.

4 SE

0.37

Fog, rain and thunder at intervals

throughout.

3 SE

3.41

Rain past night; 5 A.M., rain and fog;

noon, overcast, hazy.

3 ESE

0.02

Fog past night; 7 A.M., fine, clear,

cloudy.

1 SW

0.00

5 A.M., slight fog; 8 A.M., fine, clear.

DATE.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

WINDS.

METER.

Self

Registering.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

6 P.M.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

May 22 29.96 29.96 29.96 29.94 29.94 80.00 84.00 84.00, 78.05 79.05 79.00, 77.00 87.00 Calm

2329.96 29.98 29.98 29.98 29.96 70.05 82.00 77.00 77.00 76.00 75.00, 75.05 86.00 Calm

0 SW

2 SW

2 NE

24 29.96 30.02 30.00 29.96 29.96] 78.00 80.00 76.05 76.00 76.05 73.00 76.00 83.05] NE

2529.95 29.96 29.91 29.93 29.91 77.05 80.00 78.05 76,00 77,00| 77.00_74.00 82.00 E

2629.96 29.99 29.99 29.95 29.93 76.00 75.05 78.00 75.00 74.00 76.00 74.00 81.00 Calm

1 E

Fine and cloudy; heavy rain squalls with thunder and

lightning at 8 P.M.

Fine and cloudy till noon; remainder, overcast, rain,

lightning, &c., &c.

Fine and cloudy, rain at intervals.

ESE

2 ESE

Overcast, rain, thunder, &c.

0 SE

2 SE

Overcast and rain throughout.

27 29.95 29.98 29.98 29.95 29.96 80.00 83.05 83.05 78.00 80.00 80.00 74.00 84.00 ESE

28,29.95 29.96 29.96 29.89 29.86 80.00 83.00 83.05 78.05 79.00 79.00) 76.00, 86.05 Calm

2 ESE

0 SW

1 ESE

Overcast and cloudy throughout.

2 SW

Fine and cloudy throughout.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 28th May, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Aberdeen

Caroline

Agnes Meir

Commissary

Ella Endymion

4 2 18

Havilah

August

Frederich

Alexandro,

}

Corina

Ellen Monroe ?

Hamilton Herman

Memento Mangerlon

Portland

Lets. Paps.

Augustus

Ann Cheshyre 10

drews

Constantin

Comet

Charlotte An-}

E. M. Young

Elle of Quebec 1

Indiana

Min Maximos Melrose

Queen Victoria 1

Rifleman

Monsoon

Rolla

Formosa

John Steward

Mariner

Alexandra

Cleopatra

Frances

Juan F. Pearson 1

Sir Harry Parkes2

Argonaut

Chariot, s.s.

Fortuna

Novelty

St. Phillans

Albatross

Caroline Behn 1

Forte, s.s.

Norman Court 1

Sarah Nicholson 4

Admiral Protect 1

Cap Sing Moon 1

Flodden

Atlantic

Countess of Erroll

Fontenaye

Kerchelon Kapala Kaisow

Swatara, s.s.

1 regd.

Oxford

Sylvia

Fyen

Olympia

Sea Bell

Balgownie

Kirkland

Selim

Devana

Constance

Denmark

Carricks

Dilharree

Golden State Gleam.

Pelham

City of Bengal 1

Devonhurst, s.s. 1

Gladiator, s.s.

Lucerne Legengstone

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's

Ships of War, 28th May, 1875.

Peeres

Windhover

Phocus, s.s.

Wakefield

Letters,

Letters.

Charybdis

Hornet Hart

Kestrel

Elk

Letters,

Letters. 7 Lapwing

Ringdove 2

Letters.

Thalia

Victor Emanuel 5

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29TH MAY, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 28TH MAY, 1875.

233

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo-

meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

May 22

29.95

29.92

29.89

29.93

85.5

717

29.99

29.98

81.5

29.98

myy

29.93

29.95

29.94

74.5

29.88

29.96

29.94

75.5

79.5

29.90

29.95

29.93

29.90

29.93

29.90

29.85

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

BAROMETER.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO- METER.

Self

[Registering.

Min. Max.

NOON.

May 22 27.79 27.83 27,85 27.82 27.80 72.5 76.5 73.5 71.0 74.5 73.0 72.0 78.0

WINDS.

RAIN.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 A.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

Dirn. F.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

23 27.78 27.82 27.83 27.81 27.81 72.5 75.0 73.0

24 27.80 27.82 27.84 27.82 27.80 71.0

71.0 68.5 70.0 70.5 68.0 70.0

25 27.83 27.84 27.85 27.85 27.85 70.0

72.0 71.5 70.0 71.5 71.0 68.0

71.0 73.5 71.5 72.0 77.0 SW

75.5 |E

72.5 E

SSW 3 S

3 W

2 S

0.00

2 N

0.25

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout.

Rain past night; 5 A.M., fine, clear;

3 P.M., fog with rain.

26 27.85 27.86 27.88 27.91 27.90 69.5 70.0 70.5 69.0 69.0 69.0 68.5 72.0 |SE

2727.93 27.97 28.00 28.01 28.00 71.5 74.0 74.0 71.0 72.5 72.5 70.0 74.0 SE

28 27.96 28.00 28.02 28.03 28.01 72.0 75.5 76.0 71.0 73.0 74.5 71.076.0

3 E

4 E

2 SE

3 ESE

2 S

4 ESE

0.31

Fog and rain at intervals through-

out.

4 SE

0.37

Fog, rain and thunder at intervals

throughout.

3 SE

3.41

Rain past night; 5 A.M., rain and fog;

noon, overcast, hazy.

3 ESE

0.02

Fog past night; 7 A.M., fine, clear,

cloudy.

1 SW

0.00

5 A.M., slight fog; 8 A.M., fine, clear.

DATE.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

WINDS.

METER.

Self

Registering.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

6 P.M.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

May 22 29.96 29.96 29.96 29.94 29.94 80.00 84.00 84.00, 78.05 79.05 79.00, 77.00 87.00 Calm

2329.96 29.98 29.98 29.98 29.96 70.05 82.00 77.00 77.00 76.00 75.00, 75.05 86.00 Calm

0 SW

2 SW

2 NE

24 29.96 30.02 30.00 29.96 29.96] 78.00 80.00 76.05 76.00 76.05 73.00 76.00 83.05] NE

2529.95 29.96 29.91 29.93 29.91 77.05 80.00 78.05 76,00 77,00| 77.00_74.00 82.00 E

2629.96 29.99 29.99 29.95 29.93 76.00 75.05 78.00 75.00 74.00 76.00 74.00 81.00 Calm

1 E

Fine and cloudy; heavy rain squalls with thunder and

lightning at 8 P.M.

Fine and cloudy till noon; remainder, overcast, rain,

lightning, &c., &c.

Fine and cloudy, rain at intervals.

ESE

2 ESE

Overcast, rain, thunder, &c.

0 SE

2 SE

Overcast and rain throughout.

27 29.95 29.98 29.98 29.95 29.96 80.00 83.05 83.05 78.00 80.00 80.00 74.00 84.00 ESE

28,29.95 29.96 29.96 29.89 29.86 80.00 83.00 83.05 78.05 79.00 79.00) 76.00, 86.05 Calm

2 ESE

0 SW

1 ESE

Overcast and cloudy throughout.

2 SW

Fine and cloudy throughout.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 28th May, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Aberdeen

Caroline

Agnes Meir

Commissary

Ella Endymion

4 2 18

Havilah

August

Frederich

Alexandro,

}

Corina

Ellen Monroe ?

Hamilton Herman

Memento Mangerlon

Portland

Lets. Paps.

Augustus

Ann Cheshyre 10

drews

Constantin

Comet

Charlotte An-}

E. M. Young

Elle of Quebec 1

Indiana

Min Maximos Melrose

Queen Victoria 1

Rifleman

Monsoon

Rolla

Formosa

John Steward

Mariner

Alexandra

Cleopatra

Frances

Juan F. Pearson 1

Sir Harry Parkes2

Argonaut

Chariot, s.s.

Fortuna

Novelty

St. Phillans

Albatross

Caroline Behn 1

Forte, s.s.

Norman Court 1

Sarah Nicholson 4

Admiral Protect 1

Cap Sing Moon 1

Flodden

Atlantic

Countess of Erroll

Fontenaye

Kerchelon Kapala Kaisow

Swatara, s.s.

1 regd.

Oxford

Sylvia

Fyen

Olympia

Sea Bell

Balgownie

Kirkland

Selim

Devana

Constance

Denmark

Carricks

Dilharree

Golden State Gleam.

Pelham

City of Bengal 1

Devonhurst, s.s. 1

Gladiator, s.s.

Lucerne Legengstone

List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's

Ships of War, 28th May, 1875.

Peeres

Windhover

Phocus, s.s.

Wakefield

Letters,

Letters.

Charybdis

Hornet Hart

Kestrel

Elk

Letters,

Letters. 7 Lapwing

Ringdove 2

Letters.

Thalia

Victor Emanuel 5

234

THE HONGKONG. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29TH MAY, 1875.

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 28th May, 1875.

Aya, Alice Mrs. 1 Agostinho,

}

Aurora Anderson, Jas. 1 Albers, Albert 1

Letters. Papers.

Castagnetti, G. 1 Cook, W. B.

Collins, E.

Cotter, A. T.

Davies, D. P.

Battistolo, D. 2 regd.

Dudfield, Capt.

Defries, Joseph 1 Davidson, Jas. 1

Brankley, J.

i regd.

E. A. B.

Bresciani, Sigr. 1 Bashire,

Mons. E.

Bartolini, Adolf 1

Bank of

Hindostan

Benton, Charles 1

Edgar, John W.1 Eastlack, W. C. 1 Everett, H.C.,

formerly of thes.s.For-

mosa

Hutchinson,

R. W. Hogenis, J. L. 1

Havens, Harry}

Letters. Papers.

Mazzocchi, Pompeo May, Mr. H,,

Nutal, Etienne 1

formerly of the Victoria Hotel

Ollivant, Joseph Oxenham, E. L. 2

Plummer, John 1 Pereira, D. M. 1 1 Poole, W. P. Phar, Monsr. T. 1 Planer, J. Portal, W. W. 1

1 regd.

Henderson, Jas. 1 Hourihane, M. 3 Hawke, T.

Horsey, H. W. 1 Harrison, Francis1 Horewitz, J.

Jones,

} 1

Granton P. Jones, Frederick 1

Johnson, J. W. 3 24

Mitchell, R.,

formerly on board s.s. Sea Gull Mitchell, R. H.

formerly of >2 the Sea Gull} Milne, George 1 Marshall, J.

Morris, Theo-}

McLean, E.

Malcomson, Thos. 1 Maher, Izidoro 1 Matthews,

Ross, Alexander 1 Rudolphe,

Chs. Ramon, Rofino 1 Robins, R.

Raymond, Stella 2 Rocha, Anto.

Joaquim Raynolds, Robt. 1 Rose, Mrs. Thos. 1

Lets, Paps.

Samuel, H. A. 2 Stwobe, Miss C. 1 Santos, Rosa

de los Siqueira, Re- medio P. Souza, James 1 Stanley, A. C.,

Revd., The 6 Hon'ble Sjolund, P. O. 1 Swaries, H.

Senna, Procopio Stoddard, J. C. 1

Tong Wing Pat 1 Thompson,

Mrs. A. B.

}

Upton, Thos.

Vandeozee,

Capt. F. H.

Vastroo, Seriaco 1

Buchanan, F.C.2

Bolland, H.

Julian. V. J.

Banks, Horace 1

1 regd.

Joshua, J. R.

Botelho, B. F. 1

Fisher, Edwd. 1

Bush, Oscar,

Farnham,

Benari, Felix H. 1

John Revd.

Koch, T. A.

Capt.

Bump, Silas L. 1

Faron, Geo.

Kirby, Capt.

Burton, J.

Freeman, R.

Joseph

W. T.

Martin, Mr.

Karlosski, L. 1

Mackellar, M. R.

Cauzi, Louis

Goddard,

Sterling, Miss

Cohen-Sober

Kates Mark, W. 1

Marcal,Catholino4

James M.

Martin, Alibarnol

& Walenyk S

Ginsburg, S. L. 3 regd.

Chatain, Ma-

Galligar, T.

1 regd.

rie, Madme.

Godfrey, Walter 1

Crofall, Henry

Gatti, Luigi

Engineer

Glover, Revd.

Lorchen, J. Lowkampok,Mr.1 Lutchamana- 7

chery Large, F. Capt. 1

Mayo, Dr.

Mead Charles,

1 regd.

formerly of

the Marquis

Caldecott, A. M. 1

of Argyle

F. R. A.

Lane, H. R.

Clary, John 1

sendo, G. Soona Walla

Warchan

Galliene, J.

1 regd.

Luz, Prodente J.1

Collinson, W. M. 1 Cowan, R.

Hue Shain Shoek1

Meyenovich, J. 2

Nuttall, W. Nelson, E. L.

Collie

Sayle, N. J. Saunders, F. Smith, C. J.

Williams,

1 book.

John H.

Nina

Secondo, Sala

Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd.

Spencer,

Henriqueta Suaren, Ro-

Watson, Dr. Woodd, Basil, R.1

Walker, J. H. 1 Whemann

1 regd.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

UNTs Suurmary Jurisdiction, on every Tues-

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in

day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W, H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

In the Goods of DANIEL NORTON, deceased.

OTICE is hereby given to the next of kin,

and all other persons, to produce any

Wills or Codicils of the above named party, de- ceased, that may be in their possession, before the Supreme Court, in its Probate Jurisdic-

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

In re PESTONJEE ASPUNDiarjee MettA, a Bankrupt.

NOTICE med his last examination, the

OTICE.-The above named Bankrupt hav-

hearing of the application by him for his Order of Discharge, stands adjourned to Saturday, the Fifth day of June, 1875, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon.

Hongkong, 22nd May, 1875.

NOTICE.

CO-PARTNERSHIP has this day been form-

tion, on Monday, the Seventh day of June, A od between JOHN HEARD, AUGUSTINE

A.D. 1875; or, if none, that the next of Kin do accept or refuse Letters of Administration, failing which, Letters of Administration will be granted to the Registrar of the said Court, or such other person as the Court may think fit.

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

In the Goods of CHUAN YEE, deceased.

NOTICE is givens, to produce any

OTICE is hereby given to the next of Kin,

Wills or Codicils of the above named party, de- ceased, that may be in their possession, before the Supreme Court, in its Probate Jurisdiction, on Monday, the Fourteenth day of June, A.D. 1875; or, if none, that the next of Kin do accept or refuse Letters of Administration, failing which, Letters of Administration will be granted to the Registrar of the said Court, or such other person as the Court may think fit.

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY,

In the Mutter of Woo Soo, a Bankrupt. OTICE is hereby given that the first meeting

rupt is adjourned until Monday next, the Thirty-first day of May instant, at Eleven

HEARD, ALBERT FARLEY HEARD, and CHAR- LES EDWARD PARKER, for the purpose of car- rying on the Business of General Commission Merchants at Hongkong, Canton, Foochow, Shanghai, Hiogo and Yokohama under the name and style of HEARD & Co.

Mr. ROBERT INGLIS FEARON, Mr. GUSTA- VUS FARLEY, Jr., and Mr. JOHN ALEXANDER FRASER, are authorized to sign the name of the Firm.

HEARD & Co.

Hongkong, April 28th, 1875,

NOTICE.

R. GEORGE OLIVER is authorized to sign

the name of our firm at Foochow.

HEARD & Co.

Hongkong, May 11th, 1875.

NOTICE.

THE intet in our firm, ceased on 30th Ap

HE interest and responsibility of Mr. J. P.

last, and Mr. C. BRAUN is the day admitted a Partner.

Hongkong, China, and Japan, 1st May, 1875.

NOTICE.

REISS & Co.

R. ALFRED THOMAS MANGER, has

o'clock in the forenoon at the Supreme Court M this day been admitted a Partner in our

House.

CALDWELL & BRERETON,

Solicitors for the Bankrupt,

29, Queen's Road.

NOTICE.

HE interest and responsibility of Mr. FRANZ

Firm.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, 2nd November, 1874.

SEBASTIAN SCH?TZE in our Firm ceased PAR

on 31st December, 1874.

MARGESSON & Co.

Macao, 27th May, 1875.

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THE HONGKONG. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29TH MAY, 1875.

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 28th May, 1875.

Aya, Alice Mrs. 1 Agostinho,

}

Aurora Anderson, Jas. 1 Albers, Albert 1

Letters. Papers.

Castagnetti, G. 1 Cook, W. B.

Collins, E.

Cotter, A. T.

Davies, D. P.

Battistolo, D. 2 regd.

Dudfield, Capt.

Defries, Joseph 1 Davidson, Jas. 1

Brankley, J.

i regd.

E. A. B.

Bresciani, Sigr. 1 Bashire,

Mons. E.

Bartolini, Adolf 1

Bank of

Hindostan

Benton, Charles 1

Edgar, John W.1 Eastlack, W. C. 1 Everett, H.C.,

formerly of thes.s.For-

mosa

Hutchinson,

R. W. Hogenis, J. L. 1

Havens, Harry}

Letters. Papers.

Mazzocchi, Pompeo May, Mr. H,,

Nutal, Etienne 1

formerly of the Victoria Hotel

Ollivant, Joseph Oxenham, E. L. 2

Plummer, John 1 Pereira, D. M. 1 1 Poole, W. P. Phar, Monsr. T. 1 Planer, J. Portal, W. W. 1

1 regd.

Henderson, Jas. 1 Hourihane, M. 3 Hawke, T.

Horsey, H. W. 1 Harrison, Francis1 Horewitz, J.

Jones,

} 1

Granton P. Jones, Frederick 1

Johnson, J. W. 3 24

Mitchell, R.,

formerly on board s.s. Sea Gull Mitchell, R. H.

formerly of >2 the Sea Gull} Milne, George 1 Marshall, J.

Morris, Theo-}

McLean, E.

Malcomson, Thos. 1 Maher, Izidoro 1 Matthews,

Ross, Alexander 1 Rudolphe,

Chs. Ramon, Rofino 1 Robins, R.

Raymond, Stella 2 Rocha, Anto.

Joaquim Raynolds, Robt. 1 Rose, Mrs. Thos. 1

Lets, Paps.

Samuel, H. A. 2 Stwobe, Miss C. 1 Santos, Rosa

de los Siqueira, Re- medio P. Souza, James 1 Stanley, A. C.,

Revd., The 6 Hon'ble Sjolund, P. O. 1 Swaries, H.

Senna, Procopio Stoddard, J. C. 1

Tong Wing Pat 1 Thompson,

Mrs. A. B.

}

Upton, Thos.

Vandeozee,

Capt. F. H.

Vastroo, Seriaco 1

Buchanan, F.C.2

Bolland, H.

Julian. V. J.

Banks, Horace 1

1 regd.

Joshua, J. R.

Botelho, B. F. 1

Fisher, Edwd. 1

Bush, Oscar,

Farnham,

Benari, Felix H. 1

John Revd.

Koch, T. A.

Capt.

Bump, Silas L. 1

Faron, Geo.

Kirby, Capt.

Burton, J.

Freeman, R.

Joseph

W. T.

Martin, Mr.

Karlosski, L. 1

Mackellar, M. R.

Cauzi, Louis

Goddard,

Sterling, Miss

Cohen-Sober

Kates Mark, W. 1

Marcal,Catholino4

James M.

Martin, Alibarnol

& Walenyk S

Ginsburg, S. L. 3 regd.

Chatain, Ma-

Galligar, T.

1 regd.

rie, Madme.

Godfrey, Walter 1

Crofall, Henry

Gatti, Luigi

Engineer

Glover, Revd.

Lorchen, J. Lowkampok,Mr.1 Lutchamana- 7

chery Large, F. Capt. 1

Mayo, Dr.

Mead Charles,

1 regd.

formerly of

the Marquis

Caldecott, A. M. 1

of Argyle

F. R. A.

Lane, H. R.

Clary, John 1

sendo, G. Soona Walla

Warchan

Galliene, J.

1 regd.

Luz, Prodente J.1

Collinson, W. M. 1 Cowan, R.

Hue Shain Shoek1

Meyenovich, J. 2

Nuttall, W. Nelson, E. L.

Collie

Sayle, N. J. Saunders, F. Smith, C. J.

Williams,

1 book.

John H.

Nina

Secondo, Sala

Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd.

Spencer,

Henriqueta Suaren, Ro-

Watson, Dr. Woodd, Basil, R.1

Walker, J. H. 1 Whemann

1 regd.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

UNTs Suurmary Jurisdiction, on every Tues-

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in

day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W, H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

In the Goods of DANIEL NORTON, deceased.

OTICE is hereby given to the next of kin,

and all other persons, to produce any

Wills or Codicils of the above named party, de- ceased, that may be in their possession, before the Supreme Court, in its Probate Jurisdic-

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

In re PESTONJEE ASPUNDiarjee MettA, a Bankrupt.

NOTICE med his last examination, the

OTICE.-The above named Bankrupt hav-

hearing of the application by him for his Order of Discharge, stands adjourned to Saturday, the Fifth day of June, 1875, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon.

Hongkong, 22nd May, 1875.

NOTICE.

CO-PARTNERSHIP has this day been form-

tion, on Monday, the Seventh day of June, A od between JOHN HEARD, AUGUSTINE

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

In the Goods of CHUAN YEE, deceased.

NOTICE is givens, to produce any

OTICE is hereby given to the next of Kin,

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY,

In the Mutter of Woo Soo, a Bankrupt. OTICE is hereby given that the first meeting

rupt is adjourned until Monday next, the Thirty-first day of May instant, at Eleven

Mr. ROBERT INGLIS FEARON, Mr. GUSTA- VUS FARLEY, Jr., and Mr. JOHN ALEXANDER FRASER, are authorized to sign the name of the Firm.

HEARD & Co.

Hongkong, April 28th, 1875,

NOTICE.

R. GEORGE OLIVER is authorized to sign

the name of our firm at Foochow.

HEARD & Co.

Hongkong, May 11th, 1875.

NOTICE.

THE intet in our firm, ceased on 30th Ap

HE interest and responsibility of Mr. J. P.

last, and Mr. C. BRAUN is the day admitted a Partner.

Hongkong, China, and Japan, 1st May, 1875.

NOTICE.

REISS & Co.

R. ALFRED THOMAS MANGER, has

o'clock in the forenoon at the Supreme Court M this day been admitted a Partner in our

House.

CALDWELL & BRERETON,

Solicitors for the Bankrupt,

29, Queen's Road.

NOTICE.

HE interest and responsibility of Mr. FRANZ

Firm.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, 2nd November, 1874.

SEBASTIAN SCH?TZE in our Firm ceased PAR

on 31st December, 1874.

MARGESSON & Co.

Macao, 27th May, 1875.

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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

Published by Authority.

No. 24.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 5TH JUNE, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 106.

　The following Commission appointed by His Excellency the Administrator to enquire into the rate of Crown Rents in the outlying portions of the City, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st June, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

CROWN RENTS' COMMISSION.

[L.S.] JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator.

　Whereas complaints have, from time to time, been made to the Government by the holders of Crown Lands situate in the less populous parts of the Colony-alleging that the rents reserved by the Leases of such Lands, are greatly out of proportion to the real value of the said Lands, and prohibit the complainants from turning the said Lands to profitable account; by reason whereof the said Lands cannot be used to advantage, to the injury of the complainants and to the hindrance of the general progress of the Colony. And Whereas it is advisable that inquiry should be made as to the truth of the said complaints and into the scale of rents now reserved upon Crown Lands situate in different parts of the Colony, and to consider whether the same may be modified.

　Now, therefore, know ye that I, JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Esquire, the Officer Administering the Government of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, do hereby appoint you the Honorable JOHN BRAMSTON, Attorney General, and you the Honorable CHARLES MAY, Acting Treasurer, and you the Honorable PHINEAS RYRIE, Member of the Legislative Council, and you the Honorable HENRY Lowcock, Member of the Legislative Council, and you JOHN MCNEILE PRICE, Esquire, Surveyor General, to be Commissioners to enquire into and investigate the aforesaid complaints, and to enquire into and investigate the scale of rents now chargeable upon Crown Lands in different parts of the Colony. And to report to me all evidence taken by you-and also your opinion thereon and whether the rents now chargeable upon Crown Lands seem to admit of modification.

And, I do hereby require you to commence your enquiries forthwith, and to proceed therein continuously, and to make your report to me as aforesaid with all reasonable despatch. And I do of your hereby empower you, or any Three or more of you, during the course and for the purposes said Commission, to demand and obtain access at all times to all papers, records and documents relating to the subject matter of the said Commission being in the custody and under the control of the several public departments within this Colony-and from time to time to call before you, and examine all persons superintending or employed in or under any of the said departments. And I do hereby charge all persons in the public service to be aiding and assisting unto you herein.

Given under my Hand and under the Seal of the Colony of Hongkong, at Victoria, in the said

Colony, this 31st day of May, A.D. 1875.

By His Excellency's Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

236

No. 107.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5?H JUNE, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Telegraphic Message received from the Government of India, is published for general information:-

"Calcutta, 2nd June, 1875.

　　"The floating Light Vessel at the entrance of the Mutlah River, Bay of Bengal, has been removed. "Please give every publicity.'

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd June, 1875.

No. 108.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Notices to Mariners, received from the Admiralty, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th June, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

The substance of this Notice, as soon as it is received on board, is to be inserted in red ink on the Charts affected by it; and introduced into the margin or otherwise in the page, of the Sailing Directions to which it relates. See Instructions, Navigation and Pilotage, p. 172.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

[No. 12. ]

JAPAN-NIPON, EAST COAST. Revolving Light on Inuboye Saki.

　　The Japanese Government has given Notice, that from the 15th November 1874 a light would be exhibited from a lighthouse recently erected on Inuboye Saki, east coast of Nipon.

the

The light is a revolving white light, showing a bright flash once every half minute, elevated 168 feet above the level of sea, and in clear weather should be seen from a distance of 19 miles.

The illuminating apparatus is of the first order.

　　The lighthouse, 105 feet high, is a circular brick building, painted white. Position, lat. 35° 43′ 30′′ N., long. 140° 53′ 30" E.

The light is obscured towards the land over an arc of 104° or between the bearings of E.N.E. and S. 3 E.

[All Bearings are Magnetic. Variation 3° Westerly in 1875.]

By Command of their Lordships,

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 16th January, 1875.

FRED?. J. EVANS, Hydrographer.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

[No. 25.]

CHINA SEA.

Position of the Raglan Bank.

Information has been received through the French Government, that the vessel Jackmel has passed near a shoal and supposed to be the same as that seen by the British ship Lady Raglan in 1858 in lat. 9° 28′ N., and long. 109° 25′ E., subsequently unsuccessfully searched for by H. M. S. Surveying Ship Rifleman in the year 1863.

The Jackmel passed close to the shoal, on which the sea was breaking heavily, and the position assigned to it by that vessel is lat. 9° 24' N., long. 109° 26′ E.

The position of this danger must be considered as approximate, and caution is necessary when navigating near it.

By Command of their Lordships,

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 19th February, 1875.

FRED?. J. EVANS,

Hydrographer.

This Notice affects the Admiralty Chart of the China Sea, No. 2660a: Also, The China Sea Directory, Vol. II., page 80.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH JUNE, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

237

With reference to Government Notification No. 106, the Undersigned is prepared to receive any communications from Crown Lessees regarding the Rents payable by them on Crown Lands, which they may wish shall be considered by the Commission.

Attorney General's Office, Hongkong, 4th June, 1875.

No. 79.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

JOHN BRAMSTON.

The following Order made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council under "The Hongkong Lighthouses Ordinance, 1873," is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th April, 1875.

"THE LIGHTHOUSES ORDINANCE, 1873.”

No. 17 OF 1873.

ORDER

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Made by His Excellency J. GARDINER AUSTIN in Council, this 27th day of April, 1875.

By virtue of the provisions of Section VI of the above mentioned Ordinance, it is ordered,—

1. That every Ship which enters the Waters of the Colony on and after the 27th day of

April, 1875, shall pay the following Light Dues, that is to say:-

One cent per ton.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator.

H. ERNEST WOdehouse,

Clerk of Councils.

NOTICE.

HONGKONG.

Cape d'Aguilar Light.

　　　Notice is hereby given that a light will be exhibited on Cape d'Aguilar on and after the 16th of April next.

　　　The illuminating apparatus is fixed Dioptric of the First Order showing a white light on the follow- ing bearings, which are magnetic and taken from Seaward.

1. From S. 45° W. to N. 53° 1 W. Between these bearings the light is obscured by the islets

of the Nine Pins, and the islet just South of Waglan.

The light is then obscured by Soonkong Island.

2. From N. 21°W. to N. 42° W.

The light is then obscured by the Lema Islands, and the Islands to the Southward of them.

3. From N. 33° E. to N. 69° E. Between these bearings the light is obscured to vessels to the

South Westward of Ling Ting Island, and the Islands of the Samoun Group.

4. The Tathong Channel with the exception of a small portion obscured by Shicko Head.

　　　The focal plane of the light is 200 feet above mean sea level, and in clear weather it should be seen at a distance of 23 Nautical Miles.

　　　The Tower is round, of stone, 30 feet high, with a total height from its base to the lantern vane of 57 feet.

The dwellings and boundary walls are painted white.

The Lighthouse is in Latitude 22° 12′ 14′′ N. Longitude 114° 15′ 44′′ E.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 19th March, 1875.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,

Harbor Master, &c.

238

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH JUNE, 1875.

NOTICE.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Emigration Officer, &c.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 7th May, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 4?H JUNE, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

Thermo-

Baro-

Thermo-

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

May

29.87

29.86

79.5

.85

29.88

85.5

29.89

29.86

29.83

29.84

81.

29.78

29.66

June

29.80

29.79

76.5

29.76

29.88

29.85

77.5

29.83

29.87

79.5

78.5

29.83

29.86

84.5

29.86

83.5

84.5

29.81

84.5

DATF

BAROMETER.

DRY BULB.

Self Registering.

HYGROMETER.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

WINDS.

RAIN.

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

Min. | Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the

previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER..

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

1875.

May 29 27.92 27.97 27.98 27.97 27.95 72.0 76.0 75.0 71.5 74.5 73.5 71.5 77.5 SW

3027.91 27.93 27.96 27.92 27.91 74.0 77.0 75.0 72.5 74.5 73.5 73.0 77.5 ESE 3 27.88 27.95 27.99 27.89 27.88, 71.5 72.0 71.0 71.0 72.0 70.569.0 78.0 || ESE

June 1 27.77 27.80 27.80 27.82 27.82 71.0 71.0

72.0 70.5 71.0 72.0 69.073.0 SE

2 SW

2 ESE

6 ESE

1 S

0.00

5 A.M., slight fog; 8 A.M., fine, clear.

4 ESE

0.00

5 A.M., slight fog; 9 A.M., fine, cloudy;

2.30 P.M., rain with fog.

7 SE

1.11

Squally with rain, thunder and light-

ning at intervals.

5 SW

2.71

Heavy storm past night; squally with

rain at intervals.

2 27.90 27.93 27.95 27.96 27.96 73.0 73.5 73.5 73.0 73.5 73.5 71.0 73.5 SW

7 SW

6 SW

0.49

Fog with rain at intervals through-

out.

3 28.02 28.03 28.04 28.05 28.06 71.0 70.5 72.0 71.0 70.0 72.0 69.5 74.0 SW

4 SW

0.97

Do.

4 28.14 28.18 28.19 28.22 28.23 72.5 74.0 73.5 72.0 73.5 73.0 70.5 74.5 SW

3 SW

4 SW

0.18

Fog with rain at intervals.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

METER,

Self Registering.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

Min. Max.

6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

May 29 29.86 29.91 29.90 29.85 29.83 81.00 84.00 85.00 79.00 78.05 81.00, 77.00 86.00] Calm 30 29.86 29.90 29.92 29.86 29.86 80.00 85.00 82.00 79.00 80.00 79.00 78.00 86.00 Calm

0 SW

2 SW

Fine, clear and cloudy throughout.

31 29.85 29.86 29.82 29.76 29.68 82.00 80.05 80.00 79.00 77.00 77.00, 75.00 86.05 SE

June 1 29.73 29.80 29.83 29.81 29.80 80.00 79.00 78.00 79.00 77.00 77.00, 74.00 83.00 SW

6 SE

229.84 29.86 29.89 29.88 29.85] 80.00 80.05 81.00 79.00, 75.05 80.00 76.00 81.00 SW

6 SW

4 Calm

2 E

6 SE

4 SW

10.

6 A.M., fine and cloudy; 1.30 P.M., heavy rain squalls with

thunder and lightning.

6 A.M., overcast, fresh breeze, gloomy; 2 P.M., heavy rain: squalls; 6 P.M., blew a storm and continued heavily throughout the night increasing up to 12.30 a.m. Overcast, rain and squally.

0 Calm

Overcast and rain squalls throughout.

3 29.85 29.88 29.90 29.86 29.85 79.00 77.00 80.00 77.00 76.00 79.00 76.00 83.00 W

2 SW

4 SW

Overcast, fine, cloudy and rain.

4 29.88 29.89 29.89 29.86 29.85 81.00 81.05 82.00 79.00, 78.00 80.05; 76.00, 84.00 SW

1 SW

1 Overcast, fine and cloudy throughout.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 4th June, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Letters. Papers..

Letters. Papers.

Aberdeen Agnes Meir

Constance Carricks

Devana

Hamilton

Dilharree

Herman

Maximos Melrose

Letters. Papers.

Lets.. Paps.

Queen Victoria 1

August

City of Bengal i

Devonhurst, s.S.

Monsoon

Rifleman

Frederich

Alexandro, 1

Augustus 1

Ann Cheshyre 13

Alexandra

Argonaut

Caroline

Corina

Charlotte An-

drews

Invincible

Mariner

Rolla

Commissary

Ella

Miako

Rover

Ellen Monroe

E. M. Young }

Elle of Quebec 1

Juan F. Pearson 1

Kerchelon Kapala

Marion, s.s.

Constantin

Ernest

Kaisow

Albatross

Comet

Formosa

Admiral Protect 1

Cleopatra

Frances

Atlantic

Caroline Behn 1

Kirkland

Lucerne

2152

Marte

Sir Harry Parkes2

St. Phillans

Nautiles

1 1

Sarah Nicholson 4

Swatara, s.s.

1 regd..

Ardentinney

Countess of Errel1

Fortuna Flodden

Liberator

Oxford Olympia Oxfordshire,s.s. 1

Sylvia

Sea Bell Selim

Amadine

Cilurnam

7 1

Champion of

Balgownie Burnside

the Seas Charit?

}

Fontenaye

Memento

1 3

Golden State Gleam

Mangerlon Min

228

Peeres Phocus, s.s.

Portland

Wakefield Wildwood.

238

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NOTICE.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Emigration Officer, &c.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 7th May, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 4?H JUNE, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

Thermo-

Baro-

Thermo-

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

May

29.87

29.86

79.5

.85

29.88

85.5

29.89

29.86

29.83

29.84

81.

29.78

29.66

June

29.80

29.79

76.5

29.76

29.88

29.85

77.5

29.83

29.87

79.5

78.5

29.83

29.86

84.5

29.86

83.5

84.5

29.81

84.5

DATF

BAROMETER.

DRY BULB.

Self Registering.

HYGROMETER.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

WINDS.

RAIN.

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

Min. | Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the

previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER..

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

1875.

May 29 27.92 27.97 27.98 27.97 27.95 72.0 76.0 75.0 71.5 74.5 73.5 71.5 77.5 SW

3027.91 27.93 27.96 27.92 27.91 74.0 77.0 75.0 72.5 74.5 73.5 73.0 77.5 ESE 3 27.88 27.95 27.99 27.89 27.88, 71.5 72.0 71.0 71.0 72.0 70.569.0 78.0 || ESE

June 1 27.77 27.80 27.80 27.82 27.82 71.0 71.0

72.0 70.5 71.0 72.0 69.073.0 SE

2 SW

2 ESE

6 ESE

1 S

0.00

5 A.M., slight fog; 8 A.M., fine, clear.

4 ESE

0.00

5 A.M., slight fog; 9 A.M., fine, cloudy;

2.30 P.M., rain with fog.

7 SE

1.11

Squally with rain, thunder and light-

ning at intervals.

5 SW

2.71

Heavy storm past night; squally with

rain at intervals.

2 27.90 27.93 27.95 27.96 27.96 73.0 73.5 73.5 73.0 73.5 73.5 71.0 73.5 SW

7 SW

6 SW

0.49

Fog with rain at intervals through-

out.

3 28.02 28.03 28.04 28.05 28.06 71.0 70.5 72.0 71.0 70.0 72.0 69.5 74.0 SW

4 SW

0.97

Do.

4 28.14 28.18 28.19 28.22 28.23 72.5 74.0 73.5 72.0 73.5 73.0 70.5 74.5 SW

3 SW

4 SW

0.18

Fog with rain at intervals.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

METER,

Self Registering.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

Min. Max.

6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

May 29 29.86 29.91 29.90 29.85 29.83 81.00 84.00 85.00 79.00 78.05 81.00, 77.00 86.00] Calm 30 29.86 29.90 29.92 29.86 29.86 80.00 85.00 82.00 79.00 80.00 79.00 78.00 86.00 Calm

0 SW

2 SW

Fine, clear and cloudy throughout.

31 29.85 29.86 29.82 29.76 29.68 82.00 80.05 80.00 79.00 77.00 77.00, 75.00 86.05 SE

June 1 29.73 29.80 29.83 29.81 29.80 80.00 79.00 78.00 79.00 77.00 77.00, 74.00 83.00 SW

6 SE

229.84 29.86 29.89 29.88 29.85] 80.00 80.05 81.00 79.00, 75.05 80.00 76.00 81.00 SW

6 SW

4 Calm

2 E

6 SE

4 SW

10.

6 A.M., fine and cloudy; 1.30 P.M., heavy rain squalls with

thunder and lightning.

6 A.M., overcast, fresh breeze, gloomy; 2 P.M., heavy rain: squalls; 6 P.M., blew a storm and continued heavily throughout the night increasing up to 12.30 a.m. Overcast, rain and squally.

0 Calm

Overcast and rain squalls throughout.

3 29.85 29.88 29.90 29.86 29.85 79.00 77.00 80.00 77.00 76.00 79.00 76.00 83.00 W

2 SW

4 SW

Overcast, fine, cloudy and rain.

4 29.88 29.89 29.89 29.86 29.85 81.00 81.05 82.00 79.00, 78.00 80.05; 76.00, 84.00 SW

1 SW

1 Overcast, fine and cloudy throughout.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 4th June, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Letters. Papers..

Letters. Papers.

Aberdeen Agnes Meir

Constance Carricks

Devana

Hamilton

Dilharree

Herman

Maximos Melrose

Letters. Papers.

Lets.. Paps.

Queen Victoria 1

August

City of Bengal i

Devonhurst, s.S.

Monsoon

Rifleman

Frederich

Alexandro, 1

Augustus 1

Ann Cheshyre 13

Alexandra

Argonaut

Caroline

Corina

Charlotte An-

drews

Invincible

Mariner

Rolla

Commissary

Ella

Miako

Rover

Ellen Monroe

E. M. Young }

Elle of Quebec 1

Juan F. Pearson 1

Kerchelon Kapala

Marion, s.s.

Constantin

Ernest

Kaisow

Albatross

Comet

Formosa

Admiral Protect 1

Cleopatra

Frances

Atlantic

Caroline Behn 1

Kirkland

Lucerne

2152

Marte

Sir Harry Parkes2

St. Phillans

Nautiles

1 1

Sarah Nicholson 4

Swatara, s.s.

1 regd..

Ardentinney

Countess of Errel1

Fortuna Flodden

Liberator

Oxford Olympia Oxfordshire,s.s. 1

Sylvia

Sea Bell Selim

Amadine

Cilurnam

7 1

Champion of

Balgownie Burnside

the Seas Charit?

}

Fontenaye

Memento

1 3

Golden State Gleam

Mangerlon Min

228

Peeres Phocus, s.s.

Portland

Wakefield Wildwood.

Letters. Papers.

Henderson, Jas. 1 Hourihane, M. 3 Hawke, T.

Horsey, H. W. 1

E. A. B.

Harrison, Francis1

Edgar, John W. 1

Horewitz, J.

Eastlack, W. C. 1

Harvey, Mrs.

Everett, H.C.,

Harrington, D. 1

Bolland, H.

formerly of thes.s.For-

Howard, J.

Banks, Horace 1

mosa

Jones,

Botelho, B. F. 1

Granton P.

Bush, Oscar

Fisher, Edwd. 1

Jones, Frederick 1

Bump, Silas L. 1

Farnham,

Burton, J.

John Revd. S

Brett, W.

Faron, Geo.

Johnson, J. W. 3 24 Julian, V. J.

1 regd.

Joshua, J. R.

Browne, J. B. 1

Freeman, R.

Jacobs, F. S.

Cauzi, Louis

Goddard,

Cohen-Sober

James M.

& Walenyk

Ginsburg, S. L. 3 regd.

Chatain, Ma-

Galligar, T.

1 regd.

rie, Madme.

Godfrey, Walter 1

Caldecott, A. M. 1

Gatti, Luigi

Clary, John

Glover, Revd.

F. R. Avd.}

Galliene, J.

Lorchen, J. 1 Lowkampok,Mr.1

Lutchamana-

}1 regd.

Cook, W. B. 1

Hue Shain Phock 1 Hogenis, J. L. 1

Collinson, W. M. 1

Cowan, R.

Castagnetti, G. 1

Collins, E.

Johnson, J. H. 1

Kirby, Capt. 1

}

W. T. Karlosski, L. 1 Kates Mark, W. 1

chery Large, F. Capt. 1 Lane, H. R. 1

Sea Gull

Mitchell, R. H.

formerly of 2 the Sea Gull Milne, George 1 Marshall, J.

Morris, Theo-}

McLean, E.

Malcomson, Thos. 1 Maher, Izidoro 1 Matthews,

Martin, Mr.

Mackellar, M. R.

of Argyle

Ross, Alexander 1

Raymond, Stella 2 Rocha, Anto. Joaquim Raynolds, Robt. 1 Ramos, Ropino 1 Rodgers, A.

Sterling, Miss

Nina

Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd.

Suaren, Ro-

sendo, G. Soona Walla Sayle, N. J. Saunders, F. Smith, C. J. Samuel, H. A. 2

Tong Wing Pat 1 Thompson,

Mrs. A. B.

Upton, Thos.

Vandeozee, 3 Capt. F. H. j Vastroo, Seriaco 1

Watson, Dr. Woodd, Basil, R.1 Warchan

Walker, J. H.

Williams,

John H.

1 regd.

Wassell, E. A. 1

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Letters. Papers. Ayo, Alice Mrs. 1 Agostinho,

Aurora Anderson, Jas. 1 Albers, Albert 2 Andrews, C. J. 1

Battistolo, D. 2 regd.

Brankley,

Bank of

J. 1 regd.

Hindostan Benton, Charles 1

Buchanan, F. C. 2

Cotter, A. T.

Letters. Papers.

Davies, D. P. 1 Dudfield, Capt. Defries, Joseph 1 Davidson, Jas. 1 Dorez, E. M. das 1

Hutchinson,

R. W.

Havens, Harry}

Letters. Papers.

Meyenovich, J. 2 Mazzocchi,

Hotel

Letters. Papers.

Nuttall, W. 3 Nelson, E. L.

Collie Nutal, Etienne 1

} 1

Lets. Paps

Stwobe, Miss C. 1 Santos, Rosa

de los Siqueira, Re-

medio P. Souza, James Stanley, A. C.,

Revd., The 6 Hon'ble Sjolund, P. O. 1

Luz, Prodente J.1 Lamb, F. de V. 1

Pompeo May, Mr. H.,

Ollivant, Joseph Oxenham, E. L. 2

formerly of

the Victoria

Plummer, John 1

Mitchell, R.,

Pereira, D. M. 2 Poole, W. P.

Swaries, H.

formerly on board s.s.

Phar, Monsr. T. 1 Planer, J.

1 regd.

Stoddard, J. C. 1 Sandeman, F.

Rudolphe,

Chs.

Robins, R.

}

Joseph

Marcal, Catholino4

Martin, Aliborno1

Mayo, Dr.

Mead, Charles,

formerly of

the Marquis

}

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1 book.

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Letters. 1

Hart

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Lapwing

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BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION.

In re JAMES GREIG, a Clerk in the P. & 0.

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Foreign Attachment.

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Plaintiffs.-HUGH BOLD GIBB,

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HENRY

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Horsey, H. W. 1

E. A. B.

Harrison, Francis1

Edgar, John W. 1

Horewitz, J.

Eastlack, W. C. 1

Harvey, Mrs.

Everett, H.C.,

Harrington, D. 1

Bolland, H.

formerly of thes.s.For-

Howard, J.

Banks, Horace 1

mosa

Jones,

Botelho, B. F. 1

Granton P.

Bush, Oscar

Fisher, Edwd. 1

Jones, Frederick 1

Bump, Silas L. 1

Farnham,

Burton, J.

John Revd. S

Brett, W.

Faron, Geo.

Johnson, J. W. 3 24 Julian, V. J.

1 regd.

Joshua, J. R.

Browne, J. B. 1

Freeman, R.

Jacobs, F. S.

Cauzi, Louis

Goddard,

Cohen-Sober

James M.

& Walenyk

Ginsburg, S. L. 3 regd.

Chatain, Ma-

Galligar, T.

1 regd.

rie, Madme.

Godfrey, Walter 1

Caldecott, A. M. 1

Gatti, Luigi

Clary, John

Glover, Revd.

F. R. Avd.}

Galliene, J.

Lorchen, J. 1 Lowkampok,Mr.1

Lutchamana-

}1 regd.

Cook, W. B. 1

Hue Shain Phock 1 Hogenis, J. L. 1

Collinson, W. M. 1

Cowan, R.

Castagnetti, G. 1

Collins, E.

Johnson, J. H. 1

Kirby, Capt. 1

}

W. T. Karlosski, L. 1 Kates Mark, W. 1

chery Large, F. Capt. 1 Lane, H. R. 1

Sea Gull

Mitchell, R. H.

formerly of 2 the Sea Gull Milne, George 1 Marshall, J.

Morris, Theo-}

McLean, E.

Malcomson, Thos. 1 Maher, Izidoro 1 Matthews,

Martin, Mr.

Mackellar, M. R.

of Argyle

Ross, Alexander 1

Raymond, Stella 2 Rocha, Anto. Joaquim Raynolds, Robt. 1 Ramos, Ropino 1 Rodgers, A.

Sterling, Miss

Nina

Smith, C. Capt. 1 regd.

Suaren, Ro-

sendo, G. Soona Walla Sayle, N. J. Saunders, F. Smith, C. J. Samuel, H. A. 2

Tong Wing Pat 1 Thompson,

Mrs. A. B.

Upton, Thos.

Vandeozee, 3 Capt. F. H. j Vastroo, Seriaco 1

Watson, Dr. Woodd, Basil, R.1 Warchan

Walker, J. H.

Williams,

John H.

1 regd.

Wassell, E. A. 1

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239

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 4th June, 1875.

Letters. Papers. Ayo, Alice Mrs. 1 Agostinho,

Aurora Anderson, Jas. 1 Albers, Albert 2 Andrews, C. J. 1

Battistolo, D. 2 regd.

Brankley,

Bank of

J. 1 regd.

Hindostan Benton, Charles 1

Buchanan, F. C. 2

Cotter, A. T.

Letters. Papers.

Davies, D. P. 1 Dudfield, Capt. Defries, Joseph 1 Davidson, Jas. 1 Dorez, E. M. das 1

Hutchinson,

R. W.

Havens, Harry}

Letters. Papers.

Meyenovich, J. 2 Mazzocchi,

Hotel

Letters. Papers.

Nuttall, W. 3 Nelson, E. L.

Collie Nutal, Etienne 1

} 1

Lets. Paps

Stwobe, Miss C. 1 Santos, Rosa

de los Siqueira, Re-

medio P. Souza, James Stanley, A. C.,

Revd., The 6 Hon'ble Sjolund, P. O. 1

Luz, Prodente J.1 Lamb, F. de V. 1

Pompeo May, Mr. H.,

Ollivant, Joseph Oxenham, E. L. 2

formerly of

the Victoria

Plummer, John 1

Mitchell, R.,

Pereira, D. M. 2 Poole, W. P.

Swaries, H.

formerly on board s.s.

Phar, Monsr. T. 1 Planer, J.

1 regd.

Stoddard, J. C. 1 Sandeman, F.

Rudolphe,

Chs.

Robins, R.

}

Joseph

Marcal, Catholino4

Martin, Aliborno1

Mayo, Dr.

Mead, Charles,

formerly of

the Marquis

}

1 regd.

1 book.

Ardous

Letters. 1

Hart

Letters.

Kestrel

Letters.

Lapwing

NOTICE.

Letters. 8

Letters.

Ringdove

Victor Emanuel 9

JUST PUBLISHED.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

UNTIL

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION.

In re JAMES GREIG, a Clerk in the P. & 0.

S. N. Company's Service,

and

JOSEPH HENRY BAKER, Draper,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Official Assignee.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 25.

Plaintiffs.-HUGH BOLD GIBB,

N°

HENRY

LowCOCK, JAMES MUSCHAMP VICKERS, ALEXANDER GEORGE WOOD, and ALEXANDER MACLEOD, trading under the Style or Firm of Gibb, Livingston and Company.

Defendant.-WONG LOONG S?N, now trading

CALDWELL & BRERETON,

Solicitors for the Plaintiffs,

29, Queen's Road,

Hongkong.

E have authorized Mr. HERMANN C?SAR ERDMANN to sign our Firm on and after

this date.

Hongkong, Canton,

CARLOWITZ & Co.

1st June, 1875.

NOTICE.

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on 31st December, 1874.

MARGESSON & Co.

Macao, 27th May, 1875.

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HEARD & Co.

Hongkong, April 28th, 1875.

MR.

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HEARD & Co.

Hongkong, May 11th, 1875.

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Published by Authority.

No. 25.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 12TH JUNE, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 109.

　　The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation. in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st May, 1875, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th June, 1875.

BANKS.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

Oriental Bank Corporation,.

539,847

250,000

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

674,189

225,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,

370,004

150,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,..

1,907,654

700,000

TOTAL,..

3,491,694

1,325,000

No. 110.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Report from the Superintendent of the Hongkong Fire Brigade is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th June, 1875.

[No. 8.]

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

FIRE BRIGADE DEPARTMENT,

HONGKONG, 11th June, 1875.

SIR,-I have the honor to forward, for submission to His Excellency the Administrator, the Report of the Fire Brigade for the months of April and May last.

A Parade and Inspection of the Volunteer and Government Fire Brigades was held on the 20th April. The steam and manual Engines were taken to the Praya, East of the Harbor Master's Office, and there worked from the sea; all were found in perfect order. The Fire-ladders were also examined and tested.

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Government Gazette.

Published by Authority.

No. 25.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 12TH JUNE, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 109.

　　The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation. in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st May, 1875, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th June, 1875.

BANKS.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

Oriental Bank Corporation,.

539,847

250,000

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

674,189

225,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,

370,004

150,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,..

1,907,654

700,000

TOTAL,..

3,491,694

1,325,000

No. 110.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Report from the Superintendent of the Hongkong Fire Brigade is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th June, 1875.

[No. 8.]

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

FIRE BRIGADE DEPARTMENT,

HONGKONG, 11th June, 1875.

SIR,-I have the honor to forward, for submission to His Excellency the Administrator, the Report of the Fire Brigade for the months of April and May last.

242

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH JUNE, 1875.

　An Inspection of the Government Engines and Equipments was made on the 5th May, all were found clean and in order. The manual Engines were worked from the sea.

　A Parade and Inspection of the Volunteer and Government Brigades was held on the 20th May. All the Engines were taken to the Praya and worked from the sea. No. 1 steam Engine was in good order, but one length of Suction Hose was found to be imperfectly air-tight, this was removed, and the Engine then worked satisfactorily; the defective length of Suction Hose has since been repaired. No. 2 steam Engine had one of the Boiler Tubes leaky, and this necessitated drawing the fire; a new Boiler Tube has since been put in. The manual Engines were all in order.

The inclemency of the weather prevented the ordinary inspection at the end of May. The manual Engines of the Chinese Volunteer Associations were present at the Parades of the 20th April and 20th May, and the Chinese Volunteers were in force on each occasion.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

C. MAY,

Superintendent, Fire Brigade.

The Honorable CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

HONGKONG.

NOTICE.

HONGKONG.

Green Island Light.

Notice is hereby given that a light will be exhibited on Green Island on and after July 1st next. The illuminating apparatus is fixed Dioptric of the Fourth Order showing a red light on the following bearings, which are magnetic and taken from Seaward.

1. From N. 16° E. to S. 18° E. (146°).

and showing a green light,—

1. From N. 16° E. to N. 44° W. (60°).

2. From S. 18° E. to S. 25° W. (43°).

The remaining portion of the whole circle is obscured by the island itself.

　The focal plane of the light is 95 feet above mean sea level, and in clear weather it should be seen at a distance of 14 miles.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 8th June, 1875.

NOTICE.

The chequered Black and White Buoy has been replaced to show the position of the Bokhara Rock. The Buoy is anchored in 7 fathoms water about a boat's length inside or to the S. W. of the Rock which has 18 feet on it at low water springs.

　The Buoy is placed with the East side of the rocky islet N.W. of Sun Kong just touching the West side of Sun Kong; the islets off Cape d'Aguilar an apparent boat's length open of N.W. extreme of Beaufort Island; and Tathong Rock well open of Cape Collinson.

　Masters of Vessels are cautioned to give the Bokhara Buoy a berth of at least one and a half cables' length to the Eastward, as a foul patch with from 4 to 7 fathoms lies N.N.E. E. about 340 yards from the Buoy.

Tathong Rock shut in with Cape Collinson clears the patch.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 10th June, 1875.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,

Harbor Master, &c.

242

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　An Inspection of the Government Engines and Equipments was made on the 5th May, all were found clean and in order. The manual Engines were worked from the sea.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

C. MAY,

Superintendent, Fire Brigade.

The Honorable CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

HONGKONG.

NOTICE.

HONGKONG.

Green Island Light.

1. From N. 16° E. to S. 18° E. (146°).

and showing a green light,—

1. From N. 16° E. to N. 44° W. (60°).

2. From S. 18° E. to S. 25° W. (43°).

The remaining portion of the whole circle is obscured by the island itself.

　The focal plane of the light is 95 feet above mean sea level, and in clear weather it should be seen at a distance of 14 miles.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 8th June, 1875.

NOTICE.

Tathong Rock shut in with Cape Collinson clears the patch.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 10th June, 1875.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,

Harbor Master, &c.

244

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH JUNE, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 11TH JUNE, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo-

meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

June

66789

29.88

80.5

29.84

29.91

29.99

29.90

85.5

29.93

86.5

81.5

29.87

29.84

29.85

85.5

29.80

29.89

1717

29.87

74.5

29.86

78.5

29.91

75.5

29.88

29.97

78.5

29.96

29.93

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

}

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

RAIN.

METER.

Self Registering.

3 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

Min. | Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn.

[In inches during the

previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 P.M.

NOON.

1875.

June 5 28.29 28.33 28,34 28.37 28.37 73.5 74.0 73.5 73.0 73.5 73.0 71.5 74.5 SW

4 SW

4 SSW

0.05

Rain during past night; fog with

openings at intervals.

6 28.42 28.45 28.47, 28.49 28.49 73.0 73.5 73.5 72.5 73.5 73.5 72.0 75.0 S

7 28.55 28.58 28.61 28.64 28.65 73.5 75.0 74.5 73.0 74.5 74.0 72.5 75.5 | SSW

5 S

4 SSW

5 SSW

0.00

Fog with detached openings at in-

tervals throughout.

4 SSW

0.00

Do.

8 28.70 28.72 28.74 28.71 28.68 74.0 75.0 70.0 74.0 74.5 69.5 72.0 76.0 SW

5 SSW

5 WNW

0.13

9 28.74 28.72 28.72 28.72 28.71 72.0 70.0 68.0 72.0 70.0 68.067.5 75.0 S

2 S

5 ESE

2.64

10 28.85 28.85 28.85 28.85 28.85 72.0 72.0 70.5 71.5 72.0 70.5 67.5 72.5 SE

5 SE

5 S

1.28

11 28.88 28.92 28.98 28.97 28.96 70.0 72.5 71.5 69.5 71.5 71.0 69.5 74.5 SE

3 SE

2.97

do.

Squally with fog and rain at inter- vals; 4 P.M., cloudy, horizon clear. 5 A.M., cloudy, with slight fog; 7 A.M., rain with thick fog; noon, squally with rain.

Fog, rain and squally, with thunder and lightning at intervals through- out.

Rain during past night; 5 A.M., fine,

clear; 4 P.M., set fog.

do.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

WINDS.

METER.

DATE.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

6 A.M.

*NOON

Self Registering. Min. | Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

Noon.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 P.M.

1875.

June 5 29.87 29.90 29.90 29.89 29.86 80.00 82.05 83.00 79.00 80.00 81.00 79.00 82.05] SW

2 SW

Overcast and cloudy with passing showers.

6 29.95 29.96 29.96 29.93 29.92 81.00 83.00 84.00 79.00 80.00 80.00 79.00 81.00 SW

7 29.96 29.96 29.96 29.91 29.90 81.00 84.00 84.00 80.00 81.00 81.00 79.00 84.00] Calm

8 29.89 29.90 29.89 29.83 29.84 82.00 84.00 80.00 81.00 81.00 77.00 78.00 85.00 SW

9 29.86 29.91 29.92 29.91 29.91 80.00 74.05 75.00 75.00 73.00 74.00 73.00 80.05] Calm

10 29.89 29.94 29.94 29.91 29.94 79.00 80.00 76.00 77.00, 78.05, 75.00 74.00 81.00 SE

1 SW

0 SW

2 SW

0 Calm

4 SE

2 SW

Fine and cloudy throughout.

2 SW

2 Calm

Do. do.

do.

Overcast and showery.

ONE

Overcast and rain with thunder and lightning.

29.96 29.96 29.99 29.95 29.95 77.00 81.00 80.00, 75.00 77.05 78.00 74.00 81.00 E

2 E ?

4 Calm

2 E

Overcast and rain throughout.

Overcast, fine and cloudy.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 11th June, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Cook, W. B. Collins, E. Cotter, A. T.

Hogenis, J. L. 1 Havens, Harry

Henderson, Jas. 1

Ayo, Alice Mrs. 1 Agostinho,

Aurora Anderson, Jas. 1 Albers, Albert 2

Bank of

} 1

Hindostan Benton, Charles 1 Buchanan, F. C. 2 Bolland, H. 2

Banks, Horace 1

Botelho, B. F. 1

Dudfield, Capt. Defries, Joseph 1 Davidson, Jas. 1 Dorez, E. M. das 1

E. A. B.

Eastlack, W. C. 1 Everett, H.C., formerly of thes.s.For-

mosa

Bush, Oscar

Bump, Silas L. 1

Burton, J.

Brett, W.

Faron, Geo.

Browne, J. B.

Freeman, R.

Baldwin, U.

Chatain, Ma-

Gatti, Luigi Glover, Revd.

rie, Madme. S

F. R. A.

}

Clary, John

Collinson, W. M. 1

Galliene, J. Guerres, R.

Cowan, R.

Castagnetti, G. 1

Hue Shain Phock 1

Hourihane, M. 3 Hawke, T.

Letters. Papers.

1 regd.

Lutchamana-

chery Large, F. Capt. 1 Lane, H. R. Luz, Prodente J.1 Lamb, F. de V. 1

Morris, Theo-

dore J. McLean, E.

Malcomson, Thos. 1

Letters. Papers.

1 regd.

Plummer, John 1 Pereira, D. M. 2 1 Poole, W. P. Phar, Monsr. T. 1 Planer, J.

Ross, Alexander 1 1 Robins, R. Raymond, Stella 2 Rocha, Anto.

Joaquim Raynolds, Robt. 1 Ramos, Ropino 1

Stanley, A. C., Revd., The

Lets. Paps.

}

Hon'ble Sjolund, P. O. 1 Swaries, H.

Stoddard, J. C. 1

Stone, Mrs. L. 1 2

Tong Wing Pat 1 Thompson,

Mrs. A. B.

Upton, Thos.

}

Harrison, Francis1

Harrington, D. 1

Howard, J.

Hannen, Mrs.N.J.1

Hung Loong

Harrison, J.

Maher, Izidoro 1

Martin, Mr.

Jones,

Mackellar, M. R.

Rodgers, A.

Granton P. (

Marcal,Catholino4

Rickson, J.

Jones, Frederick 1

Julian, V. J. 1 regd.

Soona Walla

1 regd.

Joshua, J. R.

Mead, Charles,

Sayle, N. J.

Jacobs, F. S. Johnson, J. H. 1

Saunders, F.

the Marquis

Smith, C. J.

1 book.

} 31

of Argyle Meagher, O.

Samuel, H. A. 2

Nutal, Etienne 1

Lowkampok, Mr.1

Ollivant, Joseph Oxenham, E. L. 2

Stwobe, Miss C. 1 Santos, Rosa

de los Siqueira, Re- medio P.

Wah Lung

Whemann

Souza, James

Young, J.

Ginsburg, S. L. 3 regd.

Kirby, Capt.

W. T. Karlosski, L. Kates Mark, W. 1

Martin, Aliborno1 Mayo, Dr.

formerly of

Watson, Dr. Walker, J. H.

Williams, }

John H. Wassell, E. A. 1

244

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH JUNE, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 11TH JUNE, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo-

meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

June

66789

29.88

80.5

29.84

29.91

29.99

29.90

85.5

29.93

86.5

81.5

29.87

29.84

29.85

85.5

29.80

29.89

1717

29.87

74.5

29.86

78.5

29.91

75.5

29.88

29.97

78.5

29.96

29.93

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

}

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

RAIN.

METER.

Self Registering.

3 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

Min. | Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn.

[In inches during the

previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 P.M.

NOON.

1875.

June 5 28.29 28.33 28,34 28.37 28.37 73.5 74.0 73.5 73.0 73.5 73.0 71.5 74.5 SW

4 SW

4 SSW

0.05

Rain during past night; fog with

openings at intervals.

6 28.42 28.45 28.47, 28.49 28.49 73.0 73.5 73.5 72.5 73.5 73.5 72.0 75.0 S

7 28.55 28.58 28.61 28.64 28.65 73.5 75.0 74.5 73.0 74.5 74.0 72.5 75.5 | SSW

5 S

4 SSW

5 SSW

0.00

Fog with detached openings at in-

tervals throughout.

4 SSW

0.00

Do.

8 28.70 28.72 28.74 28.71 28.68 74.0 75.0 70.0 74.0 74.5 69.5 72.0 76.0 SW

5 SSW

5 WNW

0.13

9 28.74 28.72 28.72 28.72 28.71 72.0 70.0 68.0 72.0 70.0 68.067.5 75.0 S

2 S

5 ESE

2.64

10 28.85 28.85 28.85 28.85 28.85 72.0 72.0 70.5 71.5 72.0 70.5 67.5 72.5 SE

5 SE

5 S

1.28

11 28.88 28.92 28.98 28.97 28.96 70.0 72.5 71.5 69.5 71.5 71.0 69.5 74.5 SE

3 SE

2.97

do.

Squally with fog and rain at inter- vals; 4 P.M., cloudy, horizon clear. 5 A.M., cloudy, with slight fog; 7 A.M., rain with thick fog; noon, squally with rain.

Fog, rain and squally, with thunder and lightning at intervals through- out.

Rain during past night; 5 A.M., fine,

clear; 4 P.M., set fog.

do.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

WINDS.

METER.

DATE.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

6 A.M.

*NOON

Self Registering. Min. | Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

Noon.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 P.M.

1875.

June 5 29.87 29.90 29.90 29.89 29.86 80.00 82.05 83.00 79.00 80.00 81.00 79.00 82.05] SW

2 SW

Overcast and cloudy with passing showers.

6 29.95 29.96 29.96 29.93 29.92 81.00 83.00 84.00 79.00 80.00 80.00 79.00 81.00 SW

7 29.96 29.96 29.96 29.91 29.90 81.00 84.00 84.00 80.00 81.00 81.00 79.00 84.00] Calm

8 29.89 29.90 29.89 29.83 29.84 82.00 84.00 80.00 81.00 81.00 77.00 78.00 85.00 SW

9 29.86 29.91 29.92 29.91 29.91 80.00 74.05 75.00 75.00 73.00 74.00 73.00 80.05] Calm

10 29.89 29.94 29.94 29.91 29.94 79.00 80.00 76.00 77.00, 78.05, 75.00 74.00 81.00 SE

1 SW

0 SW

2 SW

0 Calm

4 SE

2 SW

Fine and cloudy throughout.

2 SW

2 Calm

Do. do.

do.

Overcast and showery.

ONE

Overcast and rain with thunder and lightning.

29.96 29.96 29.99 29.95 29.95 77.00 81.00 80.00, 75.00 77.05 78.00 74.00 81.00 E

2 E ?

4 Calm

2 E

Overcast and rain throughout.

Overcast, fine and cloudy.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

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Formosa

the Seas

Oxford

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Burnside

Fortuna

Charit?

Lucerne

Olympia

Solone

Flodden

Carricks

Calabar; s.s.

Liberator

Fontenaye

Caroline

Commissary

Devana

Golden State

Memento

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day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

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NOTICE.

HE next CRIMINAL SESSIONS of the Texte CRUM Nali be held a Friday, the Eighteenth day of June, A.D. 1875, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order of the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER,

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In the Goods of HANG HAI, otherwise CHEONG HONG HOI, late Cook S. S. Adria, deceased.

OTICE is hereby given to the next of Kin, and all other persons, to produce any Wills or Codicils of the above named party, de- ceased, that may be in their possession, before the Supreme Court, in its Probate Jurisdiction, on Thursday, the Twenty-fourth day of June, A.D. 1875; or, if none, that the next of Kin do accept or refuse Letters of Administration, failing which, Letters of Administration will be granted to the Registrar of the said Court, or such other person as the Court may think fit.

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

TOTICE.—Woo Soo, of Victoria, in the Island of Hongkong, Naval Pilot, having been adjudged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudi- cation of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, on the Twenty-first day of April, in the year of our Lord, One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five, a public sitting for the said Bankrupt to pass his last examination, and make application for his order of discharge will be held before the Honorable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, at the Supreme Court House, Victoria, Hongkong, on

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Dr. D. F. Owen, Mississippi, Wapada Kakanda, Sarawak, James Gibbons, Callao, Peru,

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

OTICE.-CHENG HENG, of Victoria, in

NOTIC Colony of Hongkong, Mess Compra-

dore, having been adjudged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong in Bankruptcy on the Eighth day of June, in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five, is hereby required to surrender himself to the Honorable William Hastings Alex- ander, the Registrar of the said Court, at the first meeting of his Creditors, to be held before the said Registrar, on Monday, the Twenty-first day of June, in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon of that day pre- cisely, at the said Court.

The Registrar of the said Court is the Official Assignee.

A public meeting will hereafter be appointed by the said Court for the said Bankrupt to pass his final examination, of which sitting notice will be given in the Hongkong Government Gazette.

At the first meeting of Creditors, the Registrar will receive the proofs of the debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

Notice is also hereby given to all persons in- debted to the said Bankrupt, or that have any of his Effects, not to deliver the same but to the Official Assignee.

Dated this Ninth day of June, A.D. 1875.

IN THE SUPREME COURTOF HONGKONG. Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 25.

Plaintiffs.-HUGH BOLD GIBB,

HENRY

LowCOCK, JAMES MUSCHAMP VICKERS, ALEXANDER GEORGE WOOD, and

ALEXANDER

MACLEOD, trading under the Style or Firm of Gibb, Livingston and Company.

Defendant.-WONG LOONG SUN, now trading under the Style of "Chun Fat," and lately trading under the Style or Firm of " Yu Loong." OTICE is hereby given that a Writ of For-

the Seventeenth day of June, instant, at Eleven Nign Attachment against all the Property

of the clock in the forenoon of that day precisely. At this meeting, proofs of the debts of the Cre- ditors will be received.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee in the matter.

Dated the Twelfth day of June, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy, No. 29, Queen's Road,

Victoria.

moveable or immoveable of the above named Defendant within the Colony, has been issued in this Suit pursuant to the Provisions of Section LXXXII of "The Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure."

CALDWELL & BRERETON,

Solicitors for the Plaintiffs, 29, Queen's Road,

Hongkong.

NOTICE.

1 Paper. 1 Book.

1 Letter.

E have authorized Mr. HERMANN C?SAR ERDMANN to sign our Firm on and after

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Hongkong, Canton,

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1st June, 1875.

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Hongkong, April 28th, 1875.

MR.

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Hongkong, May 11th, 1875.

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Mangerlon

Min

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Queen Victoria !

Augustus

Constantin

Ella

Melrose

Ann Cheshyre 13

Comet

Ellen Monroe

Monsoon

Rifleman

Invincible

Alexandra

Cleopatra

E. M. Young

Mariner

Rolla

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Caroline Behn 1

Ernest

Miako

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Ellenworth

Kerchelon

Amadine

Cilurnam

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Kapala

Balgownie

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Champion of

Kirkland

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Marte

Sarah Nicholson 4

Swatara, s.s.

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the Seas

Oxford

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Olympia

Solone

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NOTICE.

HE next CRIMINAL SESSIONS of the Texte CRUM Nali be held a Friday, the Eighteenth day of June, A.D. 1875, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order of the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER,

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In the Goods of HANG HAI, otherwise CHEONG HONG HOI, late Cook S. S. Adria, deceased.

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

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Dr. D. F. Owen, Mississippi, Wapada Kakanda, Sarawak, James Gibbons, Callao, Peru,

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

OTICE.-CHENG HENG, of Victoria, in

NOTIC Colony of Hongkong, Mess Compra-

The Registrar of the said Court is the Official Assignee.

A public meeting will hereafter be appointed by the said Court for the said Bankrupt to pass his final examination, of which sitting notice will be given in the Hongkong Government Gazette.

At the first meeting of Creditors, the Registrar will receive the proofs of the debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

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Dated this Ninth day of June, A.D. 1875.

IN THE SUPREME COURTOF HONGKONG. Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 25.

Plaintiffs.-HUGH BOLD GIBB,

HENRY

LowCOCK, JAMES MUSCHAMP VICKERS, ALEXANDER GEORGE WOOD, and

ALEXANDER

MACLEOD, trading under the Style or Firm of Gibb, Livingston and Company.

Defendant.-WONG LOONG SUN, now trading under the Style of "Chun Fat," and lately trading under the Style or Firm of " Yu Loong." OTICE is hereby given that a Writ of For-

the Seventeenth day of June, instant, at Eleven Nign Attachment against all the Property

of the clock in the forenoon of that day precisely. At this meeting, proofs of the debts of the Cre- ditors will be received.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee in the matter.

Dated the Twelfth day of June, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy, No. 29, Queen's Road,

Victoria.

moveable or immoveable of the above named Defendant within the Colony, has been issued in this Suit pursuant to the Provisions of Section LXXXII of "The Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure."

CALDWELL & BRERETON,

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Hongkong.

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E have authorized Mr. HERMANN C?SAR ERDMANN to sign our Firm on and after

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Hongkong, April 28th, 1875.

MR.

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HEARD & Co.

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Hongkong, May 11th, 1875.

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No. 26.

No. 111.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 19TH JUNE, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following bearings of two Rocks not marked on the Admiralty Chart at the entrance to Swatow supplied by Messrs. CALDER & HOCKER of the Chinese Gun-boat Chen-to, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th June, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

　Madras Rock has 5 feet water on it at Spring tides, it is not more than 6 feet in diameter on top and lies with--

North extreme Bottefurh's Rock, Station at British Consulate,

Do. Do.

Bradley's Pier,

Customs' Flag-mast,

N. 78° 40′ E.

S. 66° 38′ E.

S. 19° 00′ E.

7° 25' E.

　Chen-to Rock has 4 to 5 feet of water on it at Spring tides and is a cluster of three rocks, one of them being of a pinnacle shape and is not more than 5 feet in diameter on top.

　The whole cluster does not occupy a space of more than 15 feet square, it lies with the following bearings:-

Station at British Consulate,

S. 18° 20′ W.

Do.

Customs' Flag-mast,

N. 16° 00′ W.

Do.

Harbour Pilots' Pier,

S. 58° 10' E.

Do.

North extreme Bottefurh's Rock,

N. 74° 10′ W.

No. 112.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　His Excellency the Administrator has been pleased to appoint J. P. McEUEN, Esquire, Assistant Harbour Master, to act as Harbour Master, Marine Magistrate, and Emigration Officer, during the absence on leave of H. G. THOMSETT, Esquire, R.N.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th June, 1875.

NOTICE.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Notice is hereby given, that the Crown Rents for the half-year ending 24th June, 1875, should be paid into the Treasury on or before the 15th July next.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 17th June, 1875.

C. MAY,

Acting Colonial Treasurer.

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No. 113.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Civil Hospital during the Month of May, 1875, is published for general- information.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 19th June, 1875.

By Command,

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1875. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)

HYGROMETER.

WIND.

DAY OF Month.

DAY OF

WEEK.

ANEROID BAROMETER.

SELF REGISTERING

ATTACHED IN SHADE.

IN THE SHADE. Max. and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.

MAX. MAX.

DIUR-

SUN,

MIN.

NAL

BULB

Ex-

VACUO. POSED.

ON RANGE,

GRASS. IN

SHADE.

3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.

Min. Max.

Temp. ul

Noon.

Saturday,

Sunday,

Monday,.

Tuesday,.

Wednesday,

Thursday,

7 Friday,

8 Saturday,

9 Sunday,

Monday,.

11 Tuesday,

Wednesday,

13 | Thursday,

Friday,

Saturday,

16 Sunday,

77.0

87.0

Monday,

9 A.M.

30.09 30.03 69.0 72.0 05.0 74.0 73.0 77. 77. 60.0 9.0 20.02 29.95 69.0 72.0 65.0 74.0 73.0 77. 77. 60.0 9.0 17.0 30.01 29.95 69.0 72.0 66.0 74.0 73.0 77. 77. 60.0 8.0 17.0 30.05 69.0

29.97 72.0 66.0 75.0 100.

74.0 96. 9.0

64.0 32.0 69.0 72.0 66.0

30.01 29.92 73.0 77.0 67.0 79.0 78.0 140. 122. 66.0 12.0 56.0 73.0 77.0 69.0

29.96 29.88 75.0 79.0 67.0 83.0 82.0 148. 129. 67.0 16.0 62.0 71.0 75.0 79.0 71.0 29.96 29.91 80.0 84.0 72.0 84.0 83.0 148. 129. 67.0 12.0 62.0 71.0 80.0 84.0 74.0 78.0 29.96 29.91 76.0 82.0 71.0 84.0 83.0 136. 117. 66 0 13.0 51.0 71.0 76.0 82.0 71.0 77.0 75

29.98 29.92 76.0 79.0 71.0 810 80.0 136. 116. 66.0 10.0 50.0 71.0 76.0 79.0 71.0 74.0 75 29.96 29.90 78.0 81.0 72.0 82.0 81.0 138. 117. 67.0 10.0 50.0 72.0 78.0 81.0 730

29.92 29.86 78.0 820 73.0 84.0 83.0 139. 118. 68.0 11.0 50.0 73.0 78.0 82.0 73.0

29.91 29.80 81.0 84.0 75.0 85.0 84.0 144. 123. 71.0 10.0 52.0 75.0 81.0 29.86 29.79 81.0 84.0! 75.0 85.0 84.0 144. 123. 72.0 10.0 51.0 76.0 81.0 84.0 76.0 79.0 76 29.90 29.82 81.0 85.0 76.0 86.0 85.0 146. 124. 73.0 10.0 51.0 77.0 81.0 85.0 76.0 80.0 76 29.86 29.80 82.0 86.0 77.0 87.0 86.0 148. 126. 73.0 10.0 53.0 77.0 82.0 86.0 77.0 81.0 76

29.92 29.86 82.0 86.0 86.0 148. 126. 73.0 10.0 53.0 77.0 82.0 86.0 77.0 81.0

29.96 29.90 82.0

DIURNAL

RANGE, BULB

EXPOSED.

IN SOIL,

MIN. DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE.

SHADE.

INCHES

DEEP.

HUMIDITY COMPLETE SATURATION

100.

DEW POINT.

QUARTER.

MOVE-

MENT

DURING

RAIN IN

ICHES

DURING

THE

CLOUD.

OZONE.

0-10.

PREVI-

0-10.

24 hours OUS 24

{ HOURS.

IN MILES.

9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A. M. 3 P.M.9 A. M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3

P.M. 9 A.M.

3 P.M.9 A.M.9 A.M.9 A. M. 3 P.M.

Hours. Hours.

17.0

65.0

69.0 72.0 66.0 68.0 83 65.0 69.0 72.0 66.0 69.0 83

65 0

68.0

69.0 72.0 66.0 69.0

71.0

69.0

73.0

75.0

333322

63.7 67.0 E.

215

63.7

66.7 E.

189

63.7

66.7 E.

174

63.7

70.2 E.

191

66.0 70.2

.N.E.

214

68.1 72.3

185

69.9 74.0 E.

132

67.4 73.6 E.

116

67.4 70.6 E.

120

76.0 75

69.5

72.6 E.

131

77.0 75

69.5

73.6 E.

119

84.0 76.0 79.0 76

72.6

75.7 E.

S.E.

112

72.6

75.7 S.

S.W.

126

72.6

76.7 S.

S.W. 136

73.6

77.8 (E.

149

}

18 Tuesday,.

29.96

Wednesday,

29.94

Thursday,

29.88

89.0

Friday,

29.95

89.0

Saturday,

89.0

23 Sunday, Monday,. 25 Tuesday,

29.84

29.88

Wednesday,

29 84

29.84

27 Thursday,

28 Friday,

29 Saturday,

30 Sunday,

31 | Monday,

Mean

Summary of May,

29.85 78.0 81.6 73.3 1874:-Mcan Shade Temp., 1873:-

.78.3

87.0 77.0 88.0 87.0 149. 126. 74.0 11.0 52.0 78.0 82.0 87.0 77.0 82.0 29.90 82.0 87.0 77.0 89.0 88.0 150. 127. 74.0 12.0 53.0 78.0 82.0 87.0 77.0 82.0 76 29.84 84.0 $7.0 78.0 89.0 88.0 150. 127. 74.0 11.0 53.0 78.0 84.0 87.0 79.0 82.0 29 80 84.0 87.0 78.0 88.0 150. 127. 74.0 11.0 53.0 78.0 84.0 87.0 79.0 82.0 76

29.87 84.0 88.0 78.0 88.0 150. 127. 75.0 11.0 52.0 79.0 84.0

29.95 29.85 84.0 88.0 78.0 88.0 150. 127. 75.0 11.0 52.0 79.0 84.0 29.99 29.86 81.0 80.0 74.0 85.0 84.0 95. 81. 71.0 11.0 10.0 75.0 81.0- 29.88 80.0 80.0 76.0 81.0 80.0 81. 81. 68.0 5.0 13.0 73.0 80.0 80.0 77.0 77.0 85

78.0 78.0 74.0 81.0 80.0 81. 81. 68.0 7.0 13.0 73.0 78.0 78.0 76.0 76.0 89

29.88 77.0 75.0 72.0 80.0 79.0 80. 80. 65.0 8.0 15.0 70.0 77.0 75.0 75.0 73.0 89

29.94 29.86 80.0 83.0 73.0 84.0 83.0 123. 104. 63.0 11.0 36.0 72.0 89.0 83.0 77.0 79.0 85 29.87 29.79 81.0 85.0 75.0 86.0 85.0 145. 123. 72.0 11.0 51.0 76.0 81.0 85.0 77.0 81.0 80 29.85 29.79 83.0 86.0 76.0 87 0 86.0 147. 124. 72.0 11.0 52.0 77.0 83.0 86.0 79.0 82.0 80 29.84 29.78 80.0 82.0 76.0 86.0 85.0 147. 124. 72.0 10.0 52.0 77.0 80.0 82.0 76,0 78.0 80 29.78 29.65 79.0 80.0 76.0 82.0 81.0 87. 85. 71.0 6.0 14.0 76.0 79.0 80.0 76.0 77.0 29.93 83.6 82.5 126. 111. 69.2 41.7 76.3 81.8 81.6 74.4

Total Rain fall,

73.6

77.8 IS.

IS.

115

73.6

78.8 S.E.

?S.

118

73.6 78.8 E.

109

75.7

78.8 E. IS.

125

75.7

78.8 N.E.

121

3433

88.0 79.0 83.0 76

75.7

79.8 [E.

113

88.0 79.0 83.0 76

75.7 79.8 S. E.

128

0.41

80.0 77.0 76.0 80

74.3

73.3 IN.E.

211

0.22

75.0

75.0 E.

192

0.30

74.6

74.6 [E.

218

4.76

73.6 71.6 E.

193

0.34

75.0

76.3 E.

159

74.3 78.4 Calm

132

76.3

79.4 E.

125

73.3 75.3 E.

S.E.

132

0.81

85 73.9

75.2 E.

S. E.

899 8.89 10

- ap

10.3

77.4

71.5

74.3

174

15.82

29.28 inches. Rain fell on 25 days.

78.8

12.27

1872:-

.80.0

12.27

1871:-

82.0

13.29

1870:-

80.0

16.26

1869:-

79.4

10.01

C. J. WHARRY, M.D., Superintendent.

1868:-

.78.7

10.07

}

250

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH JUNE, 1875.

NOTICE.

Tathong Rock shut in with Cape Collinson clears the patch.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 10th June, 1875.

NOTICE.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 7th May, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Anderson, Jas. Albers, Albert 2

Cotter, A. T. Copeland, Mrs. D. Curtis, Mrs.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Emigration Officer, &c.

Unclaimed Letters and Papers, 18th June, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Hue Shain Phock 1 Hogenis, J. L. 1

Havens, Harry}

Henderson, Jas. 1 Hourihane, M. 3

Harrison, Francis1 Howard, J.

Knowlton,

Mrs., Revd. M. J.

Letters. Papers.

Lowkampok,Mr.1 Lutchamana-

chery Large, F. Capt. 1

Lets. Paps.

Santos, Rosa

de los Siqueira, Re- medio P. Souza, James Stanley, A. C., Revd., The Hon'ble Sjolund, P. O. 1 Swaries, H.

Stoddard, J. C. 1

Letters. Papers.

Nutal, Etienne 1

Ollivant, Joseph Oxenham, E. L. 2

1 regd.

Lamb, F. de V. 1

Malcomson, Thos. 1 Maher, Izidoro 1

Ross, Alexander 1 Robins, R. Raymond, Stella 2 Rocha, Anto.

Joaquim Raynolds, Robt. 1 Ramos, Ropino 1 Rickson, J.

Plummer, John 1 Pereira, D. M. 2 1 Poole, W. P. Phar, Monsr. T. 1 Planer, J.

1 regd.

Tong Wing Pat 1 Taft, Dr. W.

}

Upton, Thos.

} 1

Bank of

Hindostan

Benton, Charles 1

Buchanan, F. C. 2

Bolland, H.

Defries, Joseph 1 Davidson, Jas. 1 Dorez, E. M. das 1

Hawke, T.

Lane, H. K.

Banks, Horace 1

Hannen,Mrs.N.J.1

Luz, Prodente J.1

Botelho, B. F. 1

E. A. B.

Hung Loong

Bush, Oscar

Bump, Silas L. 1

Burton, J.

Brett, W.

Browne, J. B. 1

Eastlack, W. C. 1 Everett, H.C., formerly of the s.s.For-

mosa

Harrison, J.

Hucklebridge,}

Morris, Theo-

dore J.

McLean, E.

Jones,

Baldwin, U.

Granton P.}

Faron, Geo.

Jones, Frederick 1

Martin, Mr.

Freeman, R.

Julian. V. J. 1 regd.

Mackellar, M. R.

Chatain, Ma-

Field, F. B.

Joshua, J. R.

Marcal, Catholino4

rie, Madme.

Jacobs, F. S.

Martin, Alibornol

Clary, John

Ginsburg, S. L. 3 regd.

Johnson, J. H. 1

Mayo, Dr.

-1

Collinson, W. M, 1

Gatti, Luigi

Mead, Charles,

Cowan, R.

Castagnetti, G. 1

Glover, Revd.}

W. T.

Kirby, Capt. 1

formerly of

the Marquis

Cook, W. B.

Collins, E.

Galliene, J. Guerres, R.

Karlosski, L. Kates Mark, W.1

of Argyle

Meagher, O.

Sayle, N. J. Saunders, F. Smith, C. J.

Samuel, H. A. 2 Stwobe, Miss C. 1

Letters and Papers for Merchant Vessels.

1 regd.

1 book.

Walker, J. H. 1 Williams,

John H. Wah Lung

Young, J.

Soona Walla

Letters. Papers.

Aberdeen

Corina

August

Frederich

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Augustus

Charlotte An-}

Constantin

Dilharree Devonhurst, s.s. 2

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Golden State

Memento Min

Queen Victoria 1

Hamilton

Ella

Herman

Ann Cheshyre 13

Comet

Ellen Monroe 1

Harwich

Maximos Mariner Miako

Rifleman

Rolla

Rover

1 2 1

Alexandra

Cleopatra

E. M. Young

Marion, s.s.

Ruth

Argonaut

Caroline Behn 1

Ernest

Invincible

Albatross Amadine

Balgowine

Carricks Caroline Commissary

Countess of Erroll

Ellsworth

Sarah Nicholson 4

Oxford

Cilurnam

Endeavour

Champion of

Kerchelon

Olympia

Swatara, s.s.

1 regd.

Osa

Sylvia

the Seas

Formosa

Kapala

Solone

Charit?

Fortuna

Kirkland

162

Calabar, s.s.

Flodden

Fontenaye

Lucerne

Devana

Fitz Patrick, s.s. 1

Liberator

Peeres Phocus, s.s. Portland

Virginia

Wakefield

Elk

Letters.

Unpaid and Registered Letters and Papers for Her Majesty's Ships of War.

Hart

Letters.

Kestrel

Letters.

Lapwing Midge

8 1

Ringdove

Letters. 1

Letters.

Victor Emanuel 2

W. Grinsberg, Manila,

S. Schuer, Manila,.....

W. Rohey, Sydney, N.S.W.,

1 Letter.

F. Abdollaly, Bangkok,

Maria Fossio, Buenos Ayres,

Dr. D. F. Owen, Mississippi,

F. E. Rossi, Habana,

Rev. Otis Gibson, San Francisco,

1 Book.

Wapada Kakanda, Sarawak, James Gibbons, Callao, Peru,

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1 Book.

1 Paper.

1 Book.

1 Letter.

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1 Paper.

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1 Paper.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH JUNE, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 18TH JUNE, 1875.

251

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

1875.

THERMOMETER.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo-

meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

June

29.94

29.96

79.5

85.5

29.90

29.94

29.90

86.5

29.86

85.5

82.5

29.85

85.5

29.85

86.5

29.90

29.89

29.91

88.5

29.90

88888

29.80

86.5

29.79

29.85

87.5

29.87

29.84

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO- METER.

Self

[Registering.

Min. Max.

NOON

June 12 29.03 29.06 29,10 29.12 29.10 72.5 74.5 73.0 72.5 74.0 72.5 71.5 75.5 SE

WINDS.

RAIN.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M. NOON.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn.

In inches during the]

previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER,

6 P.M.

NOON.

4 SE

3 SE

0.00

13 29.12 29.16 29.18 29.20 29.20 73.0 74.0 74.0 72.0 74.0 73.5 72.5

76.5 IS

4 S

5 S

0.00

Do.

do.

14 29.24 29.27 29.28 29.29 29.30 74.5 74.5 75.0 73.5 74.5 74.5 73.5 76.0 S

5 S

6 S

0.00

15 29.36 29.39 29.40 29.42 29.42 74.5 76.0 74.5 74.0 75.0 74.0 73.5 76.5 S

5 S

6 S

0.00

16 29.45 29.48 29.51 29.51 29.52 74.0 75.5 75.5 73.5 75.0 75.0 74.0 76.0 S

17 29.55 29.58 29.60, 29.60 29.60 75,0 75.5 75.0 74.5 74.5 74.0 74.0 76.0 SSW

18 29.63 29.65 29.68 29.70 29.70 74.0 75.575.0 73.5 75.0 74.5 72.5 77.0 S

6 S

0.04

5 SSW

0.05

5 S

0.10

Fine, cloudy, with passing fog at in-

tervals throughout.

Fog with openings at intervals

throughout.

5 A.M., wet fog; 9 A.M., passing fog; noon, fine, clear, cloudy; 6 P.M., passing fog.

Rain and fog past night; 8 A.M., passing fog; noon, fine, cloudy; 5 P.M., passing fog.

Rain and fog past night; 9 A.M., passing fog; noon, fine and clear. Rain and fog past night; 5 A.M., fine, clear, with passing fog at intervals.

do.

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER,

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

METER.

Self Registering

Min. Max.

NOON.

WINDS.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

6 A.M.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn F.

June 12 29.95 29.98 29.99 29.95 29.93 80.00 84.00 82.05 79.00 81.00 79.05 78.05 84.05] Calm

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

13 29.93 29.96 29.92 29.92 29.89 81.00 84.05 85.00 79.00 80.00 80.00 78.05 86.00 Calm

0 E

O SW

14 29.88 29.91 29.91 29.86 29.86 83.00 85.00 84.00, 80.00 81.00 81.00 81.00 86.00 SW

4 SW

15 29.85 29.87 29.87 29.85 29.84 83.05 86.00 85.00 80.00 82.00 81.00 82.00 86.00 SW

4 SW

16 29.88 29.93 29.93 29.89 29.87 84.05 86.00 85.00 81.00 82.00' 83.00 82.00 88.00 SW

1729.91 29.91 29.95 29.92 29.88 84.00 85.00 85.00 81.00 81.05 81.00 81.05 87.05 SW

6 'SW

2 SW

4 E

4 SW

4 SE

4 SW

4 Calm

Do.

Fine and cloudy throughout.

do.

4 Do.

do.

Fine, overcast and cloudy.

Fine, overcast and cloudy, with rain at intervals.

Overcast, fine and cloudy.

18 29.91 29.93 29.93 29.86 29.85 83.00 85.00 85.00, 81.00 82.00 82.00 81.00 87.00 W

2 SW

4 SW

Fine and cloudy throughout.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues-

day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

In the Goods of SETH AVIET SETH, deceased. JOHANNES CHRISTIAN BOB-

SEIN, deceased, VON TSEE,

deceased.

HENRY STROUD,

AH-YOONG,

GEORGE MUNRO, DANIEL NORTON, OTICE is hereby given that in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No. 9 of 1870, Section 3, an order has been made by the Honorable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, limiting the time for Creditors and others to send in their claims against the above Estates to Monday, the 31st day of January, 1876, on or before which date all Claims must be proved, otherwise they will not be included in the Scheme of Division.

All persons indebted to the said Estates are requested to make immediate payment to

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Official Administrator.

NOTICE.

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NOTICE.

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WE Ear to sign our Firm on and after M this day been admitted a Partner in our

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1st June, 1875.

NOTICE.

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NOTICE.

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No. 27.

No. 114.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 26TH JUNE, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Report of the Marine Court of Inquiry into the collision of the British Steamer Zambesi, Official Number 68,413, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th June, 1875.

FINDING OF THE COURT.

At 2 P.M. on the 17th day of June, 1875, the Peninsular and Oriental Company's Steam-ship Zambesi, Official Number 68,413, GEORGE FREDERICK CATES, Master, Number of whose Certificate of Competency is 3,055, when entering the Harbor of Victoria, came into collision with a Fishing Junk of 800 piculs burden, on board which were four men, four women, and seven children.

The Fishing Junk was submerged, and one man and five children drowned or missing. The Court finds that the collision was unavoidable, and no blame attributable to the Captain or Officers of the Zambesi.

The Court has therefore returned the Certificate to the Master. Given under our hands at Hongkong, this 19th day of June, 1875.

C. MAY,

First Police Magistrate.

J. P. McEUEN, R.N., Acting Harbor Master, &c.

ROBT. MCMURDO,

R. H. CAIRNS,

M. BRACE,

Un-Official Justice of the Peace.

Government Marine Surveyor. Master, British Steamer “Nankin.”

Confirmed,

No. 115.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Notice to Mariners, received from the Admiralty, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th June, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

[ No. 56.].

CHINA-PE-CHILI STRAIT-SHANTUNG.

Fixed Light at Teng-chau.

Information has been received, that a light is now exhibited from a lighthouse on Teng-chau bluff, Miau-tau strait. The light is a fixed white light, visible between the bearings of West, through South, to S.E. S.; in clear weather

it should be seen from a distance of 10 miles.

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Government Gazette.

Published by Authority.

No. 27.

No. 114.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 26TH JUNE, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Report of the Marine Court of Inquiry into the collision of the British Steamer Zambesi, Official Number 68,413, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th June, 1875.

FINDING OF THE COURT.

The Court has therefore returned the Certificate to the Master. Given under our hands at Hongkong, this 19th day of June, 1875.

C. MAY,

First Police Magistrate.

J. P. McEUEN, R.N., Acting Harbor Master, &c.

ROBT. MCMURDO,

R. H. CAIRNS,

M. BRACE,

Un-Official Justice of the Peace.

Government Marine Surveyor. Master, British Steamer “Nankin.”

Confirmed,

No. 115.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Notice to Mariners, received from the Admiralty, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th June, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

[ No. 56.].

CHINA-PE-CHILI STRAIT-SHANTUNG.

Fixed Light at Teng-chau.

it should be seen from a distance of 10 miles.

254

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　The tower is situated on the north-east angle of the parapet of the citadel, is about 60 feet high, and painted a light stone colour. Position, lat. 37° 50′ N., long. 120° 45′ E.

[All Bearings are Magnetic. Variation 31° Westerly in 1875.]

By Command of their Lordships,

FREDK J. EVANS,

Hydrographer.

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 30th April 1875.

This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts:-Hong Kong to Liau-tung, No. 1262; Pe-chili and Liau-tung Gulfs, No. 1256; Pe-chili strait, &c., No. 1392; and Kamchatka to Chusan island, No. 2459: Also, Admiralty List of Lights in South Africa, East Indies, China, &c., page 26, and China Sea Directory, Vol. III., page 479.

No. 116.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　His Excellency the Administrator has been pleased to appoint C. J. WHARRY, Esquire, M.D., to act as Colonial Surgeon, and Surgeon of the Lock Hospital, during the temporary absence on leave

of Dr. AYRES.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th June, 1875.

No. 117.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held at British Kowloon on Monday, 5th July, 1875, at 4 o'clock P.M., are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th June, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 5th July, 1875, at 4 P.M., by Order of His Excellency the Administrator, of Eight Lots of Crown Land in the Dependency of Kowloon for a Term of Fourteen Years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.

No.

Boundary Measurements.

of Lots.

Registry No.

LOCALITY.

Contents in

Square ft.

Annual Rent.

Upset

Price.

Garden Lot

feet.

feet. feet.

feet.

No. 45

Tsim Tsa Tsui,.

Tai Tso Pai,

Do.,

,, 48

Do.,

268.0 500.0| 368.0|140.6

259.2 259.2| 259.2| 259.2

259.2 259.2 259.2 259.2

201.0 201.0 250,0| 250.0

264.0 200.0| 250.0| 462.0

88.0 243.9 417.6 462.0 65,475

509.0 360.0 395.0 350.0 150,675

78,672 36.12 25.00

87,120 40.00 30.00

40,250 18.48 15.00

57,420 26.36 20.00

30.28

20.00

69.18 50.00

Do.,

515.0

(305.0 1208.9

350.0

208.9 135.0

$119,569 54.88 45.00

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. The highest bidder above the upset price shall be the Purchaser, and if any dispute arise, the Lot shall be put up again at a former bidding.

2. No person shall at any bidding advance less than $5.

254

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　The tower is situated on the north-east angle of the parapet of the citadel, is about 60 feet high, and painted a light stone colour. Position, lat. 37° 50′ N., long. 120° 45′ E.

[All Bearings are Magnetic. Variation 31° Westerly in 1875.]

By Command of their Lordships,

FREDK J. EVANS,

Hydrographer.

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 30th April 1875.

No. 116.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　His Excellency the Administrator has been pleased to appoint C. J. WHARRY, Esquire, M.D., to act as Colonial Surgeon, and Surgeon of the Lock Hospital, during the temporary absence on leave

of Dr. AYRES.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th June, 1875.

No. 117.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held at British Kowloon on Monday, 5th July, 1875, at 4 o'clock P.M., are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th June, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.

No.

Boundary Measurements.

of Lots.

Registry No.

LOCALITY.

Contents in

Square ft.

Annual Rent.

Upset

Price.

Garden Lot

feet.

feet. feet.

feet.

No. 45

Tsim Tsa Tsui,.

Tai Tso Pai,

Do.,

,, 48

Do.,

268.0 500.0| 368.0|140.6

259.2 259.2| 259.2| 259.2

259.2 259.2 259.2 259.2

201.0 201.0 250,0| 250.0

264.0 200.0| 250.0| 462.0

88.0 243.9 417.6 462.0 65,475

509.0 360.0 395.0 350.0 150,675

78,672 36.12 25.00

87,120 40.00 30.00

40,250 18.48 15.00

57,420 26.36 20.00

30.28

20.00

69.18 50.00

Do.,

515.0

(305.0 1208.9

350.0

208.9 135.0

$119,569 54.88 45.00

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. The highest bidder above the upset price shall be the Purchaser, and if any dispute arise, the Lot shall be put up again at a former bidding.

2. No person shall at any bidding advance less than $5.

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255

4. The Purchaser of each Lot shall be entitled to and shall execute on demand a Lease from the Crown of the Piece or Parcel of Ground comprised in such Lot for 14 Years terminable at the expiration of 7 Years, to be computed from the 24th day of June, 1875, at such Annual Rental payable half-yearly on the 24th day of June, and the 25th day of December in every Year as is specified in the Particulars of such Lot hereinbefore contained; and such Crown Lease shall be subject to and contain all Exceptions, Reservations, Covenants, Clauses, and Conditions inserted in the Crown Lease of Garden Lots in the Colony of Hongkong.

5. The Purchaser of each Lot shall pay to the Surveyor General on behalf of Her Majesty The QUEEN, a Fee of $5 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.

7. Possession of each Lot sold shall be given to the Purchaser, and deemed to have been taken by him on the day of Sale.

8. The Purchaser of each Lot shall within One Month from the day of Sale mark out the boun- daries of his Lot by fixing granite boundary posts, of not less than 9 inches square, at each angle of the said Lot.

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BY THE PURCHASER.

Number

Registry Number

and

of Sale

Lots. Description of Lot Purchased.

Amount of Annual Rental. Premium at which

Purchased.

Signatures of Purchasers.

NOTICE.

Owners of Tenements assessed to the Police, Lighting, Water, and Fire Brigade Rates, are hereby informed that the Rates for the Third Quarter of the year 1875, are payable in advance, during and within the Month of July next.

It is particularly requested that such Rates may be paid before the 31st of July, as after that date application will be made to the Supreme Court for the recovery of any arrears that may be outstanding.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 25th June, 1875.

POLICE NOTIFICATION.

C. MAY,

Acting Colonial Treasurer.

It is requested that any one having in his possession unclaimed property, which may have been removed for safety during the late Fire, will communicate with the undersigned.

Central Police Barracks, 26th June, 1875.

NOTICE.

W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.

Notice is hereby given, that the Crown Rents for the half-year ending 24th Junc, 1875, should be paid into the Treasury on or before the 15th July next.

C. MAY,

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 17th June, 1875.

Acting Colonial Treasurer.

Letters. Papers.

Defries, Joseph 1 Davidson, Jas. 1 Dorez, E. M. das 1

Hannen, Mrs.N.J.1 Hung Loong 1 Harrison, J. 1

Hill, N.

Bush, ?scar

Hutchison, R. W.1 Hagerty, W. G.

Bump, Silas L. 1

Burton, J.

Infante, G.

1 regd.

Brett, W.

Baldwin, U.

Faron, Geo.

Jones,

Brown, W. T.

Freeman, R.

Granton P.

} 1

dore J. McLean, E.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH JUNE, 1875.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 25th June, 1875.

Anderson, Jas. 2

Bank of

　　　　Hindostan Buchanan, F. C. 2 Banks, Horace 1

Botelho, B. F. 1

E. A. B.

Eastlack, W. C. 1 Everett, H.C.,

formerly of

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mosa

Hucklebridge,}

Letters. Papers.

Lutchamana-

chery Large, F. Capt. ? Lane, H. K. Luz, Prodente J.1

1 regd.

WITHDRAWN

257

Lets. Paps.

Stwobe, Miss C. 1 Souza, James 1 Stanley, A. C.,

Revd., The 6 Hon'ble Sjolund, P. O. 1 Swaries, H.

Ollivant, Joseph Oxenham, E. L. 2

Letters. Papers.

Lamb, F. de V. 1 Lester, David 1

Poole, W. P.

Plummer, John 1 Pereira, D. M. 2 1

Morris, Theo-

}

Phar, Monsr. T. 1 Planer, J. Pritchard, H. 1

1 regd.

Stoddard, J. C. 1 Sim?es, R.

Malcomson, Thos. 1

Brown, W.

1 regd.

Field, J. B.

Jones, Frederick 1

Maher, Izidoro 1

Ross, Alexander 1 Robins, R.

Bernard,

Julian, V. J. 1 regd.

Martin, Mr.

Ginsburg, S. L. 3 regd. Gatti, Luigi

Jacobs, F. S.

Mackellar, M. R.

Johnson, J. H. 1

Marcal,Catholino4

Joaquim

Raymond, Stella 2 Rocha, Anto.

Tong Wing Pat 1 Taft, Dr. W. Tyson, W. J.

M.R.C.F.

}

Tindeiro, J. A. 1

Guerrero, R.

Joshua, J. R. 1

Martin, Aliborno1

Chatain, Ma-}

Goldstein, J.

rie, Madme. J

Clary, John

Collinson, W. M, 1

Cowan, R.

Castagnetti, G. 1

? .

Cook, W. B.

Hourihane, M. 3

Mrs., Revd.

Cotter, A. T.

Hawke, T.

M. J.

Copeland,

Harrison, Francis1

Mrs. D.

Howard, J.

Lowkampok,Mr.1

1 regd.

Mayo, Dr.

Raynolds, Robt. 1 Ramos, Ropino 1

Hue Shain Phock 1 Hogenis, J. L. 1

Havens, Harry } 1

Kirby, Capt.

W. T. Karlosski, L.

Kates, Mark W.1

Knowlton,

Mead, Charles,

Upton, Thos.

}

formerly of

Soona Walla

1 regd.

the Marquis

Sayle, N. J.

of Argyle

Saunders, F.

Walker, J. H.

Meagher, O.

Smith, C. J.

1 book.

Wah Lung

Mitchell, Geo. 1

Samuel, H. A. 2

Wokey, W. H. 1

Mitchell, W.

regd.

Santos, Rosa

Do.

1 regd.

de los

Nutal, Etienne 1

Siqueira, Re- medio P.

Young, J.

For Merchant Vessels.

Letters. Papers.

Aberdeen

Caroline Behn 1

Letters. Papers. -Eastern Isles, s.s.1

Letters. Papers.

Invincible

August

Frederich

}

Countess of Erroll

Edward P.

Mariner Marion, s.s.

Rover

Ruth

Champion of

Bouverie

Jeddah, s.s.

Augustus

the Seas

Nyassa

Rayamattian

Alexandra

Calabar, s.s.

Formosa

Argonaut

Clairellen

Fortuna

Kerchelon

Oxford

Albatross

Cornuvia

Flodden

Kapala

Olympia

Rover of the Seas1

Whar, s.s.

Sarah Nicholson 4

Lets. Paps.

Amadine

Fontenaye

Kirkland

Swatara, s.s.

1 regd.

Devana

Ardentinny

Fitz Patrick, s.8. 1

Kate Waters

Peeres

Sylvia

Dilharree

Fidelio

Carricks

Caroline

　　Commissary Corina Constantin Comet Cleopatra

121 I GA OS

Devonhurst, s.s. 2

Killarney, s.s.

Phocus, s.s.

Solone

Portland

Storm King

Ella

Golden State

Lucerne

Scotland

Ellen Monroe 1

Liberator

Queen Victoria 1

Star of Persia 1

Ellsworth

Hamilton

Queen of the Seasi

Endeavour

Herman

Memento

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Hope Highlanders

Min, s.s. Maximos

212

Virginia

Rifleman Rolla

Wakefield

For H. M. Ships.

Letters.

Elk Egeria

Hart

Letters.

Lettere.

Kestrel

Lapwing Modeste

Letters.

Ringdove

Letters.

Victor Emanuel 5

W. Grinsberg, Manila,

S. Schuer, Manila,.

W. Rohey, Sydney, N.S.W.,

F. Abdollaly, Bangkok,

Maria Fossio, Buenos Ayres,

F. E. Rossi, Habana,

Rev. Otis Gibson, San Francisco,

W. Ashmore, Warren Co., Ohio,

Detained for Postage.

1 Letter.

Rev. L. McGuire, Buchanon, Penna., Miss Lena B. Rich, Plymouth, Mass.,

T. B. Harvey, Mississippi,

Wapada Kakanda, Sarawak,

1 Book.

1 Paper.

Dr. D. F. Owen, Mississippi,

James Gibbons, Callao, Peru,

Dr. E. Ware Lyhuster, Lyone, N.Y.,

1 Book.

1 Letter.

1 Paper.

A-Sam, Blacksmith, Great Bourke Street, Melbourne, Badree, Datta Joshe Gurhwalee, Bareilly College, India, Borges, Jos? Sim?es Nunes, Porto,

Brett, R., George Street, Dunedin, N.Z.,

Dead Letters.

Jockes, Lieutenant J. C., Naval Department, Batavia, Kong Hook Cheong, Cheater Street, Melbourne, Langelier, Mr., Canton,

Marques, M. P., Foochow,.

Brown, D. F., 12, King Street, Tower Hill, London,

Burton, E. H., Yokohama,

Marten, Alfred, 62, South Castle Street, Liverpool, May, Alfred, H.M.S. Victor Emanuel, Hongkong,

..11

Caldecott, A. M., Hongkong,

Meerja, Ameenbeg Affeirbeg, Jeypore,

Canossiane, la Madre Superiora delle Figlie, Ancona,

Chappedelaine, Comte de, French Consul, Bombay,

Chon Newie, Storekeeper, Alexandria, Otago, N.Z.,

Mervin, Fraulein Lina, Ulrikerstrasse, 10, Hamburg, Morrisen, James, S.S. City of Bengal, Hongkong, Nightingale, Miss L., Bear Road, Barbadoes,

Clark,. Mrs. E., 15, Sydney Street, Kings Cross, London,

Clarke, H. S., H.M.S. Kestrel, Nagasaki,

Conshewe, Joseph, Chinese Interpreter, Demerara,

Common, J., Penang,

Davies, D. P., Surveyor General's Department, Hongkong,.

Porter, Misses C. E., and J. Elliott, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Rodgers, John Joiner, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England,. Rofs, Mrs. J., P. & O. Office, Bombay, (Registered), Santo, Joseph, Hongque, Shanghae,.

Edwards, E., The Hospital, Melbourne,

Falconer, Dr. John, Fost Office, Singapore,

Sarmago, L. F., ao bordo do Tacasugo Maru, Nagasaki, Schlesische, Tuchfabrik, (Nene), Sommerfeld, Germany, Schwartz, Miss Lina, Saigon, (Registered),.

-Glover, Mr., 31, Weare Street, Bristol,

.(Book Packet),... 1

Goddard, J. M., Passenger per S.S. Bangalore, Hongkong,

Goldenberg, Mrs., Nagasaki, .

Shaik, Abraham Faulicar, Soorty, Moolah Road, Bombay, Verbena, Mrs. Charles, Post Office, Conway, North Wales, Winslow, Miss, 9, Fenchurch Street, London,..

Gray, Capt., British Ship Ambassador, Nagasaki,.

Wollon, Jue Pee, Wainea, New Zealand,

Hartmann, Rudolf, 41, Wasserthor Strasse, Berlin,

ALFRED LISTER,

Acting Postmaster General,

General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd June, 1875.

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH JUNE, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 25TH JUNE, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo-

meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

June

29.89

86.5

29.88

87.5

83.5

29.83

29.88

86.5

29.92

29.88

29.94

88.5

29.94

89.5

83.5

29.91

29.90

29.91

83.5

29.88

88.5

29.88

86.5

29.87

89.5

29.81

29.84

29.83

88.5

83.5

90.5

29.80

88.5

29.85

85.5

29.84

89.5

29.80

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

METER.

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

BAROMETER.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Self Registering.

Min. Max.

NOON.

WINDS.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

June 19 29.75 29.77 29.78 29.80 29.80 74.0 75.5 75.0 73.5 75.0 74.0 74.0 77.0 S

RAIN.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

4 S

0.04

20 29.81 29.84 29.87 29.88 29.90 74.5

76.0 75.0 74.0 74.5 74.5 73.0 76.5 S

21 29.89 29.93 29.95 29.96 29.95 74.5 76.5 75.0 74.075.0 74.5 73.5 77.0 ?S

4 S

0.03

3 S

4 S

0.02

74.0 76.5 75.0 73.5 75.0 74.0 73.0 77.0 S

74.0 76.5 76.0 73.5 75.575.0 73.0 77,5 S

75.0 76.5 76.0 74.0 75.5 75.0 74.0 77.0 S

75.0 76.075.5 75.5 75.5 75.0 73.5 77.0 S

3 S

0.15

3 S

0,06

I 4 S

3 S

0.00

5 A.M., fine, clear, cloudy; 5 P.M.,

slight fog and rain.

Rain and fog past night; 9 A.M., fine,

clear, cloudy.

6 A.M., wet fog and rain; 8 A.M., fine,

clear, cloudy.

Fog and rain past night; 9 A.M., fine,

clear, cloudy.

5.30 A.M., showery with fog; 9 A.M.,

fine, horizon clear.

Fine, clear throughout.

3 S

0.02

6 A.M., drizzly rain; 8 A.M., finc,

clear, cloudy.

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB,

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

June 1929.88 29.92 29.92 29.88 29.87 82.00 85.05 85.05 80.00 81.00 81.00 81,00 86.05) SW

2029.90 29.93 29.96 29.92 29.91 83.00 85.05 85.00, 80.00, 81.00 81.00 82.00) 87.00] Calm

2129.96 29.98 29.98, 29.95 29.95 84.00 86.05 86.05 82.00 81.00, 82.00 81.05 87.05] Calm

2229.95 29.95 29.95 29.92| 29.89 83.00 86.00 85.00 81.00 81.00 80.00 81.00 88.05 Calm

23 29.91 29.91 29.90 29.86 29.84 82.00 85.00 86.05 80.00 80.05 82.00 80,00 85.00 NE

,,24 29.85 29.86 29.86 29.84′ 29.81 84.00 86.00 86.00 81.00 81.00 81.00 81.00 87.00 Calm

! 2529.86 29.87 29.87 29.84 29.83] 82.00 86.00 85.00 79.00, 80,00, 80.05 79.00' 87.00 SE

THERMO-

WINDS.

METER.

Self Registering

Force, range from 0 to 12.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

NOON.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn

6 P.M.

2 SW 2 Calm

0 SW

Fine and cloudy throughout.

O SW

1 SW

2 SW

4 SW

2 SW

Do.

do.

2 Do.

do.

1 Do.

do.

0 SW

2 SW

4 SE

Heavy rain past night; fine and cloudy throughout the

day.

Fine and cloudy throughout.

Rain past night; fine, cloudy and rain throughout the

day.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Reg trar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

In the Matter of CHANG Sz, a Bankrupt.

N ?OTICE.—An adjourned sitting of the Court

will be held on Wednesday, the Seventh day of July, A.D. 1875, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon, for the said Bankrupt to pass his last examination and make application for his order of discharge.

Dated this 23rd day of June, 1875.

NOTICE.

E have authorized Mr. HERMANN C?SAR ERDMANN to sign our Firm on and after

this date.

Hongkong, Canton,

CARLOWITZ & Co.

1st June, 1875.

NOTICE.

A CO-PARTNERSHIP has this day been form-

ed between JOHN HEARD, AUGUSTINE HEARD, ALBERT FARLEY HEARD, and CHAR- LES EDWARD PARKER, for the purpose of car- rying on the Business of General Commission Merchants at Hongkong, Canton, Foochow, Shanghai, Hiogo and Yokohama under the name and style of HEARD & Co.

Mr. ROBERT INGLIS FEARON, Mr. GUSTA- VUS FARLEY, Jr., and Mr. JOHN ALEXANDER FRASER, are authorized to sign the name of the Firm.

Hongkong, April 28th, 1875.

NOTICE.

HEARD & Co.

`R. GEORGE OLIVER is authorized to sign

the name of our firm at Foochow.

HEARD & Co.

Hongkong, May 11th, 1875.

MR.

Firm.

NOTICE.

R. ALFRED THOMAS MANGER, has this day been admitted a Partner in our

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.

Hongkong, 2nd November, 1874.

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Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 3RD JULY, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

No. 28.

No. 3.

[L.S.] J. GARDINER AUSTIN.

PROCLAMATION.

　　　By His Excellency JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

No. 2 of 1875, entitled-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for the better Protection of Chinese Women and Female Children, and for the Repression of certain Abuses in relation to Chinese Emigration;

No. 3 of 1875, entitled-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to render Personation with intent to deprive any Person of any Property Felony :

Now, therefore, it is hereby declared, that the said Ordinances have been so approved and confirmed, as aforesaid.

By His Excellency's Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 3rd Day of July, 1875.

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONGKONG.

No. 4 OF 1875.

THURSDAY, 8TH APRIL, 1875.

PRESENT:

His Excellency the Administrator (John GARDINER AUSTIN).

The Honorable the Chief Justice (SIR JOHN SMale).

The Honorable the Acting Colonial Secretary (CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH).

The Honorable the Attorney General (JOHN BRAMSTON).

The Honorable the Acting Colonial Treasurer (CHARLES MAY).

The Honorable PHINEAS RYRIE.

The Honorable WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER.

The Honorable JAMES WHITTALL.

The Honorable HENRY LOWCOCK.

The Council meets this day at 3 P.M., by Special Summons.

The Minutes of the Council held on the 18th March, 1875, are read and confirmed.

The Honorable the Acting Colonial Secretary brings up the Report of the Special Committee appointed

to enquire and report concerning the Marriage Registry Bill, which is as follows:---

"1. Your Committee have carefully considered the Bill 'to provide a General Register of Marriages celebrated in Hongkong.' They have, also, weighed the objections and sugges-

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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 3RD JULY, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

No. 28.

No. 3.

[L.S.] J. GARDINER AUSTIN.

PROCLAMATION.

　　　By His Excellency JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

Now, therefore, it is hereby declared, that the said Ordinances have been so approved and confirmed, as aforesaid.

By His Excellency's Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 3rd Day of July, 1875.

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONGKONG.

No. 4 OF 1875.

THURSDAY, 8TH APRIL, 1875.

PRESENT:

His Excellency the Administrator (John GARDINER AUSTIN).

The Honorable the Chief Justice (SIR JOHN SMale).

The Honorable the Acting Colonial Secretary (CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH).

The Honorable the Attorney General (JOHN BRAMSTON).

The Honorable the Acting Colonial Treasurer (CHARLES MAY).

The Honorable PHINEAS RYRIE.

The Honorable WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER.

The Honorable JAMES WHITTALL.

The Honorable HENRY LOWCOCK.

The Council meets this day at 3 P.M., by Special Summons.

The Minutes of the Council held on the 18th March, 1875, are read and confirmed.

The Honorable the Acting Colonial Secretary brings up the Report of the Special Committee appointed

to enquire and report concerning the Marriage Registry Bill, which is as follows:---

"1. Your Committee have carefully considered the Bill 'to provide a General Register of Marriages celebrated in Hongkong.' They have, also, weighed the objections and sugges-

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tions regarding the Bill, made by the Representatives of the different Religious Communities, and they beg to report as follows:--

"2. With the exception of the Roman Catholic Clergy, there is a strongly expressed opinion in favor of the measure, although there are objections to some of its minor details. These refer more especially to the time required to elapse between giving a Notice of Mar- riage and the issue of a Certificate by the Registrar General (Section XI)—and to the Table of Fees. It was further urged by some that publication by Banns should be allowed to take the place of notice to the Registrar General.

"3. On these points, your Committee recommend that in Section XI 'twenty-one' days be altered to 'fifteen' days; that the Table of Fees be reduced according to the Scale annexed to the print of the Bill attached to this Report, but that nothing be allowed to interfere with the requirements of the Bill as to notifying to the Registrar General the particulars specified. Your Committee, on this last point, would draw attention to the fact, that the proposed law does not affect the present law as to publication of Marriages by Banns. It simply enjoins on the parties to a Marriage and the Officiating Minister certain civil duties of no irksome cha- racter, in addition to what the Anglican Church requires under a recognized regulation. They think, therefore, that the two obligations--one to the Church, and the other to the State- should be kept distinct and apart.

"4. The objection to the Bill raised by the Roman Catholic Clergy is based on a question of principle. They hold that the proposed enactment is at variance with Roman Catholic doctrine and practice, and they abstain from discussing the details of the Bill until its principle be altered.

5. Your Committee find that the Bill is drawn up in accordance with an Ordinance passed in Ceylon so long ago as 1863, and although the Staff of Roman Catholic Clergy in that Colony is far larger than in Hongkong, no public complaints have been made leading us to believe that the measure is not successful in its operation, or objectionable to all those whom it concerns. Further, the principle of the Bill is recognized in so-called Roman Catholic countries, such as France and Belgium, where obligations in relation to Marriages similar to those found in the proposed Ordinance are in force, and this Legislature has therefore many important precedents by which to guide itself in accepting the Bill as brought for- ward by the Government after receiving the approval of the Secretary of State for the Colonies. "6. Your Committee, upon consideration of the whole facts, respectfully recommend that no alteration of the principles of the Bill be entertained, and that, as amended, it be passed by the Council.

"Council Chamber, 6th April, 1875."

"CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH. "JOHN BRAMSTON. "W. H. ALEXANDER. "JAMES WHITTALL. HENRY LOWCOCK.

The Honorable the Acting Colonial Secretary adds, that the Right Reverend the Vicar Apostolic, as representing the Roman Catholic Church, had been requested to attend and express his views at a Meeting of the Special Committee.

Bishop RAIMONDI had, however, replied that important duties elwewhere would prevent his attendance, and that as the objections of the Roman Catholic Clergy were to the principle of the Bill, they could be stated in writing.

A portion of the Bishop's letter is then read.

The Honorable the Acting Colonial Secretary further adds, that the Colonial Chaplain had drawn attention to the probable diminution in the amount of Fees hitherto received by him which would result from the operation of the Bill.

This matter, the Select Committee thought should be left to the consideration of the Government, who would doubtless be prepared to entertain favorably the case of the present Colonial Chaplain should his views prove to be correct.

The Marriage Registry Bill is then considered in Committee, clause by clause.

Section 27, which had been inserted by the Committee as to the correction of clerical errors, is amended and agreed to.

Certain verbal alterations are made, and the Bill, as amended by the Special Committee, is adopted by the Council and passed, bearing the Title of An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to provide a General Register of Marriages celebrated in Hongkong,-being "No. 4 of 1875."

His Excellency adjourns the Council at 4.10 P.M., sine die.

Read and confirmed, this 29th Day of June, 1875.

H. ERNEST Wodehouse,

Clerk of Councils.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

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　　The following Bills, which were read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day, are published for general information.

By Command,

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 29th June, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE, Clerk of Councils.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to authorize the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum not exceeding One hundred and Fifty thousand Dollars to defray the Charges of the Year 1874.

1875.]

Title.

WHEREAS it has become necessary to make further provision Preamble.

for the public service of the Colony for the year 1874, in addition to the charge upon the revenue for the service of the said year already provided for in the Estimates submitted to the Legis- lative Council: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1874.

I. A sum not exceeding one hundred and fifty thousand Supplementary dollars shall be and the same is hereby charged upon the revenue Estimates, of this Colony for the service of the year 1874, the said sum so charged being expended as hereinafter specified; that is to

say :-

ESTABLISHMENTS.

Collector of Stamp Revenue,

$ c.

Official Trustee,

Medical,

Fire Brigade,

35.09 1,362.57

678.87

1,298.66

Total Establishments,

$3,375.19

SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.

Surveyor General, -

120.00

Works and Buildings,

96,199.45

Roads, Streets and Bridges,

7,818.23

Lighthouses,

35,110.64

Miscellaneous Services,

149.81

Land and Houses Purchased,

4,445.00

Military Contribution,

2,018.72

Total,

$149,237.04

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to provide for Public and Bank Holidays.

1875.]

Title.

HEREAS it is expedient that certain days in the year Preamble.

should be declared Public Holidays and Bank Holidays

respectively: Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as

follows:-

I. The several days mentioned in schedule A to this Ordinance Certain days annexed (hereinafter referred to as Public Holidays) shall, in to be Public addition to Sundays, be dies non, and shall be kept (except as hereinafter provided) as holidays in this Colony.

Holidays.

II. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, make Regulations. regulations excluding in whole or in part from the operation of this Ordinance any public office or any department thereof, and thereupon all acts and things relating to such public office or department thereof may be done and performed on any Public Holiday notwithstanding the provisions of this Ordinance.

to be Bank

III. The several days mentioned in the schedule B to this Certain days Ordinance annexed, shall be Bank Holidays, and shall be kept Holidays. as holidays in all banks in the Colony, and all bills of exchange, Bills of Ex- promissory notes, and other negotiable instruments due and change falling payable on any such Bank Holiday, shall be payable on the next due on Bank following day and not on such Bank Holiday.

Holidays to be paid next day.

to be made on Bank Holiday's

IV. In case of non-acceptance or non-payment of any negoti- Protest falling able instrument, the same may be noted or protested on the next following day after a Bank Holiday, and any such noting or may be made protest shall be as valid as if made on the previous day.

on next day.

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Acts relating

V. No person shall be compellable to make any payment, to Bills of Ex- or to do any other act relating to a bill of exchange or other change not to negotiable instrument on a Public Holiday, or on a Bank Holiday, be compellable to be done on and the obligation to make such payment, or to do such other Bank Holidays, act, shall apply to the day next following such Public Holiday, or Bank Holiday, and the making of such payments, or doing such acts on such following day shall be equivalent to payment of the money, or performance of the act on the Public Holiday, or Bank Holiday.

Governor may

days to be observed as Public Holidays,

VI. It shall be lawful for the Governor, by Notification in appoint special the Government Gazette, at any time to appoint a special day to be observed as a Public Holiday, or as a Bank Holiday, in addition to or in substitution for any of the days mentioned in the Schedules to this Ordinance annexed, and thereupon the pro- visions of this Ordinance shall be applicable to such day in the same manner as if the said day had been mentioned in schedule 4 or schedule B to this Ordinance annexed.

Interpretation clause.

Short title.

VII. For the purposes of this Ordinance, the day next follow- ing a Public Holiday shall mean the next following day not being itself a Public Holiday and the day next following a Bank Holiday shall be construed to mean the next following day not being itself a Public or a Bank Holiday.

VIII. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as "The Holidays Ordinance, 1875."

The first day of January.

Good Friday.

SCHEDULE A.

The Birthday of Her Majesty, or the day on which Her Majesty's Birthday

is kept.

Christmas Day.

If any of these days fall on a Sunday, the next following Monday shall be a Pu blie Holiday,

The second day of January.

Chinese New Year's Day.

SCHEDULE B.

The Accession of Her Majesty.

The first Monday in August.

The Birthday of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.

Easter Monday.

Whit-Monday.

If any of these days fall on a Sunday, the next following Monday shall be a Bank Holiday.

Statement of Objects and Reasons.

This Ordinance is adapted from the Bank Holidays Act, 1871, (34 Vic. c. 17), and from a similar Ordinance in force in the Mauritius, and does not require any lengthened explanation. The object of the Ordinance is to regulate by law, and at the same time to give legal sanction to, days for closing the banks in the Colony, instead of leaving them as at present to the dis- cretion of the bank managers.

Hongkong, 28th June, 1875,

JOHN BRAMSTON, Attorney General.

Title.

Preamble.

Steam vessels

under 100 tons

not to carry passengers for hire without

licence.

The Harbour

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for licensing small Passenger Steamers and for other purposes.

1875.]

WHEREAS it is expedient to regulate the number of pas-

sengers to be carried by small steam vessels, and to guard against accidents thereon from overloading, or from defec- tive machinery: Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:

I. It shall not be lawful for any steam vessel of less than one hundred tons burden to carry passengers for hire within the waters of the Colony, or to any place outside the waters of the Colony, unless she has obtained a licence as hereinafter provided.

II. The Harbour Master may issue to steam vessels of less Master to issue than one hundred tons burden licences for carrying passengers upon the conditions prescribed by such regulations relating thereto as are for the time being in force.

licences.

Regulations.

III. The regulations contained in the schedule hereto shall take effect from the commencement of this Ordinance and shall continue in force until altered or repealed as hereinafter provided.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD JULY, 1875.

IV. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, alter, Alteration or amend, or repeal the said regulations or any of them, and may repeal of make other regulations as occasion requires. Every new regula- regulations. tion and every alteration, amendment, or repeal of an existing regulation shall be published in the Government Gazette, and after such publication shall have the force of law.

V. If any steam vessel licensed under this Ordinance carries Penalty for within the waters of the Colony more passengers than her licence carrying pas- allows, the owner or master thereof shall be liable to a penalty sengers in not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.

excess of the licence.

VI. If any unlicensed steam vessel of less than one hundred Penalty for tons burden arrives in the waters of the Colony carrying more unlicensed passengers in proportion to her size than she would be licensed steamer to carry under the regulations for the time being in force under arriving with this Ordinance, the master thereof shall be liable to a penalty number of not exceeding one hundred dollars.

excessive

passengers.

VII. All penalties for offences against this Ordinance may be Penalties. recovered in a summary way before a Police Magistrate or the Marine Magistrate.

VIII. This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be Commence- hereafter proclaimed by the Governor, and may be cited for all ment. purposes as "The Steam-Launch Ordinance, 1875."

SCHEDULE.

I. The owner of any steam vessel of less than one hundred tons ?urden desirous of obtaining a licence to carry passengers for hire within the waters of the Colony, or to any place outside of the waters of the Colony, shall cause the said vessel to be surveyed by a Marine Surveyor and by an Engineer Surveyor both of whom shall be persons approved by the Government.

II. The certificate of the Marine Surveyor shall contain statements of the following particulars:—

a. That the hull, length- -breadth- -depth

for the service intended, and in good condition.

tons, is sufficient

b. The number of passengers which the vessel is fit to carry, being, for vessels plying beyond the waters of the Colony, at the rate of fifteen superficial feet of the upper or weather deck, and at the rate of fifteen superficial feet of the deck immediately below the upper deck, for each passenger and member of the crew; and for vessels plying within the waters of the Colony, at the rate of seven superficial feet per passenger and member of the crew.

c. That the master possesses a certificate of competency from the Harbour

Master of Hongkong.

d. That provision is on board for the shelter of deck passengers, and that

there are two approved life buoys on board.

e. That the vessel carrying passengers outside the waters of the Colony has boats sufficient for the accommodation of half of the number of passen- gers and crew which the vessel is certified to carry.

f. That the vessel is properly fitted with bow and masthead lights and also a

riding light.

g. That the vessel is properly found with anchors and chains.

h. That the crew is sufficient for the requirements of the vessel in the

opinion of the Harbour Master.

III. The certificate of the Engineer Surveyor shall contain statements of the following particulars :--

a. That the machinery and boiler of the vessel are sufficient for the service intended, and in good condition, and that the safety valve is so construct- ed as to be out of the control of the engineer when the steam is up and is not loaded beyond the pressure permitted by the Engineer Surveyor's certificate.

b. The time for which such machinery will be sufficient.

c. That the engineer of the vessel possesses a certificate of competency from

the Harbour Master of Hongkong.

IV. Such certificates shall be in force for a period of six months.

V. On the receipt of the before-mentioned certificates, the Harbour Master will cause a licence to be issued to the owner or master empowering the therein des- cribed vessel to convey the number of passengers certified to on the Marine Surveyor's declaration for a period of six months.

VI. Every steam vessel licensed under this Ordinance, shall, when under weigh between sunset and sunrise, exhibit a green light on the starboa tow, and a red light on the port bow, and a bright light at least 10 feet above the coloured lights.

VII. Every such steam vessel shall exhibit a bright light at night at least 10 feet above the rail.

VIII. Every vessel licensed under this Ordinance shall have her name in English and in Chinese legibly painted on her stern and on each bow, together with the number of passengers she is licensed to carry.

IX. The Engineer Survevor and Marine Surveyor shall be entitled to a fee of five dollars each for each certificate of survey, recoverable from the owner of the vessel.

X. Vessels plying for hire within the waters of the Colony shall pay a licence fee of $5 per annum, and vessels plying for hire outside the waters of the Colony shall pay a licence fee of $10 per annum.

Statement of Objects and Reasons.

It is submitted that the object of this Ordinance is sufficiently explained by the preamble. The reasons for the Ordinance are that the steam ferry boats now plying in the harbour are not subject to supervision, and that a steam-launch has been em- ployed by its Chinese owners in carrying passengers to places beyond the Colony without supervision and without any legal restriction on the numbers carried, and that there is reason to believe that other small steam vessels are likely to be similarly employed.

Short title.

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Title.

Preamble.

Short title.

Interpretation of terms. "The Admi- ralty."

"Dealer in Marine Stores."

**Dealer in

Old Metals."

"In Her Majesty's Service."

Stores."

Licence to

carry on the trade of a

dealer in ma- rine stores or old metal

necessary. Licences to be

granted by the

Governor subject, &c.

Holder of

licence to keep books, &c.

Inspection of goods, books,

&c.

Penalties.

Provisions of section IV applicable to pawnbrokers.

Marks in

The Ordinance is intended as a temporary measure, and it is proposed to embody its provisions in the consolidated Merchant Shipping Ordinance when that bill comes before the Council again.

Hongkong, 28th June, 1875.

JOHN Bramston, Attorney General.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for the more effectual Protection of Her Majesty's Naval Stores, and for the Regulation of Pawn- brokers' Licences.

[

1875.] DE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice

of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Naval Stores Ordi- nance, (Hongkong) 1875."

II. In this Ordinance:-

The term "The Admiralty" means the Lord High Ad- miral of the United Kingdom, or the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral, and shall be deemed to include the officer in command of Her Majesty's naval forces in the Colony.

"" means a person

The term 66 Dealer in Marine Stores dealing in buying and selling anchors, cables, sails, or old junk, old iron, or marine stores of any description.

The term "Dealer in Old Metals" shall mean any person dealing in buying and selling old metal, scrap metal, broken metal, or partly manufactured metal goods, or defaced or old metal goods, and whether such person deals in such articles only, or together with second hand goods or marine stores; and the term "Old Metal" shall mean the said articles. The term "In Her Majesty's Service," when applied to persons, applies also to persons in the employment of the Admiralty.

The term "Stores" includes all goods and chattels and any single store or article.

III. No person shall, after the commencement of this Ordi- nance, use or exercise the trade or business of a dealer in marine stores, or a dealer in old metals, unless he be the holder of a licence for that

purpose.

IV. Every such licence shall be granted by and held at the discretion of the Governor on such conditions as to fees and subject to such regulations as shall, from time to time, be pre- scribed by the Governor in Council.

V. Every dealer in marine stores to whom a licence shall have been granted shall keep a book or books fairly written, and shall enter therein an account of all such marine stores, or old metal, as he may,

from time to time, become possessed of, stating in res- pect of each article the time at which and the person from whom he purchased or received the same, adding in the case of every such last mentioned person a description of his business and place of abode.

VI. Every person to whom such licence shall have been grant- ed shall, whensoever thereunto required by the Superintendent of Police, or any Inspector of Police, or by any other member of the Police force, bearing a written order in that behalf under the hand of the said Superintendent, produce for the inspection of the party so requiring him all or any marine stores or old metal in his possession or subject to his control and all books and papers relating to the same.

VII. If any person acts in contravention of the provisions con- tained in sections III, V, or VI, or any regulation made under sec- tion IV, he shall be liable on summary conviction before a Magis- trate to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three months, with or without hard labour.

VIII. The provisions of section IV shall be applicable to all licences hereafter to be granted to pawnbrokers.

IX. The marks described in the schedule to this Ordinance schedule ap- may be applied in or on stores therein described to denote Her Her Majesty's Majesty's property in stores so marked.

propriated for

stores.

It shall be lawful for the Admiralty, their contractors, officers,. and workmen, to apply the said marks, or any of them, in or on any such stores as are described in the said schedule.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD JULY, 1875.

If any person, without lawful authority (proof of which autho- Imitation a rity shall lie on the party accused), applies any of the said marks misdemeanor. in or on any such stores, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour.

conceal Her

X. If any person, with intent to conceal Her Majesty's pro- Obliteration perty in any stores, takes out, destroys, or obliterates, wholly or with intent to in part, any such mark as aforesaid, he shall be guilty of felony,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　'Majesty's pro- and shall be liable, in the discretion of the Court, to be kept in perty, felony. penal servitude for any term not exceeding four years, or to be im- prisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour, and with or without solitary confinement.

found in possession of

XI. If stores are found in the possession or keeping of a per- Penalty on son being in Her Majesty's service, or in the service of the dealer, &c., Admiralty, or being a dealer in marine stores, or in old metals, or a pawnbroker (within the meaning of any enactments for the stores, and not time being in force relating to such dealers, or to pawnbrokers), accounting for and he is taken or summoned before a Magistrate, and the Ma- them. gistrate sees reasonable grounds for believing the stores found to be or to have been Her Majesty's property, then if such person does not satisfy the Magistrate that he came lawfully by the stores found, he shall be liable, on summary conviction before a Magistrate, to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars.

For the purposes of this section, stores shall be deemed to be in the possession or keeping of any person, if he knowingly has them in the actual possession or keeping of any other person, or in any house, building, lodging, apartment, field, or place, open or inclosed, whether occupied by himself or fot, and whether the same are so had for his own use or benefit, or for the use or be- nefit of another.

&c., for stores

XII. It shall not be lawful for any person, without permission No unauthor- in writing from the Admiralty, or from some person authorized ized person to by the Admiralty in that behalf (proof of which permission shall creep, sweep, lie on the party accused), to gather or search for stores, or to within 100 creep, sweep, or dredge, in the harbour of Victoria within one yards of any of hundred yards from any vessel belonging to Her Majesty, or in Her Majesty'> Her Majesty's service, or from any mooring place or anchoring vessels, &c. place appropriated to such vessels, or from any moorings belong- ing to Her Majesty, or from any of Her Majesty's wharves, or dock, victualling, or steam factory yards.

If any person acts in contravention of this provision, he shall be liable, on summary conviction before a Magistrate, to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three months, with or without hard labour.

Ordinance.

XIII. The following sections of Ordinance No. 7 of 1865 being Sections 81, (6 An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the Enactments in force 82, 83, 86, 88, "in this Colony relating to Larceny and other similar Offences," 90 to 99 of

Ordinance No. shall be incorporated with this Ordinance, and shall for the pur-7 of 1865, poses of this Ordinance be read as if they were here re-enacted, incorporated namely, sections LXXXI to LXXXIII, LXXXVI, LXXXVIII, with this and XC to XCIX all inclusive; and for this purpose the expres- sion "this Ordinance," when used in the said incorporated sections, shall be taken to include the present Ordinance.

XIV. Nothing in this Ordinance shall prevent any person Not to prevent from being indicted under this Ordinance or otherwise for any indicted under

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　persons being indictable offence made punishable on summary conviction by this Ordinance, this Ordinance, or prevent any person from being liable under &c. any other Ordinance or otherwise to any other or higher penalty or punishment than is provided for any offence by this Ordi- nance so that no person be punished twice for the same offence.

XV. So much of Ordinance No. 3 of 1860 as is inconsistent Ordinance No.

3 of 1860 re- with the provisions of this Ordinance shall be and the same hereby is repealed.

pealed in part.

Ordinance No.

XVI. "The Naval and Victualling Stores Ordinance (Hong- Repeal of kong) 1867" is hereby repealed, but this repeal shall not affect 13 of 1867. any offence, act, or thing committed or done before the com- mencement of this Ordinance.

XVII. This Ordinance shall commence and take effect on such Commence- day as shall hereafter be fixed by Proclamation under the hand ment of of the Governor.

Ordinance.

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SCHEDULE.

Marks appropriated for Her Majesty's use in or on Naval and

Victualling Stores.

STORES.

MARKS.

Hempen Cordage and Wire Rope,

Canvas, Fearnought, Hammocks, and

Seamen's Bags,

Buntin, Candles,.

White, Black, or Coloured Worsted Threads laid up with the Yarns and the Wire respectively.

A Blue Line in a Serpentine Form. A Double Tape in the Warp.

Blue or Red Cotton Threads in each Wick, or Wicks of Red Cotton.

Timber, Metal, and other Stores not be- The Broad Arrow.

fore enumerated.

Statement of Objects and Reasons.

The Ordinance No. 13 of 1867, hereby repealed, applied to this Colony the provisions of the Imperial Naval Stores Act of 1867 :- and among them the sections which made it a misdemeanour, punishable by a year's imprisonment, for any person to receive, possess, keep, sell, or deliver without authority (proof of which authority lay upon the accused), any stores bearing the Queen's mark.

The Act of 1867 was repealed in 1869 and re-enacted without the sections above referred to; and as the naval authorities are now in the habit of selling old stores without obliterating the marks, and the purchasers are liable to the penalties of the above sections, it is necessary to assimilate the Colonial Law to the Imperial Act of 1869."

No other change is made in the repealed Ordinance, beyond a few verbal alterations, and omitting the prohibition to search for stores within a hundred yards of the boundary wall of the Mint.

JOHN BRAMSTON, Attorney General.

Hongkong, 28th June, 1875.

Title.

Preamble.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to provide for the Devolution of the Site of St. Paul's College, and to provide means for altering the Statutes of the said College.

, 1875.]

HEREAS, by Letters Patent dated the 11th day of May, 1849, Her Majesty did declare the city of Victoria, and all the territory comprised within the island of Hongkong and its dependencies, to be the Diocese of the Bishop named in the said Letters Patent, and of his successors, and to be called in all time the Diocese of Victoria; and did constitute the Church of St. John in the said city to be a Cathedral Church, and Bishop's See; and did appoint the Reverend GEORGE SMITH, Doctor of Divinity, to be ordained and consecrated Bishop of the said See and Diocese under the title of The Lord Bishop of Victoria:

And whereas the statutes of St. Paul's College in Victoria were approved by His Grace the then Archbishop of Canterbury on the 15th day of October, 1849, and the said statutes provided amongst other things,-

That all property of every kind thereafter to be given, trans- ferred, or bequeathed to the purposes of the College should be vested in the Bishop of Victoria for the time being as constituted by Her Majesty's Letters Patent a body corporate;

That the government and entire control of the College should be vested in the Bishop of Victoria as ex officio Warden, except so far as any jurisdiction or authority might be by him delegated to a Sub-warden or others;

That it should be lawful for the Bishop of Victoria in conjunc- tion with the Archbishop of Canterbury for the time being to introduce such a modification, alteration, or extension of the said statutes, as to them jointly might seem fit:

And whereas a Crown Lease dated the 5th day of September, 1851, was made between Her Majesty of the one part, and the

;

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD JULY, 1875.

Right Reverend George Lord Bishop of Victoria, in the island of Hongkong, ex officio Warden, on behalf of the Church of England Missionary Institution known as St. Paul's College. of the other part, and thereby the land therein described (being Inland Lot No. seventy-six) with its appurtenances was demised to the said Lord Bishop of Victoria, and his successors, being such Warden, To Hold unto the said Lord Bishop of Victoria and his successors being such Warden for the full term of nine hundred and ninety-nine years, commencing on the 19th day of April, 1850, at the yearly rent of one dollar :

And in the said lease the said Lord Bishop of Victoria as Warden of St. Paul's College, and for the Wardens to be from time to time appointed, covenanted with Her Majesty to pay the said rent and all taxes, charges and impositions that should thereafter be assessed or charged upon the said land. And further that neither the said lessee or Warden, nor any person, should during the said demise, use the said lands for any other purpose than the promotion of the charitable designs and ob- jects of the said St. Paul's College, as they might be, from time to time, legally established, without the previous licence of Her Majesty, her heirs, successors, or assigns, signified by the Go- vernor of the Colony, or other person duly authorized in that behalf:

And whereas by Letters Patent dated the 14th day of January, 1867, Her Majesty did appoint the Reverend Charles Richard Alford, Clerk, Master of Arts, to be ordained and consecrated Lord Bishop of the said See of Victoria, in succession to the said Bishop Smith, who had resigned:

And whereas Letters Patent dated the 1st day of Novem- ber, 1872, after reciting the above mentioned Letters Patent, and that the said See and Bishopric had become vacant by the resignation of the said Bishop Alford, Her Majesty was pleased to revoke and determine the said recited Letters Patent of the 11th day of May, 1849, and of the 14th day of January, 1867, and every clause, article, and thing therein contained:

And whereas by the revocation of the said Letters Patent the said See and Bishopric of Victoria ceased to exist as theretofore constituted:

And whereas it is therefore expedient to provide for the devolution of the property comprised in the aforesaid Crown Lease, and to provide means for altering the statutes of St. Paul's College to meet the state of circumstances that now exists:

And whereas the Right Reverend John Shaw Burdon, Doctor of Divinity, has been duly consecrated to be a Bishop of the Church of England, and as such Bishop is residing and officiating in this Colony, and as such Bishop and by the desire of His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury has undertaken the management of St. Paul's College and is now discharging the duties of Warden of the said College: Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:

successors.

I. From and after the passing of this Ordinance, the above The lease and recited Crown Lease dated the 5th day of September, 1851, and site of St.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Paul's College all the portion of land therein described with its appurtenances, to vest in the and St. Paul's College and all other buildings erected on the said Archbishop of land shall vest in His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury and Canterbury his successors for all the unexpired residue of the term of nine and his hundred and ninety-nine years created by the said lease, upon and for the trusts, intents and purposes in the said lease expressed and declared, and subject to the covenants and condi- tions therein contained, and the said Archbishop and his successors shall be deemed to be the lessees of the said land as fully and effectually and to the same extent as if they had been originally named as lessees in the said lease.

of St. Paul's.

II. The Right Reverend John Shaw Burdon, the Bishop Bishop Burdon aforesaid, is hereby named Warden of St. Paul's College in named Warden Victoria, and by virtue of such nomination may lawfully exercise and perform all the powers and duties conferred and imposed upon the Warden by the above recited statutes of the said Property to College, and all property belonging to the College (other than the vest in him. land comprised in the aforesaid lease) shall, upon the passing of this Ordinance, vest in the said Bishop as such Warden.

statutes.

III. The Archbishop of Canterbury in conjunction with the Alteration of aforesaid Warden and the Colonial Secretary of the Colony, or the existing with either of them in the absence or inability of the other, may alter the existing statutes of the College in such manner as they jointly think fit; but so nevertheless that provision be made for the appointment and removal of future Wardens, for the vest- ing of all property (other than the land comprised in the aforesaid lease) belonging to or that may come to the College, and for altering the statutes of the College as occasion may, from time to time, require.

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD JULY, 1875.

The Bishop

IV. The Bishop aforesaid may resign the wardenship by may resign or letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury, and may be removed in the same manner as Wardens to be appointed under the statutes when altered.

be removed.

If a vacancy occur before the statutes are altered, property to vest in the Colonial Secretary.

Commence

nient. Short title.

V. In the event of a vacancy in the wardenship occurring before the statutes are altered, all property belonging to the College (other than the land comprised in the aforesaid lease) shall thereupon vest in the Colonial Secretary, to be by him transferred to such person as the statutes when altered may direct.

VI. This Ordinance shall commence on the passing thereof, and

be cited for all purposes as may

"The St. Paul's College Ordi- nance, 1875,"

Statement of Objects and Reasons.

The object of this Ordinance, which is the result of correspond- ence with the Secretary of State, is to provide means for altering the statutes of St. Paul's College and to arrange for the devolu- tion of the site of the College and other property belonging to it. The preamble gives a brief history of the College, and it will be seen that, upon the revocation of the Letters Patent which created the Bishopric of Victoria, St. Paul's College was reduced to a most unsatisfactory state, for which legislation affords the simplest, if not the only, remedy.

The lease of the College site had been taken in the name of the Bishop of Victoria, who as a body corporate would, it was thought, have been a perpetual undying tenant of the land; and the statutes provided that all other property should for the same reason vest in the Bishops of Victoria.

The Bishops of Victoria became ex-officio Wardens, charged with the whole management or control of the College, and their consent was required for any modification or alteration of the statutes; consequently when the Bishopric was annulled by the revocation of the Letters Patent after Bishop Alford's resigna- tion, there was no person capable of being tenant under the Crown Lease, no person competent to become legally Warden of the College, and no person competent to alter the statutes so as to create a Warden.

This Ordinance is introduced to remedy this state of affairs, and to relieve the Right Reverend Prelate, who is now acting as Warden, from the somewhat doubtful position in which he finds himself placed.

JOHN BRAMSTON, Attorney General.

Hongkong, 28th June, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified that Mr. TARO ANDO, Vice-Consul for Japan, has reported his resumption of the duties of the Vice-Consulate at this Port.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st July, 1875.

No. 119.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

It is hereby notified that the Queen's Warrant for the appointment of the Honourable HENRY Lowcock, to be a Member of the Legislative Council of this Colony, received Her Majesty's Signature on the 22nd May last.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd July, 1875.

No. 120.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies has been pleased to confirm the appointment of ALFRED LISTER, Esquire, to be Postmaster General and Collector of Stamp Revenue, vice MITCHELL retired on a Pension.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd July, 1875.

268

No. 118.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD JULY, 1875.

The Bishop

be removed.

If a vacancy occur before the statutes are altered, property to vest in the Colonial Secretary.

Commence

nient. Short title.

VI. This Ordinance shall commence on the passing thereof, and

be cited for all purposes as may

"The St. Paul's College Ordi- nance, 1875,"

Statement of Objects and Reasons.

JOHN BRAMSTON, Attorney General.

Hongkong, 28th June, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified that Mr. TARO ANDO, Vice-Consul for Japan, has reported his resumption of the duties of the Vice-Consulate at this Port.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st July, 1875.

No. 119.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd July, 1875.

No. 120.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd July, 1875.

No. 121.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD JULY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

269

　The Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies has been pleased to approve of the appointment of Mr. C. WAGNER, to be 1st Clerk and Accountant in the Police Department.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd July, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 122.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Notice to Mariners, received from the Government of Bombay, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd July, 1875.

BOMBAY HARBOUR.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

　A Stone Beacon having been erected on the Eastern edge of the Rock East of Elephanta, which dries at Low Water Springs, the Buoy marking this danger has been removed.

　A Stone Beacon having been erected on the Rock South-Eastward of Butcher's Island, which dries at Low Water Springs, the Buoy marking this danger has been removed.

Deputy Conservator and Master Attendant's Office, Bombay, 1st June 1875.

W. L. SEARLE, Deputy Conservator and Master Attendant of the Port.

J. MACDONALD, Colonel,

Secretary to Government.

Bombay Castle, 9th June 1875.

No. 123.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　The following Report of the Marine Court of Inquiry into the loss of the British Steamer Poyang, Official Number 50,661, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd July, 1875.

FINDING OF THE COURT.

1.-The British Steamer Poyang, Official Number 50,661, the property of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steam-Boat Company, Limited, of which ROBERT CARROLL was Master, left Hongkong on her usual daily passage for Macao, a distance of 35 miles, at 2 P.M. on Monday, the 31st May, having on board 102 Passengers and a Crew of 44 men including 9 Europeans. 2.—That at the time of leaving Hongkong there was no apprehension on the part of the Captain or

Officers of approaching bad weather.

3.-The weather appears to have continued moderate with a fresh breeze until after passing the Island of Lintin (the vessel having taken the inner passage), when the wind and sea increased with the appearance of an approaching Typhoon.

4.-When off the Nine Islands and about 7 miles from Macao, the wind suddenly increased from a strong breeze to a heavy gale with a very high sea. Attempts were made to turn the ship with the intention of running for shelter, but owing to the severity of the weather, the strength of the wind and tide, and the construction of the vessel, it was found impossible to do so.

5. The vessel was then of necessity anchored as she was unable to make headway and in danger of

drifting on to the Nine Islands, this appears to have been about 7 P.M.

6. The Steam was kept up and the Engines moving ahead until about 9 P.M. when the steam pipe

broke from the working of the vessel.

7.-At shortly after 11 P.M. she foundered, the only persons known to have been saved were 13

Europeans and 23 Chinese.

No. 121.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD JULY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

269

　The Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies has been pleased to approve of the appointment of Mr. C. WAGNER, to be 1st Clerk and Accountant in the Police Department.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd July, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 122.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Notice to Mariners, received from the Government of Bombay, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd July, 1875.

BOMBAY HARBOUR.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

　A Stone Beacon having been erected on the Eastern edge of the Rock East of Elephanta, which dries at Low Water Springs, the Buoy marking this danger has been removed.

　A Stone Beacon having been erected on the Rock South-Eastward of Butcher's Island, which dries at Low Water Springs, the Buoy marking this danger has been removed.

Deputy Conservator and Master Attendant's Office, Bombay, 1st June 1875.

W. L. SEARLE, Deputy Conservator and Master Attendant of the Port.

J. MACDONALD, Colonel,

Secretary to Government.

Bombay Castle, 9th June 1875.

No. 123.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　The following Report of the Marine Court of Inquiry into the loss of the British Steamer Poyang, Official Number 50,661, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd July, 1875.

FINDING OF THE COURT.

Officers of approaching bad weather.

5. The vessel was then of necessity anchored as she was unable to make headway and in danger of

drifting on to the Nine Islands, this appears to have been about 7 P.M.

6. The Steam was kept up and the Engines moving ahead until about 9 P.M. when the steam pipe

broke from the working of the vessel.

7.-At shortly after 11 P.M. she foundered, the only persons known to have been saved were 13

Europeans and 23 Chinese.

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD JULY, 1875.

8. The Court is of opinion that no blame is attributable to the Captain or Officers of the Poyang, and that everything appears to have been done that was possible to save the vessel and the lives of the Passengers and Crew.

9.-The Poyang was built in 1860 at New York, and there is nothing in the evidence to show, she was other than sound, or had any known defect in the Hull or Machinery on the day of the loss.

The Court has no information of any vessel of similar build plying between Hongkong and Macao meeting with any serious misfortune when at sea, anterior to the present; but the Court is unani- mously and decidedly of opinion, that during the S.W. monsoon, steam vessels of this construction are unsafe for this line, being unadapted for other than River Traffic.

Given under our hands at Hongkong, this 30th day of June, 1875.

C. MAY,

First Police Magistrate.

J. P. McEuen, R.N., Acting Harbour Master, &c. N. J. Ede,

ROBT. MCMURDO,

SAMUEL ASHTON,

Un-Official Justice of the Peace. Government Marine Surveyor. Marine Superintendent.

Confirmed,

No. 117.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held at British Kowloon on Monday, 5th July, 1875, at 4 o'clock P.M., are published for general information. By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th June, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No.

Registry No.

Lots.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.

Boundary Measurements.

LOCALITY.

Contents in

Square ft.

Annual Upset Rent. Price.

Garden Lot

feet.

feet. feet.

feet.

No. 45

Tsim Tsa Tsui,

Tai Tso Pai,

Do.,

268.0 500.0 368.0 140.6

259.2 259.2 259.2 259.2

87,120

78,672 36.12 25.00

87,120 40.00 30.00

40.00 30.00

Do.,

201.0 201.0 250.0 250.0

40,250

18.48 15.00

Do.,

264.0 200.0| 250.0| 462.0

57,420

26.36

20.00

Do.,

88.0 243.9 417.6 462.0

65,475

30.28

20.00

Do.,

509.0 360.0 395.0 350.0 150,675

69.18

50.00

Do.,

515.0

(305.0 208.9

(208.9

$350.0

54.88 {119,569 135.0

45.00

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

　　1. The highest bidder above the upset price shall be the Purchaser, and if any dispute arise, the Lot shall be put up again at a former bidding.

2. No person shall at any bidding advance less than $5.

272

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD JULY, 1875.

NOTICE. HONGKONG.

Cape d'Aguilar Light.

　Notice is hereby given that a light will be exhibited on Cape d'Aguilar on and after the 16th of April next.

　The illuminating apparatus is fixed Dioptric of the First Order showing a white light on the follow- ing bearings, which are magnetic and taken from Seaward.

1. From S. 45° W. to N. 53° W. Between these bearings the light is obscured by the islets

of the Nine Pins, and the islet just South of Waylan.

The light is then obscured by Soonkong Island.

2. From N. 21°W. to N. 42° W.

The light is then obscured by the Lema Islands, and the Islands to the Southward of them. 3. From N. 33° E. to N. 69° E. Between these bearings the light is obscured to vessels to the

South Westward of Ling Ting Island, and the Islands of the Samoun Group.

4. The Tathong Channel with the exception of a small portion obscured by Shicko Head.

　The focal plane of the light is 200 feet above mean sea level, and in clear weather it should be seen at a distance of 23 Nautical Miles.

The Tower is round, of stone, 30 feet high, with a total height from its base to the lantern vane of 57 feet.

The dwellings and boundary walls are painted white.

The Lighthouse is in Latitude 22° 12′ 14′′ N. Longitude 114° 15′ 44′′ E.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 19th March, 1875.

NOTICE.

HONGKONG.

Green Island Light.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Ilarbor Master, &e.

1. From N. 16° E. to S. 18° E. (146°).

and showing a green light,-

1. From N. 16° E. to N. 44° W. (60°).

2. From S. 18° E. to S. 25° W. (43°).

The remaining portion of the whole circle is obscured by the island itself.

The focal plane of the light is 95 feet above mean sea level, and in clear weather it should be seen at a distance of 14 miles.

Harbor Department, Hongkong, 8th June, 1875.

NOTICE.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 25th June, 1875.

NOTICE.

C. MAY, Acting Colonial Treasurer.

Notice is hereby given, that the Crown Rents for the half-year ending 24th June, 1875, should be paid into the Treasury on or before the 15th July next.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 17th June, 1875.

POLICE NOTIFICATION.

C. MAY,

Acting Colonial Treasurer.

　It is requested that any one having in his possession unclaimed property, which may have been removed for safety during the late Fire, will communicate with the undersigned.

W. M. DEANE,

Central Police Barracks, 26th June, 1875.

Captain Superintendent of Police

Letters. Papers.

Anderson, Jas. 2

Letters. Papers. Davidson, Jas. 1 Dorez, E. M. das

Bank of

Hindostan

Banks, Horace 1

E. A. B.

Eastlack, W. C. 1

Mr. Hill, N.

Botelho, B. F. 1

Everett, H.C.,

Hutchison, R. W.L

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD JULY, 1875.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 2nd July, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Hang Loong

Harrison, J. Hucklebridge, 1

Kates, Mark W.1

Lowkampok,Mr.1 Lutchamana-

chery Large, F. Capt. 1

273

Letters. Papers.

Siqueira. Re-

}

Lets. Paps

medio P. Stwobe, Miss C. 1 Souza, James

Stanley, A. C.,

Revd., The 6

Letters. Papers.

Mitchell, W.

1 regd.

Nutal, Etienne 1

1 regd.

Bush, Oscar

formerly of

Hagerty, W. G.

Lane, H. K. 1

Bump, Silas L, 1

thes.s.For-

Hoski?r, V.

Luz, Prodente J.1

Burton, J.

mosa

Habgood, T. E.

Lamb, F. de V. 1

Ollivant, Joseph Oxenham, E. L. 2

Plummer, John 1 Pereira, D. M. 2

Hon'ble

Sjolund, P. O. Swaries, H.

Brett, W.

Harrington, D.

Lester, David

Poole, W. P. 1

Baldwin, U.

Freeman, R.

Legg, W. H.

Brown, W. T.

Field, J. B.

Infante, G.

1 regd.

Brown, W.

1 regd.

Frampton, Mr. 1

Morris, Theo-

Bernard,

Jones,

Theodore

Baker, T.

Ginsburg, S. L. 3 regd.

Gatti, Luigi

Guerrero, R. 2

Granton P.

} 1

}

Phar, Monsr. T. 1 Planer, J. Pritchard, H. 1 1 Palmieri, T.

Stoddard, J. C. 1 Sim?es, R.

1 regd.

McLean, E.

Jones, Frederick 1

Robins, R.

Julian. V. J. 1 regd.

Maher, Izidoro 1

Chatain, Ma-?

Jacobs, F. S.

Martin, Mr.

rie, Madme.

Hue Shain Phock 1

Johnson, J. H. 1

Marcal, Catholino4

Clary, John

Hogenis, J. L. 1

Joshua, J. E. 1

Martin, Alibornol

Collinson, W. M. 2

Cowan, R.

Castagnetti, G. 1

Hourihane, M. 3

Cook, W. B.

Hawke, T.

Cotter, A. T. 2

Harrison, Francis1

Howard, J.

Defries, Joseph 1

Hannen,Mrs.N.J.1

Havens, Harry 1

Kirby, Capt.

W. T. Karlosski, L. Knowlton,

Mrs., Revd. M. J.

Mayo, Dr.

dore J.

Malcomson, Thos. 1

Raymond, Stella 2 Rocha, Anto. Joaquim Raynolds, Robt. 1 Ramos, Ropino 1

Tong Wing Pat 1 Tindeiro, J. A. 1

Upton, Thos.

}

Mead, Charles,"

Walker, J. H. Wah Lung

formerly of

Sayle, N. J.

the Marquis

Saunders, F. 1

Wokey, W. H. Do.

1 regd.

}

of Argyle

Meagher, O.

Samuel, H. A. 2 Santos, Rosa

Mitchell, Geo. 1

de los

}

Young, J.

For Merchant Vessels.

Letters. Papers.

Aberdeen

Champion of

Edward P.

James Wilson 1

August

the Seas

Bouverie

Nyassa

Letters. Papers.

Rover

Lets. Pap

Frederich

Calabar, s.s.

Alexandra

Cornuvia

Formosa

Kerchelon Kapala

Rover of the Seas1 Retriever

Argonaut

City of Exeter, s.s.1

Fortuna

Kirkland

Oxford Olympia

Albatross

Charles Moreau 1

Flodden

Kate Waters

Orange Grove 1

111

Sarah Nicholson 4

Amadine

Charity

Fitz Patrick, s.s. 1

Kaisow

Swatara, s.s.

1 regd.

Ceylon

Fidelio

Carricks

Lucerne

Caroline

Commissary

Devonhurst, s.s. 2

G. T. Ray

Liberator

Peeress Phocus, s.s. Portland

812

Sylvia

Solone

Scotland

Star of Persia

Corina

Hamilton

Shells Fazel

Queen Victoria 1

Constantin 1

Ella

Herman

Memento

Queen of the Seas1

Comet

Ellen Monroe 1

Cleopatra

Ellsworth

Hope Highlander

Min, s.s.

Holme Storm King

}

Maximos

Caroline Behn 1

Endeavour

Mariner

Rifleman

Countess of Erroll

Eastern Isles, s.s.l

Invincible

Marion, s.s.

Rolla

Wakefield

For H. M. Ships.

EIK

Letters.

Hart

Kestrel

Letters.

Lapwing 8 Midge

Ringdove

Letters.

Letters,

Victor Emanuel 7

W. Grinsberg, Manila,

S. Schuer, Manila,...

F. Abdollaly, Bangkok,

Maria Fossio, Buenos Ayres,

Detained for Postage.

1 Letter.

Rev. L. McGuire, Buchanon, Penna., Miss Lena B. Rich, Plymouth, Mass.,. T. B. Harvey, Mississippi,

Dr. D. F. Owen, Mississippi,

1 Book,

1 Book.

1 27

F. E. Rossi, Habana,

Wapada Kakanda, Sarawak,

1 Letter

Rev. Otis Gibson, San Francisco,

1 Book.

James Gibbons, Callao, Peru,

Dead Letters.

A-Sam, Blacksmith, Great Bourke Street, Melbourne,. Badree, Datta Joshe Gurhwalee, Bareilly College, India, Borges, Jos? Sira?es Nunes, Porto,

Brett, R., George Street, Dunedin, N.Z.,

Brown, D. F., 12, King Street, Tower Hill, London,. Burton, E. H., Yokohama,

Caldecott, A. M., Hongkong,

Canossiane, la Madre Superiora delle Figlie, Ancona, Chappedelaine, Comte de, French Consul, Bombay, Chon Newie, Storekeeper, Alexandria, Otago, N.Z., Clark, Mrs. E., 15, Sydney Street, Kings Cross, London, Clarke, H. S., H.M.S. Kestrel, Nagasaki, Common, J., Penang,.

Conshewe, Joseph, Chinese Interpreter, Demerara,

Davies, D. P., Surveyor General's Department, Hongkong,.

Hartmann, Rudolf, 41, Wasserthor Strasse, Berlin, Jockes, Lieutenant J. C., Naval Department, Batavia, Kong Hook Cheong, Cheater Street, Melbourne, Langelier, Mr., Canton,

Marques, M. P., Foochow,

Marten, Alfred, 62, South Castle Street, Liverpool, May, Alfred, H.M.S. Victor Emanuel, Hongkong, Meerja, Ameenbeg Affeirbeg, Jeypore,

Mervin, Fraulein Lina, Ulrikerstrasse, 10, Hamburg, Morrisen, James, S.S. City of Bengal, Hongkong, Nightingale, Miss L., Bear Road, Barbadoes,

Porter, Misses C. E., and J. Elliott, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Rodgers, John Joiner, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England,. Rofs, Mrs. J., P. & 0. Office, Bombay, (Registered), Santo, Joseph, Hongque, Shanghae,..

Edwards, E., The Hospital, Melbourne,

Falconer, Dr. John, Post Office, Singapore,

Glover, Mr., 31, Weare Street, Bristol,

.(Book Packet),... I

Goddard, J. M., Passenger per S.S. Bangalore, Hongkong,

Goldenberg, Mrs., Nagasaki,

Gray, Capt., British Ship Ambassador, Nagasaki,....

General Post Office, Hongkong, 2nd July, 1875.

Sarmago, L. F., ao bordo do Tacasago Maru, Nagasaki, Schwartz, Miss Lina, Saigon, (Registered),.

Shaik, Abraham Faulicar, Soorty, Moolah Road, Bombay, Verbena, Mrs. Charles, Post Office, Conway, North Wales, Winslow, Miss, 9, Fenchurch Street, London,.. Wollon, Jue Pee, Wainea, New Zealand,.

ALFRED LISTER, Acting Postmaster General..

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD JULY, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 2ND JULY, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo-

meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

June

29.87

88.5

29.85

29.91

29.90

29.86

29.89

29.84

85.5

83.5

29.79

29.78

85.5

29.76

82.5

29.74

29.77

29.76

29.74

July

29.79

83.5

29.78

84,5

29.74

29.82

85.5

29.83

83.5

85,5

29.81

THERMO- METEK.

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER,

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

RAIN.

Self Registering.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. | Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M. NOON.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

(In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS As to WeatHER.

6 P.M. Dirn. | F.

NOON.

1875.

June 26

* 74.5 76.5 75.0 74.0 76.0 74.5 74.5 77.5 SE

4 S

5 S

0.03

* 74.0 77.0 76.0 73.5 76.0 75.5 73.5 78.0 ESE

4 E

5 E

0.15

Passing fog with rain past night; squally and showery at intervals. Squally with rain past night; 5 A.M.,

fine, clear, cloudy.

74.5 76.0 75.0 74.0 75.0 74.0 74.5 78.0 E

5 E

0.19

74.5 75.0 74.0 74.0 74.5 74.0 73.0 77.0 ESE

5 SE

0.53

Do.,

do.

74.0 77.0 | 75.0 73.0 75.5 73.0 73.0 77.0 E

4 ESE

5 ESE

0.12

July 1

2 28.09 28.09 28.10 28.09 28.0975.0 77.0 74.5 74.0 75.0 73.5 74.0 77.5 |E

* Barometer under repair.

28.04 74.5 76.5 75.5 74.0 75.5 74.5 73.5 77.5 | E

8 E

7 E

0.41

ESE

7 SE

0.26

Overcast, with squalls and rain at

intervals.

Overcast, squally with fog and rain

at intervals.

Moderate gale with heavy squalls

and rain at intervals.

Overcast, squally with slight fog and

rain at intervals.

do.

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO,

METER.

Self Registering

Min. | Max.

NOON.

WINDS.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

6 A.M.

6 P.M.

Dirn. | F. | Dirn. | F. Dirn M.

June 26 29.86 29.89 29.90 29.88 29.88 83.00 86.05 84.05 79.00 80.00 81.00 80.00 87.00 NE

REMARKS AS To Weather.

2 SE

27 29.91 29.96 29.96 29.89 29.89 83.00 86.05 85.05 80.00 81.00 82.00 81.00 87.00 E

28 29.86 29.89 29.88 29.83 29.82 83.05 86.05 83.00 80.05 82.00 81.00 82.00 86.05 ESE

1 E

4 ESE

29 29.78 29.80 29.80 29.79 29.77 83.05 84.05 83.00 80.00 81.00 80.00 80.00 87.00 ESE

4 SE

30 29.76 29.80 29.81 29.78 29.76 83.05 84.05 83.00 80.00 81.00 80.00 80.00 87.00 ESE

July 1 29.78 29.78 29.80 29.79 29.77 84.00 86.00 85.00 80.00 81.00 81.00 79.00 87.00 SE

4 E

6 ESE

2 29.84 29.86 29.86 29.86 29.85 83.00 85.00 83.00 80.00 81.00 80.00 80.00 87.00 ESE

4 ESE

4 SE

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SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in

day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

TOTICE. Woo Soo, of Victoria, in the Island N

adjudged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudi- cation of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, on the Twenty-first day of April, in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five, an adjourned public sitting for the said Bankrupt to pass his last examination, and make application for his order of discharge will be held before the Honorable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, at the Supreme Court House, Victoria, Hongkong, on the Twentieth day of July in- stant, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon of that day precisely.

At this meeting, proofs of the debts of the Cre- ditors will be received.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee in the matter.

Dated the Second day of July, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy, No. 29, Queen's Road,

Victoria.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

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the Honorable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, at the Supreme Court House, Victoria, Hongkong, on Friday, the Six- teenth day of July, 1875, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon precisely.

At this meeting, proofs of the debts of the Cre- ditors will be received.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG

IN BANKRUPTCY.

In the Mutter of CHANG Sz, a Bankrupt.

NOTICE.-An adjourned sitting of the Court

Dated this 23rd day of June, 1875.

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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 29.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 10TH JULY, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONGKONG.

No. 5 of 1875.

TUESDAY, 29TH JUNE, 1875.

PRESENT:

His Excellency the Administrator (JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN).

The Honorable the Chief Justice (SIR JOHN SMALE).

The Honorable the Acting Colonial Secretary (CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH).

The Honorable the Attorney General (JOHN BRAMSTON).

The Honorable the Acting Colonial Treasurer (CHARles May).

The Honorable PHINEAS RYRIE.

The Honorable WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER.

The Honorable HENRY Lowcock.

The Honorable JAMES WHITTALL.

ABSENT:

The Council meets this day at 2.30 P.M., by Special Summons.

The Minutes of the Council held on the 8th April, 1875, are read and confirmed.

His Excellency informs the Council that the Secretary of State has been pleased, on reconsideration,

to sanction a grant of ?400 to the children of the late Mr. Douglas.

Read a first time a Bill to authorize the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum not exceeding One

hundred and Fifty thousand Dollars to defray the Charges of the year 1874.

Read a first time a Bill to provide for Public and Bank Holidays.

The Honorable the Attorney General states that this Bill is adopted from the Bank Holidays' Act, 1871, and from a similar Ordinance in force in the Mauritius, and that its object is to regulate by Law and give legal sanction to the closing of the Banks in the Colony on certain days in the year.

Read a first time a Bill to license Small Passenger Steamers, and for other purposes.

The Attorney General explains the objects of the measure.

Read a first time a Bill for the more effectual Protection of Her Majesty's Naval Stores, and for the

Regulation of Pawnbrokers' Licences.

The Attorney General explains that owing to certain alterations which have been made at Home in the law for the regulation of the state of Naval Stores, it has been deemed advisable to amend the local laws on the same subject, and to assimilate them to those in force at home. Read a first time a Bill to provide for the Devolution of the Site of Saint Paul's College, and to provide

Means for altering the Statutes of the said College.

The Attorney General explains the objects of the Bill which had become necessary by the revocation of the Letters Patent under which the Bishopric of Victoria was constituted.

The Acting Colonial Secretary moves that a sum of $9,000 be voted for the repair of damages occa-

sioned by the storm on the night of the 31st May.

Amount voted.

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH JULY, 1875.

The Acting Colonial Secretary moves that a sum of $3,400 be voted for the dredging of Bowrington Canal, and for the reclamation of a portion of land off the Praya East near the Wanchai Main Drains.

Discussion ensues, and eventually the amount is voted.

The following Votes passed at a meeting of the Finance Committee on he 6th May, 1875, are laid

before the Council pro form?.

"ACCOUNT 1874.

"Works and Buildings.

"Excess of Crown Agents' Accounts over Original Estimate for Public Gardens, $454.00

"Miscellaneous Services.

Typhoon Casualties-Amount disbursed by the Police Department, viz.:

"TO BROWN JONES & Co., for removing and burying Dead Bodies,

$244.50

FOOK CHEONG, Petty Expenses for removing Rubbish, &c., Hongkong Dispensary,

79.32

0.50

Gratuities to 5 Turnkeys and 1 Gaol Guard for extra work,

16.50

-66

Gratuity to Inspector BURNS for Services rendered in Typhoon,.

...

100.00

$440.82"

46 ACCOUNT 1875.

"Colonial Secretary's Department.

·66

Salary to Temporary Clerk, at $112 per mensem, from 10th December,

1874, to 28th February, 1875,

"Chinese Teacher's Allowance, from February, 1875, at $10 per mensem,

(Mr. TRAVERS),

"Surveyor General's Department.

"House Rent to Inspector of Buildings and Chair Allowance,.

$303.48

100.00

$360.00

"Registrar General's Department.

"Chinese Teacher's Allowance for Mr. BALL, for February and March, at $10

per mensem,

20.00

"Chinese Teacher's Allowance to Second Clerk, at $10 per mensem, from

February, (Mr. NORTHCOTE),

100.00

"Salaries of 5 Extra Market Scavengers, at $5 per month each,

300.00

"1 Coolie and 2 Water Carriers for the New Market at Wanchai,

143.00

"Folice Magistrates' Department.

Chinese Teacher's Allowance, from February, 1875, at $10 per mensem,

(Mr. PARKER),

.$100.00

"Chinese Teacher's Allowance, from April, 1875, at $10 per mensem,

(Mr. BALL),

80.00

"Police Department.

"5 Extra Coolies at $5 per month, to clean Police Barracks, from 7th April,

1875,

200.00

"Fire Brigade Department.

"Additional Salary of $9 per month to Sergeant WASSENIUS for Fire Brigade

duties,

...$108.00

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH JULY, 1875.

"NOTE: Original Vote 1874, .......

"Actual Cost,

"Works and Buildings.

"Re-vote for Shanghai Post Office,.

$2,290.00

$16,000.00

15,853.55

Spent in 1874,

13,564.00

"Balance,...

$2,289.55

"Erection of small Lunatic Ward,.....

95.00

"Conversion of Chapel at Stone Cutters' Island into Small Pox Ward,................. "Erection of Astronomical Station at Kowloon,

150.00

480.00

"Erection of Boat House at Stanley,......

160.00"

277

His Excellency adjourns the Meeting at 3.10 P.M., until 2.30 P.M. on Wednesday, the 7th July, 1875.

Read and confirmed, this 7th Day of July, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE, Clerk of Councils.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator.

HONGKONG.

ANNO TRICESIMO NONO VICTORIA REGINE.

JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 5 OF 1875.

[7th July, 1875.]

Title.

HEREAS it has become necessary to make further provision Preamble.

for the public service of the Colony for the year 1874, in

addition to the charge upon the revenue for the service of the said year already provided for in the Estimates submitted to the Legis- lative Council: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1874.

ESTABLISHMENTS.

Collector of Stamp Revenue,

Official Trustee,

Medical,

Fire Brigade,

$ c.

35.09 1,362.57

Total Establishments,

SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.

Surveyor General, -

Works and Buildings,

Roads, Streets and Bridges,

Lighthouses,

Miscellaneous Services,

Land and Houses Purchased,

Military Contribution,

Total,

678.87

1,298.66

$3,375.19

120.00

96,199.45

7,818.23

35,110.64

149.81

4,445.00

2,018.72

$149,237.04

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 7th Day of

July, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH JULY, 1875.

"NOTE: Original Vote 1874, .......

"Actual Cost,

"Works and Buildings.

"Re-vote for Shanghai Post Office,.

$2,290.00

$16,000.00

15,853.55

Spent in 1874,

13,564.00

"Balance,...

$2,289.55

"Erection of small Lunatic Ward,.....

95.00

"Conversion of Chapel at Stone Cutters' Island into Small Pox Ward,................. "Erection of Astronomical Station at Kowloon,

150.00

480.00

"Erection of Boat House at Stanley,......

160.00"

277

His Excellency adjourns the Meeting at 3.10 P.M., until 2.30 P.M. on Wednesday, the 7th July, 1875.

Read and confirmed, this 7th Day of July, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE, Clerk of Councils.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator.

HONGKONG.

ANNO TRICESIMO NONO VICTORIA REGINE.

JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 5 OF 1875.

[7th July, 1875.]

Title.

HEREAS it has become necessary to make further provision Preamble.

for the public service of the Colony for the year 1874, in

1874.

ESTABLISHMENTS.

Collector of Stamp Revenue,

Official Trustee,

Medical,

Fire Brigade,

$ c.

35.09 1,362.57

Total Establishments,

SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.

Surveyor General, -

Works and Buildings,

Roads, Streets and Bridges,

Lighthouses,

Miscellaneous Services,

Land and Houses Purchased,

Military Contribution,

Total,

678.87

1,298.66

$3,375.19

120.00

96,199.45

7,818.23

35,110.64

149.81

4,445.00

2,018.72

$149,237.04

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 7th Day of

July, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH JULY, 1875.

Title.

Preamble.

Certain days to be Public Holidays.

Regulations.

Certain days to be Bank Holidays. Bills of ex-

HONGKONG.

ANNO TRICESIMO NONO VICTORIA REGINE.

JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 6 OF 1875.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to provide for Public and Bank Holidays.

　　[7th July, 1875.] WHEREAS it is expedient, that certain days in the year

should be declared Public Holidays and Bank Holidays respectively: Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:

I. The several days mentioned in schedule A to this Ordinance annexed (hereinafter referred to as Public Holidays) shall, in addition to Sundays, be dies non, and shall be kept (except as hereinafter provided) as holidays in this Colony.

II. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, make regulations excluding in whole or in part from the operation of this Ordinance any public office or any department thereof, and thereupon all acts and things relating to such public office or department thereof may be done and performed on any Public Holiday notwithstanding the provisions of this Ordinance.

III. The several days mentioned in the schedule B to this Ordinance annexed, shall be Bank Holidays, and shall be kept as holidays in all banks in the Colony, and all bills of exchange, promissory notes, and other negotiable instruments due and payable on any such Bank Holiday, shall be payable on the next Holidays to be following day and not on such Bank Holiday.

change falling due on Bank

payable next

day.

may be made

Protest falling IV. In case of non-acceptance or non-payment of any negoti- to be made on able instrument, the same may be noted or protested on the next Bank Holidays following day after a Bank Holiday, and any such noting or on next day. protest shall be as valid as if made on the previous day. Acts relating V. No person shall be compellable to make any payment, to bills of ex- or to do any other act relating to a bill of exchange or other change not to negotiable instrument on a Public Holiday, or on a Bank Holiday, be compellable and the obligation to make such payment, or to do such other Bank Holidays, act, shall apply to the day next following such Public Holiday, or Bank Holiday, and the making of such payments, or doing such acts on such following day shall be equivalent to payment of the money, or performance of the act on the Public Holiday, or Bank Holiday.

to be done on

Governor may

VI. It shall be lawful for the Governor, by Notification in appoint special the Government Gazette, at any time to appoint a special day to days to be

be observed as a Public Holiday, or as a Bank Holiday, in observed as Public addition to or in substitution for any of the days mentioned in Holidays. the schedules to this Ordinance annexed, and thereupon the pro- visions of this Ordinance shall be applicable to such day in the same manner as if the said day had been mentioned in schedule A or schedule B to this Ordinance annexed.

Interpretation clause.

Short title.

VIII. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as "The Holidays Ordinance, 1875."

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 7th Day of July, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

SCHEDULE A.

The first day of January.

Good Friday.

The Birthday of Her Majesty, or the day on which Her Majesty's Birthday

is ordered to be kept.

Christmas Day.

The 26th day of December.

If any of these days fall on a Sunday, the next following Monday shall be a Pu- blic Holiday.

Chinese New Year's Day.

SCHEDULE B.

The first Monday in August.

Easter Monday.

Whit-Monday.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH JULY, 1875.

HONGKONG.

ANNO TRICESIMO NONO

VICTORIA REGINA.

JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief. No. 7 OF 1875.

[7th July, 1875.]

Title.

dated 11th Preamble.

1849, Her Majesty did declare the city of Victoria, and all the territory comprised within the island of Hongkong and its dependencies, to be the Diocese of the Bishop named in the said Letters Patent, and of his successors, and to be called in all time the Diocese of Victoria; and did constitute the Church of St. John in the said city to be a Cathedral Church, and Bishop's See; and did appoint the Reverend GEORGE SMITH, Doctor of Divinity, to be ordained and consecrated Bishop of the said See and Diocese under the title of The Lord Bishop of Victoria:

And whereas a Crown Lease dated the 5th day of September, 1851, was made between Her Majesty of the one part, and the Right Reverend George Lord Bishop of Victoria, in the island of Hongkong, ex officio Warden, on behalf of the Church of England Missionary Institution known as St. Paul's College of the other part, and thereby the land therein described (being Inland Lot No. seventy-six) with its appurtenances was demised to the said Lord Bishop of Victoria, and his successors, being such Warden, To Hold unto the said Lord Bishop of Victoria and his successors being such Warden for the full term of nine hundred and ninety-nine years, commencing on the 19th day of April, 1850, at the yearly rent of one dollar :

And whereas by Letters Patent dated the 1st day of Novem- ber, 1872, after reciting the above mentioned Letters Patent, and that the said See and Bishopric had become vacant by the resignation of the said Bishop Alford, Her Majesty was pleased to revoke and determine the said recited Letters Patent of the 11th day of May, 1849, and of the 14th day of January, 1867, and every clause, article, and thing therein contained :

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280

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH JULY, 1875.

successors.

And whereas by the revocation of the said Letters Patent the said See and Bishopric of Victoria ceased to exist as theretofore constituted:

The lease and I. From and after the passing of this Ordinance; the above site of St.

recited Crown Lease dated the 5th day of September, 1851, and Paul's College to vest in the all the portion of land therein described with its appurtenances, Archbishop of and St. Paul's College and all other buildings erected on the said Canterbury land shall vest in His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury and and his

his successors for all the unexpired residue of the term of nine hundred and ninety-nine years created by the said lease, upon and for the trusts, intents and purposes in the said lease expressed and declared,and subject to the covenants and condi- tions therein contained, and the said Archbishop and his successors shall be deemed to be the lessees of the said land as fully and effectually and to the same extent as if they had been originally named as lessees in the said lease.

of St. Paul's

College.

Property to

Bishop Burdon II. The Right Reverend John Shaw Burdon, the Bishop named Warden aforesaid, is hereby named Warden of St. Paul's College in Victoria, and by virtue of such nomination may lawfully exercise and perform all the powers and duties conferred and imposed upon the Warden by the above recited statutes of the said west in him. College, and all property belonging to the College (other than the land comprised in the aforesaid lease) shall, upon the passing of this Ordinance, vest in the said Bishop as such Warden.

Alteration of

statutes.

III. The Archbishop of Canterbury in conjunction with the the existing aforesaid Warden and the Colonial Secretary of the Colony, or with either of them in the absence or inability of the other, may alter the existing statutes of the College in such manner as they jointly think fit; but so nevertheless that provision be made for the appointment and removal of future Wardens, for the vest- ing of all property (other than the land comprised in the aforesaid lease) belonging to or that may come to the College, and for altering the statutes of the College as occasion may, from time to time, require.

The Bishop

be removed.

If a vacancy occur before the statutes are altered, property to vest in the Colonial Secretary.

Commence

VI. This Ordinance shall commence on the passing thereof, and ment. Short may be cited for all purposes as "The St. Paul's College Ordi-

title.

nance, 1875."

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 7th Day of July, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　His Excellency the Administrator has been pleased to recognize provisionally, pending the arrival of the Exequatur, Don ANTONIO FERANDO Y STAGNO, as Consul for Spain at this port.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th July, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

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successors.

And whereas by the revocation of the said Letters Patent the said See and Bishopric of Victoria ceased to exist as theretofore constituted:

The lease and I. From and after the passing of this Ordinance; the above site of St.

of St. Paul's

College.

Property to

Alteration of

statutes.

The Bishop

be removed.

If a vacancy occur before the statutes are altered, property to vest in the Colonial Secretary.

Commence

VI. This Ordinance shall commence on the passing thereof, and ment. Short may be cited for all purposes as "The St. Paul's College Ordi-

title.

nance, 1875."

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 7th Day of July, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　His Excellency the Administrator has been pleased to recognize provisionally, pending the arrival of the Exequatur, Don ANTONIO FERANDO Y STAGNO, as Consul for Spain at this port.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th July, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

;

No. 125.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH JULY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

281

The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation. in Hongkong, during the Month ending 30th June, 1875, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th July, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

Oriental Bank Corporation,

499,471

250,000

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

612,650

205,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,

471,330

175,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.

1,432,497

600,000

TOTAL,

3,015,948

1,230,000

No. 126.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Order made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council, under the provisions. of Section II of Ordinance No. 17 of 1870, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th July, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

ORDER

Made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council, this 8th day of July, 1875, under the provisions of Section II of Ordinance No. 17 of 1870.

　　The fee to be paid into the Colonial Treasury for a Licence to keep a Billiard Table or Bowling Alley, shall hereafter be Fifty Dollars.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE, Clerk of Councils.

Approved in Council,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 127.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Report of the Surveyor General on the Water Supply of Hongkong, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th July, 1875.

;

No. 125.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH JULY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

281

The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation. in Hongkong, during the Month ending 30th June, 1875, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th July, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

Oriental Bank Corporation,

499,471

250,000

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

612,650

205,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,

471,330

175,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.

1,432,497

600,000

TOTAL,

3,015,948

1,230,000

No. 126.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Order made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council, under the provisions. of Section II of Ordinance No. 17 of 1870, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th July, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

ORDER

Made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council, this 8th day of July, 1875, under the provisions of Section II of Ordinance No. 17 of 1870.

　　The fee to be paid into the Colonial Treasury for a Licence to keep a Billiard Table or Bowling Alley, shall hereafter be Fifty Dollars.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE, Clerk of Councils.

Approved in Council,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 127.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Report of the Surveyor General on the Water Supply of Hongkong, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th July, 1875.

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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, SURVEYOR GENERAL'S OFFICE, HONGKONG,

July, 1875.

　SIR,-In continuation of previous correspondence upon the subject of the proposed Hongkong Government Water Works Extension, I have the honour to transmit you embodied in the accompanying twenty sheets of detailed drawings and estimates the results of the engineering surveys recently com- pleted. These surveys, as arranged with His Excellency Sir ARTHUR KENNEDY, have been confined to the investigation of two alternative projects, the first on a smaller scale than the second, and both of considerably less magnitude than the original scheme submitted by me in 1873.

　It may be recollected that the drawbacks attending a supply of water from the drainage of the Aberdeen Valley or from triplicate reservoirs at Pokfoolum were found to be so great as to make it undesirable to look to either of those sources for help, it has therefore not been deemed necessary on this occasion to extend the detail studies beyond the Valley of Tytam, and it is to the discussion of the cheapest methods of turning to account this, the most generous watershed of the island, that the following pages are almost exclusively devoted.

　In the original scheme it was proposed by means of a dam and reservoir, to catch and put by for use during the long droughts of winter, two hundred and fifty million gallons of rain. This volume was to be sent forward to Victoria by a conduit winding along the hillsides, intercepting in transitu the contents of twenty-five mountain streams which it was calculated would increase the daily dividend to thirteen and a half gallons per head of inhabitant in winter, and at least thirty gallons in summer. The project also included a service reservoir in town and a complete remodelling of the system of distribution through the streets. In short, every requirement pointed out by the best Hydraulic Practice at home was provided, but the whole entailed an outlay which the Government—however desirous to extend to the Colony the advantage of a liberal water provision-was unable to meet.

　Accordingly it became necessary to devise means of obtaining a smaller volume of water at less cost, and to this end certain reductions and modifications of the original scheme were submitted by me in a second Report bearing date 4th March, 1874. After a full discussion of this last Report the Colonial Legislature resolved to have detail surveys and estimates made of the proposed reduced projects and thus relieve the whole matter of the uncertainty resulting from an examination which had merely been preliminary, and consequently from an estimate which could only be approximative.

　These detail surveys and estimates have now been effected in the searching manner which it was intended, and what they reveal is important in shewing that the cost of realizing the original scheme of 1873 had been over-estimated, and in removing beyond the region of doubt the favourable nature of the substrata in which we should have to work, tending of course to a corresponding diminution of the estimate, in the event of either one of the modifications of the original scheme, now submitted, being adopted.

These modifications, as already stated, are two, i.e. :-

1. A plan for bringing the Tytam stream into town from the 500 foot level, without the aid or cost of any dam or reservoir. This I have called the High Level Project.

2. A plan for a reservoir on the 400 foot level nearly upon the same site as that proposed in 1873, the water being conveyed direct into town by means of a tunnelled conduit under the dividing ridge of the island in lieu of by a surface conduit winding round the hills in search of tributary streams. This plan, for the sake of distinction from the foregoing, I have called the Low Level Project.

　The High Level Project.-In designing efficient works for a city it is indispensable to place the point of delivery at a level sufficiently high, not only to disseminate the water over its highest districts with access to the upper stories of all houses situate in such districts, but also in case of fire, to maintain at all times such a pressure in the street mains as will force a jet of water over the roofs of the loftiest buildings without the aid of a fire engine. It is therefore unfortunate that all the feasible enterprises hitherto discussed by which Victoria could obtain an increased supply exhibit the awkward feature of an insufficiently high point of delivery. The Pokfoolum project with its three reservoirs was shown to be of no advantage to houses above the 446 foot contour, Tytam water under the original scheme, could not rise higher than 375 feet above the level of the sea, and the Aberdeen plan simply left one-third of the city above it unprovided for. In each of these three cases the question of levels as regards the point of delivery in town was governed by the height of the outlet works at the different reservoirs, the heights of the outlet works being in their turn determined by the positions of the dams which were to create the fountains of supply. The dams could only go in certain places, and these places happened to be lower than the upper parts of the city.

　But we have now, for the first time in these investigations, to deal with a design which does not comprise an impounding reservoir or outlet works, and we are therefore free to select the height most convenient to ourselves at which the water may be made available in Victoria; accordingly the High Level Project has been arranged to deliver water at as great a height as the existing Albany Tanks. The plan does not aim at a provision of stored water for use during the dry season, but is limited to the diversion of the Tytam stream into a subterranean conduit leading direct to the head of the

　　* This allowance was to have been further increased by the Pokfoolum Subsidiary Works yielding nearly 5 gallons in winter, and in summer as Imuch in excess as the conduit would carry.

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283

Wong-nei-chung Valley, whence emerging again into daylight, the water will be conveyed by means of an open conduit along the hillsides to a point overlooking the eastern side of the Race Course, where it will be received by a syphon of cast iron pipes and be conveyed underground across the Race Course, along Queen's Road East and other streets, into the public tanks of the city actually in use, a certain portion of the water, in search of its own level, finding its way directly into the mains leading to the highest districts for the special accommodation of the latter.

Upon close guaging, the stream in question has been found to yield an average of 300,000 gallons per day during the dry season, and as former calculations have been based upon a possible drought of two hundred and forty days, such having actually occurred in Hongkong, it will only be prudent to adhere to this datum, making the aggregate volume of water 72 million gallons. Three hundred thousand gallons equally divided among 90,000 people gives a daily ration of a little over three gallons and a quarter per head, which may perhaps be supplemented by another quarter gallon from hillside drainage between Wong-nei-chung and the Syphon head, and this is the utmost the project is capable of, for the absence of any favourable site for an impounding reservoir on so high a level renders it like the present Pokfoolum Water Works incapable of future extension or enlargement should the necessities of a future generation of colonists demand it.

The entire cost of this project is ?39,000, divided as follows:-

Masonry Dam, Strainer,

18 inch Main from Dam to Strainer, Conduit from Strainer to Guage Basin,

Guage Basin and Tunnel Inlet, Tunnel,

Tunnel Outlet,

? S. d. 1,449. 7. 0 375. 11. 0

149. 10. 0

107. 12. 0

187. 8. 0 .15,860. 18. 0

388. 18. 0 2,012. 10. 0 ..15,000. 12. 0

Conduit,

18 inch Main to Tank,

?35,532. 6. 0

Contingencies, 10 %,

3,553. 4. 0

say ?39,000. Q. 0.

?39,085. 10. 0

The Low Level Project.-In this plan will be recognized many of the features of the original project of 1873, the difference being that the quantity of water stored is not sought to be increased between Tytam and Wong-nei-chung by nullah supplies, but is led underground direct to the nearest available point on the northern slope of the island, whence as in the preceding scheme, it is sent for- ward by open conduit to a point on the hill overlooking the "Black Rock" on the eastern side of the Race Course. At this point it is received into one end of a cast iron syphon and poured out from the other end into the public tank below Robinson Road, known as No. 1 Tank. The syphon is two miles long, and is proposed to be laid along the same line as that in the preceding plan, viz., under the Race Course and along Queen's Road East and the upper roads in the direction of the tank. The storage of water at Tytam is proposed to be made in a reservoir impounding 283 million gallons, the dam being built upon a site close to that suggested in 1873. This volume of stored water, which may be slightly increased by hill drainage falling into the conduit between Wong-nei-chung and the Syphon head, will yield an average of thirteen gallons per head of inhabitant during the 240 days dry period of the year. The total cost of the Low Level Project is ?122,600, divided as follows:-

Embankment,

Outlet Tunnel, Inlet,

Valve Shaft, Tunnel,

.....?

95. 16. 3 6,087. 7. 6 5,423. 5. 0

? S. d. 52,675. 14. 0

Outlet,.

Culvert to Gauge Basin,.

Gauge Basin and Tunnel Inlet,

Overflow Weir and Bye-wash,

Tunnel,

Tunnel Outlet,

Conduit,.

18 inch Main to No. 1 Tank,

Contingencies 10 %-

516. 13. 9

say ?122,600. 0. 0.

..?

12,123. 2. 0

167. 18. 0

187. 8. 0 7,812. 13. 0 22,794. 16. 0

799. 6. 0 1,400. 0. 0 13,490. 14. 0

?111,451. 11.

11,145. 3. 0

?122,596. 14. 0

284

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH JULY, 1875.

　　In both projects the advantage of wayside feeders between Tytam and Wong-nei-chung is relin- quished for the sake of economy of cost, these sources being only obtainable by the cutting of a surface conduit along the hillsides to intercept their contents, and this conduit from its serpentine course, and therefore great length, would necessarily entail a very great outlay. In the Low Level Project the water trough between the reservoir and Wong-nei-chung following the hill contours would be 3 miles long, while the same taken direct under the hill as now proposed has only a length of 2,445 yards, a difference of 2 miles in favour of the direct route. In the High Level Project the difference is almost as great. The loss of nullah water by the adoption of this short underground channel is considerable, but it must be borne in mind that the professed intention of the present studies is no longer the largest water supply possible for Victoria, but rather the attainment of a moderate provision at a minimum cost and that this has entailed the sacrifice.

　　The most practical way to judge of the true money-value of the water to be had under the two schemes now before us, and therefore the best way to test their respective merits, is not to rush at once to the lump sums shewn in the estimates, but to take the gallon and find what this measure will stand us at under each. The upper project gives us 72 million gallons for ?39,000, the lower 283 million gallons for ?122,600, that is to say, under the first we pay 0.52 of a farthing per gallon, under the second 0.41 of a farthing, a saving of 0.11 in favour of the Low Level Project notwithstanding that its total cost is nearly three and a half times as great as that of its less pretentious competitor.

　　But there is another recommendation in favour of the larger scheme which must have great weight, and that is the facility of realizing it by piecemeal, spreading it over as many years as need be, according to the resources of the Colony, without detracting from its final utility and completeness. By the High Level Project we lead away a mountain stream from a distant valley into the city, and this work accomplished we cannot in future years increase the supply by a single additional pint should the requirements of the people demand it, because there is no room for storage works on the 500 foot level. By the Low Level Project we bring the same stream into the city tanks, and if the means of the Colony do not at present allow the cost of storage works, viz., a dam and reservoir, these may be reserved for a future occasion, when they may be made on the sites now selected, and be the means of more than doubling the single stream supply. It is true that the selection of the lower project would entail a loss of height in the point of delivery, for it is laid out nearly one hundred feet below the higher scheme, but this defect may be provided for by falling back upon the Pokfoolum subsidiary supply for the service of all houses in the highest districts, and these are not many.

Mr. RAWLINSON, Consulting Hydraulic Engineer to Her Majesty's Government, who has on three distinct occasions had under consideration the water requirements of the Colony, has suggested what may be termed a variation of the Low Level Project in the shape of a low embankment fifteen or twenty feet in height to dam the water of the stream to that depth, the embankment to be of such a width as to enable it eventually to be carried up to its full height of 96 feet; I have only been prevented from acting upon this suggestion by the difficulty of providing a suitable bye-wash. From the configuration of the gorge the immense volume of water brought down by summer freshets would have to be carried over the brim of the embankment itself entailing the construction of a stone paved flooring over its top and slopes to prevent the entire structure being washed away; the laying of a masonry skin upon a fresh made bank would be unadvisable from the risk of subsidence or shrinkage in the latter. Mr. RAWLINSON's suggestion is naturally based upon the feasibility of some convenient escape channel for flood waters, elsewhere than over the top of the embankment, but the ground shows no such favourable outlet and this so alters the case as to entail the abandonment of the dwarf dam. In dealing with the Low Level Project, we have, therefore, but two courses open to us as regards storage works; either to postpone the construction of the embankment It is the latter altogether, or else to carry it up to its full height if possible in one dry season. alternative that is strongly to be urged if the attendant outlay can be met, for the stream supply of itself will be found to afford but very partial relief.

The very expensive item of a service reservoir in town is dispensed with in the present designs, and acting upon the suggestion of Mr. RAWLINSON, the conduit both in tunnel and in the open has been converted into a sort of elongated tank to act as a service reservoir, further water accumulation to meet the maximum hourly demand being also provided by the utilization of the present tanks in the new system of distribution.

Between Wong-nei-chung and the Syphon head, the open conduit will be made to intercept and take in all the hill drainage available in the manner described in my preliminary Report with certain modifications since suggested by Mr. Rawlinson.

Pokfoolum Subsidiary Works.-The necessity of tapping the reservoir at Pokfoolum through a larger artery than the present 10 inch main laid under the carriage road, has long been admitted, and independently of any action hereafter to be taken in regard to the Tytam project, it should be decided as soon as conveniently possible to lay down a surface conduit of adequate dimensions, along the 500 foot contour from the Pokfoolum guage-basin to the Albany Tanks in Victoria.

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285

　　　The daily allowance afforded by the reservoir is a little under 4 gallons per head of inhabitant, and this being as much as can prudently be spared from the store of impounded rain in the dry season, a new conduit could not increase the supply during that season, but at all events during the rainy months of the year, it would be the means of bringing into town much of the water that now escapes over the bye-wash into the sea. If uncontrolled it would draw off the entire contents of the reservoir in about six weeks, but such a contingency can be averted by the insertion of a meter at the outlet works, allowing only a stated number of gallons to pass out from day to day and so make the supply last until the reappearance of the rains. Such a conduit would cost ?9,278 under the following heads:-

s. d.

Conduit,

6,864. 11. 0

Iron Main to cross steep places and ravines, Heading at Reservoir end,.

1,297. 18. 0

272. 18. 0

?8,435. 7. 0

Contingencies 10 %).

843. 5. 0

TOTAL,..

?9,278. 12. 0

　　　From the foregoing it will be seen that from the Low Level Project and the Pokfoolum Subsi- diary Works conjointly a water supply for Victoria may be obtained, yielding during the longest dry season, a minimum daily allowance of 174 gallons per inhabitant, the total estimate of the two works being ?132,000, the thirteen gallon supply from Tytam being feasible at a cost of ?1. 6. 41 per head of inhabitant, while the Pokfoolum improvement would stand at ?0. 1. 11, making the aggregate rate of cost of the conjoint works ?1. 8. 3 per head of inhabitant, a rate which, in spite of the large sums involved, compares most favourably with that of English and Continental water supplies which are put down at from ?3 to ?5 per head of population.

　　　I have omitted from the present calculations an important item upon which I have dwelt at some length in previous Reports to Government, i. e., the cleansing and relaying of the Street mains and distributing apparatus. I consider this item should properly be included in the cost of the upkeep and maintenance of the actual water service of the town, and not in that of works presumptive. Marked good has already resulted from the work done under my directions during 1874 and the present year, in the cleansing and relaying of many of the principal mains, and if the Legislature will only continue the same grants for a few years the whole system may be so far remodelled by the time any new works are completed and more water brought into play, as to render unnecessary any extraordinary outlay on that occasion for the efficient distribution of the new supply.

　　　In the accompanying drawings I have dealt so exhaustively, and I trust so clearly, with even the minutest details of the proposed works, that I do not deem it necessary to supplement this very brief memorandum by a written description of them. The detail surveys and subterranean borings, postponed time after time by untoward circumstances, when at last undertaken and completed under the personal supervision of Mr. W. DANBY of this Department, left us in full possession of all the necessary facts and geological data upon which to found the present estimates, and these may therefore be accepted with confidence. In conclusion I desire to avail myself of this opportunity to bring under the notice of His Excellency the Administrator the good services rendered by Mr. DANBY throughout these investigations, not only in the field, but in the preparation of the somewhat elaborate designs which these works have rendered necessary, and personally thus publicly to return him my thanks for his valuable assistance.

I have the honour to be,

The Honourable CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

JOHN M. PRICE, Surveyor General.

No. 128.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Civil Hospital during the Month of June, 1875, is published for general information.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th July, 1875.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

286

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH JULY, 1875.

THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)

DAY OF MONTH.

BAROMETER.

SELF REGISTERING

DAY OF

WEEK.

ATTACHED IN SHADE.

IN THE SHADE.

MAX.

DIUR-

Max. and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.

SUN,

BULB

SUN,

BULB

Ex-

VACUO. POSED.

MIN.

NAL

RANGE,

GRASS.

SHADE.

INCHES

DEEP.

9 A.M.

3 P.M.9 A.M.3 P.M. Min. Max.

Temp. at

Noon.

TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1875. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.

DIURNAL

RANGE, BULB

EXPOSED.

WIND.

MOVE-

MENT

DURING

24 hours! Ous 24 HOURS.

IN MILES.

HYGROMETER.

MIN. DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN IN SOIL, SHADE.

SHADE.

HUMIDITY

COMPLETE SATURATION =100.

DEW POINT. QUARTER.

0-10.

CLOUD.

OZONE.

RAIN IN

INCHES

DURING

THE

PREVI-

0-10.

Hours. Hours.

9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A. M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A.M. 9 A.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.

1 Tuesday,

29.73

Wednesday,

3 Thursday,

4 Friday,

84.0

5 Saturday,

6 Sunday,

7 Monday,

8 Tuesday, Wednesday, 10 Thursday, 11 Friday,

Saturday,

13 Sunday,

14 Monday, 15 Tuesday,

16 Wednesday, 17 Thursday,

Friday,

19 Saturday,

29.73 78.0 80.0 72.0 81.0 80.0 87. 84. 70.0 9.0 14.0 74.0 78.0 80.0 76.0 78.0 89 29.82 29.78 80.0 81.0 75.0 82.0 81.0 89. 85. 70.0 7.0 15.0 75.0 80.0 81.0 78.0 79.0 90

29.84 29.79 80.0 82.0 76.0 83.0 82.0 96. 89. 72.0 7.0 17.0 76.0 80.0 82.0 77.0 79.0 85

29.84 29.76 82.0 83.0 76.0 85.0 96. 89. 72.0 9.0 17.0 77.0 82.0 83.0

29.83 29.78 82.0 83.0 77.0 85.0 84 0 123. 109. 73.0 8.0 36.0 78.0 82.0 83.0 79.0 80.0 85 29.88 29.83 82.0 84.0 78.0 85.0 84.0 125. 110. 75.0 7.0 35.0 78.0 82.0 84.0 79,0 80.0 85 29.89 29.81 83.0 85.0 78.0 86.0 85.0 130. 115. 75.0 8.0 40.0 78.0 83.0 85.0 79.0 81.0 80 29.84 29.80 83.0 82.0 76.0 86.0 83.0 99. 87. 76.0 10.0 11.0 77.0 83.0 82.0 80.0 79.0 85 29.83 29.78 79.0 77.0 73.0 79.0 78.0 89. 83. 69.0 6.0 14.0 74.0 79.0 79.0 76.0 76.0 85 29.86 29.82 79.0 79.0 73.0 79.0 73.0 81. 80. 69.0 6.0 11.0 74.0 79.0 79.0 76.0 76.0 85 29.93 29.88 78.0 81.0 74.0 83.0 82.0 124. 109. 69.0 9.0 40.0 74.0 78.0 81.0 75.0 78.0 84 29.93 29.86 84.0 85.0 77.0 86.0 85.0 125. 110. 73.0 9.0 37.0 77.0 84.0 85.0 80.0 81.0 80 29.90 29.84 83.0 85.0 77.0 86.0 85.0 125. 110. 73.0 9.0 37.0 77.0 83.0 85.0 79.0 81.0 80 29.84 29.79 84.0 85.0 78.0 86.0 85.0 130. 115. 73.0 8.0 42.0 77.0 84.0 86.0 80.0 82.0 80 29.84 29.80 84.0 86.0 79.0 87.0 86.0 141. 119. 74.0 8.0 45.0 78.0 84.0 86.0 80.0 82.0 80 29.85 29.80 84.0 86.0 80,0 83.0 87.0 144. 126. 74.0 8.0 52.0 78.0 84.0 86.0 80.0 82.0 80 29.85 29.80 84.0 86.0 80.0 88.0 87.0 142. 125. 74.0 8.0 51.0 78.0 84.0 86.0 80.0 82.0 80 29.85 29.77 83.0 86.0 80.0 88.0 87.0 154. 127. 74.0 8.0 53.0 78.0 83.0 $6.0 79.0 82.0 80 29.85 29.88 85.0 87.0 80.0 88.0 87.0 154. 127. 74.0 8.0 53.0 78.0 85.0 87.0 81.0

74.6 76.6 S.

215

0.84 10

76.6

77.7 S.

199

0.21 10

75.0

77.0 W.

N.W.

225

1.04 7

79.0 80.0 85

77.0

78.0 S.

S.W.

159

0.06 9

77.0

78.0 W.

194

77.0

77.4 W.

192

oi ci si —— ??,

76.3

78.4 W. W.

201

78.0

77.0 [S.W. W.

184

2.49

73.9

73.9 E.

199

2.24 10

73.9

73.9 E.

215

4.48

72.9 76.0

209

...

77.4 78.4 E.

226

76.3 78.4 S.

194

77.4

79.4 E.

184

77.4 79.4 S.E.

191

77.4

79.4 S.

Calm

184

0.11

77.4

79.4 E.

196

76.3

79.4 S. E.

215

0.12

83.0 80

78.4

80.4 E.

231

0.11

20 Sunday,

Monday,

22 Tuesday,

23 Wednesday,

24 Thursday,

25 Friday,

26 Saturday, 27 Sunday, 28 Monday, 29 Tuesday, 30 Wednesday,

29.86 29.84 85.0 87.0 80.0 88.0 87.0 154. 127. 74.0 8.0 53.0 78.0 85.0 87.0 81.0 83.0 80 29.88 29.85 85.0 87.0 80.0 88.0 87.0 154. 127. 74.0 8.0 53.0 78.0 85.0 87.0 81.0 83.0 80 29.88 29.84 86.0 87.0 80.0 88.0 87.0 154. 127. 75.0 8.0 52.0 79.0 86.0 87.0 82.0 83.0 80 29.84 29.78 85.0 87.0 80.0 88.0 87.0 154. 127. 75.0 8.0 52.0 80.0 85.0 87.0 81.0 83.0 80 29.84 29.78 82.0 84.0 79.0 87.0 86.0 150. 122. 74.0 8.0 48.0 79.0 82.0 84.0 78.0 80.0 80 29.82 29.76 82.0 84.0 79.0 87.0 86.0 148. 121. 74.0 8.0 47.0 79.0 82.0 84.0 78.0 80.0 80 29.84 29.82 82.0 84.0 79.0 87.0 86.0 148. 121. 74.0 8.0 47.0 79.0 82.0 84.0 78.0 29.88 29.82 83.0 87.0 80.0 89.0 88.0 152. 122. 75.0 9.0 47.0 79.0 83.0 87.0 79 0 29.84 29.75 84.0 87.0 80.0 89.0 88.0 152. 122. 75.0 9.0 47.0 79.0 84.0 87.0 80.0 29.73 29.70 84.0 86.0 80.0 88.0 87.0 150. 120. 74.0 8.0 46.0 78.0 84.0 86.0 80.0 82.0 80 29.73 29.70 84.0 86.0 80.0 88.0 87.0 150. 120. 74.0 8.0 46.0 78.0 84.0 86.0 80.0 82.0

78.4 80.4 E.

290

0.13

78.4

80.4 E. 79.4 80.4 E.

214

0.06

186

0.16

78.4

80.4 W.

194

75.3

77.4 W.

182

0.15

75.3

77.4 JS.

199

80.0 80 80 83.0 80

83.0 80

75.3 77.4 E.

161

0.03

76.3 80.4 [Calm

189

...

77.4 80.4 E.

201

0.36

77.4 79.4 E.

211

0.49

77.4

79.4 [E.

209

0.32

? ∞ CO CO 10 0 — —∞ DENON∞ ∞ ∞ co

...

Mean

Summary of June,

30.14 29.79 82.6 84.3

77.8 85.9 84.8

1874:-Mean Shade Temp., 1873:-

.84.8

132. 112. 73.2

Total Rain fall, .

8.0 37.2 77.4

82.6 84.4 78.8 76.7 82

76.2

72.4

202 13.40

9.65 inches. Rain fell on 11 days.

83.0

6.29

1872:-

83.8

16.27

1871:-

85.1

20.48

1870:-

85.9

5.04

1869:-

.83.8

9.12

C. J. WHARRY, M.D.,

Superintendent.

1868:

.81.5

30.79

}}

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH JULY, 1875.

NOTICE.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 25th June, 1875.

C. MAY, Acting Colonial Treasurer.

NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that the Crown Rents for the half-year ending 24th June, 1875, should be paid into the Treasury on or before the 15th July next.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 17th June, 1875.

C. MAY, Acting Colonial Treasurer.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 9TH JULY, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.,

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Baro- Thermo- meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

July

29.91

29.92

29.90

29.91

29.90

87.5

29.90

85.5

29.92

84.5

29.84

29.92

85.5

29.90

29.86

89.5

29.89

29.88

29.87

87.5

29.84

29.82

82.5

29.76

29.75

87.5

29.68

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

METER.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

WINDS.

RAIN.

DATE.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

Self Registering.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

Min. Max. 6 A.M. NOON. 6 P.M.

Noon. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

1875.

July 3 28.16 28.17 28.18 28.18 28.16 73.5 76.5 75.5 73.0 75.0 74.0 73.0 77.5 | SE

4 28.17 28.19 28.19 28.17 28.17 74.0 77.0 75.0 73.0 75.574.0 73.0 77.0 |SE

7 28.17 28.18 28.16 28.15 28,14 73.5

5 28.17 28.18 28.18 28.16 28.14 74.0 76.5 75.574.0 74.5 73.0 73.5 77.0 S

6 28.14 28.17 28.18 28.17 28.15 74.0 77.0 77.5 73.0 74.0 74.5 73.0 78.0 |SSW

73.5 73.0 73.0 73.5 73.0 73.0 78.0 ISE

4 ESE

4 SE

3 S

4 ESE

0.90

2 SE

0.05

3 SSW

0.00

8 28.09 28.09 28.08 28.04 28.03】 74.0

75,575.0 73.0 74.5 74.0 72.5 76.0 SW

2 SSW

5 SE

5 SW

2 Calm

0.00

5 SE

0.00

5 SW

0.03

9 28.03 28.03, 28.02 27.99 27.98 74.5 75.5 74.5 74.0 74.5 74.0 73.5 76.0 [SW

6 SW

0.02

Fog and rain past night; 6 A.M., open- ings in fog; 8 A.M., fine, cloudy, hazy. Fog and rain past night; 8 A.M., fine,

clear, cloudy.

5 A.M., fog with openings at intervals;

8 A.M., fine, clear, cloudy.

5 A.M., slight fog at intervals; 7 A.M.,

fine, cloudy, horizon clear.

5 A.M., fine, clear, cloudy; 11 A.M., passing fog with slight rain; noon, fine, clear, cloudy.

Overcast, with fog at intervals

throughout.

Wet fog past night; overcast, passing

fog and showery at intervals.

THERMO-

DATE.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

METER.

Self [Registering.

Min. Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M. NOON.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Di rn F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

July 329.89 29.93 29.95 29.93 29.92 86.00 86.00

84.00 80.00 82.00 81.00 79.05 $1.05] ESE

4 29.93 29.93 29.95 29.93 29.92 82.00 87.00 84.05 80.00 81.00 81.00 80.00 87.00] SE

5 29.91 29.93 29.93 29.91 29.86 81.00 85.00 84.05 80.00 81.00, 80.00 80.00 89.00 Calm

6 29.90 29.93 29.93 29.91 29.88 81.05 85.00 85.00, 80.00 81.00 81.00 80.00 86.00 Calm

7 29.91 29.91 29.92 29.90 29.89 84.00 82.00 84.00 80.00 80.00 80.00 81.00 87.05 E

2ESE

2 SE

0 │SW

2 SE

2 Calm

2 SW

Fine and cloudy with rain at intervals.

Fine and cloudy throughout.

Do.

do.

0 SW

2 S

2 SW

2 Do.

do.

Fine, cloudy and rain at intervals.

8 29.86 29.86 29.86 29.82 29.78 83.05 85.00 84.00 79.00 81.00 81.00 79.00 86.05 SW

2 SW

5 SW

Fine and cloudy throughout.

9 29.79 29.80 29.78 29.73 29.71 83.00 85,00 75,05 80.00 81.00 81.05] 82.00 85.05 SW

2 SW

5 SW

Fine, overcast and cloudy.

Letters. Papers.

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SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

UNTIL further notice, the Court will sit in

　　its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

OTICE.-Jo?o MIRANDA SANCHES, of

Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, Dispenser, unemployed, having been adjudged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong in Bankruptcy on the Eighth day of July, in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five, is hereby re- quired to surrender himself to the Honorable William Hastings Alexander, the Registrar of the said Court, at the first meeting of his Creditors, to be held before the said Registrar, on the Twenty- first day of July, in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon of that day pre- cisely, at the said Court.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee.

A public sitting will hereafter be appointed by the said Court for the said Bankrupt to pass his final examination, of which sitting notice will be given in the Hongkong Government Gazette.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

TOTICE.-Woo Soo, of Victoria, in the Island of Hongkong, Naval Pilot, having been adjudged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudi- eation of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court

in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five, an adjourned public sitting for the said Bankrupt to pass his last examination, and make application for his order of discharge will be held before the Honorable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, at the Supreme Court House, Victoria, Hongkong, on the Twentieth day of July in- stant, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon of that day precisely.

At this meeting, proofs of the debts of the Cre- ditors will be received.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee in the matter.

Dated the Second day of July,

1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy, No. 29, Queen's Road,

Victoria.

NOTICE.

CO-PARTNERSHIP has this day been form-

At the first meeting of Creditors, the Registrar Aed between JOHN HEARD, AUGUSTINE

will receive the proofs of the debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

Notice is also hereby given to all persons in- debted to the said Bankrupt, or that have any of his Effects, not to deliver the same but to the Official Assignee.

Dated this Eighth day of July, A.D. 1875.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY,

In re CHANG Sz, a Bankrupt. OTICE. The above named Bankrupt hav- ing passed his last examination, the

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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 17TH JULY, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

No. 30.

No. 4.

[L.S.] J. GARDINER AUSTIN.

PROCLAMATION.

By His Excellency JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

Whereas the Cominands of Her Most Gracious Majesty The QUEEN, conveyed through the Right Honourable The EARL OF CARNARVON, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, have been received, approving of and confirming the following Ordinance; namely:

No. 1 of 1875, entitled-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to provide means for enforcing good order, and discipline in the Police Force employed in the Royal Naval Yard:

Now, therefore, it is hereby declared, that the said Ordinance has been so approved and confirmed, as aforesaid.

By His Excellency's Command,

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 17th Day of July, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONGKONG.

No. 6 OF 1875.

WEDNESDAY, 7TH JULY, 1875.

PRESENT:

His Excellency the Administrator (JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN).

The Honorable the Chief Justice (SIR JOHN Smale).

The Honorable the Acting Colonial Secretary (CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH)..

The Honorable the Attorney General (JOHN BRamston).

The Honorable the Acting Colonial Treasurer (CHARLES MAY).

The Honorable PHINEAS RYRIE.

The Honorable WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER.

The Honorable HENRY Lowcock.

The Honorable JAMES WHITTALL.

ABSENT:

The Council meets this day at 2.30 P.M., pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the Council held on the 29th June, are read and confirmed.

The Supplementary Appropriation Bill for 1874 is read a second time, committed and passed, bearing

the Title of An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legis- lative Council thereof, to authorize the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum not exceeding One hundred and Fifty thousand Dollars to defray the Charges of the year 1874,-being No. 5 of 1875.

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Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 17TH JULY, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

No. 30.

No. 4.

[L.S.] J. GARDINER AUSTIN.

PROCLAMATION.

By His Excellency JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

Now, therefore, it is hereby declared, that the said Ordinance has been so approved and confirmed, as aforesaid.

By His Excellency's Command,

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 17th Day of July, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONGKONG.

No. 6 OF 1875.

WEDNESDAY, 7TH JULY, 1875.

PRESENT:

His Excellency the Administrator (JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN).

The Honorable the Chief Justice (SIR JOHN Smale).

The Honorable the Acting Colonial Secretary (CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH)..

The Honorable the Attorney General (JOHN BRamston).

The Honorable the Acting Colonial Treasurer (CHARLES MAY).

The Honorable PHINEAS RYRIE.

The Honorable WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER.

The Honorable HENRY Lowcock.

The Honorable JAMES WHITTALL.

ABSENT:

The Council meets this day at 2.30 P.M., pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the Council held on the 29th June, are read and confirmed.

The Supplementary Appropriation Bill for 1874 is read a second time, committed and passed, bearing

292

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The Holidays Ordinance is read a second time, and the Council resolves itself into Committee upon

the clauses of the Bill.

The Bill is then discussed clause by clause, and certain alterations and amendments having been made, the Bill is passed, bearing the Title of An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to provide for Public and Bank Holidays,-being No. 6 of 1875.

The Steam Launch Ordinance is read a second time, and the Council forms itself into Committee upon

the clauses of the Bill.

The Bill is then discussed clause by clause, and the final consideration of the Bill in Committee is deferred to the next meeting of Council.

The St. Paul's College Ordinance is read a second time.

The Honorable the Chief Justice desires to call attention to what he considers the unsa- tisfactory position of the Church of England in Hongkong, and refers to the difficulties which had occurred in the Cape Colonies.

The Bill is then committed and passed, bearing the Title of An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to provide for the Devo- lution of the Site of St. Paul's College, and to provide means for altering the Statutes of the said College,-being No. 7 of 1875.

The Honorable the Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Administrator, moves that a vote of $2,068 be passed for the conversion of a portion of Stone Cutters' Island Gaol into a suitable place for the storage of Gunpowder.

The vote is passed.

His Excellency adjourns the Council at Twenty-five minutes past four o'clock, until Tuesday,

the 13th instant.

Read and confirmed, this 13th Day of July, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE, Clerk of Councils.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator.

Title.

Preamble.

Steam vessels

HONGKONG.

ANNO TRICESIMO NONO VICTORIA REGINE.

JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief. No. 8 or 1875.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for licensing small Passenger Steamers and for other purposes.

WHEREAS it

[13th July, 1875.]

HEREAS it is expedient to regulate the number of pas- sengers to be carried by small steam vessels, and to guard against accidents thereon from overloading, or from defec- tive machinery: Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:

I. It shall not be lawful for any steam vessel of less than one under 100 tons hundred tons burden to carry passengers for hire within the waters of the Colony, or to any place outside the waters of the hire without Colony, unless she has obtained a licence as hereinafter

not to carry

passengers for

licence.

The Harbour

provided.

licences.

Regulations.

Alteration or repeal of regulations.

III. The regulations contained in the schedule hereto shall take effect from the commencement of this Ordinance and shall continue in force until altered or repealed as hereinafter provided. IV. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, alter, amend, or repeal the said regulations or any of them, and may make other regulations as occasion requires. Every new regula- tion and every alteration, amendment, or repeal of an existing

292

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The Holidays Ordinance is read a second time, and the Council resolves itself into Committee upon

the clauses of the Bill.

The Steam Launch Ordinance is read a second time, and the Council forms itself into Committee upon

the clauses of the Bill.

The Bill is then discussed clause by clause, and the final consideration of the Bill in Committee is deferred to the next meeting of Council.

The St. Paul's College Ordinance is read a second time.

The vote is passed.

His Excellency adjourns the Council at Twenty-five minutes past four o'clock, until Tuesday,

the 13th instant.

Read and confirmed, this 13th Day of July, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE, Clerk of Councils.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator.

Title.

Preamble.

Steam vessels

HONGKONG.

ANNO TRICESIMO NONO VICTORIA REGINE.

JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief. No. 8 or 1875.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for licensing small Passenger Steamers and for other purposes.

WHEREAS it

[13th July, 1875.]

not to carry

passengers for

licence.

The Harbour

provided.

licences.

Regulations.

Alteration or repeal of regulations.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH JULY, 1875.

regulation shall be published in the Government Gazette, and after such publication shall have the force of law.

V. If any steam vessel licensed under this Ordinance carries Penalty for within the waters of the Colony more passengers than her licence carrying pas allows, the owner or master thereof shall be liable to a penalty excess of the not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.

sengers in

licence.

arriving with to carry under the regulations for the time being in force under excessive this Ordinance, the master thereof shall be liable to a penalty number of not exceeding one hundred dollars.

passengers.

VII. Any person offending against the regulations in force Offences for the time being under this Ordinance, shall be liable, on con- against

regulations. viction thereof, to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.

VIII. All penalties for offences against this Ordinance may be Penalties. recovered in a summary way before a Police Magistrate or the Marine Magistrate.

IX. This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be Commence- hereafter proclaimed by the Governor, and may be cited for all ment. purposes as "The Steam-Launch Ordinance, 1875."

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 13th Day of July, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

Short title.

293

SCHEDULE.

I. The owner of any steam vessel of less than one hundred tons burden desirous of obtaining a licence to carry passengers for hire within the waters of the Colony, or to any place outside of the waters of the Colony, shall cause the said vessel to be surveyed by a Marine Surveyor and by an Engineer Surveyor both of whom shall be persons approved by the Government.

II. The certificate of the Marine Surveyor shall contain statements of the following particulars:—

a. That the hull, length-breadth

depth-

for the service intended, and in good condition.

-tons, is sufficient

b. The number of passengers which the vessel is fit to carry, being, for vessels plying beyond the waters of the Colony, at the rate of ten superficial feet of the upper or weather deck, and at the rate of ten superficial feet of the deck immediately below the upper deck, for each passenger and member of the crew; and for vessels plying within the waters of the Colony, at the rate of seven superficial feet per passenger and member of the crew.

c. That the master possesses a certificate of competency from the Harbour

Master of Hongkong.

d. That provision is on board for the shelter of deck passengers, and that

there are two approved life buoys on board.

f. That the vessel is properly fitted with bow and masthead lights and also a

riding light.

g. That the vessel is properly found with anchors and chains.

h. That the crew is sufficient for the requirements of the vessel in the

opinion of the Harbour Master.

III. The certificate of the Engineer Surveyor shall contain statements of the following particulars ;-

b. The time for which such machinery will be sufficient.

c. That the engineer of the vessel possesses a certificate of competency from

the Harbour Master of Hongkong.

IV. Such certificates shall be in force for a period of six months.

VI. Every steam vessel licensed under this Ordinance, shall, when under weigh between sunset and sunrise, exhibit a green light on the starboard bow, and a red light on the port bow, and a bright light at least 10 feet above the coloured lights.

VII. Every such steam vessel shall exhibit a bright light at night at least 10 feet above the rail.

IX. The Engineer Survevor and Marine Surveyor shall be entitled to a fee of five dollars each for each certificate of survey, recoverable from the owner of the vessel.

X. Vessels plying for hire within the waters of the Colony shall pay a licence fee at the rate of $5 per annum, and vessels plying for hire outside the waters of the Colony shall pay a licence fee at the rate of $10 per annum. These fees shall be payable half-yearly.

294

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Title.

Preamble.

Short title.

Interpretation

of terms. "The Admi- ralty."

"Dealer in Marine Stores."

"Dealer in Old Metals."

"In Her Majesty's Service."

"Stores."

Licence to

carry on the trade of a

HONGKONG.

ANNO TRICESIMO NONO VICTORIA REGINE.

JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief. No. 9 OF 1875.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for the more effectual Protection of Her Majesty's Naval Stores.

[13th July, 1875.]

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice

of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:--

I. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Naval Stores Ordi- nance, (Hongkong) 1875."

II. In this Ordinance :-

The term "Dealer in Marine Stores" means a person dealing in buying and selling anchors, cables, sails, or old junk,-old iron, or marine stores of any description.

The term "In Her Majesty's Service," when applied to persons, applies also to persons in the employment of the Admiralty.

The term "Stores" includes all goods and chattels and any single store or article.

rine stores or

old metal

necessary.

Licences to be

granted by the

Governor subject, &c.

Holder of

V. Every dealer in marine stores to whom a licence shall have licence to keep been granted shall keep a book or books fairly written, and shall books, &c.

enter therein an account of all such marine stores, or old metal, as he

may, from time to time, become possessed of, stating in res- pect of each article the time at which and the person from whom he purchased or received the same, adding in the case of every such last mentioned person a description of his business and place of abode.

Inspection of goods, books,

&c.

Penalties.

Marks in

schedule ap- propriated for Her Majesty's stores.

Imitation a

VI. Every person to whom such licence shall have been grant- ed shall, whensoever thereunto required by any Superintendent or Inspector of Police, or by any other member of the Police force, bearing a written order in that behalf under the hand of a Superintendent, produce for the inspection of the party so requiring him all or any marine stores or old metal in his possession, or subject to his control, and all books and papers relating to the same.

VII. If any person acts in contravention of the provisions con- tained in sections III, V, or VI, or any regulation made under sec- tion IV, he shall be liable, on summary conviction before a Magis- trate, to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three months, with or without hard labour.

VIII. The marks described in the schedule to this Ordinance may be applied in or on stores therein described to denote Her Majesty's property in stores so marked.

It shall be lawful for the Admiralty, their contractors, officers, and workmen, to apply the said marks, or any of them, in or on any

such stores as are described in the said schedule. If any person, without lawful authority (proof of which autho- misdemeanor. rity shall lie on the party accused), applies any of the said marks

in or on any such stores, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, shall be liable to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour.

and

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH JULY, 1875.

IX. If any person, with intent to conceal Her Majesty's pro- Obliteration perty in any stores, takes out, destroys, or obliterates, wholly or with intent to in part, any such mark as aforesaid, he shall be guilty of felony, conceal Her

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Majesty's pro- and shall be liable, in the discretion of the Court, to be kept in perty, felony. penal servitude for any term not exceeding four years, or to be im- prisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour, and with or without solitary confinement.

found in

possession of stores, and not

X. If stores are found in the possession or keeping of a per- Penalty on son being in Her Majesty's service, or in the service of the dealer, &c., Admiralty, or being a dealer in marine stores, or in old metals, or a pawnbroker (within the meaning of any enactments for the time being in force relating to such dealers, or to pawnbrokers), accounting for and he is taken or summoned before a Magistrate, and the Ma- them. gistrate sees reasonable grounds for believing the stores found to be or to have been Her Majesty's property, then if such person does not satisfy the Magistrate that he came lawfully by the stores found, he shall be liable, on summary conviction before a Magistrate, to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars.

For the purposes of this section, stores shall be deemed to be in the possession or keeping of any person, if he knowingly has them in the actual possession or keeping of any other person, or in any house, building, lodging, apartment, field, or place, open or inclosed, whether occupied by himself or not, and whether the same are so had for his own use or benefit, or for the use or be- nefit of another.

XI. It shall not be lawful for any person, without permission No unauthor- in writing from the Admiralty, or from some person authorized ized person to by the Admiralty in that behalf (proof of which permission shall creep, sweep,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　&c., for stores lie on the party accused), to gather or search for stores, or to creep, sweep, or dredge, in the harbour of Victoria within one within 100 hundred yards from any vessel belonging to Her Majesty, or in yards of any of Her Majesty's service, or from any mooring place or anchoring Her Majesty's place appropriated to such vessels, or from any moorings belong- ing to Her Majesty, or from any of Her Majesty's wharves, or dock, victualling, or steam factory yards.

vessels, &c.

XII. The following sections of Ordinance No. 7 of 1865 being Sections 81, "An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the Enactments in force 82, 83, 86, 88,

"90 to 99 of

"in this Colony relating to Larceny and other similar Offences," Ordinance No. shall be incorporated with this Ordinance, and shall, for the pur- 7 of 1865, poses of this Ordinance, be read as if they were here re-enacted, incorporated namely, sections LXXXI to LXXXIII, LXXXVI, LXXXVIII, with this and XC to XCIX all inclusive; and for this

the purpose expres- sion "this Ordinance," when used in the said incorporated sections, shall be taken to include the present Ordinance.

Ordinance.

XIII. Nothing in this Ordinance shall prevent any person Not to prevent from being indicted under this Ordinance or otherwise for any persons being indictable offence made punishable on summary conviction by indicted under this Ordinance, this Ordinance, or prevent any person from being liable under &c. any

other Ordinance or otherwise to any other or higher penalty or punishment than is provided for any offence by this Ordi- nance so that no person be punished twice for the same offence. XIV. "The Naval and Victualling Stores Ordinance (Hong- kong) 1867" is hereby repealed, but this repeal shall not affect any offence, act, or thing committed or done before the com- mencement of this Ordinance.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 13th Day of July, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE, Clerk of Councils.

SCHEDULE.

Marks appropriated for Her Majesty's use in or on Naval and Victualling Stores.

Repeal.

295

STORES.

MARKS.

Hempen Cordage and Wire Rope,

Canvas, Fearnought, Hammocks, and

Seamen's Bags,

Bunting,

Candles,.

......

White, Black, or Coloured Worsted Threads laid up with the Yarns and the Wire respectively.

A Blue Line in a Serpentine Form. A Double Tape in the Warp.

Blue or Red Cotton Threads in each Wick, or Wicks of Red Cotton.

Timber, Metal, and other Stores not be- The Broad Arrow.

fore enumerated.

296

No. 129.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH JULY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　The following Return, received from Mr. HENRY DICKIE, of the quantity of Spirits distilled at the China Sugar Refinery, is published for general information.

Gallons

Spirits manufactured during the Quarter ending 10th July, 1875,............................4,481.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th July, 1875.

No. 130.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

The following Notice to Mariners is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th July, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

CORAL PATCH, INNER ROUTE.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary,

　Captain SCOTT, of the schooner "Three Brothers," reports the existence of a small coral patch, awash at low water, lying one mile south-east from Young Island.

G. P. HEATH, Commander R.N.,

Portmaster,

Department of Ports and Harbors,

Brisbane, 27th May, 1875.

No. 131.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　It is hereby notified, that Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, by additional instructions under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet, dated Balmoral, the 22nd of May, 1875, and addressed to His Excellency Sir ARTHUR EDWARD KENNEDY, K.C.M.G., C.B., has been pleased to appoint the Honorable WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER to be a Member of the Executive Council of the Colony of Hongkong.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th July, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATION.

　The Postmaster at San Francisco has given notice that letters despatched from this Colony (whether through the Post Office, or as consignees' letters) by the United States Mail Packets, will not be forwarded to any places not within the United States unless the proper Postage from America to such places be prepaid in American Postage Stamps, but will be returned to this Office.

　Such letters should either be prepaid in both Hongkong and American Stamps as above, or posted to an Agent in the United States.

　This notice chiefly applies to the following places, the AMERICAN rates of Postage to which are as follows:-

Honolulu, Brazil,.

LETTERS.

Cents. 6 per oz.

NEWSPAPERS. Cents.

BOOKS.

Cents. 4 per 4 oz.

.15

OZ.

Peru, Chili, &c.,.

.22

ΟΖ.

per

4 oz.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 12th July, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General.

298

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH JULY, 1875.

NOTICE.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 25th June, 1875.

C. MAY,

Acting Colonial Treasurer.

Anderson, Jas. 2

Aliborno, M.

Assings, Mr.

Letters. Papers.

Harrison, Francis1

Letters. Papers.

Jones, Dr. C. }

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 16th July,

Letters. Papers.

Dorez, E. M. das 1

Howard, J.

E. A. B.

Hung Loong

Everill, H. C.,"

Harrison, J.

Bank of

Hindostan Banks, Horace 1 Botelho, B. F. 1 Bush, Oscar

Bump, Silas L. 1

thes.s.For-

mosa

Eastlack, W. C. 1

formerly of

Hucklebridge,}

Hill, N.

Hutchison, R. W.1

Kirby, Capt.

W. T. Karlosski, L. Knowlton,

Mrs., Revd.

M. J.

}

Kates, Mark W. 1

Lowkampok,Mr.1

1875.

Mayo, Dr.

Letters. Papers.

Meagher, O.

Mitchell, Geo. 1

Mitchell, W.

1 regd.

Manicom, R.

Nutal, Etienne 1 Neill, H. S. B. 1

Ollivant, Joseph

Pereira, D. M. 2 Poole, W. P. Phar, Monsr. T. 1 Planer, J.

Lets. Paps.

Samuel, H. A. 2 Siqueira. Re- medio Pedro Souza, James 1 Stanley, A. C.,

Revd., The 6 Hon.

Sjolund, P. O. 1 Swaries, H.

Sim?es, R.

Seymour, Miss E. 1

Stoddard, J. C. 1 Silva, M. da

Edwards, Jas. 1

Hoski?r, V.

Harrington, D.

Brett, W.

Freeman, R.

Hudgell, H.

Baldwin, U.

Frampton, Mr. 1

Hoseason,

Brown, W. T.

Fonsing, Mrs.

Brown, W.

1 regd.

Christina

}

Capt. Win.

Lutchamana-

Harrington,

chery

} 1 regd.

Beck, Angelina 1

Facchi, Paulo

Capt.

Lane, H. K. 1

1 regd.

Hunter, Adam

Luz, Prodente J.1

Pritchard, H. 1

Ginsburg, S. L. 3 regd.

late of S.S.

Lamb, F. de V. 1

Parr, R. B.

Tong Wing Pat 1 Tindeiro, J. A. 1

Chatain, Ma-

Gatti, Luigi

Ferntower

Lester, David

rie, Madme.

Guerrero, R.

Legg, W. H.

Robins, R.

Clary, John

Gamble, R.

Infante, G.

1 regd.

Collinson, W. M. 2

Galbraith & Co. 1

McLean, E.

Cowan, R.

Jones,

Castagnetti, G. 1

Hue Shain Phock 1

Cook, W. B.

Hogenis, J. L. 1

Granton Jones, Frederick 1

Martin, Mr.

Malcomson, Thos. 1 Maher, Izidoro 1 1

Cotter, A. T. 2

Havens, Harry}

Julian, V. J. 1 regd.

Mead, Charles,

Raymond, Stella 2 Rocha, Anto.

Joaquim Raynolds, Robt. Ramos, Ropino 1

Upton, Thos.

Walker, J. H. Wah Lung Wright, John

Jacobs, F. S.

formerly of

Defries, Joseph 1 Davidson, Jas. 1

Hourihane, M. 3 Hawke, T.

Johnson, J. H. 1

the Marquis

Joshua, J. R. 1

of Argyle

Saunders, F. Santos, Rosa

de los

Young, J.

For Merchant Ships.

Aberdeen

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Countess of Erroll

Eastern Isles, s.s.1

Invincible

Marion, s.s.

Rover of the Seas4

August

Frederich Argonaut Albatross

Alina

Bell, s.s.

} 1

Calabar, s.s.

City of Exeter, s.s.1

Champion of

Elizabeth Ni-

Ruth

the Seas

cholson

Robert Boak 1

Johann Smidt

Earl

Novelty

Julia H.

Cornuvia

1 2

Eleanor

Nyassa

Sarah Nicholson 4

Swatara, s.s.

1 regd.

Charles Moreau 2

Formosa

Kapala

Oxford

Sylvia

Charity

Fortuna

Kirkland

Solone

Ceylon

Flodden

Peeress

Scotland

Carricks

Cilurnum

Fitz Patrick, s.s. 1

Caroline

Fidelio

Lucerne Lucia

Phocus, s.s. Portland

Star of Persia

Storm King

Commissary

Dilharree

Selene

Corinna

Gem

Queen Victoria 1

Constantin 1

Ellen Monroe 1

Comet

Ellsworth

Hamilton

Cleopatra 3

Edward P.

Caroline Behn 1

Bouverie

}

Herman Highlander

Memento Min, s.s. Maximos Mariner

Queen of the Seas1

Truth

Rifleman Rover

Wakefield

Letters.

Elk

Hart

For H. M. Ships.

Modeste

Letters.

Narcissus

Letters.

Victor Emanuel 3

Dr. D. F. Owen, Mississippi,

A-Sam, Blacksmith, Great Bourke Street, Melbourne,. Burton, E. H., Yokohama,

Chon Newie, Storekeeper, Alexandria, Otago, N.Z., Clark, Mrs. E., 15, Sydney Street, Kings Cross, London, Common, J., Penang,....

Detained for Postage.

1 Letter.

Wapada Kakanda, Sarawak,

J. Hughes, Newtown, near Sydney, N.S.W.,..............

Walter Morse, New York,

W. Grinsberg, Manila,

S. Schuer, Manila,....

James Gibbons, Callao, Peru,

F. Abdollaly, Bangkok,

Maria Fossio, Buenos Ayres,

Eugene Ascherberg, Melbourne,

F. E. Rossi, Habana,

Rev. Otis Gibson, San Francisco,

1 Book.

Alton P. Goss, Hawirch, Mass.,

Rev. L. McGuire, Buchanon, Penna.,

T. B. Harvey, Mississippi,

Wm. Dunphy, care of Wm. Monahan, San Fran-

cisco, California,.

Dead Letters.

Marques, M. P., Foochow,.

1 Letter.

1 Book.

1 Paper.

May, Alfred, H.M.S. Victor Emanuel, Hongkong, Meerja, Ameenbeg Affeirbeg, Jeypore,

Conshewe, Joseph, Chinese Interpreter, Demerara, Glover, Mr., 31, Weare Street, Bristol,

.(Book Packet),... 1

Jockes, Lieutenant J. C., Naval Department, Batavia, Kong Hook Cheong, Cheater Street, Melbourne, Langelier, Mr., Canton,

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 9th July, 1875.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH JULY, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 16TH JULY, 1875.

299

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo-

meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

July

29.75

29.69

29.84

87.5

29.64

29.63

83.5

29.57

84.5

29.68

84.5

29.68

87.5

29.62

29.70

83.5

29.65

29.67

29.64

29.58

29.61

29.58

29.52

86.5

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO- METER.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULE.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

RAIN.

Self

DATE.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

| Registering. Min Max.

NOON.

6 A.M.

Dirn. | F.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON. 6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

1875.

July 10 28.01 28.01 28.01 27.96 27.95 74.5 75.0 74.0 73.5 74.5 74.0 72.5 76.0 SW

11 27.98 27.99 27.97 27.92 27.92 75.0

76.5 75.0 75.075.5 74.5 73.5 77.0 |Sw

12 27.91 27.91 27.89 27.85 27.85 75.0 76.0

75.0 75.0 76.0 75.0 74.0 77.0 sw

5 SW

6 SW

5 SW

6 SSW

0.06

Fog with openings and rain at inter-

vals throughout.

0.05

Fog with drizzly rain at intervals

throughout.

Squally with fog and rain at inter-

7 S

0.08

Fog with openings and rain at inter-

13 27.92 27.95 27.97 27.93 27.93 75.0 76.5 75,5 74.0 76.0 75.0 74.5 76.5 SW

4 SW

0.15

,,14 27.97 27.99 27.98 27.96 27.95 75.0|75.5 76.075.0 75.5 76.0 72.5 77.0 SW

15 27.96 27.96 27.96 27.92 27.9175,078.0 76.0 75.0 76.0 |75.0 74.5 79.0 | Calm

16 | 27.91 27.91 27,91 27.86|| 27.84 75.0 79.0 78.0 74.0 78.0 76.5 74.5 79.0 SSE

4 SW

0 SSW

3 E

3 SSW

0.41

4 S

0.16

3 Calm

0.00

vals throughout.

Fog with rain past night; 9 A.M., fine, cloudy, hazy; 3 P.M., passing fog. Fog with rain past night; 9.30 A.M., fine, cloudy, hazy; 6 P.M., thunder and lightning.

5 A.M., fine, cloudy, hazy; 8 A.M., slight passing fog; 10 A.M., fine, clear, cloudy.

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

METER.

Self Registering

Min. Max.

NOON.

WINDS.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn F.

July 10 29.76 29.78 29.76 29.74 29.71 84.00 84.00 83.00 81.00 81.00 80.00 81.00 87.00 SW

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

11 29.73 29.75' 29.74′ 29.68′ 29.66 84.00 85.05 85.00 81.00 83.00 81.00 81.00 87.00 SW

2 SW

12 29.65 29.65 29.66 29.63 29.61 83.00 85.05 83.05 80.00 81.05 81.00 81.05 85.05 SW

4 SW

5 SW

6 Calm

Do.

4 Overcast, heavy rain squalls.

Fine, overcast and showery.

do.

13 29.66 29.70 29.72 29.67 29.65 83.00 83.05 83.00 81.00 81.00 80.00 80.00 86.00 SW

2 SW

14 29.70 29.73 29.73 29.68 29.68 83.00 86.00 85.00 81.00 81.00 82.00 79.00) 87.00] SW

2 SW

1529.68 29.71 29.68 29.64 29.62 84.00 86.00 86.00 82.00 82.00 82.00 81.05 89.05 Calm

? 1629.62 29.64 29.62 29.57 29.55 82.00 85.05 84.05 80.00 81,05 80.00 81.00 89.00 W

0 SW

2 SE

2 Calm

2 SW

4 SW

2 SE

Fine, overcast and cloudy.

Fine and cloudy throughout.

2 Do.

1 Do.

do.

NOTICE.

THE next CRIMINAL SESSIONS of the

be on Monday,

the Nineteenth day of July, A.D. 1875, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order of the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

the Court will sit in

In the Goods of--

AH-KUN alias WONG-AKONG, deceased. D. HEIMSOHT, late Master of the Siam-

ese Barque "Canton," deceased. OTICE is hereby given to the next of Kin, and all other persons, to produce any Wills or Codicils of the above named parties, de- ceased, that may be in their possession, before the Supreme Court, in its Probate Jurisdiction, on Wednesday, the Twenty-first day of July, A.D. 1875; or, if none, that the next of Kin do accept or refuse Letters of Administration,

UNTIL furthery Jurisdiction, on every Tues- failing which, Letters of Administration will be

day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG

IN BANKRUPTCY.

In re CHENG HENG, a Bankrupt.

OTICE.-The above named Bankrupt hav- ing passed his last examination by him for his order of discharge stands ?adjourned to Mon- dlay, the 2nd day of August, A.D. 1875, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon.

Supreme Court House, Hongkong, 17th July, 1875,

granted to the Registrar of the said Court, or such other person as the Court may think fit.

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

Να

In re CHANG Sz, a Bankrupt. OTICE.-The above named Bankrupt hav- ing passed his last examination, the hearing of the application by him for his Order of Discharge, stands adjourned to Monday, the Twenty-sixth day of July, 1875, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon.

Hongkong, 7th July, 1875.

NOTICE.

A CO-PARTNERSHIP has this day been form-

Mr. ROBERT INGLIS FEARON, Mr. GUSTA- VUS FARLEY, Jr., and Mr. JOHN ALEXANDER FRASER, are authorized to sign the name of the Firm.

HEARD & Co.

Hongkong, April 28th, 1875.

NOTICE.

R. GEORGE OLIVER is authorized to sign

MR. is

Hongkong, May 11th, 1875.

HEARD & Co.

COPPER PLATE PRINTING.

ISITING CARDS neatly printed from Plate,

the Printing Establishment of

NORONHA & SONS.

Printed and Published by NORONHA & SONS, Printers to the Hongkong Government, OSWALDS' TERRACE, WELlington Street, Hongkong.

DIE

SOIT

MON

DROIT

THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

Published by Authority.

No. 31.

No. 132.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 24TH JULY, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified for general information, that a Memorial of Re-entry by the Crown of Inland Lots Nos. 746 and 750 has been registered according to Law.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd July, 1875.

No. 133.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Tenders will be received at this Office for the purchase of the Government Steam Launch Blanche. For particulars apply to the Harbour Master.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th July, 1875.

NOTICE.

A supply of Bronze Cent pieces have been received from England, and can be obtained in exchange on application at the Treasury.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 19th July, 1875.

NOTICE.

C. MAY,

Acting Colonial Treasurer.

The Malwa, with the next English Mail, having left Singapore an hour before the Venetia with the Hongkong Marine Sorter on board arrived there, it unfortunately happens that the Mail will arrive unsorted, and will not be delivered until from two to three hours after being landed.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 24th July, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General.

No. 79.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Order made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council under "The Hongkong Lighthouses Ordinance, 1873," is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th April, 1875.

304

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH JULY, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 23RD JULY, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Baro- Thermo- meter.

Baro-

Thermo-

Self Registering.

meter.

meter:

Min.

Max.

July

29.51

29.48

85.5

86.5

29.42

29.53

83.5

29.66

84.5

86.5

29.66

29.80

29.81

86.5

29.78

29.84

29.81

29.80

29.79

82.5

29.75

29.64

29.63

83.5

82.5

29.55

29.60

29.64

29.65

DATE.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO- METER.

WINDS.

RAIN.

Self Registering.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

ΝΟΟΝ.

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

1875.

July 17 27.80 27.81 27.81 27.74 27.75 76.0 77.0 77.0 75.0 77.0 77.075.5 79.0 W

18 27.89 27.90 27.91 27.92 27.93 75.0

76.0 74.0 75.0 76.0 73.5 75.0 77.5 SW

19 28.04 28.09 ? 28.08 28.07. 28.07 74.5 75.0 74.0 74.0 74.5 74.0 72.5 76.0 SSW

3 WSW

6: SW

4 SSW

4 WSW

0.02

7 SSW

0.92

4 SSE

1.64

7.9

20 28.10 28.12 28.12 28.09 28.09 74.0 76.0 74.5 74.0 75.5 74.0 73.0 76.0 |SSE

21 28.06 28.08, 28.07 28.04 28.02 74.0 | 75.5 74.5 74.0

75.0 74.0 73.0 76.0 ESE

22 | 27.94 27.94 27.94 27.84 27.81 73.0 76.0 | 72.5

72.5

73.5 72.0 73.0 77.0 | NE

4 SSE

3 E

5 NNE

4 ESE

0.27

5 E

0.07

6 N

0.02

23 27.78 27.82 27,87 27.92 27.94, 72.5 73.0 72.0 72.0 72.5 71.5 72.0 76.0 SE

8 SSE

8 SSW

3.74

5 A.M., Overcast, hazy; 7 A.M., thick

wet fog; squally, rain at intervals. Rain, thunder and lightning past night; squally with rain at intervals throuhgout.

Fog with openings, and rain at inter-

vals throughout.

Fog with rain past night; 9 A.M., overcast, hazy and showery at in- tervals.

Fog with rain past night; 8.30 A.M., overcast, hazy and showery at in- tervals; 5.30 P.M., fog.

Overcast, gloomy with squalls, rain and fog at intervals throughout. Strong gale with heavy squalls, fog

and rain throughout.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

METER.

Self Registering

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M. NOON. 6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875,

July 17 29.51 29.52 29.54 29.51 29.52 83.00 85.00 85.00 82.00 83.00 82.00 82.00, 87.00 W

18 29.59 29.66 29.67 29.67 29.67 83.00 80.00 81.00 81.00 78.00 79.00 77.00 86.00 SW

1929.76 29.81 29.83 29.83 29.84 79.00 82.00 81.00 78.00 80.00 79.00 77.00 83.00 SE

2 SSW

5 SW

2 SE

2029.85 29.86′? 29.86 29.84 29.84 80.00 83.00 80.05 79.00 80.00 80.00 77.05 84.00] SE

2 ESE

4 SW

6 Calm

1 SE

4 ENE

Do.

Overcast, cloudy and heavy rain squalls.

do.

2 Overcast and showery.

Do.

do.

}

29.81 29.81 29.82 29.79 29.76 81.00 86.00 83.00 79.00 81.00 80.00 79.00 86.00 E

2 E

Fine, overcast and cloudy.

{

22 29.68 29.68 29.66 29.61 29.56 81.00 85.00 81.05 78.00 79.00 78.05 79.00 86.00 NE

23 29.52 29.60 29.67 29.67 29.70 78.00 87.00 81.00 77.00 75.05 88.00 75.05 86.00 SW

4 NW

2 N

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8 SW

3 6 SW

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No. 32.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 31ST JULY, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

PROCLAMATION.

No. 5.

[L.S.] J. GARDINER AUSTIN.

　　By His Excellency JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

Whereas by Section IX of Ordinance No. 8 of 1875, entitled-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for licensing small Passenger Steamers and for other purposes,—it is enacted as follows:-

"This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be hereafter proclaimed by the Governor, "and may be cited for all purposes as 'The Steam-Launch Ordinance, 1875:""

By His Excellency's Command,

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 29th Day of July, 1875.

No. 134.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

　　The following Order made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council, under the provisions of Section II of Ordinance No. 17 of 1870, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th July, 1875.

ORDER

Made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council, this 24th day of July, 1875,

under the provisions of Section II of Ordinance No. 17 of 1870.

The fee for a Passport issued under the Hand of the Governor shall, until further notice, be Two Dollars.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils,

Approved in Council,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

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No. 135.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST JULY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　The following Order made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council, under Ordinance No. 14 of 1870, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th July, 1875.

ORDER

Made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council, this 24th day of July, 1875, by virtue of the provisions of Section II of Ordinance No. 14 of 1870.

　A fee of One Dollar shall be paid to the Captain Superintendent of Police on the issue of a duplicate Night Pass.

Approved in Council,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

H. ERNEST Wodehouse, Clerk of Councils.

No. 136.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Act of the Congress of the United States "Supplementary to the Acts in relation to Immigration," is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 29th July, 1875.

(Copy.)

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

An Act supplementary to the Acts in relation to Immigration.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in determining whether the immigration of any subject of China, Japan, or any Oriental Country, to the United States is free and voluntary, as provided by section two thousand one hundred and sixty-two of the Revised Code, title "Immigration," it shall be the duty of the Con- sul-General or Consul of the United States residing at the port from which it is proposed to convey such subjects, in any vessels enrolled or licensed in the United States, or any port within the same, before delivering to the masters of any such vessels the permit or certificate provided for in such sec- tion, to ascertain whether such immigrant has entered into a contract or agreement for a term of ser- vice within the United States for lewd and immoral purposes and if there be such contract or agree- ment the said Consul-General or Consul shall not deliver the required permit or certificate.

Sec. 2. That if any citizen of the United States or other person amenable to the laws of the United States shall take or cause to be taken or transported to or from the United States any subject of China, Japan, or any Oriental Country without their free and voluntary consent for the purpose of holding them to a term of service such citizen or other person shall be liable to be indicted therefor, and on conviction of such offence shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars and be imprisoned not exceeding one year and all contracts and agreements for a term of service of such persons in the United States whether made in advance or in pursuance of such illegal importation, and whether such importation shall have been in American or other vessels are hereby declared void. Sec. 3. That the importation into the United States of women for the purposes of prostitution is hereby forbidden; and all contracts and agreements in relation thereto, made in advance or in pursuance of such illegal importation and purposes are hereby declared void, and whoever shall knowingly and wilfully import, or cause any importation of women into the United States for the purposes of pro- stitution, or shall knowingly or wilfully hold or attempt to hold any woman to such purposes in pur- suance of such illegal importation and contract or agreement, shall be deemed guilty of a felony and on conviction thereof shall be imprisoned not exceeding five years and pay a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars.

Sec. 4. That if any person shall knowingly and wilfully contract or attempt to contract, in ad- vance or in pursuance of such illegal importation to supply to another the labor of any coolie or other person brought into the United States in violation of section two thousand one hundred and fifty-eight of the Revised Statutes, or of any other section of the laws prohibiting the cocly-trade or of this Act, such person shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, in any United States Court, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars and imprisoned for a term not ex- ceeding one year.

306

No. 135.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST JULY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　The following Order made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council, under Ordinance No. 14 of 1870, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th July, 1875.

ORDER

Made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council, this 24th day of July, 1875, by virtue of the provisions of Section II of Ordinance No. 14 of 1870.

　A fee of One Dollar shall be paid to the Captain Superintendent of Police on the issue of a duplicate Night Pass.

Approved in Council,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

H. ERNEST Wodehouse, Clerk of Councils.

No. 136.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Act of the Congress of the United States "Supplementary to the Acts in relation to Immigration," is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 29th July, 1875.

(Copy.)

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

An Act supplementary to the Acts in relation to Immigration.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST JULY, 1875.

307

　　　Sec. 5. That it shall be unlawful for aliens of the following classes to immigrate into the United States namely persons who are undergoing a sentence for conviction in their own country of felonious crimes other than political or growing out of or the result of such political offences or whose sentence has been remitted on condition of their emigration, and women "imported for the purposes of prostitu- tion." Every vessel arriving in the United States may be inspected under the direction of the Collec- tor of the port at which it arrives if he shall have reason to believe that any such obnoxious persons are on board; and the officer making such inspection shall certify the result thereof to the master or person in charge of such vessel, designating in such certificate the person or persons, if any there be, ascertained by him to be of either of the classes whose importation is hereby forbidden. When such inspection is required by the collector as aforesaid it shall be unlawful without his permission for any alien to leave any such vessel arriving in the United States from a foreign country until the inspection shall have been had and the result certified as herein provided and at no time thereafter shall any alien certified to by the inspecting officer as being of either of the classes whose immigration is forbidden by this section, be allowed to land in the United States except in obedience to a judicial process issued pursuant to law. If any person shall feel aggrieved by the certificate of such inspecting officer stating him or her to be within either of the classes whose immigration is forbidden by this section, and shall apply for release or other remedy to any proper Court or Judge, then it shall be the duty of the col- lector at said port of entry to detain said vessel until a hearing and determination of the matter are had, to the end that if the said inspector shall be found to be in accordance with this section and sustained the obnoxious person or persons shall be returned on board of said vessel, and shall not thereafter be permitted to land unless the master, owner, or consignee of the vessel shall give bond and security to be approved by the Court or Judge hearing the cause in the sum of five hundred dollars for each such person permitted to land conditioned for the return of such person, within six months from the date thereof, to the country whence his or her emigration shall have taken place, or unless the vessel bring- ing such obnoxious person or persons shall be forfeited in which event the proceeds of such forfeiture shall be paid over to the collector of the port of arrival and applied by him, as far as necessary, to the return of such person or persons to his or her own country within the said period of six months. And for all violations of this Act, the vessel by the acts, omissions or connivance of the owners, master, or other custodian, or the consignees of which the same are committed shall be liable to forfeiture and may be proceeded against as in cases of frauds against the revenue laws for which forfeiture is prescribed by existing law.

No. 137.

Approved March 3rd, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　　The following Notice to Mariners, received from the Admiralty, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 29th July, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS. [ No. 62.]

JAPAN-YEDO BAY.

(1) Fixed Green Light off Haneda Point.

　　　The Japanese Government has given Notice, that from the 15th March 1875 a light would be exhibited from a screw- pile lighthouse recently erected off Haneda point, south point of Yedo anchorage, Yedo bay.

The light is a fixed green light, visible over the bay between the bearings of N.E. by E. 3 E. and S.S.E. § E., elevated 40 feet above the level of high water, and in clear weather should be seen from a distance of 8 miles.

The illuminating apparatus is of the fourth order.

The lighthouse, 60 feet high, is built of iron, and painted white; it is situated about 500 yards inshore of the northern- most black buoy which marks the edge of the bank off Haneda point (Kawi Saki) and stands in 7 feet water at low water.

Approximate position, lat. 35° 31′ 35′′ N., long. 139° 47′ 20′′ E.

STRAIT OF TSUGAR.

(2) Alteration in Awomori Harbour Light.

Also, that from the same date, the following alteration would be made in Awomori harbour light :: The light would be changed from a fixed white light to a fixed red light.

[All Bearings are Magnetic. Variation 33° Westerly in 1875.] By Command of their Lordships,

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 8th May 1875.

This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts:---

FREDK J. EVANS,

Hydrographer.

(1) Nipon island, &c., No. 2347; Yedo bay, No. 2657; Kuril islands, &c., No. 2405; and Kii channels to Yedo, No. 996: Also, Admiralty List of Lights in South Africa, Japan, &c., 1875, page 28; and China Sea Directory, Vol. IV., page 187.

(2) Nipon island, &c., No. 2347; Tsugar strait, No. 2441; and Awomori bay, No. 101; Also, Admiralty List of Lights in South Africa, Japan, &c., 1875, page 28; and China Sea Directory, Vol. IV., page 327.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST JULY, 1875.

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No. 137.

Approved March 3rd, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　　The following Notice to Mariners, received from the Admiralty, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 29th July, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS. [ No. 62.]

JAPAN-YEDO BAY.

(1) Fixed Green Light off Haneda Point.

The illuminating apparatus is of the fourth order.

Approximate position, lat. 35° 31′ 35′′ N., long. 139° 47′ 20′′ E.

STRAIT OF TSUGAR.

(2) Alteration in Awomori Harbour Light.

Also, that from the same date, the following alteration would be made in Awomori harbour light :: The light would be changed from a fixed white light to a fixed red light.

[All Bearings are Magnetic. Variation 33° Westerly in 1875.] By Command of their Lordships,

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 8th May 1875.

This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts:---

FREDK J. EVANS,

Hydrographer.

308

No. 138.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST JULY, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　The Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies has been pleased to confirm the appointment of J. P. McEUEN, Esquire, R.N., to be Assistant Harbour Master and Collector of Light Dues.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 29th July, 1875.

No. 139.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

The following Intestate Estate Returns for the Half-year ending 30th June, 1875, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 29th July, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

RETURN of BALANCES of ESTATES deposited as Residue in the Colonial Treasury by the Registrar of the Supreme Court as Official Administrator, from the 1st day of January to the 30th day of June, 1875.

REMARKS.

NAME OF DECEASED.

DATE OF DEATH.

DATE OF ADMINISTRATION.

AMOUNT.

DATE OF DEPOSIT.

William Riley, Pun Shin Ho,.... Tang Teng Wang,... Achew,

J. E. Toppin,.

19th Dec., 1873, 7th Jan., 1874, 2nd Feb., 1874, 4th March, 1874, 26th Nov., 1873,

24th Jan.,

1874, 2nd April, 1874, 2nd April, 1874, 2nd April, 1874, 26th Feb.,

$1.18 32.74

1874,

3.16 35.02 1,831.98

31st March, 1875, 30th April, 1875, 30th April, 1875, 30th April, 1875, 30th June, 1875,

Deposited as Residue.

Do.

W. H. ALEXANDER,

RETURN of ESTATES of INTESTATES, for the Half-year ending 30th June, 1875.

AMOUNT RE-

DEDUCTION

NAME OF INTESTATE.

CEIVED ON ACCOUNT OF THE ESTATE.

FOR

DISBURSEMENTS.

BALANCE ON

CLOSING ACCOUNT.

Registrar.

DISPOSAL OF BALANCE.

TOTAL BALANCE.

Seth Aviet Seth,

125.15

J. C. Bobsein,

12.85

48.95 1.33

Von Tsee,.......

1.88

76.20 11.52 1.88

Remaining in Registry,

76.20

Do., Do.,

11.52

1.88

H. Stroud,

707.30

46.31

660.99

{

Deposited in Hongkong Bank,

$650.00

660.99

Remaining in Registry,

10.99

Ahyoong,

29.25

George Munro,

16.81

2.46 17.14

26.79 0.33

Remaining in Registry,

26.79

Due Registry,

D. Norton,

......

Chinaman No. 10,...

2.00

No. 140.

Remaining in Registry,.

W. H. ALEXANDER, Official Administrator.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

His Excellency the Administrator is pleased to direct that Monday, 2nd August, being a Bank Holiday, is to be observed as a Holiday by the Government Departments.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th July, 1875.

NOTICE.

Allowances for Spoiled Stamps.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Allowances for spoiled Stamps will in future be made every Tuesday and Thursday, from 11 to

3 o'clock.

ALFRED LISTER, Collector of Stamp Revenue.

Stamp Office, Hongkong, 28th July, 1875,

Letters. Papers.

Anderson, Jas. 2

Campbell,

Aliborno, M.

Miss Cora

Assings, Mr.

Callao, J. C.

Jacobs, F. S. Johnson, J. H. 1 Joshua, J. R.

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POST OFFICE NOTICE.

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Grayiott,

Miss M. E. 1

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Lets. Paps.

Sjolund, P. O. 1 Stanley, A. C.,

Letters. Papers.

Nutal, Etienne 1 Neill, H. S. B. 1

Revd., The

Almeida, A.

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d'Oliveira

Hogenis, J. L. 1

Hon.

M. d'

Bank of

　　　Hindostan Banks, Horace 1 Botelho, B. F. 1 Bump, Silas L. 1

Careno de

Colling

Defries, Joseph 1 Davidson, Jas. 1

Dorez, E. M. das 1

Casanave,

Havens, Harry}

Pereira, D. M. 2

1 T. Hourihane, M. 3 Harrison, Francis1

Karlosski, L.

Swaries, H.

Kates, Mark W. 1

Phar, Monsr. T. 1

Sim?es, R.

Kennedy, J. M. 1

Pritchard, H.

Seymour, Miss E.

Parr, R. B.

Stoddard, J. C. 1

Howard, J.

Poeze, Vicomte

Harrison, J.

Baldwin, U.

Hucklebridge,}

chery

Lowkampok,Mr.1

Lutchamana-1 regd.

Smith, J.

Charle de la

Santos,

Pateck

antonio dos } 1

Pawilka, John 1

Scott, Miss Maryl

Brown, W. T. 1

E. A. B.

Hill, N.

Lane, H. K.

Brown, W.

1 regd.

Everill, H. C.,

Hutchison, R. W.1

Lamb, F. de V. 1

Beattie, Robert

Bruyn, J. H. de 1

formerly of thes.s.For-

mosa

Hoski?r, V.

Lester, David

Robins, R.

Tindeiro, J. A. 1

Hudgell, H.

Legg, W. H.

Hoseason,

Chatain, Ma-

Edwards, Jas. 1

Capt. Win.

McLean, E.

rie, Madme.

Eastlock, W. C. 1

Harrington,

Malcomson, Thos. 1

Clary, John

Erdensohn, O. 1

Capt.

Maher, Izidoro 1

Collinson, W. M. 2

Haine, Miss

Martin, Mr.

Rodgers, A.

Cowan, R.

Freeman, R.

Hunter, George 2

Mead, Charles,

Raymond, Stella 2 Rocha, Anto. Joaquim Raynolds, Robt. 1 Ramos, Ropino 1

Roberton, Jas. 1

}

Upton, Thos.

Vella, G. B.

Castagnetti, G. 1

Frampton, Mr. 1

Hutchinson, R.W.1

formerly of

Cook, W. B.

Facchi, Paulo

the Marquis

Walker, J. H.

Cotter, A. T. 2

Infante, G.

1 regd.

Carrington, S. 2

Ginsburg, S. L. 3 regd.

of Argyle Mayo, Dr.

Santos, Rosa

de los

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Wright, John

Walker, E. R.

Cooper, G. F.

Gatti, Luigi

Jones,

Meagher, O.

Samuel, H. A. 2

Watts, Mr.

1 1

Campbell, Geo. 1

Clarke, Clarke } 1

Guerrero, R.

Granton P.

Mitchell, Geo. 1

Siqueira, Re-

Gamble, R.

Jones, Frederick 1

Galbraith & Co. 1

Julian, V. J. 1 regd.

Mitchell, W. Manicom, R.

1 regd.

medio Pedro Souza, James

Young, J.

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Ceylon

Eleanor

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Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

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Rover

Argonaut

Cilurnum

Edward James

Albatross

Conquest, s.s.

Ella

Johann Smidt 1

Robert Boak Retriever

N. G. Patten 1

Alma

Chandier

Ella Beatrice

Julia H.

Ada

Constance

Atlantic

Wilson

Formosa

Kapala

Aldebaran

Carolina

Kirkland

Oxford

2 Oxfordshire, s.s. 1

Sarah Nicholson 4 Swatara, s.s.

1 regd.

Fortuna

Ascelan

Cybele, s.s.

Kaisow

Fitz Patrick, s.s. 1

Sylvia

Solone

Peeress

Commissary 1

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Dilharree

Corinna

Dan

Constantin 1

G. F. Ray Gem

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Comet

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Ellen Monroe

Gosshawk Gumna

Countess of Erroll

Ellsworth

Champion of

Edward

Herman

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Harwich

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Star of Persia

Lucia

Portland

Selene

Pernambuco, s.s.2

Prince Arthur 2

Storm King

Memento

Solent

Min, s.s.

Sklavo

Maximos

Queen Victoria 1

Mariner

Queen of the Seas2

Cornuvia

Eastern Isles, s.s. 1

Charles Moreau 2

Earl

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Marion, s.s. Melbrek

Rifleman

Wakefield Webfoot

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Elk

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A-Kwong, E. Teromont & Co.'s Mills, Woodside, California, Annie, Miss, Brown Street, No. 312, San Francisco, Appleton, Mrs. C., Post Office, New York,

Arthur, Miss J., 77, Upper Lewes Road, Brighton,

Banajee, Pestonjee Nowrojee, Khetwaddy, Bombay,

Bennett, Miss E., Post Office, Churton Street, Pimlico, London, Birch, Miss F., 24, Bowker Street, Boston, U.S.A., · Bonsee, F., 170, Clinton Street, Brooklyn, America, Campbell, Mrs., G. P. O., New York,

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Victor Emanuel 8 (3 regd.)

McNeil, Miss Norah, 314, Oak Street, San Francisco, Murray, J. R., Limewood Street, Boston,

Nias, Mrs., Post Office, San Francisco,..........

Nuttall, Mrs. K., Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.,

Ong Tack An, Shanghai,

De Silver, T. H., Warren, Penn., U.S.A.,

Canning, W., 554, Grand Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, Cartson, Alfred, Rockland, Maine, U.S.A.,

Chamberlain, Flora, Post Office, San Francisco,............. Chapman, Mrs. H., 814, California Street, San Francisco,

Clergyman, The, Chinese School, Burnhamplace Street, San Francisco, Collings, Mrs. M. A., 137, Lake Street, Chicago,. Corbin, Miss Kittie, San Franciseo, California,

Cunningham, E., New York,........

Daily News, Editor of, London,

Drewes, Mrs. W., 33, Blundell Street, Liverpool,

Osprey, Mrs., 37, Brunswick Road, North, Sheffield,. Parkhurst, Revd. M. M., U.S. Consulate, London, Piles, Nathaniel, Virginia City, Nevada, U.S.A., Piper, Isaac, Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.A., Planer, Johann, Haupt Post Restant, Wien, Austria, Porter, Miss Nelly, Harvard Square, Old Cambridge, Mass., Porter, Mrs. Patsey, Box No. 90, Portsmouth, Va., U.S.A., Price, Mrs. W. G., 16, Bedford Place, Bognor, Sussex,...

..(Registered) 1 1

Ptetsen, Miss Mary, care of Hartford Fire Insur. Co., San Francisco,... 1 Pulling, Miss, 40, College Place, Chelsea, London,

Ribeiro, F., Auditor General's Office, Hongkong,

Riesbeck, H., 212, Nore Street, Philadelphia,

Roberts, Mr., care of Messrs. Weintraub & Co., Yokohama,.. Roland, Mrs. H., Frankfort, Pennsylvania,

Elmore, Mrs. S., 1, Wells Street, Poplar, London,

R?mer, R., Ship Nevada, Sailors' Home, Boston, U.S.A., Sam Set, Chinaman, Sydney,.

Freemann, W., Lombard Street, Philadelphia,

Galliger, T., Post Office, Hongkong,

.(Registered)

Sarmago, L. J., Tagasago Maro, Nagasaki,. Saul, R. M., care of John Barrow, Liverpool,.

Gemmell, R., Steam Dredger Octopus, Calcutta,

Sayle, W. C., care of Lane, Crawford & Co., Hongkong,

Greetham, F., 5, Craven Street, Charing Cross, London,

Stanton, Miss Minnie, Jinte Street, Nevada,

Harley, J., Ship Pilgrim, Queenstown, Ireland,

Statia, J. R., 37, Calment Street, Newark, New Jersey,

Hoelzener, N., Jackson County, Iowa, U.S.A.,

Steell, George, 692, Third Avenue, New York,

Holt, W., 493, Hudson Ave, Brooklyn, New York,

Stirling, Captain J., Ship Ganges, Melbourne,

Jenkins, Frank, Washington, D.C.,

Surcarr, Sake Moonab, Sohor Jamalpoor, upper Bengal,...(Registered) 1

Johnson, Miss Kittie, San Francisco,

Taylor, W., 55, McLean Street, Plantation, Glasgow,.

Juskeep, Miss Maria, San Francisco,

Taylor, Mrs., Briar Cottage, Hastings, England,

Khan, Mahomed Vale Mahomed, Captain Street, Roherry, Kurrachee, 1

Tijnan, Miss, Whitechapel Road No. 72, London,

Kindergan, Mrs., Post Office, New York,

Tong A-king, Brooklyn, New York,

Kosta, Selim, Sacramento, California,

Trownson, Joseph, San Francisco,

Kum Koak Yuen, Jackson Street, San Francisco,

MacDonald, Revd. Donald, Knoxville, Tennessee,

Vanck, Frau Anna, Kitchkemeter Gasse, 151, Pest, Hungary, Veness, Revd. W. T., Georgetown, Demarara, W.I.,...

Macfarlane, James, S.S. State of Virginia, Pagoda Anchorage, Manton, G. F., Sydney, N.S.W.,

Wash, Mrs. C., South Terrace, Adelaide, Australia,

Waters, Miss H., 40, George Street, Newport, Monmouthshire,

McAdam, James, Pittsburg, Alleghany, U.S.A.,..

Yet War, Chinese Merchant, Western Creek, Queensland,...

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST JULY, 1875.

W. Grinsberg, Manila,

S. Schuer, Manila,..

F. Abdollaly, Bangkok,

Maria Fossio, Buenos Ayres,

F. E. Rossi, Habana,

Rev. Otis Gibson, San Francisco,

Rev. L. McGuire, Buchanon, Penna.,

T. B. Harvey, Mississippi,

Dr. D. F. Owen, Mississippi,

Wapada Kakanda, Sarawak,

Detained for Postage.

1 Letter.

1 Book.

1 1

1 Letter.

James Gibbons, Callao, Peru,

J. Hughes, Newtown, near Sydney, N.S.W Eugene Ascherberg, Melbourne,

Walter Morse, New York,

Alton P. Goss, Hawirch, Mass.,

1 Letter.

...... 1 .

Wm. Dunphy, care of Wm. Monahan, San Fran-

cisco, California,....

Bunker, Mrs. C. G., 44, Rush Street, Williams-

burg, L.J., N.Y.,

1 ""

1 Book.

1 Paper.

1 Book.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 30th July, 1875.

NOTICE.

ALFRED LISTER, Postmaster General,

　　A supply of Bronze Cent pieces have been received from England, and can be obtained in exchange on application at the Treasury.

C. MAY, Acting Colonial Treasurer.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 19th July, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 30TH JULY, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro- meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo-

meter.

Self Registering.

Barc-

meter.

Thermo- ! meter.

Min.

Max.

July

29.86

29.83

82.5

29.95

29.97

29.93

29.95

85.5

29.94

29.93

29.94

84.5

29.93

29.90

87.5

29.96

29.94

29.90

29.89

85.5

29.89

29.85

87.5

29.90

29.89

29.84

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

NOON.

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

METER.

Self

Registering.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 P.M.

NOON.

1875. July 24

28.02 28.05 28.08 28.09 28.10 73.0 73.0 74.0 72.5 72.5 74.0 72.0 75.0 SW

6 SW

25 28.14 28.20 28.20 28.18 28.17 74.0 74.5 74.0 74.0 74.0 74.0 72.0 75.0 S

26 28.19 28.22 28.22 28.19 28.17 74.0

5 S

6 SSW

5 S

1.89

0.18

75.0 74.0 73.5 74.5 73.5 73.5 76.5 S

3 SSW

4 SSW

0.03

27 28.19 28.22 28.22 28.18 28.16 74.0 75.0 74.5 74.0 74.5 74.0 73.5 76.5 SSW

3 SSW

5 SSW 5

0.00

28 28.19 28.22 28.22 28.18 28.17 74.5 75.0 74.5 74.0 74.0 74.0 73.5 75.5

SSW

4 SSW

5 SSW 5

0.00

拿

29 28.16 28.18 28.17 28.14 28.12 73.5 74.5 74.0 73.0 73.5 73.0 73.0 76.0 'SW

80 28.16 28.19 28.17 28.14 28.13 74.075.0 74.0 73.5 74.5 74.0 73.5 76.0 SSW

5 SW

5 SSW

3 S

0.00

0.03

Wet fog and squally with rain at in-

tervals throughout.

6.30 A.M., slight rain, overcast, hazy,

with passing fog at intervals. Fog with rain past night; 9 A.M., fine, cloudy, hazy; 6 P.M., passing fog. 5 A.M., wet fog; 10.30 A.M., fine, cloudy, hazy; 5 P.M., passing fog. 5 A., wet fog; 9 A.., fine, clear, cloudy 3 P.M., passing fog at in- tervals.

5 A.M., fog with openings at inter- vals; 9 A.M., fine, clear and cloudy. 5 A.M., fog with openings at intervals; 8 A.M., fine, clear, cloudy, showery; 5 P.M., slight fog.

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

WINDS.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Self Registering

Min. Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

July 2429.81 29.87 29.88 29.87 29.88 82.05 77.00 83.00 80.00 76.00 80.00 75.00 83.05 SW

25 29.96 29.99 29.99 29.97 29.98 83.00 84.00 83.00 79.00 79.00 81.00 80.00 85.00 SE

26 29.96 29.98 29.97 29.95 29.93 82.05 84.00 83.05 81.00 81.00 83.00 79.00 85.05 Calm

2729.98 29.98 29.96 29.93 29.91 82.05 85.00 85.00 82.00 84.00 83.00 79.00, 86.00, Calm

28 29.95 29.97 29.97; 29.93 29.93 83.00 85.05 83.00 81.00 83.00 81.00 82.00 87.00 SW

6 Calm

3 SE

0 Calm

0 SW

2 SW

0 SE

Overcast with heavy rain squalls.

4 SE

Fine, overcast and cloudy.

0 Calm

Fine and cloudy throughout.

2 SW

D?.

do.

2 Calm

Do.

do.

29 29.90 29.92 29.92 29.91 29.87 82.05 85.00 84.00 81.00 80.00 80.00 81.00 86.00, Calm

0 SW

4 W

饔

30 29.90 29.90 29.92 29.89 29.88 82.00 84.05 82.00 80.00 80.00 78.00 80.00, 87.00] Calm

0 SE

2 Calm

2 C

Do.

do.

Do.

do.

310

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST JULY, 1875.

W. Grinsberg, Manila,

S. Schuer, Manila,..

F. Abdollaly, Bangkok,

Maria Fossio, Buenos Ayres,

F. E. Rossi, Habana,

Rev. Otis Gibson, San Francisco,

Rev. L. McGuire, Buchanon, Penna.,

T. B. Harvey, Mississippi,

Dr. D. F. Owen, Mississippi,

Wapada Kakanda, Sarawak,

Detained for Postage.

1 Letter.

1 Book.

1 1

1 Letter.

James Gibbons, Callao, Peru,

J. Hughes, Newtown, near Sydney, N.S.W Eugene Ascherberg, Melbourne,

Walter Morse, New York,

Alton P. Goss, Hawirch, Mass.,

1 Letter.

...... 1 .

Wm. Dunphy, care of Wm. Monahan, San Fran-

cisco, California,....

Bunker, Mrs. C. G., 44, Rush Street, Williams-

burg, L.J., N.Y.,

1 ""

1 Book.

1 Paper.

1 Book.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 30th July, 1875.

NOTICE.

ALFRED LISTER, Postmaster General,

　　A supply of Bronze Cent pieces have been received from England, and can be obtained in exchange on application at the Treasury.

C. MAY, Acting Colonial Treasurer.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 19th July, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 30TH JULY, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro- meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo-

meter.

Self Registering.

Barc-

meter.

Thermo- ! meter.

Min.

Max.

July

29.86

29.83

82.5

29.95

29.97

29.93

29.95

85.5

29.94

29.93

29.94

84.5

29.93

29.90

87.5

29.96

29.94

29.90

29.89

85.5

29.89

29.85

87.5

29.90

29.89

29.84

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

NOON.

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

METER.

Self

Registering.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 P.M.

NOON.

1875. July 24

28.02 28.05 28.08 28.09 28.10 73.0 73.0 74.0 72.5 72.5 74.0 72.0 75.0 SW

6 SW

25 28.14 28.20 28.20 28.18 28.17 74.0 74.5 74.0 74.0 74.0 74.0 72.0 75.0 S

26 28.19 28.22 28.22 28.19 28.17 74.0

5 S

6 SSW

5 S

1.89

0.18

75.0 74.0 73.5 74.5 73.5 73.5 76.5 S

3 SSW

4 SSW

0.03

27 28.19 28.22 28.22 28.18 28.16 74.0 75.0 74.5 74.0 74.5 74.0 73.5 76.5 SSW

3 SSW

5 SSW 5

0.00

28 28.19 28.22 28.22 28.18 28.17 74.5 75.0 74.5 74.0 74.0 74.0 73.5 75.5

SSW

4 SSW

5 SSW 5

0.00

拿

29 28.16 28.18 28.17 28.14 28.12 73.5 74.5 74.0 73.0 73.5 73.0 73.0 76.0 'SW

80 28.16 28.19 28.17 28.14 28.13 74.075.0 74.0 73.5 74.5 74.0 73.5 76.0 SSW

5 SW

5 SSW

3 S

0.00

0.03

Wet fog and squally with rain at in-

tervals throughout.

6.30 A.M., slight rain, overcast, hazy,

5 A.M., fog with openings at inter- vals; 9 A.M., fine, clear and cloudy. 5 A.M., fog with openings at intervals; 8 A.M., fine, clear, cloudy, showery; 5 P.M., slight fog.

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

WINDS.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Self Registering

Min. Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

July 2429.81 29.87 29.88 29.87 29.88 82.05 77.00 83.00 80.00 76.00 80.00 75.00 83.05 SW

25 29.96 29.99 29.99 29.97 29.98 83.00 84.00 83.00 79.00 79.00 81.00 80.00 85.00 SE

26 29.96 29.98 29.97 29.95 29.93 82.05 84.00 83.05 81.00 81.00 83.00 79.00 85.05 Calm

2729.98 29.98 29.96 29.93 29.91 82.05 85.00 85.00 82.00 84.00 83.00 79.00, 86.00, Calm

28 29.95 29.97 29.97; 29.93 29.93 83.00 85.05 83.00 81.00 83.00 81.00 82.00 87.00 SW

6 Calm

3 SE

0 Calm

0 SW

2 SW

0 SE

Overcast with heavy rain squalls.

4 SE

Fine, overcast and cloudy.

0 Calm

Fine and cloudy throughout.

2 SW

D?.

do.

2 Calm

Do.

do.

29 29.90 29.92 29.92 29.91 29.87 82.05 85.00 84.00 81.00 80.00 80.00 81.00 86.00, Calm

0 SW

4 W

饔

30 29.90 29.90 29.92 29.89 29.88 82.00 84.05 82.00 80.00 80.00 78.00 80.00, 87.00] Calm

0 SE

2 Calm

2 C

Do.

do.

Do.

do.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST JULY, 1875.

NOTICE.

THE next sitting of the Court, in its Summary

the Fourth day of August proximo, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon, instead of Tuesday, the Third.

By Command,

In the Goods of—

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

WILLIAM DROUGHT HARRISON, deceased. JANUARIO JOS? DO ROZARIO,

QUERINO ANTONIO GUTIERRES, WONG CHEK YUEN,

OTICE is hereby given to the next of Kin, and all other persons, to produce any Wills or Codicils of the above named parties, de-

Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon of that day precisely, at the said Court.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee.

A public sitting will hereafter be appointed by the said Court for the said Bankrupt to pass his final examination, of which sitting notice will be given in the Hongkong Government Gazette.

At the first meeting of Creditors, the Registrar will receive the proofs of the debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

Notice is also hereby given to all persons in- debted to the said Bankrupt, or that have any of his Effects, not to deliver the same but to the Official Assignee.

ceased, that may be in their possession, before THE

the Supreme Court, in its Probate Jurisdic- tion, on Friday, the Sixth day of August, A.D. 1875; or, if none, that the next of Kin do accept or refuse Letters of Administration, failing which, Letters of Administration will be granted to the Registrar of the said Court, or such other person as the Court may think fit.

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

NOTICE.-JACOB CHARLES HENRI IBURG, of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, Professor of Music, having been adjudged Bank- rupt under a Petition for adjudication of Bank- ruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, in Bankruptcy, on the Twenty-seventh day of

　　　Eight hundred and Seventy-five, is hereby re- quired to surrender himself to the Honorable William Hastings Alexander, the Registrar of the said Court, at the first meeting of his Creditors, to be held before the said Registrar, on the Eleventh day of August, in the Year of

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No. 33.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 7TH AUGUST, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

No. 141.

The following Notices to Mariners are published for general information.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th August, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 46.

CHINA SEA.

YANGTSZE RIVER.-KIUKIANG DISTRICT.

Notice is hereby given that the wreck of the S. S. Kiangloong, off Hen Point, is now entirely under water, and that a red fixed light will be exhibited from a boat placed to mark the wreck.

Mariners are cautioned not to depend upon this light, as, owing to the strong current, the boat may not be able to retain its position in rough weather.

This light is referred to in Notice to Mariners No. 22, of the 16th May, 1873, and in No. 42 of the third issue of List of the Chinese Lighthouses, Lightvessels, Buoys and Beacons.

By order of the Inspector General of Customs,

ENGINEER'S OFFICE, CUSTOM HOUSE, SHANGHAI, 28th May, 1875.

DAVID M. HENDERSON,

Engineer-in-Chief.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 47.

CHINA SEA.

YANGTSZE RIVER.-HANKOW DISTRICT.

　　　Notice is hereby given that, from this date and till further notice, a Ship's mast-head light will be exhibited over the Lorcha Chinhai, sunk on the sand bank opposite the upper end of Gravener Island.

By order of the Inspector General of Customs,

ENGINEER'S OFFICE, CUSTOM HOUSE, SHANGHAI, 17th June, 1875.

DAVID M. HENDERSON,

Engineer-in-Chief.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 48.

CHINA SEA.

YANGTSZE RIVER.-SHANGHAI DISTRICT.

1.-Lismore Wreck Light.

　　　Notice is hereby given that a Lighthouse has been erected N. 7210 E. from the Woosung Lighthouse, and 400 feet to the N. 2740 W. of the "Lismore" Wreck, on the Port side of the Channel at the entrance to the Woosung River, and that the Light was exhibited for the first time at sunset on the 22nd instant.

The illuminating apparatus is fixed Dioptric, of the Sixth Order, shewing a red light visible all round.

314

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH AUGUST, 1875.

The Light is elevated 30 feet above high-water mark, and, in clear weather, should be visible at a distance of 5 nautical miles.

The Tower consists of four wrought-iron screw-piles supporting a dwelling-room surmounted by the Light, and it is erected in about 11 feet of water at low water.

The piles and bracing are painted black and the dwelling-room white.

The Ningpo Guild have discontinued the light-junk recently used to mark the "Lismore" Wreck.

2.-Alteration in the Woosung Light.

The red sector of light formerly shewn on the Port side of the Channel from the Woosung Lighthouse has been replaced by a white one.

By order of the Inspector General of Customs,

DAVID M. HENDERSON, Engineer-in-Chief.

ENGINEER'S OFFICE, CUSTOM HOUSE, SHANHGAI, 23rd July, 1875.

No. 142.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st July, 1875, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th August, 1875.

BANKS.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

Oriental Bank Corporation,

443,881

200,000

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

591,003

200,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,.

589,084

200,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.

1,075,689

500,000

TOTAL,......

2,699,657

1,100,000

NOTICE.

　To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence for Europe, &c., up to the latest moment before the departure of the French Packets, arrangements have been made for receiving at the Post Office late letters for Singapore and the United Kingdom only from 11.10 A.M. to 11.30

Each letter must bear a late fee of 18 cents extra postage.

A.M.

The above arrangement is intended to meet occasional emergencies, and not for the regular posting of extensive correspondence. Should it be found, therefore, that large and unmanageable numbers of letters are habitually thrown upon the Department at the last moment, a heavier late fee will be imposed. A similar supplementary Mail will be made up for Shanghai by the English and French Contract Steamers, the late letters being received from 10 minutes after, up to half an hour after the time of closing. The late fee will also be 18 cents.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 3rd August, 1875.

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The Light is elevated 30 feet above high-water mark, and, in clear weather, should be visible at a distance of 5 nautical miles.

The Tower consists of four wrought-iron screw-piles supporting a dwelling-room surmounted by the Light, and it is erected in about 11 feet of water at low water.

The piles and bracing are painted black and the dwelling-room white.

The Ningpo Guild have discontinued the light-junk recently used to mark the "Lismore" Wreck.

2.-Alteration in the Woosung Light.

The red sector of light formerly shewn on the Port side of the Channel from the Woosung Lighthouse has been replaced by a white one.

By order of the Inspector General of Customs,

DAVID M. HENDERSON, Engineer-in-Chief.

ENGINEER'S OFFICE, CUSTOM HOUSE, SHANHGAI, 23rd July, 1875.

No. 142.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st July, 1875, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th August, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

Oriental Bank Corporation,

443,881

200,000

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

591,003

200,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,.

589,084

200,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.

1,075,689

500,000

TOTAL,......

2,699,657

1,100,000

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14 per

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per

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No. 134.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Order made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council, under the provisions of Section II of Ordinance No. 17 of 1870, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th July, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

ORDER

Made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council, this 24th day of July, 1875,

under the provisions of Section II of Ordinance No. 17 of 1870.

The fee for a Passport issued under the Hand of the Governor shall, until further notice, be Two Dollars.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

Approved in Council,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 135.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Order made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council, under Ordinance No. 14 of 1870, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th July, 1875.

ORDER

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council, this 24th day of July, 1875, by virtue of the provisions of Section II of Ordinance No. 14 of 1870.

　　A fee of One Dollar shall be paid to the Captain Superintendent of Police on the issue of a duplicate Night Pass.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE, Clerk of Councils.

Approved in Council,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

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WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 6TH AUGUST, 1875.

317

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo-

meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

July 31

29.93

29.92

29.90

August 1

29.95

85.5

29.96

80.5

29.91

29.93

86.5

29.91

29.90

29.91

29.92

81.5

29.89

29.88

29.86

29.87

888888

29.89

88.5

29.81

29.86

29.79

29.87

87.5

79.5

29.78

8888888

87.5

88.5

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

THERMO-

METEK.

WINDS.

RAIN.

DATE.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

Self

Registering.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

Force, range from 0 to 12.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

1875.

July 31 28.16 28.21 28.21 28.18 28.17 73.5 73.5 74.0 73.0 73.5 73.5 71.5 76.0 [SSW

Aug. 1 28.20 28.23 28.21 28.19 28.18 74.5 75.0 74.5 74.0 74.5 74.5 73.0 75.5 SSW

228.19 28.21 28.22 28.18 28.18 74.5 78.076.0 73.0 76.0 75.0 73.5 78.0 | WSW

3 28.18 28.22 28.23 28.16 28.16 75.0 79.5 75.5 74.0 76.0 74.0 74.5 79.5E

4 28.16 28.18 28.18 28.16 28.15 75.0 79.0 76.5 73.0 76.5 75.5 74.0 79.5 Calm

3 SSW

2 W

2 E

0 E

4 SSW

2 SW

0.33

0.00

5 A.M., overcast, clear; 9 A.M., squally with rain; noon, fine, clear, cloudy.

5 A.M., fog with openings; 9 A.M., fine.

clear, cloudy.

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout.

5 28.13 28.18 28.16 28.12 28.12 74.0 79.5 76.5 73.5 77.0 74.0 74.0 79.5 N

6 28.14 28.16 28,16 28.10 28.10,75.0 80.0 77.5 74.5 77.0 76.0 75.0 80.0 Calm

2 N

0 NW

3 SE

1 E

2 SSW

2 N

0.00

Do.

do.

0.00

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

0.46

6 A.M., rain and thunder; 7 A.M., fine.

hazy; 1 P.M., showery.

0.03

5 A.M., fine, cloudy, hazy; noon, fine, clear; 4 P.M., thunder at intervals.

BAROMETER.

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Self Registering.

WINDS.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON.

Min. Max.

NOON. Dirn.

July 3129.90 29.95 29.95 29.95 29.92 82.05 82.05 85.05 80.00, 79.00 83.00 80.00 87.05 Calm

Aug. 1 29.95 29.97 29.97 29.95 29.93 81.00, 85.00, 85.00 80.00 81.00 81.00 79.00 85.00 Calm

6 P.M.

F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

THERMO-

METER.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

0 Calm

229.94 29.94 29.95 29.93 29.92 81.00 85.00 85.00 80.00 81.00 82.00 79.00 90.00) Calm

↓ !

0 SW

329.91 29.91 29.94 29.90 29.88) 81.00, 85.00 84.00 80.00 81.00, 81.00 79.00 88.00, Calm

429.87 29.90 29.90 29.87 29.84 80.00 84.05 83.00 79.00 81.00 81.00 81.00 87.00 Calm

529.87 29.90 29.90 29.85 29.85 78.05 85.05 85.00 76.00 81.00 81.00 76.00. 87.00, NNE

629.88 29.90 29.90 29.83 29.83 80.05, 86.05 83.05 79.05, 79.00 76.05 78.00, 88.00, Calm

0 ESE

0 W

4 ESE

0 SW

0 Calm? 0

2 | SW

2 Calm

4 E

2 Calm

Fine and cloudy throughout.

Do.

do.

Do.

do.

Do.

do.

Do.

do.

2 Calm

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

'NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in

UNTI

its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 32.

Plaintiff,-CHOW ATTUCK.

Defendant,-JEAN CLAUDE WILLAUME.

OTICE is hereby given that a Writ of For-

N°

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 756.

Plaintiff,-WILLIAM HENRY TAYLOR. Defendant,?JOHN JAMES.

eign Attachment against all the Property intere

moveable or immoveable of the above named Defendant within the Colony, has been issued in this Suit pursuant to the Provisions of Section LXXXII of "The Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure."

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors for the Plaintiff, 29, Queen's Road,

Hongkong.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors for the Plaintiff, 29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

NOTICE.

THE interest and responsibility of Mr. RI- JAMES GILMAN, and of Mr. WILLIAM LEMANN in our Firm in Hongkong and China ceased on 30th April, 1875.

The Firm now consists of CHARLES AUGUSTUS WILD, EDMUND HENRY LAVERS, HUGH FRANCIS RAMSAY, FRANCIS GILMAN, WIL- LIAM STEWART YOUNG, and EDWARD TOBIN.

GILMAN & Co.

Hongkong, and China,

31st July, 1875.

Overcast and cloudy with rain, thunder and lightning.

Fine, and cloudy; 5.30 P.M., rain, thunder and lightning

throughout.

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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

Published by Authority.

No. 34.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 14TH AUGUST, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

No. 143.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Report from the Acting Registrar General, containing Returns of Births and Deaths. for the Quarter ending 30th June, 1875, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th August, 1875.

[No. 40.]

REGISTRAR GENERAL'S OFFICE, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, 9th August, 1875.

SIR,-I have the honour to forward the Returns of Births and Deaths for the Second Quarter of 1875, ending June 30th.

During that period, a total of 365 Births and 707 Deaths has been registered in Victoria and the four districts of Shau-ki W?n, Stanley, Aberdeen and Kowloon.

Of this number, 31 Births, being those of Boys 13 and Girls 18, occurred amongst persons other than Chinese.

　　　The Deaths in this class number 40, of whom 10 were non-residents, and the remainder are thus distributed as regards nationality:-

British,

Portuguese,

....

Indian,

Malay,.

The Births and Deaths amongst the Chinese were those of:-

.13

BIRTHS.

DEATHS.

DISTRICT.

Boys.

Girls.

Total.

Males.

Females.

Totul.

Victoria, Kowloon,....

169

135

304

291

311

Shau-ki W?n,

Aberdeen,.

???

602

Stanley,

Grand Totals,...... 186

148

334

.329

338

667

The Death rate of the Quarter amongst the British and Foreign Community is 24.60, and amongst the Chinese 22.87 annually for every thousand persons living. For the whole population of the Colony the rate is 22.97 for every thousand persons.

If the Deaths of the non-residents be deducted, the Death rate of the British and Foreign Community is only 22.52 per thousand annually.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Registrar General.

320

No. 144.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH AUGUST, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Notice to Mariners is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th August, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

The wreck of the Pacific Mail Steam-ship Japan lies 19 miles S. S. E. of Breaker Point: four buoys with red flags mark the locality, and the steamer Washi is anchored over the wreck; Masters of vessels are requested to avoid a near approach at night; the current running at times three miles an hour.

This information has been obtained from the Captain of the Washi.

Harbour Department, Hongkong, 13th August, 1875.

No. 145.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

J. P. McEUEN,

Acting Harbour Master, &c.

At the request of the Acting Consul for Denmark, His Excellency the Administrator is pleased to direct the publication of the following Notice for the information of Shipmasters.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th August, 1875.

On the Island of Hongkong the Company's Cable is landed in the middle of Deep Water Bay from where it runs about South midway between Middle Island and Hongkong Island round Round Island curving S.E. and E. midway between Tytam Peninsula on Hongkong Island and Lochau Island and midway between Tylong Head (Cape d'Aguilar) and Soon Kong from which place it runs East for about a hundred miles, then gradually bending Northward in a distance 25 to 30 miles off the Coast

of China.

At 25 miles S.S.E. of Chapel Island a cable branches off and runs N.N.W. two miles to the North- ward of Chapel Island between Woo Sen and Chanchat Rocks, close North of Tsing Seu, close North of Taepan Shoal and close under Taepan Point from where it runs in a straight line to the landing place which is just inside the Southern point of the Island of Kulang Seu.

From 25 miles outside Chapel Island the Cable runs N.E. about 30 miles outside Chimmo, 15 miles off Turnabout, 30 miles off Teng Ying, from which place it bends more Northward 35 miles of Pih Ki Shan, 20 miles off the Hie Shan Island, 30 miles off Tong Ting to North of the Lenconna group where it rounds and turns West until it at a point midway between the Northernmost Island of the Chin San group runs within a mile South of Davis Islands and S. W. and W. of Morrison Island up to Gutzlaff where it is landed on the South West Side.

Starting from the same place on Gutzlaff two cables follow the East and North side of the Yangtze River's South Bank, as near inshore on the bank as possible right up to Pheasant Point where they turn into the Woosung River along the right bank until they cross the Woosung River close beneath the Bar marks and are landed on the left bank at the Company's station.

　From Gutzlaff the cable to Nagasaki is running S.E. midway between Napiers and Bonhams Islands and midway between Bonhams and Brookes Islands, then Easterly North of Childers Rock and four miles South of Bowen Islands, from which place it runs in a straight line about E.N.E. till midway between Pallas Rock and Meac Sima (Asses' Ears) on the coast of Japan.

No. 146.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　His Excellency the Administrator has been pleased to appoint W. KESWICK, Esquire, to be provisionally a Member of the Legislative Council, vice the Honourable J. WHITTALL, resigned.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th August, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

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NOTICE.

321

Each letter must bear a late fee of 18 cents extra postage.

A.M.

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ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

The following reduced Rates of Postage will take effect from this day:

BOOKS & PATTERNS.

Cents.

PORTUGAL,-

Vi? Southampton,

AZORES ISLANDS,—

Vi? Brindisi,

Vi? Marseilles,

Vi? Southampton,

CANARY AND MADEIRA ISLANDS,

Vi? Brindisi,.....

Vi? Marseilles,

.....

Vi? Southampton,

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Vi? Brindisi,

Vi? Marseilles,

Vi? Southampton,

LETTERS.

Cents.

NEWSPAPERS. Cents.

.34 per oz.

6 per 2 oz.

40 per oz.

14 per 2 oz.

...34 per oz.

per

2 oz.

34 per 1 oz.

per

2 oz.

28 per 1 oz.

per

2 oz.

36 per oz.

14 per 2 oz.

...30 per oz.

per 2 oz.

ALFRED LISTER,

? ?

General Post Office, Hongkong, 5th August, 1875.

Postmaster General.

NOTICE.

A supply of Bronze Cent pieces have been received from England, and can be obtained in exchange on application at the Treasury.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 19th July, 1875.

C. MAY,

Acting Colonial Treasurer.

NOTICE.

Allowances for Spoiled Stamps.

Allowances for spoiled Stamps will in future be made every Tuesday and Thursday, from 11 to 3 o'clock.

Stamp Office, Hongkong, 28th July, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER,

Collector of Stamp Revenue.

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WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 13TH AUGUST, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo-

meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Min.

Max.

August 7

29.85

29.79

86.5

89.5

29.76

29.81

29.79

85.5

29.74

29.83

85.5

29.83

86.5

29.78

29.88

82.5

29.81

29.84

29.83

29.76

29.80

84.5

29.73

29.82

85.5

29.80

83.5

29.74

BAROMETER.

DATE.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

[Registering.

Min. | Max,

NOON.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METEK.

Self

WINDS.

RAIN.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON.

Dirn. F. | Dirn. : F.

In inches during the

previous 24 hours. i

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

1875.

Aug. 7 28.13 28.14 28.13, 28.06 28.03 76.0

8 28.04 28.08. 28.11 28.05 28.05 74.0

79.5 76.0 75.0 78.0 76.0 75.5 81.0 Calm

77.0 76.0 72.0 75.0 74.0 74.5 80.5 SW

9 28.09 28.12 28.12 28.09 28.09 74.0

78.0 77.0 73.5 75.5 74.0 73.5 78.5 E

0 NW

2 E

2 SSE 4

1 SSW

0.00

0.03

4 E

0.03

10 28.12 28.15 28.16 28.13 28.12 75.0 78.5 77.0 74.5 76.075.0

740 80.0 E

2 E

2 SE

0.00

1128.11 28.14 28.14 28 07 28.07 75.5 79.0 77.5 75.0 77.0 75.0 75.0 80.5 Calm

0 SE

2 S

0.00

1228.07 28.11, 28.10 28.05 28.05 75.0 77.5 77.0 74.0 76.075.0 75.0 80.0 S

1 Calm

0 NE

0.00

13 28.07 28.10 28.10 28.04 28.04 75.5 78.0 77.0 75.0 76.0 74.5 75.5 79.5SSE

2 W

1 Calm

0.15

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

5 A.M., fine, cloudy, hazy, with slight fog at intervals; 3.30 P.M., thunder, lightning and rain.

5 A.M., fine, cloudy, hazy; 10 A.M.,

showery; noon, fine, clear, cloudy. 5 A.M., wet fog; 8 A.M., fine, clear; 9

A.M., showery.

5 A.M., fine, hazy; 11 A.M., showery;

noon, fine, clear, cloudy.

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout.

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout;

slight rain past night.

5 A.M., fine, clear, cloudy; 9 A.M.,

showery.

BAROMETER.

9 29.83; 29.85 29.87 29.82 29.82 80.00 85.00 86.05 79.00 80.00 82.00 79.00 86.00 Calm

1029.87 29.91 29.91 29.86 29.81 82.05 87.05 87.00 80.00, 82.00 83.00 80.00 89.00 Calm

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

6 A.M.

NOON.

G P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

METER.

Self

Registering

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

Aug. 7 29.84 29.85 29.85 29.80 29.76 81.05 85.05 79.00 79.00 81.00 76.00 79.00 90.00 Calm

829.78 29.80 29.82 29.79 29.77 81.00 83.05 85.05 79.00 78.00 81.00 75.05 87.05 Calm

NOON.

WINDS.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

0 Calm

0 SW

0 ESE

0 Calm

4 ESE

2 E

Fine, overcast, heavy rain, thunder and lightning.

Fine and cloudy throughout.

Do.

do.

0 ESE

2 ESE

Do.

do.

11 29.85 29.88 29.88 29.80 29.79 82.00, 89.00 87.05 80.00 82.00 82.05 81.00 90,00 ? Calm

0 SW

2 ESE

Do.

do.

言

1229.80 29.83 29.85 29.79 29.76 83.00 86.00 85.00 81.00 82.00 81.00 82.05 90.00 Calm

13 29.78 29.83 29.83 29.79 29.76 83.00 85.00 85.00 81.00 81.00, 81.00 81.00 91.00 Calm

0 SE

0 Calm

2 ESE

Do.

do.

? W

Do.

do.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 13th August, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Anderson, Jas. 2 Aliborno, M.

Colling Chambers,

Havens, Harry}

Joshua, J. R. I

Manicom, R.

Assings, Mr.

William

T. Hourihane, M. 3

Almeida, A.

Cornill

Howard, J.

M. d' Askins, W.,

Clarke, Capt.Johul

Harrison, J.

Kates, Mark W. 1 Kennedy, J. M. 1

formerly of the ship E. P Bouverie

Defries, Joseph 1

Hucklebridge,}

Davidson, Jas. 1

Hill, N.

Dorez, E. M. das 1

Hutchison, R. W.I Hudgell, H.

Lutchamana-

chery Lane, H. K.

1 regd.

Phar, Monsr. T. 1 Pritchard, H.

Pateck

Botelho, B. F.

E. A. B.

Harrington,

Bump, Silas L. 1

Lamb, F. de V. 1

Everill, H. C.,

Capt.

Lester, David

Baldwin, U.

formerly of

Hutchinson, R.W.[

Legg, W. H.

Bruyn. J. H. de 1

Boreham,

Charles

thes.s.For-

Harrison,

Lee, Nelson A. 2

mosa

Edwards, Jas. 1

Erdensolin, O. 1

Clary, John

George F.,

formerly of Annie Gray Hill, Capt. J.

McLean, E.

Collinson, W. M. 2 Cowan, R. Castagnetti, G. 1

Freeman, R. Frampton, Mr. 1 Facchi, Paolo

Roberton, Jas. 1

Maher, Izidoro 1

Rapo, Joaquim 1

Malcomson, Thos. 1

Martin, Mr.

Nutal, Etienne 1 Neill, H. S. B. 1

Pawilka, John 1 Paulsen,Charles!

Raymond, Stella 2 Rocha, Anto.

}

Joaquim Raynolds, Robt. 1 Rodgers, A.

Stanley, A. C.,

Revd., The 6. Hon. Swaries, H. Sim?es, R.

Stoddard, J. C. 1 Smith, J.

Antonio dos 1 Stott, Miss Maryl Seymour,

Miss Emma

Savio, Pietro Souza, Egy-

dio F. de

Letters. Papers:

Lets: Papa.

Santos,

Tindeiro, J. A. 1

Infante, G.

1 regd.

Mead, Charles,

Upton, Thos.

Cook, W. B.

Campbell, Geo. 1

Cotter, A. T. 2

Clarke,Clarke

Hazell

Gatti, Luigi

Guerrero, R.

Jones,

Gamble, R.

Granton P. (

formerly of

the Marquis of Argyle Mayo, Dr.

Galbraith & Co. 2

Callao, J. C.

Grayiott,

d'Oliveira

Miss M. E.

}

Jones, Frederick 1 Julian, V. J.

1 regd.

Johnson, J. H. 1

Meagher, O. Mitchell, Geo. Mitchell, W.

I regd.

Santos, Rosa

de los Samuel, H. A. 2 Siqueira, Re-

2 medio Pedro Souza, James Sjolund. P. O. 1

Vella, G. B.

Walker, J. H: Watts, Mr.

322

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH AUGUST, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 13TH AUGUST, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo-

meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Min.

Max.

August 7

29.85

29.79

86.5

89.5

29.76

29.81

29.79

85.5

29.74

29.83

85.5

29.83

86.5

29.78

29.88

82.5

29.81

29.84

29.83

29.76

29.80

84.5

29.73

29.82

85.5

29.80

83.5

29.74

BAROMETER.

DATE.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

[Registering.

Min. | Max,

NOON.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METEK.

Self

WINDS.

RAIN.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON.

Dirn. F. | Dirn. : F.

In inches during the

previous 24 hours. i

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

1875.

Aug. 7 28.13 28.14 28.13, 28.06 28.03 76.0

8 28.04 28.08. 28.11 28.05 28.05 74.0

79.5 76.0 75.0 78.0 76.0 75.5 81.0 Calm

77.0 76.0 72.0 75.0 74.0 74.5 80.5 SW

9 28.09 28.12 28.12 28.09 28.09 74.0

78.0 77.0 73.5 75.5 74.0 73.5 78.5 E

0 NW

2 E

2 SSE 4

1 SSW

0.00

0.03

4 E

0.03

10 28.12 28.15 28.16 28.13 28.12 75.0 78.5 77.0 74.5 76.075.0

740 80.0 E

2 E

2 SE

0.00

1128.11 28.14 28.14 28 07 28.07 75.5 79.0 77.5 75.0 77.0 75.0 75.0 80.5 Calm

0 SE

2 S

0.00

1228.07 28.11, 28.10 28.05 28.05 75.0 77.5 77.0 74.0 76.075.0 75.0 80.0 S

1 Calm

0 NE

0.00

13 28.07 28.10 28.10 28.04 28.04 75.5 78.0 77.0 75.0 76.0 74.5 75.5 79.5SSE

2 W

1 Calm

0.15

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

5 A.M., fine, cloudy, hazy, with slight fog at intervals; 3.30 P.M., thunder, lightning and rain.

5 A.M., fine, cloudy, hazy; 10 A.M.,

showery; noon, fine, clear, cloudy. 5 A.M., wet fog; 8 A.M., fine, clear; 9

A.M., showery.

5 A.M., fine, hazy; 11 A.M., showery;

noon, fine, clear, cloudy.

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout.

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout;

slight rain past night.

5 A.M., fine, clear, cloudy; 9 A.M.,

showery.

BAROMETER.

9 29.83; 29.85 29.87 29.82 29.82 80.00 85.00 86.05 79.00 80.00 82.00 79.00 86.00 Calm

1029.87 29.91 29.91 29.86 29.81 82.05 87.05 87.00 80.00, 82.00 83.00 80.00 89.00 Calm

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

6 A.M.

NOON.

G P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

METER.

Self

Registering

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

Aug. 7 29.84 29.85 29.85 29.80 29.76 81.05 85.05 79.00 79.00 81.00 76.00 79.00 90.00 Calm

829.78 29.80 29.82 29.79 29.77 81.00 83.05 85.05 79.00 78.00 81.00 75.05 87.05 Calm

NOON.

WINDS.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

0 Calm

0 SW

0 ESE

0 Calm

4 ESE

2 E

Fine, overcast, heavy rain, thunder and lightning.

Fine and cloudy throughout.

Do.

do.

0 ESE

2 ESE

Do.

do.

11 29.85 29.88 29.88 29.80 29.79 82.00, 89.00 87.05 80.00 82.00 82.05 81.00 90,00 ? Calm

0 SW

2 ESE

Do.

do.

言

1229.80 29.83 29.85 29.79 29.76 83.00 86.00 85.00 81.00 82.00 81.00 82.05 90.00 Calm

13 29.78 29.83 29.83 29.79 29.76 83.00 85.00 85.00 81.00 81.00, 81.00 81.00 91.00 Calm

0 SE

0 Calm

2 ESE

Do.

do.

? W

Do.

do.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 13th August, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Anderson, Jas. 2 Aliborno, M.

Colling Chambers,

Havens, Harry}

Joshua, J. R. I

Manicom, R.

Assings, Mr.

William

T. Hourihane, M. 3

Almeida, A.

Cornill

Howard, J.

M. d' Askins, W.,

Clarke, Capt.Johul

Harrison, J.

Kates, Mark W. 1 Kennedy, J. M. 1

formerly of the ship E. P Bouverie

Defries, Joseph 1

Hucklebridge,}

Davidson, Jas. 1

Hill, N.

Dorez, E. M. das 1

Hutchison, R. W.I Hudgell, H.

Lutchamana-

chery Lane, H. K.

1 regd.

Phar, Monsr. T. 1 Pritchard, H.

Pateck

Botelho, B. F.

E. A. B.

Harrington,

Bump, Silas L. 1

Lamb, F. de V. 1

Everill, H. C.,

Capt.

Lester, David

Baldwin, U.

formerly of

Hutchinson, R.W.[

Legg, W. H.

Bruyn. J. H. de 1

Boreham,

Charles

thes.s.For-

Harrison,

Lee, Nelson A. 2

mosa

Edwards, Jas. 1

Erdensolin, O. 1

Clary, John

George F.,

formerly of Annie Gray Hill, Capt. J.

McLean, E.

Collinson, W. M. 2 Cowan, R. Castagnetti, G. 1

Freeman, R. Frampton, Mr. 1 Facchi, Paolo

Roberton, Jas. 1

Maher, Izidoro 1

Rapo, Joaquim 1

Malcomson, Thos. 1

Martin, Mr.

Nutal, Etienne 1 Neill, H. S. B. 1

Pawilka, John 1 Paulsen,Charles!

Raymond, Stella 2 Rocha, Anto.

}

Joaquim Raynolds, Robt. 1 Rodgers, A.

Stanley, A. C.,

Revd., The 6. Hon. Swaries, H. Sim?es, R.

Stoddard, J. C. 1 Smith, J.

Antonio dos 1 Stott, Miss Maryl Seymour,

Miss Emma

Savio, Pietro Souza, Egy-

dio F. de

Letters. Papers:

Lets: Papa.

Santos,

Tindeiro, J. A. 1

Infante, G.

1 regd.

Mead, Charles,

Upton, Thos.

Cook, W. B.

Campbell, Geo. 1

Cotter, A. T. 2

Clarke,Clarke

Hazell

Gatti, Luigi

Guerrero, R.

Jones,

Gamble, R.

Granton P. (

formerly of

the Marquis of Argyle Mayo, Dr.

Galbraith & Co. 2

Callao, J. C.

Grayiott,

d'Oliveira

Miss M. E.

}

Jones, Frederick 1 Julian, V. J.

1 regd.

Johnson, J. H. 1

Meagher, O. Mitchell, Geo. Mitchell, W.

I regd.

Santos, Rosa

de los Samuel, H. A. 2 Siqueira, Re-

2 medio Pedro Souza, James Sjolund. P. O. 1

Vella, G. B.

Walker, J. H: Watts, Mr.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH AUGUST, 1875.

323

For Merchant Ships.

Letters. Papers.

Aberdeen

Ceylon

Ella Beatrice

Julia H.

Mary Scott

Ruth

Lets. Paps.

Argonaut

Cilurnum

Endymion

Atina

Chandier

Kirkland

N. G. Patten

Atlantic

Cybele, s.s.

Fortuna

Kaisow

Sarah Nicholson 4 2

Aldebaran

2 1

Columbo

Formosa

Kursu

Peeress

Swatara, s.s.

1 regd.

Celestial, s.s. 1

Kedron

Phocus, s.s.

Sylvia

Betham

1 1

Gem

Solone

Portland

Dilharree

Gosshawk

Constantin 1

Lucia

Prince Arthur

Scotland

Star of Persia

Comet

Cleopatra

Champion of

the Seas

Cornuvia

Ellen Monroe 1

Herman

Queen Victoria 1

Selene

Ellsworth

Memento

Queen of the Seas2

Storm King

Countess of Erroll

Eastern Isles, s.s.1

Earl

Invincible Isabella

Min, s.s.

Sklavo

Maximos

Rifleman

Eleanor

Mariner

Rover

Ella

Johann Smidt 1

Marion, s.s.

Robert Boak

Wakefield Webfoot

For H. M. Ships.

Letters.

Letters. Papers.

Frolic

Growler

1 4 Hart

W. Grinsberg, Manila,

S. Schuer, Manila,..

F. Abdollaly, Bangkok,

Maria Fossio, Buenos Ayres,

F. E. Rossi, Habana,

Rev. Otis Gibson, San Francisco,

Rev. L. McGuire, Buchanon, Penna.,

Dr. D. F. Owen, Mississippi,

T. B. Harvey, Mississippi,

Wapada Kakanda, Sarawak,

Letters.

Modeste

Victor Emanuel 8 (3 regd.)

Detained for Postage.

1 Letter.

1 Book.

1 1

1 Letter.

James Gibbons, Callao, Peru,

J. Hughes, Newtown, near Sydney, N.S.W.,...... I Eugene Ascherberg, Melbourne,

Walter Morse, New York,

Alton P. Goss, Hawirch, Mass.,

Wm. Dunphy, care of Wm. Monahan, San Fran-

cisco, California,....

Bunker, Mrs. C. G., 44, Rush Street, Williams-

burg, L.J., N.Y.,

1 Letter.

1 Book.

1 Paper.

1 Book.

ALFRED LISTER, Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 13th August, 1875.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

UNTIL further notice, then Court will sit in

its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

NOTICE.

WITHE next CRIMINAL SESSIONS of the Supreme Court will be held on Wednesday,

the Eighteenth day of August, A.D. 1875, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order of the Court,

In the Goods of—

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Registrar.

YIP TEEM, of Amoy, Merchant, deceased. OTICE is hereby given to the next of Kin,

　　　　　and all other persons, to produce any Wills or Codicils of the above named party, de- ceased, that may be in their possession, before the Supreme Court, in its Probate Jurisdiction, on Saturday, the Twenty-first day of August, A.D. 1875; or, if none, that the next of Kin do accept or refuse Letters of Administration, failing which, Letters of Administration will be granted to the Registrar of the said Court, or such other person as the Court may think fit.

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

OTICE.-JACOB CHARLES HENRI IBURG,

NOTI Victoria, OR CRA Colony of Hongkong;

Professor of Music, having been adjudged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong on the Twenty-seventh day of July, One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five, a public sitting for the said Bankrupt to pass his last examination, and make application for his order of discharge, will be held before the Hono- rable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, at the Supreme Court House, Victoria, Hongkong, on Tuesday, the Twenty- fourth day of August, One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon of that day precisely.

　　　At this meeting, proofs of the debts of the Cre- ditors will be received.

　　　The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assiguee in the matter.

IN THE SUPREME COURTOF HONGKONG.

N°

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 32.

Plaintiff,-CHOW ATTUCK. Defendant,-JEAN CLAUDE WILLAUME.

CALDWELL & BRERETON,

Solicitors for the Plaintiff, 29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 756.

Plaintiff,-WILLIAM HENRY TAYLOR. Defendant,-JOHN JAMES.

NOTICE is hereby given that a Writ of For-

eign Attachment against all the Property moveable or immoveable of the above named Defendant within the Colony, has been issued in this Suit pursuant to the Provisions of Section LXXXII of "The Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure."

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors for the Plaintiff, 29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

NOTICE.

HE interest and responsibility of Mr. R1- CHARD JAMES GILMAN, and of Mr. and China ceased on 30th April, 1875. WILLIAM LEMANN in our Firm in Hongkong

The Firm now consists of CHARLES AUGUSTUS WILD, EDMUND HENRY LAVERS, HUGH FRANCIS RAMSAY, FRANCIS GILMAN, WIL- LIAM STEWART YOUNG, and EDWARD TOBIN.

GILMAN & Co.

Hongkong, and China,

31st July, 1875.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

WENTIETH Report of the Court of Directors to the Ordinary Half-yearly General Meet- ing of Shareholders to be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on Wednesday, the 18th August, 1875.

To the Proprietors of the

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Gentlemen, The Directors have now to sub- mit to you a general Statement of the affairs of the Corporation, and Balance Sheet for the half- year ending 30th June last.

The net profits for that period, including $3,059.44 brought forward from last account, after paying all charges and deducting interest paid and due, amount to $263,127.50, of which, after taking out Rebate on Bills not yet due, there remains a balance of $260,023.42.

The Directors have taken $153,997.42 from this sum, and placed the amount to Contingent Account, to provide for known and probable losses, and they recommend that the balance of $106,026 be carried forward to the credit of New Account.

The Directors regard the half-year's profit as satisfactory, but they regret that they again feel unable to recommend the payment of any Di- vidend, as in view of Mr. MCLEAN'S Report, (though they have since become possessed of in- formation which authorizes them to take a much. more hopeful view of the position of the "doubtful accounts" than he held), they deem it advanta- geous, in the permanent interest of the hare- holders, to retain the whole balance of profic until the end of the year.

During the past half-year, and more especially recently, many large and important failures connected with Eastern trade have taken place, and, although fortunately the Bank has had to provide an unimportant amount for anticipated losses on such accounts, they have naturally been the subject of considerable anxiety to the Direct- There seems, however, every reason to suppose that the worst is past, and there are signs that the depression to which trade has been so long subject is being gradually removed.

ors.

Local Committee in London.

The Directors have not yet definitely appointed the London Committee, but considerable progress has been made, and they now expect shortly to complete the appointments.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH AUGUST, 1875.

323

For Merchant Ships.

Letters. Papers.

Aberdeen

Ceylon

Ella Beatrice

Julia H.

Mary Scott

Ruth

Lets. Paps.

Argonaut

Cilurnum

Endymion

Atina

Chandier

Kirkland

N. G. Patten

Atlantic

Cybele, s.s.

Fortuna

Kaisow

Sarah Nicholson 4 2

Aldebaran

2 1

Columbo

Formosa

Kursu

Peeress

Swatara, s.s.

1 regd.

Celestial, s.s. 1

Kedron

Phocus, s.s.

Sylvia

Betham

1 1

Gem

Solone

Portland

Dilharree

Gosshawk

Constantin 1

Lucia

Prince Arthur

Scotland

Star of Persia

Comet

Cleopatra

Champion of

the Seas

Cornuvia

Ellen Monroe 1

Herman

Queen Victoria 1

Selene

Ellsworth

Memento

Queen of the Seas2

Storm King

Countess of Erroll

Eastern Isles, s.s.1

Earl

Invincible Isabella

Min, s.s.

Sklavo

Maximos

Rifleman

Eleanor

Mariner

Rover

Ella

Johann Smidt 1

Marion, s.s.

Robert Boak

Wakefield Webfoot

For H. M. Ships.

Letters.

Letters. Papers.

Frolic

Growler

1 4 Hart

W. Grinsberg, Manila,

S. Schuer, Manila,..

F. Abdollaly, Bangkok,

Maria Fossio, Buenos Ayres,

F. E. Rossi, Habana,

Rev. Otis Gibson, San Francisco,

Rev. L. McGuire, Buchanon, Penna.,

Dr. D. F. Owen, Mississippi,

T. B. Harvey, Mississippi,

Wapada Kakanda, Sarawak,

Letters.

Modeste

Victor Emanuel 8 (3 regd.)

Detained for Postage.

1 Letter.

1 Book.

1 1

1 Letter.

James Gibbons, Callao, Peru,

J. Hughes, Newtown, near Sydney, N.S.W.,...... I Eugene Ascherberg, Melbourne,

Walter Morse, New York,

Alton P. Goss, Hawirch, Mass.,

Wm. Dunphy, care of Wm. Monahan, San Fran-

cisco, California,....

Bunker, Mrs. C. G., 44, Rush Street, Williams-

burg, L.J., N.Y.,

1 Letter.

1 Book.

1 Paper.

1 Book.

ALFRED LISTER, Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 13th August, 1875.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

UNTIL further notice, then Court will sit in

its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

NOTICE.

WITHE next CRIMINAL SESSIONS of the Supreme Court will be held on Wednesday,

the Eighteenth day of August, A.D. 1875, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order of the Court,

In the Goods of—

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Registrar.

YIP TEEM, of Amoy, Merchant, deceased. OTICE is hereby given to the next of Kin,

　　　　　and all other persons, to produce any Wills or Codicils of the above named party, de- ceased, that may be in their possession, before the Supreme Court, in its Probate Jurisdiction, on Saturday, the Twenty-first day of August, A.D. 1875; or, if none, that the next of Kin do accept or refuse Letters of Administration, failing which, Letters of Administration will be granted to the Registrar of the said Court, or such other person as the Court may think fit.

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

OTICE.-JACOB CHARLES HENRI IBURG,

NOTI Victoria, OR CRA Colony of Hongkong;

　　　At this meeting, proofs of the debts of the Cre- ditors will be received.

　　　The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assiguee in the matter.

IN THE SUPREME COURTOF HONGKONG.

N°

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 32.

Plaintiff,-CHOW ATTUCK. Defendant,-JEAN CLAUDE WILLAUME.

CALDWELL & BRERETON,

Solicitors for the Plaintiff, 29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 756.

Plaintiff,-WILLIAM HENRY TAYLOR. Defendant,-JOHN JAMES.

NOTICE is hereby given that a Writ of For-

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors for the Plaintiff, 29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

NOTICE.

HE interest and responsibility of Mr. R1- CHARD JAMES GILMAN, and of Mr. and China ceased on 30th April, 1875. WILLIAM LEMANN in our Firm in Hongkong

The Firm now consists of CHARLES AUGUSTUS WILD, EDMUND HENRY LAVERS, HUGH FRANCIS RAMSAY, FRANCIS GILMAN, WIL- LIAM STEWART YOUNG, and EDWARD TOBIN.

GILMAN & Co.

Hongkong, and China,

31st July, 1875.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

WENTIETH Report of the Court of Directors to the Ordinary Half-yearly General Meet- ing of Shareholders to be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on Wednesday, the 18th August, 1875.

To the Proprietors of the

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Gentlemen, The Directors have now to sub- mit to you a general Statement of the affairs of the Corporation, and Balance Sheet for the half- year ending 30th June last.

ors.

Local Committee in London.

The Directors have not yet definitely appointed the London Committee, but considerable progress has been made, and they now expect shortly to complete the appointments.

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Inspector's Report.

　　Dr. DAVID MCLEAN has duly inspected the Head Office and Branches, and his Report to the Directors, dated 10th May, is to the following effect, viz. :-

　　He estimates losses at $116,888.68, and recom- mends that they be written off at 30th June, although, he says, possibly a portion may be recovered. He adds: "Taking the doubtful

accounts as eventually turning out all bad, I "estimate the (further) total losses to be, at the "outside, $340,000." He considers the current business of the Bank as being on a much safer basis than in former years, and continues: "I "feel certain you will not be called upon to provide CC more than the amounts mentioned above." He expresses his entire confidence in the management of the Bank at the Head Office and Branches. He considers it extremely difficult to reduce Charges Account" very much without impair- ing efficiency, but feels confident that where it can, it will be done.

　　The Directors, acting on Mr. MCLEAN's Report, have written off the above sum of $153,997.42, which includes the $116,888.68 estimated by him as lost (less certain portions of it which have been recovered), $41,000 included in his estimate of "doubtful accounts" (since ascertained to be bad), and all probable losses by recent failures. Several amounts estimated by Mr. McLEAN as probably lost, have since been recovered, and the position of the "doubtful accounts" has improved so much since his Report was handed to the Di- rectors that, of the remaining $299,000, they have every reason to anticipate that a considerable sum, probably as much as one-half, will turn out good. They expect to know definitely the position of these accounts by the end of the current half- year.

Marine Insurance Account.

　　The balance of this account now amounts to $43,534:34; no losses have been sustained during the half-year.

Directors.

Mr. ALBERT F. HEARD, the Deputy Chairman, ceased to be a Director on the suspension of his firm, and Mr. H. NICAISE was appointed in his stead. Mr. NICAISE has since resigned under instructions from home, and Mr. ALEXANDER McIVER has been appointed to supply the vacancy.

Mr. W?. H. FORBES has been elected Deputy Chairman.

Auditors.

Mr. F. W. MITCHELL resigned his appoint- ment as Auditor on leaving the Colony, and Mr. H. B. GIBB has been appointed in his stead.

ADOLF ANDR?, Chairman.

HONGKONG, 11th August, 1875.

ABSTRACT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

30th June, 1875.

ASSETS.

Cash and Bullion,

Government Securities,

$ 8,072,637.86 2,895,355.20

Bills Discounted, Loans and Credits,... 9,526,220.45 Exchange Remittances, Bank Premises,.. Dead Stock,

LIABILITIES.

Paid-up Capital,. Reserve Fund,.

.$100,000.00 Marine Insur. Account,... 43,534.34

15,501,583.34

229,581.12 92,879.56

$36,318,257.53

..$5,000,000.00

143,554.34

13,525,888.48 17,385,707.21 263,127.50

$36,318,257.53

Notes in Circulation,... $1,354,233.33 Deposits,......

12,171,655.15

Exchange Acceptances, Profit and Loss Account,

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT,

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

30th June, 1875.

Dr.

To AMOUNT WRITTEN OFF:

Rebate on Bills not due,

..$ 8,104.08

To CONTINGENT ACCOUNT:

Amount set aside to meet Losses, 153,997.42 To BALANCE:

Carried forward to next half-year,... 106,026.00

Cr.

By Balance of Undivided Profits, 31st

December, 1874,............................

By Amount of Net Profits, for the Six Months ending 30th June, 1875, after deducting all Expenses and Interest paid and due,

RESERVE FUND.

$263,127.50

$ 3,059.44

260,068.06

$263,127.50

To Balance on 30th June, 1875,............ 100,000.00

By Balance on 31st December, 1874,..

JAMES GREIG, Chief Manager. H. SMITH, Accountant.

ADOLF ANDR?,

.$100,000.00

WM. H. FORBES, ? Directors. E. R. BELILIOS,.

P. RYRIE,

H. B. GIBB,} Auditors.

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No. 35.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 21ST AUGUST, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 147.

The following Draft of Letters Patent passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom to amend the Charter of the Colony of Hongkong dated 5th April, 1843, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th August, 1875.

HONG KONG. (Supplementary Charter.)

DRAFT OF LETTERS PATENT passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom

to Amend the Charter of the Colony of Hong Kong, dated 5th April, 1843.

1875.

Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Letters Patent,

Queen, Defender of the Faith. To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: Dated 8th June, WHEREAS, by certain Letters Patent, under the Great Seal of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date at Westminster the fifth day of Recites Charter of 5th April, 1843, in the sixth year of Our Reign, We did erect Our Island of Hong Kong April, 1843, erecting and its dependencies (as therein described and set forth), into a separate Colony, to be Kong, and providing known and designated as the Colony of Hong Kong, and did further provide for the for its Government. government thereof, as upon relation being had to Our said Letters Patent will more

fully and at large appear.

the Colony of Hong

And whereas by Our Order in Our Privy Council, bearing date the 4th day of Recites Order in February, 1861, in the twenty-fourth year of Our Reign, it was ordered that the Kowloon Council of 1861, an- district, therein described, should be part and parcel of Our said Colony.

nexing the Kowloon district.

And whereas, by Our said Letters Patent, We did reserve to Ourselves full power Recites power to re- and authority from time to time to revoke, alter, or amend the same:

voke, alter, and amend the same.

of the Governor's

absence.

Now know ye that We do hereby revoke Article XI of Our said Letters Patent, Revocation of Article whereby provision is made for the administration of the Government of Our said Colony, XI. in the event of the death or absence of the Governor, for the time being thereof; and We do hereby declare Our will and pleasure to be that in the even of the death, inca- Administration of the pacity, or absence out of Our said Colony, of such person as may be commissioned and Government in case appointed by Us to be the Governor thereof, all and every the powers and authorities death, incapacity, or by Our said Letters Patent, or by these presents, granted to the Governor of Our said Colony, for the time being, shall be, and the same are hereby vested in such person as may be appointed by Us, by warrant under Our Sign Manual and Signet, to be the Lieutenant-Governor of Our said Colony, or in the event of there being no person in By the Lieutenant- Our said Colony commissioned and appointed by Us to be Lieutenant-Governor thereof, then Our pleasure is, and We do hereby provide and declare that the said powers and authorities shall be and the same are hereby vested in the Colonial Secretary, or By the Colonial person lawfully discharging the functions of Colonial Secretary in Our said Colony for the time being; and every such Lieutenant-Governor or such Colonial Secretary, or person lawfully discharging the functions of Colonial Secretary for the time being, shall

Governor.

Secretary.

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execute all and every the said powers and authorities, until Our further pleasure shall be signified therein, and according to such instructions as Our said Governor may have received, and such further instructions as such Lieutenant-Governor, Colonial Secretary, or other person as aforesaid, may receive from Us, either under Our Sign Manual and Signet, or by instructions under the hand of one of Our Principal Secretaries of State.

II. And whereas, by Our said recited Letters Patent, We have (amongst other things) given and granted unto Our said Governor full power and authority, as he should see occasion, in Our name and on Our behalf, to grant certain pardons to offenders in the manner and on the terms therein mentioned. And whereas it is expedient to give to Our Governor additional powers of granting pardons. Now We do hereby authorize and empower Our said Governor, as he shall see occasion, in Our name and on Our behalf, when any crime has been committed within Our said Colony, to grant a pardon to accomplices. pardon to any accomplice, not being the actual perpetrator of such crime, who shall give such information and evidence as shall lead to the apprehension and conviction of the principal offender.

Power of granting

All persons called upon to be obedient,

aiding, and assisting to the Governor.

III. And We do hereby require and command all Our officers and ministers, civil and military, and all other the inhabitants of Our said Colony of Hong Kong, to be obedient, aiding, and assisting to such person as may, in the event of the death, inca- pacity, or absence of the Governor of Our said Colony of Hong Kong, assume and exer- cise, under the provisions of these Our Letters Patent, the functions of such Governor. IV. And We do hereby reserve to Us, Our heirs and successors, full power and voke, alter, or amend authority, from time to time, to revoke, alter, or amend these Our Letters Patent as to the present Letters Us or them shall seem meet.

Power reserved to

Her Majesty to re-

Patent.

In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent. Witness Ourself at Westminster, the Eighth day of June, in the Thirty-eighth year of Our reign.

By Warrant under the Queen's Sign Manual,

C. ROMILLY.

No. 148.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Return, received from Mr. JOHN JACK, of the quantity of Spirits distilled at the Hongkong Distillery, is published for general information.

Gallons.

Spirits manufactured during the Quarter ending 10th August, 1875,.........26,840.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th August, 1875.

No. 149.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

　The following Order made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council under "The Hongkong Lighthouses Ordinance, 1873," is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 19th August, 1875.

THE LIGHTHOUSES ORDINANCE, 1873.

No. 17 OF 1873.

ORDER

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council, this 19th day of August, 1875.

By virtue of the provisions of the above mentioned Ordinance, it is ordered,-

　That the River Steamer Ichang belonging to the China Navigation Company, Limited, be exempted from the payment of Light Dues so long as she enters the waters of the Colony by day.

Approved in Council,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief,

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

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Power of granting

All persons called upon to be obedient,

aiding, and assisting to the Governor.

Power reserved to

Her Majesty to re-

Patent.

In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent. Witness Ourself at Westminster, the Eighth day of June, in the Thirty-eighth year of Our reign.

By Warrant under the Queen's Sign Manual,

C. ROMILLY.

No. 148.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Return, received from Mr. JOHN JACK, of the quantity of Spirits distilled at the Hongkong Distillery, is published for general information.

Gallons.

Spirits manufactured during the Quarter ending 10th August, 1875,.........26,840.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th August, 1875.

No. 149.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

　The following Order made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council under "The Hongkong Lighthouses Ordinance, 1873," is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 19th August, 1875.

THE LIGHTHOUSES ORDINANCE, 1873.

No. 17 OF 1873.

ORDER

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council, this 19th day of August, 1875.

By virtue of the provisions of the above mentioned Ordinance, it is ordered,-

　That the River Steamer Ichang belonging to the China Navigation Company, Limited, be exempted from the payment of Light Dues so long as she enters the waters of the Colony by day.

Approved in Council,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief,

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

No. 150.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

327

The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held at British Kowloon on Monday, 30th August, 1875, at 4.30 P.M., are published for general information. By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th August, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 30th August, 1875, at 4.30 P.M., by Order of His Excellency the Administrator, of Two Lots of Crown Land in the Dependency of Kowloon for a Term of Fourteen Years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.

No.

Boundary Measurements.

Registry No.

Contents in

LOCALITY.

Lots.

w. Square ft.

Annual Rent.

Upset

Price.

feet.

feet. feet.

Garden Lot

No. 53

Tsim Tsa Tsui,. .

Yau-ma-ti,

300.0 328.0? 600.0

200.0 200.0 320.0 320.0

(421.0 181.0

64,000

29.38

20.00

83.78 182,506

65.00

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. The highest bidder above the upset price shall be the Purchaser, and if any dispute arise, the Lot shall be put up again at a former bidding.

2. No person shall at any bidding advance less than $5.

　　　4. The Purchaser of the Lot shall be entitled to and shall execute on demand a Lease from the Crown of the Piece or Parcel of Ground comprised in such Lot for 14 Years terminable at the expiration of 7 Years, to be computed from the 25th day of June, 1875, at such Annual Rental payable half-yearly on the 24th day of June, and the 25th day of December in every Year as is specified in the Particulars of such Lot herein before contained; and such Crown Lease shall be subject to and contain all Exceptions, Reservations, Covenants, Clauses, and Conditions inserted in the Crown Lease of Garden Lots in the Colony of Hongkong.

　　5. The Purchaser of the Lot shall pay to the Surveyor General on behalf of Her Majesty The QUEEN, a Fee of $5 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.

7. Possession of the Lot sold shall be given to the Purchaser, and deemed to have been taken by him on the day of Sale.

　　8. The Purchaser of the Lot shall within One Month from the day of Sale mark out the boun- daries of his Lot by fixing granite boundary posts, of not less than 9 inches square, at each angle of the said Lot.

Number

Registry Number and

of Sale

Lots. Description of Lot Purchased.

Amount of Annual Rental. Premium at which

Purchased.

Signatures of Purchasers.

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No. 151.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST AUGUST, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION..

The following Notices to Mariners are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th August, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

BEACONS-INNER ROUTE AND TORRES STRAITS,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

The following is a list of the Beacons erected in Torres Straits and the Inner Route thereto. Those which are Red and Triangular are to be left on a vessel's Starboard hand, when bound southwards; and those which are Black and Square, on her Port hand.

Red and Triangular.

Black and Square.

Hope Islands.

a Reef, north-west end

b Reef, west end.

c Reef, north end.

e Reef, west side.

Point Lookout.

d Reef, centre.

Sand-bank dry, with rocks

E.S.E 24 miles from

Point Lookout.

r Reef.

Cole Islands and Howick Groups.

s Reef, west side.

Princess Charlotte's Bay to Fair Cape.

d Reef, east end. e Reef, centre.

f Reef, centre.

Heath Rocks, centre.

Chilcott Rocks, centre.

c South-west end.

g South-west end. i West side. m West side.

No. VI. Reef, west side. No. VII. Islet, west side. Reef in 13° 18′ 30′′ S. lat.,

west side.

tt Reef, west side.

v Reef, south-west end.

y Reef, centre.

e Reef, north-west end.

Middle Reef, south end.

Piper Islands.

East elbow of Eastern Reef.

h Reef, south end.

k Reef, islet north-west end.

Cape Grenville to Port Albany.

Ipili Reef, centre.

V Reef, north-west end.

X Reef, north-west end. Z Reef, west end.

Prince of Wales' Channel.

Hammond

North-west Reef,

Rock bearing S.W. Ince Point, E. by S. 1 S.

The beacon on the south-east end of the Piper Island Reef has been cut down by the natives.

Upon the eastern end of a. Reef, to the westward of the Flinders Group, is a second and smaller beacon to the northward of the main beacon, which will assist in distinguishing the reef.

The beacon originally erected on m. Reef near Young Island, having been placed on sandy bottom, has been washed down. When re-erected, it will be placed on Young Island.

Department of Ports and Harbours, Brisbane, 23rd June, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

G. P. HEATH, Commander R.N.,

Portmaster.

SHOAL OFF MONKHOUSE POINT, INNER ROUTE TO TORRES STRAITS.

　　　On the edge of the 3 fathom line off Monkhouse Point, as shown on the chart, a Shoal Patch exists, with not more than 9 feet upon it at ordinary low water springs. The Pilot at the Endeavour River places it in the following position, viz. :—

Mount Cook (Summit), W. by S. & S.

Grassy Hill (Lookout House), N. W. by W. W.

Rocky Islet, S.E. by S. S. southerly.

The water for some distance in-shore is from 3 to 6 feet deeper than on the shoal, and to the eastward, the bank extends from it about 1 cables, carrying from 15 to 18 feet of water, which then deepens to 4, 6, and 7 fathoms as shown on the chart. Vessels will be clear of this danger and of the edge of the bank, while keeping Rocky Islet open of Walker Point, and of the rocky point to the southward.

G. P. HEATH, Commander R.N.,

Portmaster.

Department of Ports and Harbours, Brisbane, 11th June, 1875.

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329

THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)

BAROMETER.

SELF REGISTERING

DAY OF

WEEK.

ATTACHED IN SHADE.

IN THE SHADE.

MAX.

DIUR-

SUN,

Max, and Min, of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.

SUN,

BULB

MIN.

NAL

RANGE,

BULB

Ex- GRASS.

VACUO. POSED.

SHADE.

INCHES

DEEP.

2 Friday, 3 Saturday,

4 Sunday,

5 Monday,

6 Tuesday,

7 Wednesday,

Thursday,

3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.? Min. ? Max. ?

29.70 85.0

29.74 84.0

29.77 29.70 85.0

83.0

86.0 29.84 29.85 84.0 29.85 85.0 86.0

29.88

88.0

29.85

29.83 85.0

29.86 29.84 89.0

85.0

29.83

29.85 85.0

29.74

29.79 85.0

Temp. ut

Noon.

80.0

80.0 88.0

83.0 87.0

148.

120.

73.0

8.0

47.0

78.0

88.0

87.0

136.

119.

73.0

8.0

46.0

No. 152.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Civil Hospital during the Month of July, 1875, is published for general information.

DAY OF MONTH.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 21st August, 1875.

Thursday,

9 A.M.

By Command,

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1875. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.

DIURNAL

EXPOSED.

RANGE, BULB

WIND.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

HYGROMETER.

CLOUD.

Ozone.

IN SOIL,

MIN. DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN] SHADE.

SHADE.

HUMIDITY

COMPLETE SATURATION =100.

DEW POINT.

QUARTER.

RAIN IN

INCHES

DURING

THE

PREVI-

0-10.

24 hours ous 24 HOURS. IN MILES.

MOVE-

MENT

DURING

9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A.M.9 A.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M.

Hours. Hours

84.0

85.0

80.0

81.0

77.4

78.4 [E.

S.E.

78.0 83.0

85.0

79.0

81.0

76.3

78.0 S.E.

231

S.E. 259

0.41

1.26

88.0 87.0

146.

74.0

12.

8.0

790

46.0

84.0

86.0

80.0

82.0

77.4

79.4 S.

S.E.

198

0.04

87.0

127.

152.

74.0

8.0

53.0

79.0

85.0

86.0 81.0 82.0

78.4

79.4 E.

S.E.

182

80.0 83.0

87.0

154. 128. 74.0

8.0

54.0

79.0 85.0 88.0

$1.0

84.0

78.4

81.5

190

80.0 89.0

88.0

154.

75.0

129.

9.0

54.0

80.0

85.0

89.0

81.0. 85.0

78.4

82.5 Calm

281

86.0

80.0 88.0

87.0

148.

122.

75.0

8.0

47.0

80.0

85.0

86.0

80.0

81.0

76.7

77.8 S.

192

86.0

80.0 88.0

87.0

148. 119.

75.0

8.0

44.0

80.0 85.0

86.0

80.0

81.0

76.7

77.8 E.

?S.W.

211

0.10

Friday,

29.73 29.65 85.0

87.0

80.0 88.0

87.0

145.

75.0

118.

8.0

43.0

80.0

85.0

87.0

80.0

82.0

76.7

78.8 S.

S.W.

219

0.12

10 Saturday,

29.73 29.65 85.0

86.0

81.0 88.0

87.0

122.

76.0

111.

7.0 35.0

81.0

85.0

86.0 80.0 81.0

76.7

77.8 W.

S.W.

231

0.05

Sunday,

29.68

29.60

85.0

86 0

81.0

83.0

87.0

116.

76.0

108.

7.0

32.0

81.0

85.0

88.0

80.0 81.0

76.7

77.8 W.

IS.W.

254

0.21

Monday,

29.60

29.54

84.0

84.0 80.0

87.0

86.0

94.

86.

75.0

7.0

11.0

79.0 84.0

84.0 80.0

80.0 80

77.4

77.4 W.

S.W.

316

.16

13 Tuesday,.

29.65

29.60

83.0

80.0

86.0 85.0

94.

86.

74.0

6.0

78.0

12.0

83.0 83.0 79.0 78.0

76.3

74.7 S. E.

321

.36

14 Wednesday,

29.68

29.64

85.0 87.0 80.0

89.0 88.0

146.

119. 75.0

9.0 44.0

Thursday,

29.65

29.55

85.0

86.0

80.0

89.0 88.0

150. 122. 75.0

9.0 47.0

81.0 85.0 87.0 80.0

83.0

81.0

78.4

80.4 W.

282

.22

85.0 86.0

81.0

82.0

78.4

79.4 E.

219

16 Friday,

29.58

29.49

85.0 86.0

80.0 89.0

88.0

122.

150.

75.0

9.0 47.0

80.0

17 Saturday,

29.48

29.44

84.0

81.0

89.0

88.0

150. 122.

76.0

8.0 46.0

81.0

Sunday,

29.59

29.56

82.0

80.0

88.

87.0

127.

108. 74.0

Monday,

29.65

29.66

82.0

83.0

77.0

86.0

85.0

88. 83.

20 Tuesday,

29.80

29 75

82.0 87.0

77.0 88.

87.0

138.

112.

Wednesday,

29.75

29.70

82.0

86.0 78.0

87.0

142.

75.9

115

22 Thursday,

29.60

29.52

83.0

81.0 78.0

86.0

136.

73.0

110.

8.0

72.0 9.0 73.0 11.0 39.0 10.0 30.0

9.0

34.0

77.0

11.0

79.0

86.0

85.0 84.0 85.0 80.0 82.0 83.0 82.0 83.0

81.0

82.0

78.4

79.4 E.

194

±±±2622i ci ci si ci si ci ciri oc

81.0 76

76.7

77.8 [S.W.

211

.93

79.0

80.0

77.0

78.0 E.

215

2.54

79.0 80.0

85 77.0

78.0 IS.W.

209

.79

78.0 82.0

87.0

79.0

83.0

77.0

80.0 E.

191

.17 10

80.0

82.0

86.0

78.0 82.0

75.3

79.4 E.

215

37.0 78.0

83.0

81.0

79.0

77.0

80 76.3

74.3 IN.

209

4.83

23 Friday,

29.53

29.60

78.0

80.0 77.0

85.0

92. 90. 73.0

9.0 17.0

78.0 78.0

80.0

75.0 77.0

72.9

75.0 IN.W. |S.W.

329

1.49

Saturday, ·

29.78

29.75

81.0

75.0

82.

81.0

85.

72.0

7.0

13.0 76.0

81.0

78.0

76.0

76.0 W.

S.W.

206

2.76

25 Sunday,

29.92

29.88

84.0

82,0

78.0

87.0

86.0

129.

107.

74.0

9.0

33.0

78.0

82.0

84.0

78.0 80.0

75.3

77.4 E.

211

1.76

26 Monday,

29.88

29.84

83.0

86.0

79.0

88.0 87.0

139.

111.

74.0 9.0

37.0

78.0

83.0

86.0

79.0

82.0

76.3

79.4 [S.E.

S.E.

199

.07

Tuesday,.

Wednesday,

29 Thursday,

30 Friday,

31 | Saturday,

29.88 29.84 29.80 86.0

83.0 79.0

29.85

29.84 29.80 86.0 79.0

83.0

29.80 79.0

83.0 84.0

29.84 29.78 83.0 84.0 79.0

29.81

83.0 86.0

79.0 88.0

87.0

143.

75.0

118.

9.0 43.0

79.0

83.0

86.0 79.0

82.0

76.3

79.4 S.E.

S.E.

205

83.0

87.0

146. 119.

9.0

88.0 87.0 148.

87.0

86.0

136.

87.0

86.0

121.

111.

99. 87. 75.0

75.0

9.0

75.0

8.0

76.0

12.0

8.0

44.0 79.0

83.0 86.0 79.0 82.0

76.3

79.4 S.E.

186

46.0 80.0

83.0

86.0

79.0 82.0

80 80

76.3

79.4 E.

Calm

159

35.0

81.0

83.0

79.0

84.0

80.0

76.3

77.4 [S.E.

223

.36

80.0

83.0

84.0

79.0 80.0

76.3

77.4 S.E.

115

.36

D877680

Mean

29.74 29.73 83.4

85.0 79.2

87.6

86.6

132. 112.

74.6

8.3

37.6

79.1

83.4

85.0 79.4

81.3

76.3 81.6

221

18.99

...

18388

Summary of July, 1874:-) -Mcan Shade Temp.,

.83.8

Total Rain fall,

7.91 inches. Rain fell on 10 days.

?? ?? ?? ?? ??

1873:-

1872:-

83.7

22.33

12.99

.84.4

12.09

1871-

.84.1

4.74

1870:

86.1

1869:--

85.0

6.83 ""

C. J. WHARRY, M.D.,

Superintendent.

5.53

1868:-

.83.0

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST AUGUST, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 20TH AUGUST, 1875.

331

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Baro- Thermo- meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Min.

Mar.

August 14

29.79

88.5

29.77

29.70

29.76

84.5

29.74

29.66

29.70

83.5

91.5

29.63

29.70

84.5

29.62

29.74

29.75

81.5

92.5

29.69

29.78

29.75

29.82

87.5

29.83

82.5

29.75

83.5

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

RAIN.

METER.

Self

Registering.

A.M.

P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Force, range from to 12.

Min. Max. 6 A.M. NOON.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the

previous 24 hours. ?

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

1875.

Aug. 14, 28.05: 28.08 28.07 28.02 28.01 75.0 79.5 78.0 74.5 77.0 73.0 75.0

80.0 W

1528.02 28.06 28.06 27.99 27.99 75.0 80.0 78.5 74.0 76.0 75.0 74.5 82.0 S

16 27.98 27.99 27.99 27.97 27.96 74.5 78.077.0 74.5 76.0 76.5 74.0 80.0 W

! 1727.98 28.02 28.01 27.94 27.93 76.0 79.0 77.0 76.0 76.5 76.5 76.0 79.5 WSW

1828.00 28.04 28.04 28.00 27.99 76.0 78.0 76.5 76.0 77.0 76.0 75.5 79.0 SW

3 W

3 S

4 W

4 SW

2 S

2 Calm

0.00

0.07

4 SW

0.00

4 SW

0.00

4 WSW

2 SW

0.00

19 28.04; 28.08 28.08 28.07 28.07 75.078.075.0 72.0 75.0 75.0 74.0 78.5 WSW

20 28.09 28.13 28.13 28.08 28.08 75.0 78.0 76.0 74.0 76.5 73.0 73.0 80.5 WNW

1 WSW

3 NW

2 S

0.00

1 SW

0.00

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout.

5 A.M., fog and rain; 9 A.M., fine,

clear, cloudy.

5 A.M., cloudy, hazy; 3 P.M., passing

fog at intervals.

5 A.M., fine, cloudy, hazy; noon,

passing fog at intervals.

5 A.M., close wet fog; 11 A.M., open- ings in fog and thunder at intervals; 6 P.M., fog.

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout.

5 A.M., fine, clear, cloudy; noon, pass- ing fog with thunder and rain; 2 P.M., cloudy, hazy.

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

WINDS.

METER.

Self Registering

6 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

Noox.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

1875.

Aug. 14 29.78 29.79 29.79 29.73 29.70 83.00 88.00 88.00 82.00 82.00 82.00 87.00 89.00 NW 1529.78, 29.78 29.78 29.72, 29.791 81.05 85.00 86.00 79.00 80.00 82.00 80.00 90.00 ESE

2 NW

2 SW

1629.69 29.72 29.72 29.68 29.66 82.05 86.05 86.00 79.00 82.00 84.00 81.00 84.00 W

2 W

1729.71 29.70 29.73 29.68, 29.66 84.00: 87.05 86.00 81.00 83.00 82.00 82.05 88.00, W

18 29.70, 29.76 29.77 29.74 29.7281.00 85.00 85.00 79.00 80.05, 82.00 79.00 87.00 Calm

1929.76 29.79′ 29.79. 29.79 29.78 80.00 85.00 83.05 77.00 80.00 80.00 78.00 87.00; Calm

20 29.82 29.84 29.86 29.80 29.81 81.00 $2.00 83.00 80.00 80.00 80.05 78.00 87.00 Calm

2 SW

0 NW

0 W

0 NW

4 W

4 SW

2 Calm

4 W

4 SW

Fine and cloudy throughout.

Do.

do.

Do.

do.

Do.

do.

Rain past night; thunder, lightning, overcast, & showery

throughout the day.

Fine, overcast and cloudy.

1 Fine, overcast and cloudy with passing showers.

Letters. Papers.

Letters. Papers

Letters. Papers.

Anderson, Jas. 2

Assings, Mr. Almeida, A.

M. d' Askins, W.,

formerly of the ship E. P. Bouverie)

Baldwin, U. Bruyn, J. H. de 1 Boreham, Charles Binney, Fredk. 1

William

Cornill

Davidson, Jas. 1 Dorez, E. M. das 1

Campbell, Geo. 1 Clarke, Clarke?

Hazell Callao, J. C.

1 Frampton, Mr. 1

Hill, Capt. J.

Guerrero, R. 2

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 20th August, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Letters. Papers. Neill, H. S. B. 1 Nohapeit, J. M. 1

Smith, J. Santos,

Antonio dos

Lets. Pape.

Gamble, R.

Kennedy, J. M. 1

d'Oliveira

Galbraith & Co. 2

Colling

Pritchard, H. 1 Pateck

Stott, Miss Maryl

Savio, Pietro

Grayiott,

Chambers,

Miss M. E.}

Clarke,Capt.John1

Hucklebridge,}

Lamb, F. de V. 1 Lester, David Legg, W. H. Lee, Nelson A. 2

Pawilka, John 1 Paulsen,Charlesl

Souza, Egy-

dio F. de

Rodgers, A.

Tindeiro, J. A. 1

Hill, N.

Hutchison, R. W.1

Roberton, Jas. 1 Rapo, Joaquim 1

Hudgell, H.

Harrington,

Capt.

Cotter, A. T.

Erdensohn, O. 1

Hutchinson, R.W.1

Meagher, O. Mitchell, Geo. Mitchell, W. Manicom, R.

Vella, G. B. V?ge, Mrs.

1 regd. 1

Sim?es, R.

Stoddard, J. C. I

Watts, Mr.

For H. M. Ships.

Letters.

Victor Emanuel 8

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST AUGUST, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 20TH AUGUST, 1875.

331

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Baro- Thermo- meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Min.

Mar.

August 14

29.79

88.5

29.77

29.70

29.76

84.5

29.74

29.66

29.70

83.5

91.5

29.63

29.70

84.5

29.62

29.74

29.75

81.5

92.5

29.69

29.78

29.75

29.82

87.5

29.83

82.5

29.75

83.5

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

RAIN.

METER.

Self

Registering.

A.M.

P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Force, range from to 12.

Min. Max. 6 A.M. NOON.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the

previous 24 hours. ?

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

1875.

Aug. 14, 28.05: 28.08 28.07 28.02 28.01 75.0 79.5 78.0 74.5 77.0 73.0 75.0

80.0 W

1528.02 28.06 28.06 27.99 27.99 75.0 80.0 78.5 74.0 76.0 75.0 74.5 82.0 S

16 27.98 27.99 27.99 27.97 27.96 74.5 78.077.0 74.5 76.0 76.5 74.0 80.0 W

! 1727.98 28.02 28.01 27.94 27.93 76.0 79.0 77.0 76.0 76.5 76.5 76.0 79.5 WSW

1828.00 28.04 28.04 28.00 27.99 76.0 78.0 76.5 76.0 77.0 76.0 75.5 79.0 SW

3 W

3 S

4 W

4 SW

2 S

2 Calm

0.00

0.07

4 SW

0.00

4 SW

0.00

4 WSW

2 SW

0.00

19 28.04; 28.08 28.08 28.07 28.07 75.078.075.0 72.0 75.0 75.0 74.0 78.5 WSW

20 28.09 28.13 28.13 28.08 28.08 75.0 78.0 76.0 74.0 76.5 73.0 73.0 80.5 WNW

1 WSW

3 NW

2 S

0.00

1 SW

0.00

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout.

5 A.M., fog and rain; 9 A.M., fine,

clear, cloudy.

5 A.M., cloudy, hazy; 3 P.M., passing

fog at intervals.

5 A.M., fine, cloudy, hazy; noon,

passing fog at intervals.

5 A.M., close wet fog; 11 A.M., open- ings in fog and thunder at intervals; 6 P.M., fog.

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout.

5 A.M., fine, clear, cloudy; noon, pass- ing fog with thunder and rain; 2 P.M., cloudy, hazy.

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

WINDS.

METER.

Self Registering

6 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

Noox.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

1875.

Aug. 14 29.78 29.79 29.79 29.73 29.70 83.00 88.00 88.00 82.00 82.00 82.00 87.00 89.00 NW 1529.78, 29.78 29.78 29.72, 29.791 81.05 85.00 86.00 79.00 80.00 82.00 80.00 90.00 ESE

2 NW

2 SW

1629.69 29.72 29.72 29.68 29.66 82.05 86.05 86.00 79.00 82.00 84.00 81.00 84.00 W

2 W

1729.71 29.70 29.73 29.68, 29.66 84.00: 87.05 86.00 81.00 83.00 82.00 82.05 88.00, W

18 29.70, 29.76 29.77 29.74 29.7281.00 85.00 85.00 79.00 80.05, 82.00 79.00 87.00 Calm

1929.76 29.79′ 29.79. 29.79 29.78 80.00 85.00 83.05 77.00 80.00 80.00 78.00 87.00; Calm

20 29.82 29.84 29.86 29.80 29.81 81.00 $2.00 83.00 80.00 80.00 80.05 78.00 87.00 Calm

2 SW

0 NW

0 W

0 NW

4 W

4 SW

2 Calm

4 W

4 SW

Fine and cloudy throughout.

Do.

do.

Do.

do.

Do.

do.

Rain past night; thunder, lightning, overcast, & showery

throughout the day.

Fine, overcast and cloudy.

1 Fine, overcast and cloudy with passing showers.

Letters. Papers.

Letters. Papers

Letters. Papers.

Anderson, Jas. 2

Assings, Mr. Almeida, A.

M. d' Askins, W.,

formerly of the ship E. P. Bouverie)

Baldwin, U. Bruyn, J. H. de 1 Boreham, Charles Binney, Fredk. 1

William

Cornill

Davidson, Jas. 1 Dorez, E. M. das 1

Campbell, Geo. 1 Clarke, Clarke?

Hazell Callao, J. C.

1 Frampton, Mr. 1

Hill, Capt. J.

Guerrero, R. 2

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 20th August, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Letters. Papers. Neill, H. S. B. 1 Nohapeit, J. M. 1

Smith, J. Santos,

Antonio dos

Lets. Pape.

Gamble, R.

Kennedy, J. M. 1

d'Oliveira

Galbraith & Co. 2

Colling

Pritchard, H. 1 Pateck

Stott, Miss Maryl

Savio, Pietro

Grayiott,

Chambers,

Miss M. E.}

Clarke,Capt.John1

Hucklebridge,}

Lamb, F. de V. 1 Lester, David Legg, W. H. Lee, Nelson A. 2

Pawilka, John 1 Paulsen,Charlesl

Souza, Egy-

dio F. de

Rodgers, A.

Tindeiro, J. A. 1

Hill, N.

Hutchison, R. W.1

Roberton, Jas. 1 Rapo, Joaquim 1

Hudgell, H.

Harrington,

Capt.

Cotter, A. T.

Erdensohn, O. 1

Hutchinson, R.W.1

Meagher, O. Mitchell, Geo. Mitchell, W. Manicom, R.

Vella, G. B. V?ge, Mrs.

1 regd. 1

Sim?es, R.

Stoddard, J. C. I

Watts, Mr.

For H. M. Ships.

Letters.

Victor Emanuel 8

332

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST AUGUST, 1875.

For Merchant Ships.

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Atma Atlantic

Chandier

Endymion

Julia H.

N. G. Patten 1

Ruth

Cybele, s.s.

Elizabetn

Aldebaran

1 3

Columbo

Nicholson

Ardentinny

Celestial, s.s.

Ascelan

Kirkland Kaisow

Ocean Beauty 1

Scotland

Clara

City of Exeter 1

Formosa

Kursu

Star of Persia

Comet

Kedron

Portland

Selene

Prince Arthur

Storm King

Countess of Erroll

Dilharree

Gem

Pelham

Sklavo

Champion of

the Seas

Eastern Isles, s.s.1

Gosshawk Georgina

Min, s.s.

Sea Gull, s.s.

Maximos

Queen of the Seas2

Cornuvia

Ceylon

1 1

Eleanor

Marion, s.s.

Ella

Invincible

Mary Scott

Rover

Cilurnum

Ella Beatrice

Isabella

Mary Blair

Robert Boak

Webfoot Weymouth

W. Grinsberg, Manila,

S. Sehuer, Manila,.....

F. Abdollaly, Bangkok,

Maria Fossio, Buenos Ayres,

F. E. Rossi, Habana,

Rev. Otis Gibson, San Francisco,

Rev. L. McGuire, Buchanon, Penna.,

T. B. Harvey, Mississippi,

Dr. D. F. Owen, Mississippi,

Wapada Kakanda, Sarawak,

1 Letter.

Book.

Detained for Postage.

James Gibbons, Callao, Peru,

J. Hughes, Newtown, near Sydney, N.S.W. Eugene Ascherberg, Melbourne,

Walter Morse, New York,

Alton P. Goss, Hawirch, Mass.,

Wm. Dunphy, care of Wm. Monahan, San Fran-

cisco, California,.

Bunker, Mrs. C. G., 44, Rush Street, Williams-

1 Letter.

1 Book.

1 Paper.

burg, L.J., N.Y.,

1 Book.

1 Letter.

Walter Hamberg, Newcastle, New South Wales,

1 Letter.

Dead Letters.

Anderson, Miss, 222, Upper Frederick Street, Liverpool, Baglay, Miss, Burdett Road, London, E.,

Balliston, Miss, 34, Penton Place, Walworth, London, . Barr, Mrs., Raglan Street, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, Barrett, Mrs., 15, Crier Street, Southwark, London, Botelho, B. T., Hongkong,

Booth, Lieut., R.N., Hongkong,

Chatain, Mme. Marie, Large Road, No. 22, Hongkong,

Coward; R., Hongkong.

Cowley, Mrs., 1, Wright's Buildings, Limehouse, London,

Dass, C. C., & Co, Calcutta,

Ebrahimbhoy, E., Hongkong,

FitzGerald, Miss L, Melbourne,

Forrer & Vignier, Lyon,

Gilman, G., Christchurch, New Zealand,

.(Registered),...

Gordon, Mrs. Ann, Brisbane,.

James, Miss, St. George's Mountain Estate, St. Croix, W.I.,

Jones, Capt. R. A., Mean Meer, India,

Kirby, Capt., Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong,

Kofod, Mrs. C. E., Copenhagen, Denmark,

Krishtnasany, Naido, care of Rowe & Co., Rangoon,..

General Post Office, Hongkong, 20th August, 1875.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

TOTICE. WILLIAM COCHRANE EDWARDS, and SABINO REIS ROZARIO, carrying on business at Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, under the firm name of " Edwards Rozario & Co.,' Accountants and General Agents, and the said Sabino Reis Rozario carrying on business at Victoria aforesaid, during the years 1872, 1873, and 1874, under the firm name of " Frisby & Co.," having been adjudged Bankrupts under ? Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, in Bankruptcy, on the Sixteenth day of August, A.D. 1875, are hereby required to surrender themselves to the Honorable William Hastings Alexander, the Registrar of the said Court, at the first meeting of their Creditors, to be held before the said Registrar, on the First day of September, A.D. 1875, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoou of that day precisely, at the said Court.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is

Landesbut, S. S., 29, Grosvenor Crescent, London, Lane, H. K., Shanghae,..

Lark, D., Galle, Ceylon,

Latham, Mrs., 16, Norwood Grove, Liverpool,

Levy, N., 52, Rachael Street, Melbourne,

Neilson, W., Yokohama,.

Nisbet, C., Pl?ckstrasse, No. 60, Heidelberg,

Payen, Louis & Cie., Lyon,

Perry, Mrs., Poste Restante, Nice,

Portugal e Castro, M. de, Rio de Janeiro,

Quayle, Captain, Barque Formosa, Singapore,

Ross, Robert, 392, Springburn Road, Glasgow, Saunders, F., Hongkong,

Siars, J., Calcutta,

Strau, Capt., Russian Navy, Havre, France, Velge, Bros. & Co., Singapore,

Wallensee, Comtesse von, Sch?nbrun, Germany,.

Welsh, Peter, Doune Street, Dublin,

Wiebe, H., German Frigate Elizabeth, Kiel,. Wilkinson, Bros. & Co., Melbourne,...

ALFRED LISTER, Postmaster General.

At the first meeting of Creditors, the Registrar will receive the proofs of the debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupts' Estate and Effects.

Notice is also hereby given to all persons in- debted to the said Bankrupts, or that have any of their Effects, not to deliver the same but to the Official Assignee.

Dated this 21st day of August, A.D. 1875.

2, Club Chambers,

Hongkong.

THE VICTORIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

OTICE is hereby given that by a Special Resolution of the above named Company

duly passed on the 25th May, 1875, and con- firmed on the 5th day of June, 1875, it was resolved that the said Company should be volun- tarily wound up, pursuant to the Companies Ordinance, 1865, and by a like Special Resolution passed and confirmed on the said days, ADOLF ANDR? and FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON, of Hongkong, Merchants, were appointed Liquida- tors of the said Company.

Dated this 13th day of August, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON,

Solicitors for the Liquidators,

29, Queen's Road.

NOTICE.

the Official assignee, and Messis. Stephens and interest and ear Firm ceased on the 30th THE interest and responsibility of Mr. JAMES

Holmes are the Solicitors acting in the Bank- ruptcy.

　A public sitting will hereafter be appointed by the said Court for the said Bankrupts to pass their final examination and to make application for their discharge, of which sitting notice will be given in the Hongkong Government Gazette.

April, 1875.

Mr. WILLIAM PATERSON was admitted a Partner on the 1st May last, and we have autho- rized Mr. JOHN BELL IRVING and Mr. JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK to sign our Firm.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, 20th August, 1875.

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SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

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Portugal e Castro, M. de, Rio de Janeiro,

Quayle, Captain, Barque Formosa, Singapore,

Ross, Robert, 392, Springburn Road, Glasgow, Saunders, F., Hongkong,

Siars, J., Calcutta,

Strau, Capt., Russian Navy, Havre, France, Velge, Bros. & Co., Singapore,

Wallensee, Comtesse von, Sch?nbrun, Germany,.

Welsh, Peter, Doune Street, Dublin,

Wiebe, H., German Frigate Elizabeth, Kiel,. Wilkinson, Bros. & Co., Melbourne,...

ALFRED LISTER, Postmaster General.

At the first meeting of Creditors, the Registrar will receive the proofs of the debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupts' Estate and Effects.

Notice is also hereby given to all persons in- debted to the said Bankrupts, or that have any of their Effects, not to deliver the same but to the Official Assignee.

Dated this 21st day of August, A.D. 1875.

2, Club Chambers,

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THE VICTORIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

OTICE is hereby given that by a Special Resolution of the above named Company

Dated this 13th day of August, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON,

Solicitors for the Liquidators,

29, Queen's Road.

NOTICE.

the Official assignee, and Messis. Stephens and interest and ear Firm ceased on the 30th THE interest and responsibility of Mr. JAMES

Holmes are the Solicitors acting in the Bank- ruptcy.

April, 1875.

Mr. WILLIAM PATERSON was admitted a Partner on the 1st May last, and we have autho- rized Mr. JOHN BELL IRVING and Mr. JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK to sign our Firm.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, 20th August, 1875.

THE

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The Firm now consists of CHARLES AUGUSTUS WILD, EDMUND HENRY LAVERS, HUGH FRANCIS RAMSAY, FRANCIS GILMAN, WII- LIAM STEWART YOUNG, and EDWARD TOBIN.

GILMAN & Co.

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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 36.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 28TH AUGUST, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONGKONG.

No. 7 OF 1875.

TUESDAY, 13TH JULY, 1875.

PRESENT:

His Excellency the Administrator (JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN).

The Honourable the Chief Justice (SIR JOHN SMALE).

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary (CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH).

The Honourable the Attorney General (JOHN BRAMSTON).

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Treasurer (CHARLES MAY).

The Honourable PHINEAS Ryrie.

The Honourable WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER.

The Honourable HENRY LOWCOCK.

ABSENT:

The Honourable JAMES WHITTALL.

The Council meets this day at 2.30 P.M., pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the Council held on the 29th June, are read and confirmed.

The Council resolves itself into Committee and resumes the discussion and consideration of the Steam.

Launch Ordinance adjourned from the last Meeting.

The Bill is finally committed and passed, bearing the Title of--An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for licensing small Passenger Steamers and for other purposes,-being No. 8 of 1875.

The Naval Stores Bill is read a second time, and the Council resolves itself into Committee and

discusses the Bill clause by clause.

On the motion of the Acting Colonial Secretary it is agreed to omit Sections Nos. 8 and 15 relating to Pawnbrokers.

事

Certain amendments and alterations are made, and finally the Bill is committed and

passed, bearing the Title of-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for the more effectual Protection of Her Majesty's Naval Stores,-being No. 9 of 1875.

His Excellency adjourns the Council sine die at half past three o'clock.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Read and confirmed, this 25th Day of August, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

Administrator..

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Bills, which were read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day, are published for general information.

By Command,

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 25th August, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE, Clerk of Councils.

Title.

Preamble.

Estimates, 1876.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to apply a sum not exceeding Seven hundred and Sixty-four thousand Dollars to the Public Service of the year 1876.

[

1875.]

WHEREAS the expenditure required for the service of this

Colony for the year 1876 has been estimated at the sum of seven hundred and sixty-three thousand one hundred and sixty-five dollars and sixty cents: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. A sum not exceeding seven hundred and sixty-four thousand dollars shall be, and the same is hereby charged upon the revenue of this Colony for the service of the year 1876, and the said sum so charged shall be expended as hereinafter specified; that is to

say :-

Governor,

Colonial Secretary,-

Auditor General,

ESTABLISHMENTS.

740.00

3,176.00

3,072.00 14,799.00

Colonial Treasurer,-

Clerk of Councils, -

100.00

Surveyor General,

21,386.00

Postmaster General,

26,984.00

Registrar General, -

10,774.00

Harbour Master,

27,014.00

Lighthouses,

6,980.00

Collector of Stamp Revenue,

4,078.00

Judicial,

20,300.00

Registrar of Companies,

192.00

Ecclesiastical,

1,302.00

Educational,

17,376.00

Medical,

16,476.00

Police Magistrates,-

7,540.00

Police,

144,538.80

Gaol,

16,740.00

Fire Brigade,

6,966.00

Government Gardens,

4,336.80

Total Establishments,

$354,870.60

SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.

Colonial Treasurer,

Surveyor General, -

Postmaster General,

Registrar General, - Judicial,

1,700.00

1,080.00

4,300.00

Educational,

Medical,

Police Magistrates, Police,

Gaol,

Fire Brigade,

Charitable Allowances,

Transport, -

Works and Buildings,

Roads, Streets and Bridges, Lighthouses,

Miscellaneous Services,

Military Contribution,

50.00 200.00

4,620.00 18,270.00

390.00 35,185.00 14,420.00

1,500.00

3,300.00

4,500.00

135,760.00 45,720.00

500.00 36,800.00 100,000.00

Total,

→ $763,165.60

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH AUGUST, 1875.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for compiling a new Edition of the Ordinances of the Colony.

1875.1

Title.

HEREAS it is expedient to prepare a new edition of the Preamble,

Ordinances of Hongkong omitting all Ordinances or

parts of Ordinances that have expired, have had their effect, or have been expressly repealed or disallowed: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

prepare a

I. It shall be lawful for the Governor to issue his commission Authority to to any two persons directing and empowering them to

Governor to new edition of the Ordinances of Hongkong, and, from time to appoint com- missioners to time, in case of the death, refusal, or incapacity to act of either

compile and of the said commissioners, to issue a supplemental commission print the Laws empowering some other person to act in the stead of such com- of Hongkong. missioner.

arrange Laws

II. The commissioners are hereby authorised to prepare and Commissioners arrange for publication the said edition, omitting all such Ordi- to prepare and nances, sections, and parts of Ordinances as have expired, have for publication been repealed, or have had their effect, (including Appropriation and to omit all Ordinances); omitting all sections which repeal Ordinances, or expired, re- parts of Ordinances, as well as the Ordinances and parts of Ordi- pealed Ordi- nances repealed, and omitting all schedules of repealed Ordinances. nances, &c.

The commissioners are also hereby authorised to insert into Ordinances any amendments made by later Ordinances without taking notice of the fact of such amendments having been made, and to omit the amending Ordinances or parts of Ordinances.

III. Such edition, when arranged and prepared for publication, Commissioners shall be transmitted by the commissioners to such person as to send to the Governor may appoint to print the same; and the commis- printer and sioners shall make such arrangements for correcting the proof, correcting and otherwise insuring the accuracy of the publication, as they proof, &c. think necessary.

arrange for

IV. Every copy of the said edition shall bear on the title page Every copy to the words- "Published by Authority under the Provisions of be authenti- Ordinance No. [the proper number of this Ordinance] of 1875" cated; and and the copies so authenticated shall, in all courts and

copies to be upon all taken as the occasions whatsoever, be taken, deemed and held to be the only only Ordi lawful Ordinances of Hongkong, as they existed at the date of nances of the the passing of the last Ordinance inserted therein: Provided Colony. always, that nothing in this Ordinance contained shall apply to Proviso, any operation already effected by, or act done under, any Ordi- nance omitted in the said copies, or to any right, title, obliga- tion, or liability acquired or accrued under any such Ordinance.

Secretary

V. The commissioners shall, after the printing of the copies Copies to be aforesaid, see that the type is distributed and shall cause the delivered to printed copies to be placed in the hands of the Colonial Secretary, Colonial to be disposed of in such manner as the Governor may direct. for disposal,

VI. It shall be lawful for the Governor to issue his warrant Provision for upon the Treasury for such sum as he shall deem a reasonable remuneration remuneration for the clerk to be employed by the said commissi- to clerk and oners, and also for such other charges and expenses as shall have carrying into been necessarily incurred, in and about the carrying into effect effect this the provisions of this Ordinance.

expenses of

Ordinance.

VII. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Legislative Com- Short title. missioners Ordinance, 1875."

Statement of Objects and Reasons.

This Ordinance is introduced to remedy the mutilated appear- ance which the statute book of the Colony presents, owing to the numerous repeals and amendments of recent years.

"The Chinese Emigration Ordinance," No. 5 of 1874, alone repeals ten entire Ordinances, and parts of two others; and "The Mercantile Shipping Ordinance," when passed, will repeal fourteen Ordinances, and parts of three others. In addition to the great amount of matter dealt with by these two Ordinances, there are at least one hundred and fifty pages of enactments, which are either expressly repealed or have had their effect, or been disallowed; all these will be omitted in the proposed new edition.

This Ordinance is taken from a similar Ordinance passed in 1864; adopting, however, a simpler method of authenticating the printed copies, and giving to the commissioners power to insert in their proper places amendments made by later Ordinances, and to omit the Appropriation Ordinances of past years. It is proposed that the Government shall arrange for the printing instead of the commissioners.

In other respects, the Ordinance follows the precedent of 1864, which was found to answer its purposes efficiently.

JOHN BRAMSTON, Attorney General.

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Hongkong, 25th August, 1875.

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Title.

Preamble.

Short title.

Powers of the Secretary of State to be

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to provide for the more convenient administration of "The Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873."

[

1875.]

HEREAS by the Act of the Imperial Parliament known as "The Extradition Act, 1870" it is amongst other things enacted that the said Act when applied by Order in Council, shall, unless it is otherwise provided by such order, extend to every British possession, but with the following among other modifica- tions; namely:--

No warrant of a Secretary of State shall be required, and all powers vested in, or acts authorised or required to be done under the said Act by the Police Magistrate and the Secretary of State, or either of them, in relation to the sur- render of a fugitive criminal, may be done by the Governor of the British possession alone;

and any prison in the British possession may be substituted for a

prison in Middlesex.

And whereas by the said Act it is also enacted that:—

If by any law or Ordinance made before or after the passing of the said Act, by the legislature of any British possession, provision is made for carrying into effect, within such possession, the sur- render of fugitive criminals who are in, or suspected of being in such British possession, Her Majesty may, by the Order in Council applying the said Act in the case of any foreign state, or by any subsequent order, either

Suspend the operation within any such British posses- sion of the said Act, or any part thereof, so far as it relates to such foreign state, and as so long as such law or Ordinance continues in force there, and no longer;

Or direct that such law or Ordinance, or any part thereof, shall have effect in such British possession, with or without modifications and alterations, as if it were part of the said Act.

And whereas by another Act of the Imperial Parliament known as "The Extradition Act of 1873" it is enacted that the said Act shall be construed as one with "The Extradition Act, 1870," and that the said two Acts may be cited together as "The Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873."

And whereas it is expedient to provide a more convenient method of administering "The Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873" in this Colony :

Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Extradition Ordinance (Hongkong), 1875."

II. All powers vested in, or acts authorised or required to be done under "The Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873" by the Secre- exercised by tary of State, in relation to the surrender of a fugitive criminal, the Governor. may, in respect to this Colony, be exercised and done by the

Governor.

Powers of the

trate to be

III. All powers vested in, or acts authorised or required to be Police Magis done under "The Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873" by the Police Magistrate, in relation to the surrender of a fugitive criminal, may, in respect to this Colony, be exercised and done by any Magistrates of Police Magistrate of the Colony.

the Police

the Colony.

Gaol.

Commence-

ment.

IV. Victoria Gaol shall be a prison for the purposes of “The Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873.”

V. This Ordinance shall take effect on a day to be hereafter proclaimed by the Governor.

Statement of Objects and Reasons.

This Ordinance is introduced with the sanction of the Secretary of State, and provides for taking the preliminary investigations in cases of extradition before a Police Magistrate instead of before the Governor, as has been the practice hitherto.

Hongkong, 12th August, 1875.

JOHN BRAMSTON,

Attorney General.

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An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, Title.

with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to consolidate and amend the Ordinances relating to the Assessment and Collection of Rates in the

Colony.

[

1875.]

WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the Preamble.

Ordinances relating to the assessment and collection of

rates in Hongkong: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as "The Rating Short title. Ordinance, 1875."

II. In this Ordinance :-

The term "City of Victoria" means the City of Victoria as bounded and defined under the provisions of the "Victoria Registration Ordinance, 1866."

The term "Tenement" means any land, with or without buildings, which is held or occupied as a distinct holding or tenancy.

The term "Owner" means the Crown lessee of any unimprov- ed tenement, or the immediate landlord of any tenement, or the agent of any such landlord who is absent or under disability.

Valuation-Appeal.

Interpretation.

III. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, appoint Appointment one or more valuers for the purposes of this Ordinance, and of valuers.

may allow them such remuneration as he thinks fit.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　[5 of 1863 s.3]. IV. The valuers so appointed shall, in each year, before such Valuation of day as the Governor in Council directs, make or cause to be made tenements to be a valuation of the tenements in the Colony, or of such part thereof made. as the Governor in Council directs.

[5 of 1863 s. 3 and 4]. V. The Governor in Council may, in any year, adopt any exist- Adoption of ing valuation, either wholly or in part, as the valuation for the existing ensuing year; and in such case shall cause notice of such adop- tion and of the extent thereof to be published in the Gazette before the day for completing the valuation.

Any existing valuation so adopted shall, for the purposes of appeal, be considered as a new valuation.

valuation for the ensuing year.

[5 of 1863 s. 4].

VI. Any valuer may require the owner or occupier of any tene- Powers of ment to furnish him with the particulars specified in the headings valuers. to form A in the schedule hereto; and

May, from time to time, enter into and upon any tenement for the purpose of making a valuation thereof; and

If the owner or occupier refuse to allow him to enter any tene- ment, he may give to such owner or occupier written notice requir- ing permission to enter; and after twenty-four hours from the delivery of such notice may, at any time during the day time, enter into and upon the said tenements and inspect the same and, if necessary, may use force to effect his entry, doing no more damage than is necessary for the purpose.

Such notice may be given in the form B in the schedule hereto.

[5 of 1863 s. 5].

VII. If any owner or occupier of a tenement refuses or neglects Penalties. to furnish the aforesaid particulars within one week after being [5 of 1863 s. 5] required to do so;

Or knowingly furnishes false or incorrect particulars;

Or prevents, hinders, or obstructs any valuer from entering or inspecting any tenement after delivery of such notice and after the lapse of twenty-four hours;

He shall, on conviction in a summary way, be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars.

VIII. The valuers shall cause every tenement to be separately Mode of valued, and shall make the valuation thereof by estimating the valuation.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　[5 of 1863 s. 6]. gross annual rent at which such tenement may reasonably be ex- pected to let for the ensuing year.

In estimating the value of a tenement the value of any machi- nery contained therein shall not be included.

IX. As soon as the said valuation is completed, the valuers List of shall make out a list, divided into districts, of the several tene- valuations. ments valued, and of their respective valuations, and shall deliver [5 of 1863 s. 9]. the same to the Colonial Secretary, not later than seven days

after the day for completing the valuation.

The valuers shall also make and subscribe, in the presence of To be verified the Colonial Secretary, a declaration to the effect that the said by declaration. list contains a true account of all valuations made by the decla- rants, and that the same is, to the best of their knowledge and belief, correct in all other particulars.

.ings to be dis-

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tinguished in the list, and exempt from assessment. [5 of 1863 s. 7.] Notice of the

science, literature, or fine arts exclusively, and not for pecuniary profit: and all such edifices, hospitals, cemeteries, and tenements, or portions of tenements, shall be exempt from assessment and from the payment of rates.

XI. The valuers shall, not later than seven days after the day valuation to be for completing the valuation, leave or cause to be left with the given to each

occupier of every tenement, or with some person resident therein, tenement.

notice in writing of such valuation having been made and of the amount thereof.

The list to be open for inspection at the Colonial Treasury.

List to be exhibited in country districts.

Appeal from

rates.

[5 of 1863 9. 11j.

Notice of appeal. [ of 1863 s. 11].

Hearing of appeal.

[5 of 1863 s. 11].

The Governor in Council to fix the rates

assessment. [5 of 1863 s. 12].

[12 of 1860 s. 4].

[5 of 1863 s. 12].

[4 of 1868 s. 81.

Rates in the City of Victoria.

Police rate in country

districts.

[5 of 1863 s. 18.]

Rates to be assessed for a

and

year,

Such notice may be given in the form C in the schedule hereto; But the omission to leave such notice upon any tenement shall not invalidate the valuation thereof, or relieve any person from payment of the rates.

XII. The said list, or an examined copy thereof, shall be open to public inspection at the Colonial Treasury during office hours for fourteen days of which notice shall be previously given in the Gazette.

Any owner or occupier of any tenement included in the said list may take any extract therefrom without payment.

XIII. The Colonial Secretary shall cause copies to be made in English and Chinese of the list for each country district, and shall cause the copies to be exhibited in a conspicuous place in the principal village of each district during the fourteen days last above mentioned.

XIV. If any person feels himself aggrieved by such list on the ground that he is thereby rated for any tenement for which he is not rateable under this Ordinance;

Or that any tenement for which he is rateable is valued beyond its full and fair annual value;

Or that any person or any tenement that ought to be inserted in such list is omitted therefrom;

Or that any tenement of any person is valued therein below its full and fair annual value;

The person so aggrieved may, not later than fourteen days after the last day upon which the list is open for inspection, appeal to the Supreme Court in its Summary Jurisdiction.

XV. The appellant shall give to the valuers notice in writing of his intention to appeal, and of the ground of appeal, seven days at the least before the holding of the court at which the appeal is to be heard;

And when the ground of appeal is that any person or any tene- ment is omitted from the said list, or that the tenement of any person is inserted therein below its full and fair annual value, the appellant shall also give the like notice of appeal to the person interested in the result of the appeal, and such person may be heard upon the appeal.

way,

XVI. The court, upon proof of due notice having been given, shall bear and determine the matter of the appeal in a summary

and make such order therein as it thinks

　　　　　with may

　　　　　　　　　　　　　proper, or without costs to any party; and may direct the officer of the court to amend the said list in such manner as the court directs; and the officer shall forthwith, in open court, make the necessary amendments.

The determination of the court shall be final and conclusive.

Assessment Payment-Refund.

XVII. After the time for appealing has expired, the Governor in Council shall examine the said list or amended list and assess all of tenements mentioned therein, in the sums necessary to be levied in the ensuing year for the purposes of police, lighting, water and fire brigade rates; but so that the police assessment do not, in any year, exceed a rate equal to the expenses of the police establishment for such year, and so that the other assessments do not exceed :

For the water rate, two per centum on the gross annual value of the several tenements assessed;

For the lighting rate, one and a half per centum on the said gross annual value;

For the fire brigade rate, three quarters per centum on the said gross annual value.

XVIII. The Governor in Council shall, on the above scale, assess to the police rate, to the lighting rate and to the fire brigade rate all tenements situate in the City of Victoria,-and to the water rate all tenements situate in the City of Victoria, except those in the district of So-kun-poo.

XIX. The Governor in Council may assess to the police rate at a certain fixed amount, any tenement situate outside the City of Victoria; but so that the amount assessed do not exceed the sum for which the tenement would have been liable if situate within the City.

XX. The said rates shall be assessed as from the first day of January in each year, or from such other day as the Governor in Council may appoint; and though assessed separately, shall be

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH AUGUST, 1875.

levied as one rate, and shall be paid in advance at the Colonial payable in Treasury at such times as the Governor in Council may appoint. advance. The Governor in Council shall appoint the days of payment at [5 of 1863 s.12, the time of assessing the rates, and shall forthwith cause the rate 1867 s. 3]. of assessment and the days of payment to be published in the

Gazette.

13 and 11 of

XXI. The owners and occupiers of all tenements shall be liable Rates to be an to the Crown for payment of the rates assessed thereon, but the occupier's tax. same shall be deemed an occupier's tax; and, as between the [11 of 1867

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　s. 3]. owner and occupier of any tenement, shall, in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, be borne by the occupier; and the amount thereof, if paid by the owner, may be recovered by him from the occupier in an action for money paid to his use, or, if he is still in occupation of the tenement, by distress in the same manner as for rent at common law.

XXII. The rates paid into the Colonial Treasury shall be ap- Application of plied in payment of the police establishment and of the connected therewith;

expenses

In payment of the expenses connected with lighting the City of Victoria;

In maintaining the water works and in payment of the ex- penses connected therewith;

And in maintaining the fire brigade, and in payment of the expenses connected therewith.

rates.

XXIII. If any person fail to pay any rates for which he is liable, Recovery of upon the day notified in the Gazette as the day for payment, the rates. Colonial Treasurer may recover the same by suit in the Sum- [11 of 1867 mary Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, together with interest See Ordinance

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　s. 4]. at the rate of

per centum per annum until the day of of 1875. payment.

tenement. [11 of 1867

XXIV. Whenever any tenement is uninhabited during any Refund of rates quarter or other period in respect of which the rates upon such for uninhabited tenements were paid in advance, or during any one or more entire months of such period, the Colonial Treasurer shall refund s. 5]. the rates for such period, or an amount proportioned to the months when the tenement was uninhabited.

s. 5].

XXV. Such refund may be obtained in the following manner: Mode of obtain- (a). The person claiming the refund, or some person on his ing refund. behalf, shall, within fifteen days after such quarter or [11 of 1867 other period expires, file in the Summary Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court a petition in the form D in the schedule hereto, verified by the affidavit or declaration of the petitioner.

(b). The court shall refer every such petition to the Colonial [14 of 1873 Treasurer, who shall return the same to the court with s. 14]. an endorsement to the effect that the claim, or any portion thereof, is admitted, or that it is not admitted, as the case may be, and in case the claim be not admitted, the Colonial Treasurer, or some person on his behalf, shall appear in opposition thereto on such day as the court shall appoint.

(c). If the court is satisfied that the petitioner is entitled [11 of 1867 to the refund claimed, or to any portion thereof, the s. 5]. Judge shall certify to the amount by endorsement on the petition in the form E in the schedule hereto. XXVI. The court may adjudicate upon a petition for a refund Court may of rates, although the claim exceeds one thousand dollars and entertain for the purpose of such adjudication, may receive any evidence it exceeding

petition thinks fit.

$1,000. [11 of 1867 s. 6].

XXVII. The Colonial Treasurer may refund any amount cer- Colonial tified by the Judge, upon delivery of a copy of the certificate Treasurer to sealed with the seal of the court, and bearing the petitioner's

refund upon receipt for the amount.

a copy of the certificate. [11 of 1867 s. 7].

XXVIII. The Governor may, if he thinks fit, for any cause Governor may whatever, order the Colonial Treasurer to refund the whole order refund. any portion of any rates paid by any person.

[11 of 1867 s. 8].

Misnomer-Repeal.

execution of

XXIX. No misnomer or inaccurate description of any person, Misnomers, place, or tenement in any document required for the purposes of &c., not to this Ordinance, nor any mistake, informality, or omission com- affect the mitted in any proceeding had hereunder, shall invalidate or pre- this Ordinance. judice such document or proceeding, or in anywise affect the [5 of 1863 execution of this Ordinance, provided that such person, place, s. 19.] or tenement be designated in such document or proceeding to common intent and understanding, and that such mistake, informality, or omission be not of such a nature as to prevent the requirements of this Ordinance from being substantially com- plied with.

339

340

THE HONGKong goverNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH AUGUST, 1875.

Commence-

ment and repeal.

XXX. This Ordinance shall take effect upon a day to be here- after proclaimed by the Governor, and thereupon the following Ordinances and sections of Ordinances shall be and they are hereby repealed:-

Ordinance 12 of 1860,.

The whole.

5 of 1863,.

11 of 1867, "

4 of 1868,

14 of 1873,.

.Sections VIII and IX.

XIV.

But this repeal shall not revive any enactment repealed by any of the said Ordinances and shall not affect the validity of any rate made before the commencement of this Ordinance, or the liability of any person to pay such rates, or the remedies for re- covering such rates, and the said remedies may be enforced as if this Ordinance had not been passed.

SCHEDULE TO WHICH THIS ORDINANCE REFERS.

Form A.

FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE YEAR 187

To owner or occupier [as the case may be] of

In pursuance of "The Rating Ordinance, 1875," we require you to furnish us with the particulars relating to this tenement in the manner specified in the document hereunto annexed, and return the same to us at

within one week from the date hereof.

Dated this

day of

187

Valuers under “The Rating Ordinance, 1875.”

FOR ASSESSMENT OF THE YEAR 187

Return of houses, buildings, and lands, at

in the Colony of

Hongkong, of which the undersigned is owner..

Description of

No, and tenement. descrip- 1. Whether

Name tion

street,

land

road,

lot, whether

place. marine

or inland.

dwelling-house

with outhouses, garden, &c., occupied there- with, or

2. Warehouse or other building, &c., separately

occupied.

the period of

Whether occupied or vacant.

Actual amount of rent per annum

If let or leased,

the tenure, when entered

If the former, name and calling of the

in dollars

occupier, whether

owner or lessee.

for

each

tene- ment.

upon, and whether the premises are kept in repair

by the

owner or the lessee at his

own cost.

Remarks.

No. of the tenement.

Form B.

FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE YEAR 187

occupier of

We hereby give you notice under the provisions of section VI of "The Rating Ordinance, 1875," that we require permission to enter upon the above tenement for the purpose of inspecting the same so as to enable us to fix the valuation thereof for the year 187 and that we intend to enter upon the said tenement on

o'clock

Victoria, Hongkong, the

day next at

Valuers under "The Rating Ordinance, 1875." 187

Form C.

No.

enumerated

VALUATION FOR THE YEAR 187

UNDER "THE RATING ORDINANCE, 1875."

or occupier or holder of the tenement hereunder

Under the provisions of section XI of the said Ordinance, the undersigned hereby inform you that the tenement specified in the statement given below ha been valued to the rates for the said year at the gross annual rental therein separately specified.

STATEMENT.

Rating No.

Registrar General's No.

Number and description of land lot on which situated.

Name of street, road, or place.

Description

of tenement.

Gross annual rental.

Remarks.

Valuers under "The Rating Ordinance, 1875."

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH AUGUST, 1875.

Form D.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG, SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

The

day of

187

In the matter of A.B. and "The Rating Ordinance, 1875."

The humble petition of A.B.

sheweth:

[State briefly the grounds on which a refund is claimed.]

And your petitioner will, &c.,

I, A.B., make oath and say [or declare, as the case may be] that the matters above contained are true in substance and in fact.

sworn [or declared] before me.

Form E.

day of

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG, SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

The

187

La the matter of A.B. and "The Rating Ordinance, 1875."

I hereby certify that A.B. has proved to my satisfaction that he is entitled to a refund of the rates paid by him amounting to $

Statement of Objects and Reasons.

C. D., Judge.

The enactments which impose and provide for the payment of the several rates leviable in the Colony, are now to be found in five different Ordinances, and it has been thought desirable to collect these in one Ordinance, and at the same time to simplify the wording of the several sections where it was possible to do so without materially affecting the sense.

The method of valuing the tenements of the Colony, of publish- ing the valuation, of appealing against the valuation, of assessing the rates, and of obtaining a refund of rates paid for uninhabited tenements will be found to be substantially the same in this bill as in the repealed Ordinances, although the arrangement of the sections is different; but in some matters of detail, an alteration of the law is proposed.

The Governor in Council is empowered to fix the time for making the valuation and the time so fixed governs the subse- quent stages of rating; as a necessary consequence, His Excellency is empowered to alter the date for commencing the rating year. The object of this change is that if the Governor in Council thinks fit, he may direct the valuers to do their work in the cool season instead of in the hot months of August, September, and October, as at present.

The bill relieves the Governor from the duty of taking the valuers' declaration to the correctness of their list, and fixes the Colonial Treasury as the place for inspecting the list, instead of requiring the Governor to appoint a place every year. It is also proposed that so much of the list as affects country tenements shall be exhibited in the villages of each district; for it has been found that leaving the list for inspection in town practically gives the country people no information, and that they are ignorant of the amount of their assessment until called upon to pay, and by that time it is too late for them to appeal: clause XIII is intended to remedy this injustice.

In clause XXV (b), a few words are introduced to meet the case of the Treasurer admitting part of a claim for refund, and to remove all doubts as to his right to make such an admission.

Clause XXVIII empowers the Governor in Council to order a refund of any rates. This clause is an extension of section 8 of Ordinance 1 of 1867, and besides dealing, as that section does, with the case of an unsuccessful claim to the Court, is intended to meet cases of hardship, as for instance where the upper of three floors let in chambers or offices to Europeans, remains vacant for many months, and the occupancy of the lower floors prevents the owner from claiming refund as for a vacant tenement.

Hongkong, 20th August, 1875.

JOHN BRAMSTON, Attorney General,

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, Title.

with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for consolidating the Enactments relating to the speedy recovery of Crown Debts for Rents and for Assessments, Fees and Forfeitures.

[

1875.]

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice.

of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Crown Remedies Short title.

Ordinance, 1875.”

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342

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH AUGUST, 1875.

Colonial Trea-

surer may sue for rent, assess-

sum of

II. Whenever any person makes default in payment of any money due or payable by him to the Crown in respect of ments and fees. rent, or of any assessment for rates, or in respect of any fees or forfeitures, or of any instalment thereof, the Colonial Treasurer may recover the same by suit in the Summary Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court; and may do so although the amount claimed exceed one thousand dollars.

[9 of 1869 9.2].

Service of writ of summons. [9 of 1869 9. 4].

Certificate of

III. The writ of summons in any such suit shall be taken to have been duly served, if it appear to the satisfaction of the court that the writ was left at the defendant's residence or place of business, or in case the same is unknown then that it was left on the tenement or premises in respect of which the claim is made.

IV. A certificate purporting to be under the hand of the Colo- Colonial Trea- nial Treasurer, and setting forth that the sum claimed is due or payable to the Crown, and that the person sued is liable to the payment thereof, and specifying the nature and particulars of the claim, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts certified therein and of the signature of the Colonial Treasurer thereto.

surer to be evidence. [9 of 1869 s. 2).

Form of certificate. [14 of 1873 s. 15].

Surveyor Ge- neral to sign

certificate for recovery of Crown rent.

Such certificate shall be sufficient if made in the form in the schedule hereto, or to the like effect.

V. In suits for the recovery of Crown rents, the certificate shall not be sufficient unless it purports to be signed by the Surveyor General, as well as by the Colonial Treasurer.

[14 of 1873

s. 16].

Colonial Trea- surer may

appear by any

person. [9 of 1869

s. 5].

Court may

VI. In all matters under this Ordinance, the Colonial Treasurer shall sue as Colonial Treasurer, but may be represented in the court by any person whom he shall appoint in that behalf.

VII. In all cases under this Ordinance, the court may award award interest. interest at the rate of

　　　　　　　　　　　　　per centum per annum upon the [9 of 1869

sum recovered from the day when the same became due or payable.

s. 3].

Saving of other VIII. Nothing herein contained shall affect any other remedy remedies of the of the Crown for the recovery of such sums as aforesaid.

Crown.

[9 of 1869 s. 6].

Colonial Trea-

IX. The Colonial Treasuer may, with the approval of the court, surer may ap- appoint a special bailiff for the service of process in proceedings point a special under this Ordinance; and such special bailiff shall have in res- pect of such proceedings, the like powers, and shall be entitled to receive the same fees for the service of process therein as the bai- liff of the Supreme Court.

bailiff. [14 of 1873 9. 17].

Commence- *ment and

repeal.

X. This Ordinance shall take effect upon a day to be hereafter proclaimed by the Governor; and thereupon Ordinance No. 9 of 1869, and sections XV, XVI, XVII, and XVIII of Ordinance No. 14 of 1873 shall be and they are hereby repealed.

If any proceedings have been commenced under the said Ordi- nances before the repeal thereof, such proceedings may be com- pleted, and the sums claimed may be recovered, as if this Ordi- nance had not been passed.

SCHEDULE.

Form of Colonial Treasurer's certificate under section 4.

Nature and particulars of claim for crown rent.

Name of defendant.

Amount claimed.

No. of crown lot in respect of which the rent is claimed. Term of lease.

Whether defendant is original lessee or assignee in pos- session by purchase or mortgage.

For what period the rent claimed and when due.

Nature and particulars of claims for police, lighting, water,

fire brigade rates.

Name of defendant.

Amount claimed.

No. of tenement in respect of which rates payable.

Whether defendant is owner or occupier.

and

For what period rates claimed and when due.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH AUGUST, 1875.

Nature and particulars of claims for spirit licence fees.

Name of defendant.

Amount claimed.

Number, date and period of licence.

Whether original licensee or transferree of licence.

For what period,

and whether entire fee or instalment, and when due.

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I hereby certify that the several persons whose names are entered in the first column of the above schedule have made default in the payment to the Crown of the sums appearing opposite to their respective names in the second column, and that the said persons are severally liable to the payment thereof in respect of the claims, the nature and particulars of which are truly set forth opposite their respective names in the third, fourth, and fifth columns.

Dated the

187

Colonial Treasurer.

or (in suits for crown rent,)

I, A.B., Colonial Treasurer of Hongkong, do hereby certify that the several persons whose names are entered in the first column of the above schedule have made default in the payment of the sums appearing opposite to their re- spective names in the second column, in respect of the crown rent, and I, A.B., Surveyor General, do hereby certify that the particulars of the above claims for crown rent against such persons are truly set forth opposite their respective names in the third, fourth, and fifth columns.

Dated the

187

Colonial Treasurer.

Surveyor General.

Statement of Objects and Reasons.

This Ordinance is a corollary to the Rating Ordinance now before the Council: its object is to consolidate the enactments relating to the recovery by the Crown of overdue rent, assess- ments and spirit licence fees, and to give these provisions a general application by omitting the reference to the Ordinances under which the assessments and fees are imposed.

Section II. of Ordinance 9 1869 refers by name to the police, lighting, water, and fire brigade rates, and by number to the Ordinances imposing those rates, so that an amendment of that section is inevitable if the Rating Ordinance becomes law.

The simplest method appeared to be to consolidate Ordinance 9 of 1869, and a few sections of Ordinance 14 of 1873, and by omitting the names of the rates, and any reference to the Rating Ordinance to make the method of recovery applicable to future rates, should any be imposed hereafter, or should the Rating Ordinance itself be repealed.

The same remarks apply to the spirit licence fees, and to the Ordinances by which they are imposed.

It is also proposed to extend these remedies to all cases of default in payments of any fees or forfeitures due to the Crown.

No other alteration is made in the sense of the enactments consolidated by this Ordinance.

Hongkong, 20th August, 1875.

JOHN BRAMSTON, Attorney General.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, Title.

with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to amend "The Companies Ordinance, 1865."

[

1875.]

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice

of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Companies Ordinance, Short title, 1875."

No. 1 of 1865.

II. "The Companies Ordinance, 1865," is hereinafter referred to Ordinance to as "The Principal Ordinance; and the principal Ordinance and be construed this Ordinance are hereinafter distinguished as and may be cited as one with as "The Companies Ordinances, 1865 and 1875;" and this Ordi- [30 & 31 Vic. nance shall, so far as is consistent with the tenor thereof, be con- c. 131 s. 2]. strued as one with the principal Ordinance; and the expression "This Ordinance" in the principal Ordinance, and any expres- sion referring to the principal Ordinance, which occurs in any Ordinance, or other document, shall be construed to mean the principal Ordinance as amended by this Ordinance.

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH AUGUST, 1875.

Company may have directors with unlimited liability. [sec. 4].

Liability of

director, past where liability is unlimited. [sec. 5].

and present,

Director with

Unlimited Liability of Directors.

III. Where after the commencement of this Ordinance a com- is formed as a limited company under the principal Ordi- pany nance, the liability of the directors or managers of such company, or the managing director, may, if so provided by the memoran- dum of association, be unlimited.

IV. The following modifications shall be made in the thirty- seventh section of the principal Ordinance, with respect to the con- tributions to be required in the event

of the winding-up of a limited company under the principal Ordinance, from any director or manager whose liability is, in pursuance of this Ordinance, un- limited:

(1.) Subject to the provisions hereinafter contained, any such director or manager, whether past or present, shall, in addition to his liability (if any) to contribute as an ordinary member, be liable to contribute as if he were at the date of the commencement of such winding-up a member of an unlimited company. (2.) No contribution required from any past director or manager who has ceased to hold such office for a period of one year or upwards prior to the commencement of the winding-up shall exceed the amount (if any) which he is liable to contribute as an ordinary member of the

company.

(3.) No contribution required from any past director or manager in respect of any debt or liability of the com- pany contracted after the time at which he ceased to hold such office shall exceed the amount (if any) which he is liable to contribute as an ordinary member of the company.

(4.) Subject to the provisions contained in the regulations of the company no contribution required from any di- rector or manager shall exceed the amount (if any) which he is liable to contribute as an ordinary member, unless the court deems it necessary to require such contribution in order to satisfy the debts and liabilities of the company, and the costs, charges, and expenses of the winding-up.

V. In the event of the winding-up of any limited company, unlimited the court, if it think fit, may make to any director or manager of liability may such company, whose liability is unlimited, the same allowance under, s. 98 of by way of set-off as under the ninety-eighth section of the No. 1 of 1865. principal Ordinance it may make to a contributory where the [sec. 6].

company is not limited.

have set-off as

Notice to be given to

election that

his liability

VI. In any limited company in which, in pursuance of this Ordinance, the liability of a director or manager is unlimited, director on his the directors or managers of the company (if any), and the mem- ber who proposes any person for election or appointment to such office, shall add to such proposal a statement that the liability of the person holding such office will be unlimited, and the promoters, directors, managers, and secretary (if any) of such company, or one of them, shall, before such person accepts such office or acts therein, give him notice in writing that his liability will be un- limited.

will be unlimited. [sec. 7].

Existing limited com- pany may, by

tion,make liability of directors unlimited. [sec. 8].

If any director, manager, or proposer make default in adding such statement, or if any promoter, director, manager, or secretary, make default in giving such notice, he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars, and shall also be liable for any damage which the person so elected or appointed may sustain from such default, but the liability of the person elected or ap- pointed shall not be affected by such default.

VII. Any limited company under the principal Ordinance, whether formed before or after the commencement of this Ordi-

special resolu- nance, may, by a special resolution, if authorised so to do by its regulations, as originally framed, or as altered by special resolu- tion, from time to time modify the conditions contained in its memorandum of association so far as to render unlimited the liability of its directors or managers, or of the managing director; and such special resolution shall be of the same validity as if it had been originally contained in the memorandum of association, and

a copy

thereof shall be embodied in or annexed to every copy of the memorandum of association which is issued after the passing of the resolution, and any default in this respect shall be deemed to be a default in complying with the provisions of the fifty-third section of the principal ?rdinance, and shall be punished accord- ingly.

Power to company to

reduce capital. [sec. 9].

Reduction of Capital and Shares.

VIII. Any company limited by shares may, by special resolu- tion, so far modify the conditions contained in its memorandum of association, if authorised so to do by its regulations as originally framed, or as altered by special resolution, as to reduce its capital; but no such resolution for reducing the capital of any company

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH AUGUST, 1875.

shall come into operation until an order of the court is registered by the Registrar of Companies, as is hereinafter mentioned.

reduced "

IX. The company shall, after the date of the passing of any Company to special resolution for reducing its capital, add to its name, until add "and such date as the court may fix, the words "and reduced," as the its name for a last words in its name, and those words shall, until such date, be limited period. deemed to be part of the name of the company within the mean- [se c. 10]. ing of the principal Ordinance.

order confirm-

X. A company which has passed a special resolution for re- Company to ducing its capital, may apply to the court by petition for an order apply to the confirming the reduction, and on the hearing of the petition, the court for an court, if-satisfied that with respect to every creditor of the com- ing reduction. pany who, under the provisions of this Ordinance, is entitled to [sec. 11]. object to the reduction, either his consent to the reduction has been obtained, or his debt or claim has been discharged or has determined, or has been secured as hereinafter provided, may make an order confirming the reduction on such terms and subject to such conditions as it deems fit.

any

XI. Where a company proposes to reduce its capital, every Creditors may creditor of the company who, at the date fixed by the court, is object to entitled to debt or claim which, if that date were the com- reduction, and list of objecting mencement of the winding-up of the company, would be admissi- creditors to be ble in proof against the company, shall be entitled to object to settled by the the proposed reduction, and to be entered in the list of creditors court, who are so entitled to object.

The court shall settle a list of such creditors, and for that purpose shall ascertain as far as possible, without requiring an application from any creditor, the names of such creditors and the nature and amount of their debts or claims, and may publish notices fixing a certain day or days within which creditors of the company who are not entered on the list are to claim to be so entered or to be excluded from the right of objecting to the pro- posed reduction.

[sec. 13].

consent of

creditor on

XII. Where a creditor whose name is entered on the list of Court may creditors, and whose debt or claim is not discharged or determined, dispense with does not consent to the proposed reduction, the court may (if it think fit) dispense with such consent on the company securing security heing the payment of the debt or claim of such creditor by setting apart given for his and appropriating in such manner as the court may direct, a sum debt. of such amount as is hereinafter mentioned; that is to say :-

(1.) If the full amount of the debt or claim of the creditor is admitted by the company, or, though not admitted, is such as the company are willing to set apart and ap- propriate, then the full amount of the debt or claim shall be set apart and appropriated.

(2.) If the full amount of the debt or claim of the creditor is not admitted by the company, and is not such as the company are willing to set apart and appropriate, or if the amount is contingent or not ascertained, then the court may, if it think fit, inquire into and adjudicate upon the validity of such debt or claim, and the amount for which the company may be liable in respect thereof, in the same manner as if the company were being wound up by the court, and the amount fixed by the court on such inquiry and adjudication shall be set apart and appropriated.

[sec. 14].

XIII. The Registrar of Companies, upon the production Order and to him of an order of the court confirming the reduction of the minute to be capital of a company, and the delivery to him of a copy of the registered. [sec. 15]. order and of a minute (approved by the court), showing with respect to the capital of the company, as altered by the order, the amount of such capital, the number of shares in which it is to be divided, and the amount of each share, shall register the order and minute, and on the registration the special resolution con- firmed by the order so registered shall take effect.

Notice of such registration shall be published in such manner as the court may direct.

The Registrar shall certify under his hand the registration of the order and minute, and his certificate shall be conclusive evidence that all the requisitions of this Ordinance with respect to the reduction of capital have been complied with, and that the capital of the company is such as is stated in the minute.

association.

XIV. The minute, when registered, shall be deemed to be Minute to form substituted for the corresponding part of the memorandum of part of memo- association of the company, and shall be of the same validity, and randum of subject to the same alterations, as if it had been originally con- [sec. 16]. tained in the memorandum of association; and, subject, as in this Ordinance mentioned, no member of the company, whether past or present, shall be liable in respect of any share to any call or contribution exceeding in amount the difference (if any) between the amount which has been paid on such share and the amount of the share as fixed by the minute.

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH AUGUST, 1875.

Saving of rights of

are ignorant of proceedings. [sec. 17].

XV. If any creditor who is entitled in respect of any debt or claim to object to the reduction of the capital of a company under creditors who this Ordinance is, in consequence of his ignorance of the proceed- ings taken with a view to such reduction, or of their nature and effect with respect to his claim, not entered on the list of credi- tors, and after such reduction the company is unable, within the meaning of the seventy-eighth section of the principal Ordinance, to pay to the creditor the amount of such debt or claim, every person who was a member of the company at the date of the registration of the order and minute relating to the reduction of the capital of the company,

shall be liable to contribute for the payment of such debt or claim an amount not exceeding the amount which he would have been liable to contribute if the company had com- menced to be wound up on the day prior to such registration, and On the company being wound up, the court, on the application of such creditor, and on proof that he was ignorant of the proceed- ings taken with a view to the reduction, or of their nature and effect with respect to his claim, may, if it think fit, settle a list of such contributories accordingly, and make and enforce calls and orders on the contributories settled on such list in the same manner in all respects as if they were ordinary contributories in a winding-up; but the provisions of this section shall not affect the rights of the contributories of the company among themselves. XVI. A minute, when registered, shall be embodied in every copy of the memorandum of association issued after its registra- tion; and if any company makes default in complying with the provisions of this section, it shall incur a penalty not exceeding five dollars for each copy in respect of which such default is made, and every director and manager of the company who shall know- ingly and wilfully authorise or permit such default shall incur the like penalty.

Copy of registered minute. [sec. 18].

Penalty on concealment

of name of creditor. [sec. 19].

Power to make

XVII. If any director, manager, or officer of the company wilfully conceals the name of any creditor of the company

who is entitled to object to the proposed reduction, or wilfully misre- presents the nature or amount of the debt or claim of any creditor of the company, or if any director or manager of the company aids or abets in or is privy to any such concealment or misre- presentation as aforesaid, every such director, manager, or officer shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.

XVIII. The powers of making rules concerning winding-up rules extended conferred by the one hundred and fifty-eighth section of the prin- to making cipal Ordinance, shall extend to making rules concerning matters rules concern- under this Ordinance, and until such rules are made, the practice ing matters in this Ordinance. of the court in matters of the same nature, shall, so far as the [sec. 20]. same is applicable, be followed.

Shares may be divided into

shares of

smaller amount. [sec. 21].

bodied in me- morandum of association. [sec. 22].

Subdivision of Shares.

XIX. Any company limited by shares may, by special resolu- tion, so far modify the conditions contained in its memorandum of association, if authorised so to do by its regulations as originally framed or as altered by special resolution, as by subdivision of its existing shares or any of them, to divide its capital, or any part thereof, into shares of smaller amount than is fixed by its memo- randum of association :

Provided, that in the subdivision of the existing shares the pro- portion between the amount which is paid and the amount (if any) which is unpaid on each share of reduced amount shall be the same as it was in the case of the existing share or shares from which the share of reduced amount is derived.

Special resolu-

XX. The statement of the number and amount of the shares tion to be em- into which the capital of the company is divided, contained in every copy of the memorandum of association issued after the passing of any such special resolution, shall be in accordance with such resolution; and any company which makes default in com- plying with the provisions of this section shall incur a penalty not exceeding five dollars for each copy in respect of which such de- fault is made; and every director and manager of the company who knowingly or wilfully authorises or permits such default shall incur the like penalty.

Special provi-

sions as to

associations

formed for

gain. [sec. 23].

Associations not for Profit.

XXI. Where any association is about to be formed under the principal Ordinance as a limited company, if it proves to the Governor that it is formed for the purpose of promoting com- purposes not of merce, art, science, religion, charity, or any other useful object, and that it is the intention of such association to apply the profits, if any, or other income of the association, in promoting its objects, and to prohibit the payment of any dividend to the members of the association, the Governor may, by licence under his hand, direct such association to be registered with limited liability, without the addition of the word limited to its name, and such association may be registered accordingly, and upon registration shall enjoy all the privileges and be subject to the obligations by this Ordinance imposed on limited companies, with the excep-

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH AUGUST, 1875.

tions that none of the provisions of this Ordinance that require a limited company to use the word limited as any part of its name, or to publish its name, or to send a list of its members, directors, or managers to the Registrar, shall apply to an association so registered.

The licence by the Governor may be granted upon such con- ditions and subject to such regulations as the Governor thinks fit to impose, and such conditions and regulations shall be binding on the association, and may, at the option of the Governor, be inserted in the memorandum and articles of association, or in both or one of such documents.

Calls upon Shares-Payment.

XXII. Nothing contained in the principal Ordinance shall be Company may deemed to prevent any company under that Ordinance, if autho- have some rised by its regulations as originally framed, or as altered by paid, and

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　shares fully special resolution, from doing any one or more of the following others not. things, namely:--

(1.) Making arrangements on the issue of shares for a dif- ference between the holders of such shares in the amount of calls to be paid, and in the time of payments of such calls. (2.) Accepting from any member of the company who assents thereto the whole or a part of the amount remaining unpaid on any share or shares held by him, either in discharge of the amount of a call payable in respect of any other share or shares held by him, or without any call having been made.

(3.) Paying dividend in proportion to the amount paid up on each share in cases where a larger amount is paid up on

some shares than on others.

XXIII. Every share in any company shall be deemed and Manner in taken to have been issued and to be held subject to the payment which shares of the whole amount thereof in cash, unless the same shall have are to be been otherwise determined by a contract duly made in writing, held. and filed with the Registrar of Companies at or before the issue of such shares.

Transfer of Shares.

issued and

XXIV. A company shall, on the application of the transferor Transfer may of any share or interest in the company, enter in its register of be registered at members the name of the transferee of such share or interest, in request of the same manner and subject to the same conditions as if the transferor. application for such entry were made by the transferee.

Share Warrants to Bearer.

[sec. 26].

may be issued

XXV. In the case of a company limited by shares, the

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　company, Warrant of if authorised so to do by its regulations as originally framed, or as limited shares altered by special resolution, and subject to the provisions of such fully paid up regulations, may, with respect to any share which is fully paid up, in name of or with respect to stock, issue under their common seal a warrant bearer. stating that the bearer of the warrant is entitled to the share or [sec. 27]. shares or stock therein specified, and may provide, by coupons or otherwise, for the payment of the future dividends on the share or shares or stock included in such warrant, hereinafter referred to as a share warrant.

XXVI. A share warrant shall entitle the bearer of such warrant Effect of share to the shares or stock specified in it, and such shares or stock be transferred by the delivery of the share warrant.

may warrant.

[sec. 28.] XXVII. The bearer of a share warrant shall, subject to the re- Re-registra- gulations of the company, be entitled, on surrendering such war- tion of bearer rant for cancellation, to have his name entered as a member in the of a share register of members, and the company shall be responsible for any warrant in the loss incurred by any person by reason of the company entering in register.

[sec. 29].

its register of members name of any bearer of a share warrant in respect of the shares or stock specified therein without the share warrant being surrendered and cancelled.

XXVIII. The bearer of a share warrant may, if the regulations Regulations of of the company so provide, be deemed to be a member of the com- the company pany within the meaning of the principal Ordinance, either to the may make the full extent or for such purposes as may be prescribed by the regu- share warrant

lations:

bearer of a

a member.

Provided that the bearer of a share warrant shall not be quali- [sec. 30]. fied in respect of the shares or stock specified in such warrant for being a director or manager of the company in cases where such a qualification is prescribed by the regulations of the company.

XXIX. On the issue of a share warrant in respect of any Entries in share or stock, the company shall strike out of its register of mem- register where bers the name of the member then entered therein as holding such share warrant share or stock as if he had ceased to be a member, and shall enter issued.

in the register the following particulars:---

(1.) The fact of the issue of the warrant.

(2.) A statement of the shares or stock included in the war-

rant, distinguishing each share by its number.

(3.) The date of the issue of the warrant.

[sec. 31].

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348

THE HONGKong goverNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH AUGUST, 1875.

Particulars to

annual

summary.

[sec. 32].

And until the warrant is surrendered, the above particulars shall be deemed to be the particulars which are required by the twenty-fourth section of the principal Ordinance to be entered in the register of members of a company; and on the surrender of a warrant the date of such surrender shall be entered as if it were the date at which a person ceased to be a member.

XXX. After the issue by the company of a share warrant, the be contained in annual summary required by the twenty-fifth section of the princi- pal Ordinance shall contain the following particulars,-the total amount of shares or stock for which share warrants are outstand- ing at the date of the summary, and the total amount of share warrants which have been issued and surrendered respectively since the last summary was made, and the number of shares or amount of stock comprised in each warrant.

Stamps on XXXI. There shall be charged on every share warrant a stamp share warrants. duty of an amount equal to three times the amount of the ad va- [sec. 33].

lorem stamp duty which would be chargeable on a deed transfer- ring the share or shares or stock specified in the warrant, if the consideration for the transfer were the nominal value of such share or shares or stock.

Penalties on

persons committing forgery. [sec. 34].

Penalties on

owner of shares. [sec. 35].

XXXII. Whosoever forges or alters, or offers, utters, disposes of, or puts off, knowing the same to be forged or altered, any share warrant or coupon, or any document purporting to be a share warrant or coupon, issued in pursuance of this Ordinance, or de- mands or endeavours to obtain or receive any share or interest of or in any company under the principal Ordinance, or to receive any dividend or money payable in respect thereof, by virtue of any such forged or altered share warrant, coupon, or document, pur- porting as aforesaid, knowing the same to be forged or altered, with intent in any of the cases aforesaid to defraud, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the dis- cretion of the court, to be kept in penal servitude for life or for any term not less than three years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour, and with or without solitary confinement.

XXXIII. Whosoever falsely and deceitfully personates any persons falsely owner of any share or interest of or in any company, or of any personating

share warrant or coupon issued in pursuance of this Ordinance, and thereby obtain or endeavours to obtain any such share or in- terest, or share warrant or coupon, or receives or endeavours to re- ceive any money due to any such owner, as if such offender were the true and lawful owner, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be kept in penal servitude for life or for any term not less than three years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour, and with or without solitary confinement.

Penalties on

persons engraving plates, &c. [sec. 36].

Contracts,

how made. [sec. 37].

XXXIV. Whosoever, without lawful authority or excuse, the proof whereof shall be on the party accused, engraves or makes upon any plate, wood, stone, or other material, any share warrant or coupon purporting to be a share warrant or coupon issued or made by any particular company under and in pursuance of this Ordinance, or to be a blank share warrant or coupon issued or made as aforesaid, or to be a part of such share warrant or coupon, or uses any such plate, wood, stone, or other material for the making or printing any such share warrant or coupon, or any such blank share warrant or coupon, or any part thereof respectively, or knowingly has in his custody or possession any such plate, wood, stone, or other material, shall be guilty of felony, and being con- victed thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be kept in penal servitude for any term not exceeding fourteen years and not less than three years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour, and with or without solitary confinement.

Contracts.

XXXV. Contracts on behalf of any company under the prin- cipal Ordinance may hereafter be made as follows, that is to say:- (1.) Any contract which, if made between private persons, would be by law required to be in writing, and under seal, may be made on behalf of the company in writing under the common seal of the company, and such con- tract may be in the same manner varied or discharged. (2.) Any contract which, if made between private persons, would be by law required to be in writing, and signed by the parties to be charged therewith, may be made on behalf of the company in writing signed by any person acting under the express or implied authority of the company, and such contract may in the same manner be varied or discharged.

(3.) Any contract which, if made between private persons, would by law be valid although made by parol only, and not reduced into writing, may be made by parol on be-

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH AUGUST, 1875.

half of the company by any person acting under the express or implied authority of the company, and such contract may, in the same way, be varied or discharged. And all contracts made according to the provisions herein con- tained shall be effectual in law, and shall be binding upon the company and their successors and all other parties thereto, their heirs, executors, or administrators, as the case may be.

Meetings.

shall

within four

XXXVI. Every company formed under the principal Ordinance, Company to after the commencement of this Ordinance, shall hold a general hold meeting meeting within four months after its memorandum of association months after is registered; and if such meeting is not held, the company registration. be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars a day for [sec. 39]. every day after the expiration of such four months, until the meet- ing is held; and every director or manager of the company, and every subscriber of the memorandum of association, who know- ingly authorises or permits such default, shall be liable to the same penalty.

Winding-up.

XXXVII. Whenever any compromise or arrangement is propos- To facilitate ed between a company, which is in course of being wound up, and compromises

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　in winding-up. its creditors or any class of its creditors, the court upon the appli-

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　[33 & 34 Vic. cation in a summary way of any creditor, or of the liquidator, may, c. 104]. in addition to its other powers, order that a meeting of such cre- ditors or class of creditors be summoned in such manner as the court directs, and if at such meeting a majority in number, present in person or by proxy, and representing three-fourths in value of such creditors or class of creditors, agree to any compromise or arrangement, such compromise or arrangement, if sanctioned by an order of the court, shall be binding on all such creditors or class of creditors, and on the liquidator and contributories of the com- pany.

when not qualified to

XXXVIII. No contributory of a company under the principal Contributory Ordinance shall be capable of presenting a petition for winding-up such company unless the members of the company are reduced in present number to less than seven, or unless the shares in respect of which winding-up he is a contributory, or some of them, either were originally allot- petition. ted to him, or have been held by him, and registered in his name, [30 & 31 Vic. for a period of at least six months during the eighteen months C. 131 s. 40]. previously to the commencement of the winding-up, or have de- volved upon him through the death of a former holder:

Provided that where a share has, during the whole or any part of the six months, been held by or registered in the name of the wife of a contributory either before or after her marriage, or by or in the name of any trustee or trustees for such wife, or for the contributory, such share shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to have been held by and registered in the name of the contributory.

nies to alter

XXXIX. Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall empower Not to em- any company to alter any provision contained in any Ordinance power compa- relating to the company; or, without the sanction of the Governor, provisions of to alter any provision contained in any Letters Patent relating to the company.

any Ordinance or Letters Patent. [sec. 47].

XL. This Ordinance shall commence and take effect on a day Commence- to be hereafter proclaimed by the Governor.

ment.

Statement of Objects and Reasons.

The whole of this Ordinance, except section XXXVII, is taken from an Act of the Imperial Parliament passed in 1867, and is introduced at the present time at the request of a local company, which is desirous of acquiring the power of subdividing its shares as, upon the passing of this Ordinance, will be possible by sections XIX and XX.

Section XXXVII is adopted from a short Imperial Act passed in 1870, for facilitating compromises and arrangements between the liquidators and creditors of companies that are being wound up, and is introduced in order to place Colonial companies upon the same footing as companies formed and worked under the English

statutes.

Several sections of the Act of 1867 have been omitted, which, as dealing with the county courts, have no application in the Colony. Section XXXVIII is also omitted, as it appears to be scarcely necessary, having regard to the circumstances of the Colony. The rest of the Act has been included in this Ordinance without change, except by inserting the word "hereafter" in section XXXV, SO as to avoid any appearance of dealing with con- tracts that may have been made before the passing of the Or- dinance.

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH AUGUST, 1875.

The Ordinance has the following objects in view :-

(a.) Enabling companies to be constituted, if so desired, with limited liability in the members, and unlimited liability in the directors. Sections III to VII.

(b.) Enabling companies to reduce their capital. Sections

VIII to XVIII.

(c.) Enabling companies to subdivide their shares. Sections

XIX and XX.

(d.) Enabling associations formed for any useful object, which does not involve the payment of a dividend to the members, to register themselves as limited companies, without annexing the word "limited" to their names. Section XXI.

(e.) Enabling companies to issue preference shares, and re- quiring all shares to be paid for in cash, unless issued under a registered contract. Sections XXII and XXIII. (f.) Enabling a transferor of shares to enforce a registry of

the transfer. Section XXIV.

(9.) Enabling warrants for fully paid up shares or stock to

be issued to bearer. Sections XXV to XXXIV. (h.) Defining the mode in which contracts by a company are

to be executed. Section XXXV.

(i.) Requiring a general meeting of a company to be held within four months after registration. Section XXXVI. (j) Facilitating compromises between companies that are being wound up, and their creditors. Section XXXVII. (k.) Placing a restriction on persons buying shares for the purpose of enabling them to petition for the winding-up of a company. Section XXXVIII.

JOHN BRAMSTON, Attorney General.

. Hongkong, 25th August, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Resolution passed at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held on Wednesday, the 25th August, 1875, is published for general information.

}

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th August, 1875.

RESOLVED

Under the provisions of Section 14 of Ordinance No. 1 of 1873,

　　That the Scale of Stamp Duties contained in the Second Schedule to "The Sheriff's Ordinance, 1873," be varied as hereinafter mentioned, that is to say:-

　　By striking out the last item, namely, the percentage charged upon arrests or seizures in execu- tion, and by inserting:-

"For every receipt or acquittance to the Sheriff for monies recovered by any arrest or seizure in execution, 2 per cent on the first $500 recovered, including the costs of recovery; and 1 per cent on every $100 or fractional part thereof above $500."

No. 154.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Notice to Mariners is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th August, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

　　The Steam Ship Pernambuco has struck in the vicinity of Cape Ty Wan on a rock not marked on the Charts, the depth of water on which at low water is 9 feet 3 inches.

　　The Southern Point of Cape Ty Wan bears N. 41° W. at a distance of 2 miles, and the Light- house at Cape St. James bears S. 82° 20′ W.

These bearings are taken from the true meridian.

The foregoing has been taken from a Hydrographic Survey by the despatch boat Surcoup.

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No. 153.

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH AUGUST, 1875.

The Ordinance has the following objects in view :-

(a.) Enabling companies to be constituted, if so desired, with limited liability in the members, and unlimited liability in the directors. Sections III to VII.

(b.) Enabling companies to reduce their capital. Sections

VIII to XVIII.

(c.) Enabling companies to subdivide their shares. Sections

XIX and XX.

the transfer. Section XXIV.

(9.) Enabling warrants for fully paid up shares or stock to

be issued to bearer. Sections XXV to XXXIV. (h.) Defining the mode in which contracts by a company are

to be executed. Section XXXV.

JOHN BRAMSTON, Attorney General.

. Hongkong, 25th August, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Resolution passed at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held on Wednesday, the 25th August, 1875, is published for general information.

}

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th August, 1875.

RESOLVED

Under the provisions of Section 14 of Ordinance No. 1 of 1873,

　　That the Scale of Stamp Duties contained in the Second Schedule to "The Sheriff's Ordinance, 1873," be varied as hereinafter mentioned, that is to say:-

　　By striking out the last item, namely, the percentage charged upon arrests or seizures in execu- tion, and by inserting:-

No. 154.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Notice to Mariners is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th August, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

　　The Steam Ship Pernambuco has struck in the vicinity of Cape Ty Wan on a rock not marked on the Charts, the depth of water on which at low water is 9 feet 3 inches.

　　The Southern Point of Cape Ty Wan bears N. 41° W. at a distance of 2 miles, and the Light- house at Cape St. James bears S. 82° 20′ W.

These bearings are taken from the true meridian.

The foregoing has been taken from a Hydrographic Survey by the despatch boat Surcoup.

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No. 155.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH AUGUST, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

351

　　Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office, until Noon on Wednesday, the 8th September, 1875, for the making up and supply of the undermentioned Winter Clothing for the use of the Hongkong Police Force, viz. :-

More or less.

(20 Fine Blue Cloth Suits for Inspectors and Jemadar.

275 Blue Cloth Suits for Europeans and Indians.

341 Serge Suits for Chinese.

150 Turbans.

340 Chinese Hats.

550 Pairs Chinese Shoes.

150 Pairs Chinese Stockings.

Blue Cloth, Buff Facings, Buttons, Mohair Braid and Cord, Serge for the Chinese Force, and Cloth for Indian Constables' Turbans only will be supplied from the Police Store.

No Tender will be received, unless the Person tendering shall produce a receipt to the effect that he has deposited in the Colonial Treasury the sum of $100 as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown if such Person shall refuse to carry out his Tender.

Form of Tender and any further information can be obtained on application at the office of the Captain Superintendent of Police.

No Tender will be received unless sent in the Form required.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th August, 1875.

No. 150.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held at British Kowloon on Monday, 30th August, 1875, at 4.30 P.M., are published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th August, 1875.

No.

Registry No.

Lots.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.

Boundary Measurements.

LOCALITY.

Contents in

E. w. Square ft.

Annual Upset Rent. Price.

Garden Lot

feet. feet. feet. feet.

No. 53

Tsim Tsa Tsui,.

Yau-ma-ti,

300.0 328.0 | 600.0

200.0 200.0 320.0 320.0 64,000 29.38

(421.0). 181.0 S

20.00

182,506 83.78 65.00

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

　　　1. The highest bidder above the upset price shall be the Purchaser, and if any dispute arise, the Lot shall be put up again at a former bidding.

2. No

person shall at any bidding advance less than $5.

DATE.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH AUGUST, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 27TH AUGUST, 1875.

353

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

Thermo-

Baro-

Thermo-

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

August 21

2887827

29.80

29.79

86.5

29.75

86.0

29.77

29.76

86.5

87.5

29.71

29.76

88.5

29.73

29.85

85.5

80.5

29.83

29.90

29.87

80.5

86.5

29.82

29.85

29.81

79.5

29.79

29.81

29.80

81.5

29.75

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER,

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

'NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

METEK.

Self 'Registering.

Min. | Max,

NOON.

WINDS.

RAIN.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

In inches during the] previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

GA.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

NOON.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dira, : F.

1875.

Aug. 21 28.07 28.11 28.11 28.07 28.06 75.0 79.5 77.0 74.5 76.5 74.5 74.5 79.5 NNE

22 28.05 23.09 28.08 28.04 28.04 73.5 80.0 78.0 72.0 77.0 74.5 73.0 80.0 SSW

3 NE

2 N

2 Calm

3 WNW

0.03

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

0.04

Fog with rain past night; 5 A.M., fine,

cloudy, hazy.

▼

23 28.03 28.06 28.06 28.05, 28.05 73.5 80.5 78.0 72.0 77.0 74.5 73.5 81.5N

4 N

0.00

　　　　　24 28.08 28.14 28.14 28.12 28.12 73.0 ,,25 28.16 28.18 28.17 28.13 28.11 73.5 76.0 74.0 72.5 73.0 73.0 73.0 79.0 E

79.0 75.5 67.0 70.0 73.5 74.5 81.0 NE

4 ENE

???

0.00

Do.,

3 E

2 E

0.00

26 28.10 28.13 28.13 28.08 28.08 73.0 77.0 74.5 71.0 74.5 73.0 72.577.0 SE

27 28.08 28.11 28,11 28.08 28.07, 78.5 77.0 79.0 73.0 74.0 | 75.5 73.0 78.0 SW

1 S

2 S

0.01

3 W

1 N

0.00

Do.,

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

5 A.M., passing fog; noon, showery;

3 P.M., cloudy, hazy.

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

do.,

do.

do.,

do.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

WINDS.

DATE.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

G P.M.

GA.M.

*NOON

G P.M.

6 A.M.

NOON

6 P.M.

Self Registering

Min. Max. G A.M.

NOON. Dirn.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

Dirn. F. Dirn.

6 P.M.

1875.

Aug. 21 29.81 29.82, 29.82 29.79 29.79 80.05 86.00 81.05 80.00 81.00 81.00 78.00, 88.05) Calm

0 Calm OE

Fine, overcast and cloudy.

22 29.80 29.80 29.79 29.78 29.77 80.00 83.00 80.00 83.00 80.00 79.00 78.00 86.00 Calm

0 NW

1 NW

Fine and cloudy throughout.

23 129.73 29.78 29.78 29.76 29.76] 85.00 88.00 86.00 80.00 74.00 79.00 75.05 88.00) NNE

2 NW

4 NW

Do.,

do.

25 29.94 29.95 29.95 29.88 29.86 80.00, 84.00 83.00 79.00 79.00 78.00 78.00 87.00 Calm

24 29.86 29.86 29.88 29.88 29.86 82.00 86.05 84.00 79.00 76.00 80.00 78.00 83.00] NNE

4 SE

4 ESE

DO.

do.

O ESE

4 ESE

DO.,

do.

26 29.84 29.88 29.88 29.82 29.81 79.00 83.05 84.00 78.00 78.05 80.00 77.00 $6.00 Calm

27 29.80 29.82 29.85 29.80 29.76, 82.05 85.00 85.00 80.00 80.00 81.00 79.00 87.00 Calm

0 SW

2 Calm

Do.,

do.

O SW

4 W

DO.,

do.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 27th August, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Letters. Papers

Letters. Papers.

Anderson, Jas. 2 Assings, Mr.

Binney, Fredk. 1 Bohinda, G.

Erdensohn, O. 1

Hill, Capt. J.

Letters. Papers.

Letters. Papers. Neill, II. S. B. 1

Lets. Paps.

d'Oliveira

Colling

Chambers,

Baldwin, U. Boreham,

Charles

William

Cornill

Almeida, A.

M. d' Askins, W.,

formerly of the ship E. P. Bouverie Athaido, Ave- lino Caeta- no de

Cotter, A. T. Campbell, Geo. 1 Clarke, Clarke

Hazell Callao, J. C.

Frampton, Mr. 1

Kennedy, J. M. 1

Pritchard, H. Pateck

Guerrero, R. 2 1 Gamble, R. Galbraith & Co. 2

Hucklebridge,

Mr. Hill, N.

Hudgell, H.

Harrington,?

Capt.

Clarke,Capt.Johni

Hutchinson,.W.1

Lamb, F. de V. 1 Lester, David Legg, W. H. Lee, Nelson A. 2

Meagher, O. Mitchell, Geo. Mitchell, W.

1 regd. Manicom, R. Marshall, G.

Pawilka, John 1

Paulsen, Charles1

Smith, J. Santos,

Antonio dos

Savio, Pietro

Souza, Egy-

dio F. de

Stott, Miss Maryl

Rodgers, A.

Tindeiro, J. A. 1

Roberton, Jas. 1

Rapo, Joaquim 1 Riccardi, P.

Vella, G. B. V?ge, Mrs.

Sim?es, R.

Watts, Mr.

Midge

For H. M. Ships.

Letter.

Letters.

Victor Emanuel 4

DATE.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH AUGUST, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 27TH AUGUST, 1875.

353

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

Thermo-

Baro-

Thermo-

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

August 21

2887827

29.80

29.79

86.5

29.75

86.0

29.77

29.76

86.5

87.5

29.71

29.76

88.5

29.73

29.85

85.5

80.5

29.83

29.90

29.87

80.5

86.5

29.82

29.85

29.81

79.5

29.79

29.81

29.80

81.5

29.75

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER,

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

'NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

METEK.

Self 'Registering.

Min. | Max,

NOON.

WINDS.

RAIN.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

In inches during the] previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

GA.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

NOON.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dira, : F.

1875.

Aug. 21 28.07 28.11 28.11 28.07 28.06 75.0 79.5 77.0 74.5 76.5 74.5 74.5 79.5 NNE

3 NE

2 Calm

0.03

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

22 28.05 23.09 28.08 28.04 28.04 73.5 80.0 78.0 72.0 77.0 74.5 73.0 80.0 SSW

2 N

3 WNW

0.04

Fog with rain past night; 5 A.M., fine,

cloudy, hazy.

▼

23 28.03 28.06 28.06 28.05, 28.05 73.5 80.5 78.0 72.0 77.0 74.5 73.5 81.5N

4 N

0.00

24 28.08 28.14 28.14 28.12 28.12 73.0

79.0 75.5 67.0 70.0 73.5 74.5 81.0 NE

4 ENE

0.00

Do.,

,,25 28.16 28.18 28.17 28.13 28.11 73.5 76.0 74.0 72.5 73.0 73.0 73.0 79.0 E

3 E

2 E

0.00

26 28.10 28.13 28.13 28.08 28.08 73.0 77.0 74.5 71.0 74.5 73.0 72.577.0 SE

27 28.08 28.11 28,11 28.08 28.07, 78.5 77.0 79.0 73.0 74.0 | 75.5 73.0 78.0 SW

1 S

2 S

0.01

3 W

1 N

0.00

Do.,

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

5 A.M., passing fog; noon, showery;

3 P.M., cloudy, hazy.

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

do.,

do.

do.,

do.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

WINDS.

DATE.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

G P.M.

GA.M.

*NOON

G P.M.

6 A.M.

NOON

6 P.M.

Self Registering

Min. Max. G A.M.

NOON. Dirn.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

Dirn. F. Dirn.

6 P.M.

1875.

Aug. 21 29.81 29.82, 29.82 29.79 29.79 80.05 86.00 81.05 80.00 81.00 81.00 78.00, 88.05) Calm

0 Calm OE

Fine, overcast and cloudy.

22 29.80 29.80 29.79 29.78 29.77 80.00 83.00 80.00 83.00 80.00 79.00 78.00 86.00 Calm

0 NW

1 NW

Fine and cloudy throughout.

23 129.73 29.78 29.78 29.76 29.76] 85.00 88.00 86.00 80.00 74.00 79.00 75.05 88.00) NNE

2 NW

4 NW

Do.,

do.

25 29.94 29.95 29.95 29.88 29.86 80.00, 84.00 83.00 79.00 79.00 78.00 78.00 87.00 Calm

24 29.86 29.86 29.88 29.88 29.86 82.00 86.05 84.00 79.00 76.00 80.00 78.00 83.00] NNE

4 SE

4 ESE

DO.

do.

O ESE

4 ESE

DO.,

do.

26 29.84 29.88 29.88 29.82 29.81 79.00 83.05 84.00 78.00 78.05 80.00 77.00 $6.00 Calm

27 29.80 29.82 29.85 29.80 29.76, 82.05 85.00 85.00 80.00 80.00 81.00 79.00 87.00 Calm

0 SW

2 Calm

Do.,

do.

O SW

4 W

DO.,

do.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 27th August, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Letters. Papers

Letters. Papers.

Anderson, Jas. 2 Assings, Mr.

Binney, Fredk. 1 Bohinda, G.

Erdensohn, O. 1

Hill, Capt. J.

Letters. Papers.

Letters. Papers. Neill, II. S. B. 1

Lets. Paps.

d'Oliveira

Colling

Chambers,

Baldwin, U. Boreham,

Charles

William

Cornill

Almeida, A.

M. d' Askins, W.,

formerly of the ship E. P. Bouverie Athaido, Ave- lino Caeta- no de

Cotter, A. T. Campbell, Geo. 1 Clarke, Clarke

Hazell Callao, J. C.

Frampton, Mr. 1

Kennedy, J. M. 1

Pritchard, H. Pateck

Guerrero, R. 2 1 Gamble, R. Galbraith & Co. 2

Hucklebridge,

Mr. Hill, N.

Hudgell, H.

Harrington,?

Capt.

Clarke,Capt.Johni

Hutchinson,.W.1

Lamb, F. de V. 1 Lester, David Legg, W. H. Lee, Nelson A. 2

Meagher, O. Mitchell, Geo. Mitchell, W.

1 regd. Manicom, R. Marshall, G.

Pawilka, John 1

Paulsen, Charles1

Smith, J. Santos,

Antonio dos

Savio, Pietro

Souza, Egy-

dio F. de

Stott, Miss Maryl

Rodgers, A.

Tindeiro, J. A. 1

Roberton, Jas. 1

Rapo, Joaquim 1 Riccardi, P.

Vella, G. B. V?ge, Mrs.

Sim?es, R.

Watts, Mr.

Midge

For H. M. Ships.

Letter.

Letters.

Victor Emanuel 4

354

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH AUGUST, 1875.

For Merchant Ships.

Letters. Papers.

Atma Atlantic Aldebaran

Cilurnum

Letters. Papers.

Eastern Mo-

Chandier

narch

} 1

Julia H.

Mirilla

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Pape.

Robert Boak

Columbo

Kirkland

Ardentinny

Celestial, s.s. 1

Ascelan

Formosa

Kaisow

Ocean Beauty 1 Ousuri

Clara

Kursu

Charity

Portland

Sectland Star of Persia 1 Selene

Comet

Kedron

Gem

Prince Arthur

Countess of Erroll Champion of

the Seas

Cornuvia

Ceylon

Dilharree

4 22

Eastern Isles, s.s.1

Ella

4 3

Ella Beatrice 1

Gosshawk Georgina 1

Invincible Isabella

Min, s.s.

Queen of the Seas2

Volga, s.s.

Maximos

Queen Victoria 1

Marion, s.s. Mary Blair

Rover

Webfoot Weymouth 5

W. Grinsberg, Manila,

S. Schuer, Manila,..

F. Abdollaly, Bangkok,

Maria Fossio, Buenos Ayres,

F. E. Rossi, Habana,

Rev. L. McGuire, Buchanon, Penna.,

Dr. D. F. Owen, Mississippi,

T. B. Harvey, Mississippi,

Wapada Kakanda, Sarawak,

Detained for Postage.

1 Letter. James Gibbons, Callao, Peru,

1 Letter.

J. Hughes, Newtown, near Sydney, N.S.W........ 1 Eugene Ascherberg, Melbourne,

Walter Morse, New York,

Alton P. Goss, Hawirch, Mass.,

1 Book.

cisco, California,.....

1 Letter.

Wm. Dunphy, care of Wm. Monahan, San Fran-

1 Book.

1 Paper.

Walter Hamberg, Newcastle, New South Wales, 1 Letter. Adolphe Martin, Gabon, Afrique,

1 "

Anderson, Miss, 222, Upper Frederick Street, Liverpool, Baglay, Miss, Burdett Road, London, E.,

Balliston, Miss, 34, Penton Place, Walworth, London, . Barr, Mrs., Raglan Street, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, Barrett, Mrs., 15, Crier Street, Southwark, London,. Botelho, B. T., Hongkong,

Booth, Lieut., R.N., Hongkong,

Dead Letters.

Landeshut, S. S., 29, Grosvenor Crescent, London, Lane, H. K., Shanghae,.

Lark, D., Galle, Ceylon,

Latham, Mrs., 16, Norwood Grove, Liverpool,

Levy, N., 52, Rachael Street, Melbourne,

Neilson, W., Yokohama,

Nisbet, C., Plocketrasse, No. 60, Heidelberg,

Chatain, Mine. Marie, Large Road, No. 22, Hongkong,

Payen, Louis & Cie., Lyon,

Coward, R., Hongkong.

Perry, Mrs., Poste Restante, Nice,

Cowley, Mrs., 1, Wright's Buildings, Limehouse, London,

Portugal e Castro, M. de. Rio de Janeiro,

Dass, C. C., & Co., Calcutta,

Quayle, Captain, Barque Formosa, Singapore,

Ebrahimbhoy, E., Hongkong,

FitzGerald, Miss L, Melbourne,

Ross, Robert, 392, Springburn Road, Glasgow, Saunders, F., Hongkong,

Forrer & Vignier, Lyon,

Siars, J., Calcutta,

Gilman, G., Christchurch, New Zealand,

(Registered),... 1

Gordon, Mrs. Ann, Brisbane,.

Strau, Capt., Russian Navy, Havre, France, Velge, Bros. & Co., Singapore,

James, Miss, St. George's Mountain Estate, St. Croix, W.I.,

Wallensee, Comtesse von, >ch?nbrun, Germany,.....

Jones, Capt. R. A., Mean Meer, India,

Kiroy, Capt., Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong,

Welsh, Peter, Doune Street, Dublin,

Wiebe, H., German Frigate Elizabeth, Kiel,. Wilkinson, Bros. & Co., Melbourne,.....

ALFRED LISTER, Postmaster General.

1 1

Kofod, Mrs. C. E., Copenhagen, Denmark,

Krishtnasany, Naido, care of Rowe & Co., Rangoon,.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 27th August, 1875.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

In re JACOB CHARLES HENRI IBURG,

a Bankrupt.

NOTICE. The above named Bankrupt hav

　　ing passed his last examination, the hearing of the application by him for his Order of Discharge, stands adjourned to Monday, the Thirteenth day of September, 1875, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon.

Hongkong, 24th August, 1875.

"THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ORDINANCE, 1867.”

is hereby notified that the First Floor of the House hereinafter mentioned, that is to say, No. 2, Albany Street, was on the Twenty- seventh day of August, 1875, pursuant to Section XXIII of the above Ordinance, declared by me under my Hand and Seal of Office to be an Un- licensed Brothel.

M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Registrar General.

Registrar General's Office,

Hongkong, 27th August, 1875.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

NOTICE.

HE interest and responsibility of Mr. JAMES

NOTICE. WILLIAM COCHRANE EDWARDS, TALL in our Firm ceased on the 30th

??? ?

and SABINO REIS ROZARIO, carrying on business at Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, under the firm name of " Edwards Rozario & Co.,' Accountants and General Agents, and the said Sabino Reis Rozario carrying on business at Victoria aforesaid, during the years 1872, 1873, and 1874, under the firm name of " Frisby & Co.,” having been adjudged Bankrupts under a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, in Bankruptcy, on the Sixteenth day of August, A.D. 1875, are hereby required to surrender themselves to the Honorable William Hastings Alexander, the

April, 1875.

Mr. WILLIAM PATERSON was admitted a Partner on the 1st May last, and we have autho rized Mr. JOHN BELL IRVING and Mr. JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK to sign our Firm.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, 20th August, 1875.

Registrar of the said Court, at the first meeting THE intere

of their Creditors, to be held before the said Registrar, on the First day of September, A.D. 1875, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon of that day precisely, at the said Court.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and Messrs. Stephens and Holmes are the Solicitors acting in the Bank- ruptcy.

At the first meeting of Creditors, the Registrar will receive the proofs of the debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupts' Estate and Effects.

Notice is also hereby given to all persons in- debted to the said Bankrupts, or that have any of their Effects, not to deliver the same but to the Official Assignee.

Dated this 21st day of August, A.D. 1875.

2, Club Chambers,

Hongkong.

NOTICE.

THE interest and responsibility of Mr. R1- JAMES GILMAN, and of Mr. WILLIAM LEMANN in our Firm in Hongkong and China ceased on 30th April, 1875.

The Firm now consists of CHARLES AUGUSTUS WILD, EDMUND HENRY LAVERS, HUGH FRANCIS RAMSAY, FRANCIS GILMAN, WIL- LIAM STEWART YOUNG, and EDWARD TOBIN.

GILMAN & Co.

Hongkong, and China, .

31st July, 1875.

COPPER PLATE PRINTING.

ISITING CARDS neatly printed from Plate,

at the Printing Establishment of

NORONHA & SONS.

Printed and Published by NORONHA & SONS, Printers to the Hongkong Government, Oswalda TERRACE, WELLINGTON STREET, Hongkong.

354

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH AUGUST, 1875.

For Merchant Ships.

Letters. Papers.

Atma Atlantic Aldebaran

Cilurnum

Letters. Papers.

Eastern Mo-

Chandier

narch

} 1

Julia H.

Mirilla

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Pape.

Robert Boak

Columbo

Kirkland

Ardentinny

Celestial, s.s. 1

Ascelan

Formosa

Kaisow

Ocean Beauty 1 Ousuri

Clara

Kursu

Charity

Portland

Sectland Star of Persia 1 Selene

Comet

Kedron

Gem

Prince Arthur

Countess of Erroll Champion of

the Seas

Cornuvia

Ceylon

Dilharree

4 22

Eastern Isles, s.s.1

Ella

4 3

Ella Beatrice 1

Gosshawk Georgina 1

Invincible Isabella

Min, s.s.

Queen of the Seas2

Volga, s.s.

Maximos

Queen Victoria 1

Marion, s.s. Mary Blair

Rover

Webfoot Weymouth 5

W. Grinsberg, Manila,

S. Schuer, Manila,..

F. Abdollaly, Bangkok,

Maria Fossio, Buenos Ayres,

F. E. Rossi, Habana,

Rev. L. McGuire, Buchanon, Penna.,

Dr. D. F. Owen, Mississippi,

T. B. Harvey, Mississippi,

Wapada Kakanda, Sarawak,

Detained for Postage.

1 Letter. James Gibbons, Callao, Peru,

1 Letter.

J. Hughes, Newtown, near Sydney, N.S.W........ 1 Eugene Ascherberg, Melbourne,

Walter Morse, New York,

Alton P. Goss, Hawirch, Mass.,

1 Book.

cisco, California,.....

1 Letter.

Wm. Dunphy, care of Wm. Monahan, San Fran-

1 Book.

1 Paper.

Walter Hamberg, Newcastle, New South Wales, 1 Letter. Adolphe Martin, Gabon, Afrique,

1 "

Anderson, Miss, 222, Upper Frederick Street, Liverpool, Baglay, Miss, Burdett Road, London, E.,

Balliston, Miss, 34, Penton Place, Walworth, London, . Barr, Mrs., Raglan Street, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, Barrett, Mrs., 15, Crier Street, Southwark, London,. Botelho, B. T., Hongkong,

Booth, Lieut., R.N., Hongkong,

Dead Letters.

Landeshut, S. S., 29, Grosvenor Crescent, London, Lane, H. K., Shanghae,.

Lark, D., Galle, Ceylon,

Latham, Mrs., 16, Norwood Grove, Liverpool,

Levy, N., 52, Rachael Street, Melbourne,

Neilson, W., Yokohama,

Nisbet, C., Plocketrasse, No. 60, Heidelberg,

Chatain, Mine. Marie, Large Road, No. 22, Hongkong,

Payen, Louis & Cie., Lyon,

Coward, R., Hongkong.

Perry, Mrs., Poste Restante, Nice,

Cowley, Mrs., 1, Wright's Buildings, Limehouse, London,

Portugal e Castro, M. de. Rio de Janeiro,

Dass, C. C., & Co., Calcutta,

Quayle, Captain, Barque Formosa, Singapore,

Ebrahimbhoy, E., Hongkong,

FitzGerald, Miss L, Melbourne,

Ross, Robert, 392, Springburn Road, Glasgow, Saunders, F., Hongkong,

Forrer & Vignier, Lyon,

Siars, J., Calcutta,

Gilman, G., Christchurch, New Zealand,

(Registered),... 1

Gordon, Mrs. Ann, Brisbane,.

Strau, Capt., Russian Navy, Havre, France, Velge, Bros. & Co., Singapore,

James, Miss, St. George's Mountain Estate, St. Croix, W.I.,

Wallensee, Comtesse von, >ch?nbrun, Germany,.....

Jones, Capt. R. A., Mean Meer, India,

Kiroy, Capt., Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong,

Welsh, Peter, Doune Street, Dublin,

Wiebe, H., German Frigate Elizabeth, Kiel,. Wilkinson, Bros. & Co., Melbourne,.....

ALFRED LISTER, Postmaster General.

1 1

Kofod, Mrs. C. E., Copenhagen, Denmark,

Krishtnasany, Naido, care of Rowe & Co., Rangoon,.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 27th August, 1875.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

In re JACOB CHARLES HENRI IBURG,

a Bankrupt.

NOTICE. The above named Bankrupt hav

Hongkong, 24th August, 1875.

"THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ORDINANCE, 1867.”

M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Registrar General.

Registrar General's Office,

Hongkong, 27th August, 1875.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

NOTICE.

HE interest and responsibility of Mr. JAMES

NOTICE. WILLIAM COCHRANE EDWARDS, TALL in our Firm ceased on the 30th

??? ?

April, 1875.

Mr. WILLIAM PATERSON was admitted a Partner on the 1st May last, and we have autho rized Mr. JOHN BELL IRVING and Mr. JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK to sign our Firm.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, 20th August, 1875.

Registrar of the said Court, at the first meeting THE intere

of their Creditors, to be held before the said Registrar, on the First day of September, A.D. 1875, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon of that day precisely, at the said Court.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and Messrs. Stephens and Holmes are the Solicitors acting in the Bank- ruptcy.

At the first meeting of Creditors, the Registrar will receive the proofs of the debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupts' Estate and Effects.

Notice is also hereby given to all persons in- debted to the said Bankrupts, or that have any of their Effects, not to deliver the same but to the Official Assignee.

Dated this 21st day of August, A.D. 1875.

2, Club Chambers,

Hongkong.

NOTICE.

THE interest and responsibility of Mr. R1- JAMES GILMAN, and of Mr. WILLIAM LEMANN in our Firm in Hongkong and China ceased on 30th April, 1875.

The Firm now consists of CHARLES AUGUSTUS WILD, EDMUND HENRY LAVERS, HUGH FRANCIS RAMSAY, FRANCIS GILMAN, WIL- LIAM STEWART YOUNG, and EDWARD TOBIN.

GILMAN & Co.

Hongkong, and China, .

31st July, 1875.

COPPER PLATE PRINTING.

ISITING CARDS neatly printed from Plate,

at the Printing Establishment of

NORONHA & SONS.

Printed and Published by NORONHA & SONS, Printers to the Hongkong Government, Oswalda TERRACE, WELLINGTON STREET, Hongkong.

DIE

SOIT

QUI MAL

MON

DROIT.

THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 37.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONGKONG.

No. 8 OF 1875.

WEDNESDAY, 25TH AUGUST, 1875.

PRESENT:

His Excelleney the Administrator (JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN).

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary (CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH).

The Honourable the Attorney General (JOHN BRAMSTON).

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Treasurer (CHARLES MAY).

The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE.

The Honourable WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER.

ABSENT:

The Honourable the Chief Justice (SIR JOHN SMALE).

The Honourable HENRY Lowcock.

Before commencing proceedings, His Excellency administers the oath of allegiance to the Honourable

WILLIAM KESWICK, who, having been sworn, takes his seat at the Council Table..

The Council meets this day at 2.30 P.M., by Special Summons.

The Minutes of the last Meeting of Council held on the 13th July, are read and confirmed.

His Excellency lays on the Table the Appropriation Bill for 1876, and makes the following Statement:-

“GENTLEMEN,

"No decision having as yet been arrived at in respect to the plans which have been submitted for the reconstruction of the Praya, and the improvement of the Water supply of the City from the Eastward, I am not in a position to place the Estimates of 1876 before you in that complete form which would enable you to take a comprehensive survey of the financial position of the Colony.

"It would not, however, have been in accord, either with the Colonial Regulations, or the convenience of the service, to have delayed their preparation indefinitely, whilst the plans and estimates for particular services were under consideration.

"Moreover, if those specially referred to are to be carried out, the funds must be derived from sources mainly unconnected either with the anticipated Cash Balance of the 31st December, 1875, or with the Revenue of 1876.

"It is with reliance on these sources of income that the Estimates have been based, and with this knowledge, I look for your approval of the Expenditure which is consequently con- templated. You will see from the Financial Estimate for 1876, that the available funds for that year are set down at $960,773.58, and from the Estimates of Expenditure that our outlay is calculated as follows:-

"Establishments including Civil List,

"Pensions,

"Charitable Allowances,

"Transport,

"Works and Buildings,

"Roads, Streets, and Bridges,.

"Lighthouses,

"Miscellaneous,

...

"Military Contribution,

$556,489.60

20,000.00

3,300.00

4,500.00

135,760.00

45,720.00?

500.00 36,800.00 100,000.00

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

"Assuming that the whole of the $903,069.60 thus particularized will be expended, there will still be an available balance of $57,703.98, and as this will be further supplemented by a loan of $40,000 from the Special Fund to cover the expenditure incurred for Lighthouses, as soon as the total cost is ascertained, there will be a sufficiently wide margin for any exigencies which may arise.

"You will observe with much satisfaction, I doubt not, that the cost of the permanent Establishments is to be reduced to $556,489.60 in 1876 as against $568,059.60 in the present year, being a saving of $11,570.

"This is chiefly owing to a diminished expenditure of $7,680 in the Police Estimate, and the saving of $4,800 consequent on the transfer of the two Student Interpreters to permanent offices.

"For Works and Buildings, Roads, Streets and Bridges, the proposed outlay amounts to $181,480, and although this is unquestionably heavy, still I have no doubt whatever, that you will agree with me, that the present defective Hospital arrangements should be remedied as soon as possible, and that the site already prepared for the new building should be utilized; that the Central School, the building of which is characterized by Mr. STEWART'as being inadequate 'in size, insecure as regards its foundations, and unhealthy as regards ventilation,' should be rebuilt and enlarged; that the sewerage of the Colony, which is dangerous to the health of the community, should be improved; and that it would be extremely unwise to continue to give egress to the mountain torrents, through the bye wash at Pok-foo-lum during the hot and rainy months of the year, whilst through a conduit of ample dimensions, they could be diverted for the greatly increased comfort and health of the inhabitants of the City.

"In respect to the last mentioned outlay, I beg to draw your especial attention to the plans and reports prepared by the Surveyor General, which give proof, if any such is wanted, as well of the ability and zeal which he has displayed, as of the labour, both mental and physical, which he has not grudged.

"With these remarks, I lay the Estimates and Appropriation Ordinance of the year 1876 before you."

The Bill is then read a first time viz.:-A Bill to apply a sum not exceeding Seven Hundred and Sixty

Four Thousand Dollars to the Public Service of the Year 1876.

His Excellency nominates the following Members to form the Sub-Committee to consider and report

upon the Estimates:-

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary. The Honourable the Acting Colonial Treasurer. The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE, and The Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK.

The following Bills are read a first time:-

A Bill to compile a new Edition of the Ordinances of the Colony.

A Bill to provide for the more convenient Administration of "The Extradition Acts 1870 and

1873."

A Bill to consolidate and amend the Ordinances relating to the Assessment and Collection of Rates in the Colony.

A Bill for consolidating the Enactments relating to the speedy Recovery of Crown Debts for Rents and for Assessments, Fees, and Forfeitures.

A Bill to amend "The Companies Ordinance, 1865."

The Honourable the Attorney General by direction of His Excellency explains the provisions of the

above mentioned Bills.

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary moves, for reasons which he states, that a Resolution be passed by the Council under the provisions of Ordinance No. 1 of 1873 to amend the Scale of Stamp Duties contained in the second Schedule to "The Sheriff's Ordinance, 1873."

The Honourable WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER seconds the Motion, which is carried unanimously, and it is resolved under the provisions of Section 14 of Ordinance No. 1 of 1873,-"That the Scale of Stamp Duties contained in the Second Schedule to 'The Sheriff's Ordinance, 1873, be varied as hereinafter mentioned, that is to say:-

"By striking out the last item, namely, the percentage charged upon arrests or seizures in execution, and by inserting:- For every receipt or acquittance to the Sheriff for monies recov- ered by any arrest or seizure in execution, 2 per cent on the first $500 recovered, including the costs of recovery; and 1 per cent on every $100 or fractional part thereof above $500.'”

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His Excellency adjourns the Council at 3.30 P.M. until Thursday, the 2nd September, at 2.30 P.M.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator.

Read and confirmed, this 2nd Day of September, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

HONGKONG.

ANNO TRICESIMO NONO

VICTORIA REGINE.

JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief. No. 10 OF 1875.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for compiling a new Edition of the Ordinances of the Colony.

[2nd September, 1875.]

Title.

HEREAS it is expedient to prepare a new edition of the Preamble.

Ordinances of Hongkong omitting all Ordinances or

I. It shall be lawful for the Governor to issue his commission Authority to to any two or more persons directing and empowering them to Governor to

appoint com- prepare a new edition of the Ordinances of Hongkong, and, missioners to from time to time, in case of the death, refusal, or incapacity to compile and act of any of the said commissioners, to issue a supplemental print the Laws commission empowering some other person to act in the stead of Hongkong. of such commissioner.

arrange Laws

correcting and otherwise insuring the accuracy of the publication, as they proof, &c. think necessary.

arrange for

taken as the

IV. Every copy of the said edition shall bear on the title page Every copy to the words "Published by Authority under the Provisions of be authenti- Ordinance No. 10 of 1875" and the copies so authenticated shall,

cated; and in all courts and upon all occasions whatsoever, be taken, deemed copies to be and held to be the only lawful Ordinances of Hongkong, as they only Ordi- existed at the date of the passing of the last Ordinance inserted nances of the therein: Provided always, that nothing in this Ordinance con- Colony. tained shall apply to any operation already effected by, or act Proviso. done under, any Ordinance omitted in the said copies, or to any right, title, obligation, or liability acquired or accrued under any such Ordinance.

V. The commissioners shall, after the printing of the copies Copies to be aforesaid, see that the type is distributed, and shall cause the delivered to printed copies to be placed in the hands of the Colonial Secretary, Secretary to be disposed of in such manner as, the Governor direct.

may

Colonial

for disposal.

expenses of

Ordinance.

VII. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Legislative Com- Short title. missioners Ordinance, 1875."

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 2nd day of September, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1875. 357

His Excellency adjourns the Council at 3.30 P.M. until Thursday, the 2nd September, at 2.30 P.M.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator.

Read and confirmed, this 2nd Day of September, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

HONGKONG.

ANNO TRICESIMO NONO

VICTORIA REGINE.

JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief. No. 10 OF 1875.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for compiling a new Edition of the Ordinances of the Colony.

[2nd September, 1875.]

Title.

HEREAS it is expedient to prepare a new edition of the Preamble.

Ordinances of Hongkong omitting all Ordinances or

I. It shall be lawful for the Governor to issue his commission Authority to to any two or more persons directing and empowering them to Governor to

arrange Laws

correcting and otherwise insuring the accuracy of the publication, as they proof, &c. think necessary.

arrange for

taken as the

may

Colonial

for disposal.

expenses of

Ordinance.

VII. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Legislative Com- Short title. missioners Ordinance, 1875."

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 2nd day of September, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

Title.

Preamble.

Short title.

Powers of the Secretary of State to be

exercised by the Governor.

Powers of the

Police Magis exercised by

trate to be

HONGKONG.

ANNO TRICESIMO NONO

VICTORIA REGINA.

JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 11 OF 1875.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to provide for the more convenient administration of "The Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873."

[2nd September, 1875.]

WHEREAS by the Act of the Imperial Parliament known as

"The Extradition Act, 1870" it is amongst other things enacted that the said Act when applied by Order in Council, shall, unless it is otherwise provided by such order, extend to every British possession, but with the following among other modifica- tions; namely:-

and

any prison in the British possession may be substituted for a prison in Middlesex.

And whereas by the said Act it is also enacted that :—

Or direct that such law or Ordinance, or any part thereof, shall have effect in such British possession, with or without modifications and alterations, as if it were part of the said Act.

And whereas by another Act of the Imperial Parliament known as "The Extradition Act of 1873" it is enacted that the said Act shall be construed as one with "The Extradition Act, 1870,” and that the said two Acts may be cited together as "The Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873.”

And whereas it is expedient to provide a more convenient method of administering "The Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873” in this Colony:

Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Extradition Ordinance (Hongkong), 1875.”

II. All powers vested in, or acts authorised or required to be done under "The Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873" by the Secre- tary of State, in relation to the surrender of a fugitive criminal, may, in respect to this Colony, be exercised and done by the Governor.

III. All powers vested in, or acts authorised or required to be done under "The Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873" by the Police Magistrate, in relation to the surrender of a fugitive criminal, may, in respect to this Colony, be exercised and done by any Magistrates of Police Magistrate of the Colony. the Colony.

Gaol.

the Police

Commence- ment.

IV. Victoria Gaol shall be a prison for the purposes of this Ordinance and "The Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873.”

V. This Ordinance shall take effect on a day to be hereafter proclaimed by the Governor.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 2nd day of September, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　The following Bill, which was read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day, is published for general information.

By Command,

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 2nd September, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE, Clerk of Councils.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, Title.

with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to provide a general Register of Marriages cele- brated in Hongkong.

WHE

1875.]

HEREAS it is expedient that marriages celebrated in the Preamble.

Colony of Hongkong should be systematically recorded

in one general register: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as "The Short title. Marriage Ordinance, 1875."

thereof to be

II. Every minister of religion or other person who has in his Existing regis- custody any register or other official record of marriages heretofore ters or copies celebrated in the Colony may, within three months after this delivered to Ordinance takes effect, deliver to the Registrar General the said the Registrar register or official record, or a copy thereof, omitting, if desired, any General. matters of a private or confidential nature.

III. Every person delivering a copy shall append thereto a cer- Copies to be tificate in the following form:-

I, A.B., &c.,

do certify that the above written

pages are a true copy (excepting only matters of a private or confidential nature) of the register [or official record] of marriages heretofore celebrated in St. John's Cathedral Church [or as the case may be] and that the original is in my custody.

Dated the

day of

187

(Signed,) A. B.

certified.

revenue.

from public thereof.

deputies. exercise all the other powers, and perform all the duties conferred upon the Registrar General by this Ordinance, and all acts done by a deputy shall be as valid as if done by the Registrar General.

VI. The Governor may license any place of public worship to The Governor be a place for the celebration of marriages, and may, at any time, may license cancel any such licence.

places of worship. VII. Whenever the Governor grants or cancels any such Licences to be licence, the Registrar General shall give public notice thereof in gazetted.

the Government Gazette.

Preliminaries to Marriage.

form:-

NOTICE OF MARRIAGE.

To the Registrar General of Hongkong.

I hereby give you notice that a marriage is intended to be had, within three months from the date hereof, between me and the other party herein named.

Name.

Condition.

Rank

or Age. Profession.

Dwelling Place.

Consent, if any, by whom given.

Name. of Bridegroom,

Bachelor

Name of Bride,

Widower,

Spinster

Widow,

Witness

hand this

day of

187

(Signature of party giving the notice.)

Every such notice shall be signed by the party giving notice.

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Notices to be filed and

the Registrar General.

IX. The Registrar General shall file every such notice in his office; he shall, as heretofore, exhibit one copy of such notice at copies made by the Supreme Court House, and may, if he thinks fit, exhibit copies in other conspicuous places open to the public, and shall keep every such copy so exhibited until he issue a certificate as herein- after mentioned, or until the three months expire; he shall also enter a copy of the said notice with the date of such entry in a book to be called the "Marriage Notice Book," and shall allow any person to inspect such book during office hours without fee,

X. The Registrar General shall supply forms of notice gra- tuitously to persons applying for the same.

Forms of notice to be supplied gratis. Registrar

General may issue certifi-

cate.

After notice

XI. At any time not more than three months nor (except when the Governor grants a licence) less than fifteen days after the giving of such notice, the Registrar General shall, on the request of either of the parties, issue a certificate in the form A in the schedule hereto.

XII. The Governor may, at any time after a party has given the Governor notice as aforesaid, grant a licence in the form B in the schedule may grant a

hereto, authorising the Registrar General to issue his certificate licence.

on or after any day named in such licence.

If marriage do

in three

XIII. If the marriage do not take place within three months not take place after giving the above notice, the notice given and all pro- ceedings thereupon shall be utterly void, and fresh notice will be required before any marriage can be had between the parties.

months fresh

notice to be given. Special licence in case of

emergency.

Affidavit

certificate

or licence.

XIV. The Governor may, when he sees fit, grant a special li- cence in the form Cin the schedule hereto, dispensing with no- tice as aforesaid, or with the certificate of the Registrar General, or with both, and authorising the celebration of a marriage be- tween the parties named, between the hours of six in the forenoon and six in the afternoon, upon a day and at a place specified in the licence.

The Governor may, when he sees fit, grant such licence without payment of any fee, or on payment of such reduced fee as under the special circumstances of the case he thinks sufficient.

XV. Before the Registrar General issues any certificate, and before issue of before the Governor grants any licence, one of the parties to the intended marriage shall appear personally before the Registrar Ge- neral and make affidavit (which the Registrar General is hereby authorised to take) that he or she believes that there is not any impediment of kindred or alliance or any other lawful hindrance to the marriage, and either that the consent of the parties required by law to consent to the marriage has been obtained or that no such consent is required.

Consent of parents or guardians to marriage of minors.

XVI. If either party to the intended marriage, not being a wi- dower or a widow, is under twenty-one years of age, the written consent of the father, or (if he be dead or non compos mentis) of the mother, or (if both be dead or non compotes mentis) of the law- ful guardian of such party, must be produced to the Registrar Ge- neral before he issues a certificate, or to the Governor before he grants a licence.

If no parent or

XVII. If there be no parent or guardian of such party residing guardian, Rer in the Colony and capable of consenting, the Registrar General may gistrar General

give his consent in writing to the marriage, if upon enquiry the may consent.

marriage appear to him to be proper, and such consent shall be as effectual as if the father or mother or guardian had consented.

Issue of certifi- cate may be forbidden.

The Registrar General may enquire into the right to forbid.

Appeal to the Supreme Court.

Penalty for

XVIII. Any person whose consent is required as aforesaid may forbid the issue of the Registrar General's certificate by writing the word "Forbidden" opposite the entry in the marriage notice book, and by signing his name and the character in which he for- bids the issue; and if the issue of any certificate be so forbidden, the notice and all proceedings thereupon shall be void.

XIX. If either of the parties to the intended marriage allege that the person forbidding the issue is not authorised by law so to do, the Registrar General shall enquire into the matter, and if he be satisfied that the person is not so authorised, he may proceed to issue the certificate in due course without reckoning the time that has elapsed since the issue was forbidden.

For the purposes of such enquiry, or of any enquiry under sec- tion XVII, the Registrar General may administer an oath to any person.

XX. If the Registrar General considers that the person forbid- ding the issue is authorised so to do, either of the parties to the intended marriage may appeal by petition to the Supreme Court, and the court, or any judge thereof, may hear and determine the matter of the petition in a summary way.

Such determination shall be final; and the Registrar General shall proceed in accordance therewith, without reckoning the time that has elapsed since the issue was forbidden.

XXI. If any person wilfully makes any false statement in any false statement. affidavit as aforesaid, or wilfully makes on oath any false statement or gives any false answer in any enquiry by the Registrar General,

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

he shall, on conviction before the Supreme Court, be liable to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labour.

Celebration of Marriage.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　of worship. according to the rites or usages of marriage observed in such church, denomination, or body, provided that the marriage be cele-. brated with open doors between the hours of six o'clock in the morning and six in the afternoon, and in the presence of two or more witnesses besides the officiating minister.

No minister shall celebrate any marriage, until the parties deli- ver to him the Registrar General's certificate or the Governor's special licence.

Ministers may receive the fees ordinarily paid for the celebra- tion of marriage.

XXIII. The Registrar General shall cause to be prepared and Marriage cer- delivered to the several licensed places of worship books of marri- tificates. age certificates in duplicate and with butts in the form in the sche- dule hereto. The certificate shall be signed in duplicate by the officiating minister, by the parties, and by two or more witnesses to the marriage.

The minister shall deliver one certificate to the parties, imme- diately after the marriage, and shall transmit the other to the Re- gistrar General within seven days thereafter, and the Registrar General shall file the same in his office.

The officiating minister shall enter in the butt the names of the parties and the date of the marriage.

XXIV. After the issue of a certificate by the Registrar Ge- Marriage neral, the parties may, if they think fit, contract a marriage before before the the Registrar General, in the presence of two

Registrar or more wit-

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　General. nesses, in the Registrar General's office, with open doors, between the hours of ten o'clock in the forenoon and four o'clock in the afternoon, and in the following manner:

The Registrar General, shall first address the parties to the following effect:-"Know ye, A.B. and C.D., that by the public taking of each other as man and wife in my presence and in the presence of the persons now here, and by the subsequent attes- tation thereof by signing your names to that effect, you become legally married to each other although no other rite of a civil or religious nature shall take place; and know ye further that this marriage cannot be dissolved during your life time, except by a valid judgment of divorce, and that if either of you, before the death of the other, shall contract another marriage while this remains undissolved, you will thereby be guilty of bigamy, and be liable to the punishment inflicted for that grievous offence."

Each of the parties shall then say to the other "I call upon all persons here present to witness that I, A.B., do take thee, C.D., to be my lawful wife [or husband]."

The Registrar General and the parties and witnesses shall thereupon sign duplicate certificates in the form and manner herein before prescribed.

The Registrar General shall deliver one certificate to the parties and shall file the other in his office.

XXV. Whenever the Governor's special licence authorises Marriages by the celebration of a marriage at a place other than a registered special licence place of worship, or the office of the Registrar General, the at other places. Registrar General upon taking the affidavit of one of the parties to the marriage, shall deliver to him a blank certificate of mar- riage in duplicate, and the minister celebrating the marriage, the parties and two witnesses shall sign the same, in manner herein- before prescribed, and the minister shall deliver one certificate to the parties immediately after the marriage and shall transmit the other to the Registrar General within seven days there- after, and the Registrar General shall file the same in his office.

XXVI. The Registrar General shall register all certificates Certificates of marriage filed in his office in such order and manner as he how filed. thinks best suited for easy reference thereto.

XXVII. Any certificate of marriage filed in the office of the Certificates or Registrar General, or a copy thereof, provided it purport to be certified copies signed and certified as a true copy by the Registrar General, and to be evidence. to be sealed or stamped with his official seal, shall be admissi- ble as evidence of the marriage to which the same relates in any court of justice, or before any person now or hereafter having by law or by consent of parties authority to hear, receive and

examine evidence.

XXVIII. The Registrar General may, when authorised by the Correction of Colonial Secretary, correct any clerical error in any certificate of errors in marriage upon production to him of the certificate delivered to certificate. the parties, and shall authenticate every such correction by his signature, or by marking the same with his initials, and the date of making the correction.

361

362

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

Invalid mar- riages.

Marriages under this Ordinance valid. Marrying minors with- out consent of

proper person.

Penalty for

XXIX. No marriage shall be valid which would be null and void on the ground of kindred or affinity in England or Wales.

But no marriage shall, after celebration, be deemed invalid by reason that any provision of this Ordinance other than the foregoing has not been complied with.

XXX. All marriages celebrated under this Ordinance shall be good and valid in law to all intents and purposes.

XXXI. Whosoever, knowing that the written consent of the proper person as herein prescribed has not been obtained, shall marry or assist or procure any other person to marry a minor under the age of twenty-one years, not being a widow or widower, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction. thereof, before the Supreme Court, shall be liable, at the discre- tion of the court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labour.

Any minister shall be guilty of a misdemeanor who wilfully celebrates a marriage, in the case of a minor, without such written consent as herein prescribed, or who wilfully celebrates a marriage, contrary to any other provision of this Ordinance, or knowing that any provision of this Ordinance has not been complied with, and upon conviction thereof, before the Supreme Court, shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be im- prisoned for any term not exceeding two years.

XXXII. Any minister who, after celebrating a marriage, fails failing to trans- to transmit the certificate thereof to the Registrar General mit certificate within seven days thereafter, shall be liable to a penalty.not

of marriage.

Penalty for defacing notices.

Persons undu-

marriage.

exceeding fifty dollars.

XXXIII. Whosoever wilfully removes, defaces, alters, or des- troys any copy of a notice of intended marriage, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars.

XXXIV. Whosoever knowingly and wilfully celebrates or pre- ly celebrating tends to celebrate a marriage, not being legally competent so to do, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being con- victed thereof before the Supreme Court, shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be imprisoned for any term not ex- ceeding two years with or without hard labour.

Penalties.

Fees.

Remission.

Forms.

Application of Ordinance.

Suspending clause.

Repeal.

XXXV. All penalties for offences against this Ordinance may be recovered in a summary way before any Magistrate.

XXXVI. The fees specified in the schedule hereto shall be paid to the Registrar General for the several matters to which they are applicable, and shall be by him paid into the Colonial Treasury. XXXVII. The Registrar General may, in cases when he is satisfied of the poverty of the parties, reduce the amounts of the said fees, or even remit them altogether.

XXXVIII. The forms contained in the schedule hereto may be used in the cases to which they are applicable with such alterations as circumstances render necessary.

XXXIX. This Ordinance shall apply to all marriages where one or both the parties profess the Christian religion.

XL. This Ordinance shall not come into operation until Her Majesty's confirmation thereof shall have been proclaimed in the Colony by the Governor, and thereupon Ordinance No. 1 of 1852, and Ordinance No. 4 of 1875 shall be and the same are hereby repealed; but such repeal shall not affect anything theretofore lawfully done under either of the said Ordinances.

SCHEDULE. Form A.

Registrar General's Certificate.

hereby certify that on the

Registrar General for the Colony of Hongkong, do

day of

　　　　　　notice was duly entered in the Marriage Notice Book of the said Colony of the marriage intended to be had between the parties herein named and described.

Names.

Condition. Rank or Profession.

Age.

Dwelling Place.

Date of notice entered

Date of cetificate given

187 187

Witness my hand this

The issue of this certificate has not been forbidden by any person au- thorised to forbid the issue thereof.

day of

187 .

Registrar General,

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

the

This certificate will be void unless the marriage is solemnised on or before

day of

187

This certificate is issued by virtue of the Governor's licence dated the

187

day of

Form B. Marriage Licence.

Ordinance No. of 1875, Section XII.

Whereas on the

day of

187 notice was given to the Registrar General of a marriage intended to be had between A. B. and C. D. therein mentioned, and the said A. B. desires to obtain a licence for the imme- diate issue of a certificate of such notice, and has made before the said Registrar General the affidavit required by "The Marriage Ordinance, 1875," section XV. Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said Ordinance, I do hereby authorise the said Registrar General to issue the said certificate, at any time on or after the

day of

and within three calendar months of the day of*

said

Given under my hand this

day of

187

Governor.

* The date of the notice.

Form C.

Special Licence.

Ordinance No. of 1875, section XIV.

Whereas A. B. and C. D. desire to marry, and sufficient cause has been shown to me why such marriage should be allowed without the formalities prescribed by "The Marriage Ordinance, 1875.”

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said Ordinance, I do dispense with the giving of notice and the issue of the certificate thereby prescribed [or as the case may be] and do hereby authorise any competent person to celebrate marriage between the said A. B. and C. D. at [ place of celebration] upon the day of

187 between the hours of six in the forenoon and six in

the afternoon.

Given under my hand this

to use to quey

pue eu s

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TABLE OF FEES.

Notice of marriage, section VIII, Certificate of notice, section XI,

Marriage licence, section XII,

Special licence, section XIV,

Marriage at the office of the Registrar General,

..Nil.

..One dollar.

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.Twenty-five dollars. .Two dollars.

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364

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

Statement of Objects and Reasons.

The Secretary of State has directed that the Marriage Ordinance, No. 4 of 1875, be amended in the following particulars:-

Section II. By making it permissive instead of compulsory for ministers of religions to deliver their marriage re- cords or copies of them.

Section IX. By directing that a copy of the marriage notice

be exhibited at the Supreme Court House.

Sections XIV, XXXVII. By providing for the remission of

all fees in extreme cases.

Sections XVI, XVII. By providing for the case of a parent non compos mentis who is therefore unable to consent to the marriage of a minor.

Section XX. By providing an appeal to the Supreme Court

from the decision of the Registrar.

By adding a clause suspending the operation of the

Ordinance.

These alterations have been made in the Bill now before the Council, which is, in other respects, a reprint of the Ordinance No. 4 of 1875, thereby repealed.

August 25th, 1875.

JOHN BRAMSTON, Attorney General.

No. 156.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Order in Council of the 28th June, 1875, providing for the use of an efficient distilling apparatus on board Passenger Ships, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Arting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th August, 1875.

At the Court at Windsor, the 28th day of June, 1875.

PRESENT,

The QUEEN'S Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

Whereas by "The Passengers' Act, 1855," it is, amongst other things, enacted that, before any passenger ship shall be cleared out, the Emigration Officer at the port of clearance shall satisfy him- self that there is on board a sufficient quantity of pure water, carried in tanks or casks, to secure throughout the intended voyage the issue of three quarts daily to each statute adult, for the use of the passengers, exclusive of the quantity required for cooking:

And whereas by the said Act it is also enacted that it shall be lawful for Her Majesty, by any Order in Council, to prescribe such rules and regulations as to Her Majesty may seem fit, for per- mitting the use on board passenger ships of an apparatus for distilling water, and for defining, in such case, the quantity of fresh water to be carried in tanks or casks for the passengers, and such Order in Council from time to time to alter, amend, and revoke, as occasion may require:

And whereas by "The Merchant Shipping Act, 1872," it is enacted that all powers and duties vested in or imposed on the Emigration Commissioners, whether acting independently or under the sanction or authority of one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, by "The Passengers' Act, 1855," and "The Passengers' Act Amendment Act, 1863," shall be transferred to and imposed on the Board of Trade:

And whereas Her Majesty, by an Order in Council, dated the sixth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, prescribed certain rules for permitting the use on board passenger ships propelled wholly by steam engines of not less power than is sufficient, without the aid of sails, to propel the ship at the rate of five statute miles an hour, having on board, in tanks or casks, only half the quantity of pure water required by the said Act to be carried for the use of the passengers, of an efficient apparatus for distilling fresh water from salt water:

　　And whereas Her Majesty, by an Order in Council, dated the fifth day of December, one thou- sand eight hundred and sixty-five, prescribed certain rules and conditions for permitting the use on board passenger ships propelled by sails only, or by steam engines of less power than is sufficient, without the aid of sails, to propel the ship at the rate of five statute miles per hour, of an efficient apparatus for distilling fresh water from salt water, of the description commonly known either as Normandy's Patent, as Winchester and Graveley's Patent, or as Chaplin and Company's Patent:

　　And whereas it is expedient to revoke the said recited Orders in Council, and to issue in lieu thereof the Order hereinafter contained:

364

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

Statement of Objects and Reasons.

The Secretary of State has directed that the Marriage Ordinance, No. 4 of 1875, be amended in the following particulars:-

Section II. By making it permissive instead of compulsory for ministers of religions to deliver their marriage re- cords or copies of them.

Section IX. By directing that a copy of the marriage notice

be exhibited at the Supreme Court House.

Sections XIV, XXXVII. By providing for the remission of

all fees in extreme cases.

Sections XVI, XVII. By providing for the case of a parent non compos mentis who is therefore unable to consent to the marriage of a minor.

Section XX. By providing an appeal to the Supreme Court

from the decision of the Registrar.

By adding a clause suspending the operation of the

Ordinance.

These alterations have been made in the Bill now before the Council, which is, in other respects, a reprint of the Ordinance No. 4 of 1875, thereby repealed.

August 25th, 1875.

JOHN BRAMSTON, Attorney General.

No. 156.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Order in Council of the 28th June, 1875, providing for the use of an efficient distilling apparatus on board Passenger Ships, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Arting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th August, 1875.

At the Court at Windsor, the 28th day of June, 1875.

PRESENT,

The QUEEN'S Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

　　And whereas it is expedient to revoke the said recited Orders in Council, and to issue in lieu thereof the Order hereinafter contained:

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THE HONGKONG goveRNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

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　　　Now, therefore, Her Majesty doth by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, and in pursuance and in exercise of the authority vested in Her by the said " Passengers' Act, 1855," hereby revoke the said Order in Council of the sixth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, and the said Order in Council of the fifth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, except in so far as the latter repeals a certain Order in Council of the ninth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and doth hereby order as follows:-

　　　Any passenger ship, whether propelled by steam engines or by sails only, or by sails and steam engines, may be cleared out and proceed on her voyage, having on board in tanks or casks only half of the quantity of pure water required by the said Act to be carried for the use of the passengers, provided that the following rules and regulations be observed, that is to say.

　　　1. That there be on board such ship an efficient apparatus for distilling fresh water from salt water of such a description as the Board of Trade may from time to time approve.

　　　2. That the owners, charterers, or master of such ship, before clearance, lodge with the Emigra- tion Officer at the port of clearance, a certificate from one of the Engineer Surveyors appointed by the Board of Trade, declaring that the apparatus is in good working condition, and that within seven days immediately preceding the date of such certificate the same had been examined by him, and stating the number of imperial gallons of pure fresh water which it is capable of producing in every twenty- four hours, and further declaring that the apparatus on board is such as has been approved by the Board of Trade as aforesaid.

　　　3. That in every case such Emigration Officer shall be satisfied that the number of gallons of pure water which the apparatus is so certified to be capable of producing in every twenty-four hours, is a number of gallons equal to the whole number of persons about to proceed on the intended voyage of such ship, that is to say, one gallon per head for the whole number of cabin passengers, passengers, and crew.

4. That there is rated on the ship's articles, and that there is on board the ship, some person or persons who, to the satisfaction of the said Emigration Officer, shall be competent for the proper management and repair of such distilling apparatus; and to prevent all doubts on the construction of this Order in Council, it is hereby further ordered that the terms "Emigration Officer," "Statute Adult," "Master," and "Passenger Ship," shall herein have the same significations as are assigned to them in the said "Passengers Act, 1855," and "The Passengers Act Amendment Act, 1863," respectively, and the term "Board of Trade," shall herein have the meaning assigned to it by "The Merchant Shipping Act, 1854."

No. 157.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following copy of a Treaty, duly ratified on the 3rd May last, concerning the formation of a General Postal Union, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th August, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

TREATY CONCERNING THE FORMATION OF A GENERAL POSTAL UNION,

Signed at Berne, October 9, 1874.

　　TRAIT? Concernant la cr?ation d'une Union g?n?rale des Postes, conclu entre l'Allemagne, l'Autriche-Hongrie, la Belgique, le Danemark, l'Egypte, l'Espagne, les Etats-Unis d'Am?rique, la France, la Grande-Bretagne, la Gr?ce, l'Italie, le Luxembourg, la Norv?ge, les Pays-Bas, le Por- tugal, la Roumanie, la Russie, la Serbie, la Su?de, la Suisse et la Turquie.

　Les soussign?s, pl?nipotentiaires des Gouverne- ments des pays ci-dessus ?num?r?s, ont d'un commun accord, et sous r?serve de ratification, arr?t? la Convention suivante:

ARTICLE I.

　Les pays entre lesquels est conclu le pr?sent trait? formeront, sous la d?signation de "Union g?n?rale des Postes, un seul territoire postal pour l'?change r?ciproque des correspondances entre leurs bureaux de poste.

TREATY concerning the formation of a General Postal Union, concluded between Germany, Austro- Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, Spain, the United States of America, France, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Luxemburg, Norway, the Nether- land, Portugals, Roumania, Russia, Servia, Sweden, Switzerland, and Turkey.

The undersigned, Plenipotentiaries of the Gov- ernments of the countries above enumerated, have by common consent, and subject to ratification, agreed upon the following Convention:

ARTICLE I.

The countries between which the present Treaty is concluded shall form, under the title of "General Postal Union," a single postal territory for the reciprocal exchange of correspondence between their Post Offices.

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THE HONGKONG goveRNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

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　　　1. That there be on board such ship an efficient apparatus for distilling fresh water from salt water of such a description as the Board of Trade may from time to time approve.

No. 157.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following copy of a Treaty, duly ratified on the 3rd May last, concerning the formation of a General Postal Union, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th August, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

TREATY CONCERNING THE FORMATION OF A GENERAL POSTAL UNION,

Signed at Berne, October 9, 1874.

　Les soussign?s, pl?nipotentiaires des Gouverne- ments des pays ci-dessus ?num?r?s, ont d'un commun accord, et sous r?serve de ratification, arr?t? la Convention suivante:

ARTICLE I.

The undersigned, Plenipotentiaries of the Gov- ernments of the countries above enumerated, have by common consent, and subject to ratification, agreed upon the following Convention:

ARTICLE I.

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

ARTICLE II.

Les dispositions de ce trait? s'?tendront aux lettres, aux cartes-correspondance, aux livres, aux journaux, et autres imprim?s, aux ?chantillons de marchandises et aux papiers d'affaires originaires de l'un des pays de l'Union et ? destination d'un autre de ces pays.

　　　　　　　　Elles s'appliqueront ?galement ? l'?change postal des objets ci-dessus entre les pays de l'Union et les pays ?trangers ? l'Union toutes les fois que cet ?change emprunte le territoire de deux des parties contractantes au moins.

ARTICLE III.

La taxe g?n?rale de l'Union est fix?e ? 25 centimes pour la lettre simple affranchie.

　Toutefois, comme mesure de transition, il est r?serv? ? chaque pays, pour tenir compte de ses convenances mon?taires ou autres, la facult? de percevoir une taxe sup?rieure ou inf?rieure ? ce chiffre, moyennant qu'elle ne d?passe pas 32 centimes et ne descende pas au-dessous de 20 centimes.

　Sera consid?r?e comme lettre simple toute lettre dont le poids ne d?passe pas 15 grammes. La taxe des lettres d?passant ce poids sera d'un port simple par 15 grammes ou fraction de 15

grammes.

　Le port des lettres non affranchies sera le double de la taxe du pays de destination pour les lettres affranchies.

　L'affranchissement des cartes-correspondance est obligatoire. Leur taxe est fix?e ? la moiti? de celle des lettres affranchies, avec facult? d'arrondir les fractions.

　Pour tout transport maritime de plus de 300 milles marins dans le ressort de l'Union, il pourra ?tre ajout? au port ordinaire une surtaxe qui ne pourra pas d?passer la moiti? de la taxe g?n?rale de l'Union fix?e pour la lettre affranchie.

ARTICLE IV.

　La taxe g?n?rale de l'Union pour les papiers d'affaires, les ?chantillons de marchandises, les journaux, les livres broch?s ou reli?s, les brochures, les papiers de musique, les cartes de visite, les catalogues, les prospectus, annonces et avis divers, imprim?s, grav?s, lithographi?s, ou autographi?s, ainsi que les photographies, est fix?e ? 7 centimes pour chaque envoi simple.

centimes.

　Sera consid?r? comme envoi simple tout envoi dont le poids ne d?passe pas 50 grammes. La taxe des envois d?passant ce poids sera d'un port simple par 50 grammes ou fraction de 50 grammes.

ARTICLE II.

The stipulations of this Treaty shall extend to letters, post cards, books, newspapers, and other printed papers, patterns of merchandise, and legal and commercial documents originating in one of the countries of the Union and intended for another of those countries. They shall also apply to the exchange by post of the articles above mentioned between the countries of the Union and countries foreign to the Union whenever such exchange takes place over the territory of two at least of the contracting parties.

ARTICLE III.

The general Union rate of postage is fixed at 25 centimes for the single prepaid letter.

Nevertheless, as a measure of conversion, the option is reserved to each country, in order to suit its monetary or other requirements, of levying a rate higher or lower than this charge, provided that it does not exceed 32 centimes or go below 20 centimes.

Every letter which does not exceed 15 grammes in weight shall be considered a single letter. The charge upon letters exceeding that weight shall be a single rate for every 15 grammes or fraction of 15 grammes.

The charge on unpaid letters shall be double the rate levied in the country of destination on prepaid letters.

The prepayment of post cards is compulsory. The postage to be charged upon them is fixed at one half of that on paid letters, with power to round off the fractions.

For all conveyance by sea of more than 300 nautical miles within the district of the Union, there may be joined to the ordinary postage an additional charge which shall not exceed the half of the general Union rate fixed for a paid letter.

ARTICLE IV.

The general Union rate for legal and commercial documents, patterns of merchandise, newspapers, stitched or bound books, pamphlets, music, visiting cards, catologues, prospectuses, announcements and notices of various kinds, whether printed, engraved, or lithographed, as well as for photo- graphs, is fixed at 7 centimes for each single packet.

centimes.

Every packet which does not exceed 50 grammes in weight shall be considered a single packet. The charge upon packets exceeding that weight shall be a single rate for every 50 grammes or fraction of 50 grammes.?

　　By Article 24 of the Detailed Regulations for carrying this Treaty into effect, any country which has not adopted the decimal metrical system of weight may substitute half an ounce for. 15 grammes.

　+ By Article 24 of the Detailed Regulations for carrying this Treaty into effect, any country which has not adopted the decimal metrical system of weight may substitute two ounces for 50 grammes, and may raise to four ounces the weight to be allowed for a single newspaper.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1875. 367

Pour tout transport maritime de plus de 300 milles marins dans le ressort de l'Union, il pourra ?tre ajout? au part ordinaire une surtaxe qui ne pourra pas d?passer la moiti? de la taxe g?n?rale de l'Union fix?e pour les objets de cette cat?gorie.

Le poids maximum des objets mentionn?s ci- dessus est fix? ? 250 grammes pour les ?chantil- lons et ? 1000 grammes pour tous les autres.

　　Est r?serv? le droit du Gouvernement de chaque pays de l'Union de ne pas effectuer sur son territoire le transport et le distribution des objets d?sign?s dans le pr?sent article, ? l'?gard desquels il n'aurait pas ?t? satisfait aux lois, ordonnances et d?crets qui r?glent les conditions de leur publica- tion et de leur circulation..

ARTICLE V.

Les objets d?sign?s dans l'art. 2 pourront ?tre exp?di?s sous recommandation.

Tout envoi recommand? doit ?tre affranchi. Le port d'affranchissement des envois recom- mand?s est le m?me que celui des envois non recommand?s.

La taxe ? percevoir pour la recommandation et pour les avis de r?ception ne devra pas d?passer celle admise dans le service interne du pays d'origine.

　　En cas de perte d'un envoi recommand? et sauf le cas de force majeure, il sera pay? une indemnit? de 50 francs ? l'exp?diteur ou, sur la demande de celui-ci, au destinataire, par l'Administration dans le territoire ou dans le service maritime de laquelle la perte a eu lieu, c'est-?-dire o? la trace de l'objet a disparu, ? moins que, d'apr?s la l?gislation de son pays, cette Administration ne soit pas responsable pour la perte d'envois recom- mand?s ? l'int?rieur.

Le paiement de cette indemnit? aura lieu dans le plus bref d?lai possible et, au plus tard, dans le d?lai d'un an, ? partir du jour de la r?clamation.

　　Toute r?clamation d'indemnit? est prescrite, si elle n'a pas ?t? formul?e dans le d?lai d'un an, ? partir de la remise ? la poste de l'envoi recom- mand?.

ARTICLE VI.

　　L'affranchissement de tout envoi quelconque ne peut ?tre op?r? qu'au moyen de timbres-poste ou d'enveloppes timbr?es valables dans le pays d'ori- gine.

　　Il ne sera pas donn? cours aux journaux et autres imprim?s non affranchis ou insuffisamment affranchis. Les autres envois non affranchis ou insuffisamment affranchis seront tax?s comme lettres non affranchies, sauf d?duction, s'il y a lieu, de la valeur des enveloppes timbr?es ou des timbres- poste employ?s.

ARTICLE VII.

Aucun port suppl?mentaire ne sera per?u pour la r?exp?dition d'envois postaux dans l'int?rieur de l'Union.

　　Seulement, dans le cas o? un envoi du service interne de l'un des pays de l'Union entrerait, par

class.

The maximum weight of the articles mentioned above is fixed at 250 grammes for patterns of merchandise, and at 1,000 grammes for all the others.

There is reserved to the Government of each country of the Union the right to refuse to convey over its territory or to deliver articles specified in the present Article with regard to which the laws, orders, and decrees which regulate the conditions. of their publication and circulation have not been

observed.

ARTICLE V.

The articles specified in Article II. may be registered.

Every registered packet must be prepaid. The postage payable on registered articles is the same as that on articles not registered.

The charge to be made for registration and for acknowledgments of receipt must not exceed that made in the inland service of the country of origin.

In case of the loss of a registered article, and except in the case of force majeure, there shall be paid an indemnity of 50 francs to the sender, or, at his request, to the addressee, by the office of the country in the territory or in the maritime service of which the loss has occurred-that is to say, where the trace of the article has been lost,- unless, according to the legislation of suh country, the office is not responsible for the loss of register- ed articles sent through its inland post..

The payment of this indemnity shall be effected with the least possible delay, and, at the latest, within a year dating from the date of application.

All claim for an indemnity is excluded if it be not made within one year, counting from the date on which the registered article was posted.

ARTICLE VI..

Prepayment of postage on every description of article can be effected only by means of postage stamps or stamped envelopes valid in the country of origin.

Newspapers and other printed papers unpaid or insufficiently paid shall not be forwarded. Other articles when unpaid or insufficiently paid shall be charged as unpaid letters, after deducting the value of the stamped envelopes or postage stamps (if any). employed.

ARTICLE VIL

No additional postage shall be charged for the re-transmission of postal articles within the interior

of the Union.

But in case an article which has only passed. through the inland service of one of the countries.

368: THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4?? SEPTEMBER, 1875.

suite d'une r?exp?dition, dans le service d'un autre pays de l'Union l'Administration du lieu de desti- nation ajoutera sa taxe interne.

ARTICLE VIII.

Les correspondances officielles relatives au service des postes sont exemptes du port. Sauf cette exception, il n'est admis ni franchise, ni mod?ration de port.

ARTICLE IX.

Chaque Administration gardera en entier les sommes qu'elle aura per?ues en vertu des articles 3, 4, 5, 6, et 7 ci-dessus. En cons?quence, il n'y aura pas lieu de ce chef ? un d?compte entre les diverses Administrations de l'Union.

Les lettres et les autres envois postaux ne pourront, dans le pays d'origine comme dans celui de d?stination, ?tre frapp?s ? la charge des exp?- diteurs ou des destinataires, d'aucune taxe ni d'aucun droit postal autres que ceux pr?vus par les articles sus-mentionn?s.

ARTICLE X.

La libert? du transit est garantie dans le terri- toire entier de l'Union.

　En cons?quence, il y aura pleine et enti?re libert? d'?change, les diverses Administrations postales de l'Union pouvant s'exp?dier r?ciproquement, en transit par les pays interm?diaires, tant des d?p?- ches closes que des correspondances ? d?couvert, suivant les besoins du trafic et les convenances du service postal.

　Les d?p?ches closes et les correspondances ? d?couvert doivent toujours ?tre dirig?es par les voies les plus rapides dont les Administrations postales disposent.

　Lorsque plusieurs routes pr?sentent les m?mes conditions de c?l?rit?, l'Administration exp?ditrice a le choix de la route ? suivre.

　Il est obligatoire d'exp?dier en d?p?ches closes toutes les fois que le nombre des lettres et autres envois postaux est de nature ? entraver les op?ra- tions du bureau r?exp?diteur, d'apr?s les d?clara- tions de l'Administration int?ress?e.

　L'Office exp?diteur paiera ? l'Administration du territoire de transit une bonification de 2 francs par kilogramme pour les lettres et de 25 centimes par kilogramme pour les envois sp?cifi?s ? l'art. 4, poids net, soit que les transit ait lieu en d?p?ches closes, soit qu'il se fasse ? d?couvert.

　Cette bonification peut ?tre port?e ? 4 francs pour les lettres et ? 50 centimes pour les envois sp?cifi?s ? l'art. 4, lorsqu'il s'agit d'un transit de plus de 750 kilom?tres sur le territoire d'une m?me Administration.

　Il est entendu toutefois que partout o? le transit est d?j? actuellement gratuit ou soumis ? des taxes moins ?lev?es, ces conditions seront maintenues.

　Dans les cas o? le transit aurait lieu par mer sur un parcours de plus de 300 milles marins dans le ressort de l'Union, l'Administration par les soins de laquelle ce service maritime est organis? aura droit ? la bonification des frais de ce transport.

of the Union should, by being re-directed, enter into the inland service of another country of the Union, the Post Office of the country of destina- tion shall add its inland rate.

ARTICLE VIII.

Official correspondence relative to the Postal Service is exempt from postage. With this ex- ception, no franking or reduction of postage is allowed.

ARTICLE IX.

Each Office shall keep the whole of the sums which it collects by virtue of the foregoing Articles. 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. Consequently there will be no necessity on this head for any accounts between the several Offices of the Union.

Neither the senders nor the addressees of letters and other postal packets shall be called upon to pay, either in the country of origin or in that of destination, any tax or duty other than those con- templated by the articles above mentioned.

ARTICLE X.

The right of transit is guaranteed throughout the entire territory of the Union.

Consequently, there shall be full and entire liberty of exchange, the several Post Offices of the Union being able to send reciprocally, in transit through intermediate countries, closed mails as well as correspondence in open mails, according to the wants of the traffic and the exigencies of the Postal Service.

Closed mails and correspondence sent in open mails must always be forwarded by the most rapid routes at the command of the Post Offices concerned.

When several routes offer the same advantages of speed, the despatching Office shall have the right of choosing the route to be adopted.

It is obligatory to make up closed mails whenever the number of letters and other postal packets is of a nature to hinder the operations of the transit Office, according to the declaration of the Office interested.

The despatching Office shall pay to the Office of the territory providing the transit the sum of two francs per kilogramme for letters and 25 centimes per kilogramme for the several articles specified in Article IV., net weight, whether the transit takes place in closed mails or in open mails.

This payment may be increased to 4 francs for letters and to 50 centimes for the articles speci- fied in Article IV. when a transit is provided of more than 750 kilometres in length over the territory of one Office.

It is understood, however, that in any case in which the transit is already actually gratuitous or subject to lower rates, those conditions shall be maintained.

Whenever a transit shall take place by sea over a distance exceeding 300 nautical miles within the district of the Union, the office by or at the expense of which this sea service is performed shall have the right to a payment of the expenses attending this transport.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1875. 369

　　　Les membres de l'Union s'engagent ? r?duire ces frais dans la mesure du possible. La boni- fication que l'Office que pourvoit au transport maritime pourra r?clamer de ce chef de l'Office exp?diteur ne devra pas d?passer 6 francs 50 centimes par kilogramme pour les lettres, et 50 centimes par kilogramme pour les envois sp?cifi?s ? l'art. 4 (poids net).

　　　Dans aucun cas ces frais ne pourront ?tre sup?rieurs ? ceux bonifi?s maintenant.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　En con- s?quence, il ne sera pay? aucune bonification sur les routes postales maritimes o? il n'en est pas pay? actuellment.

Pour ?tablir le poids des correspondances tran- sitant, soit en d?p?ches closes, soit ? d?couvert, il sera fait ? des ?poques, qui seront d?termin?es d'un commun accord, une statistique de ces envois pendant deux semaines. Jusqu'? r?vision, le r?sultat de ce travail servira de base aux comptes des Administrations entre elles.

Chaque Office pourra demander la r?vision: 1° En cas de modification importante dans le

cours des correspondances;

2o A l'expiration d'une ann?e apr?s la date de

la derni?re constatation.

Les dispositions du pr?sent article ne sont pas applicables ? la Malle des Indes, ni aux transports ? effectuer ? travers le territoire des Etats-Unis d'Am?rique par les chemins de fer entre New- York et San-Francisco. Ces services continue- ront ? faire l'objet d'arrangements particuliers entre les Administrations int?ress?es.

ARTICLE XI.

Les relations des pays de l'Union avec des pays ?trangers ? celle-ci seront r?gies par les conven- tions particuli?res qui existent actuellement ou qui seront conclues entre eux.

Les taxes ? percevoir pour le transport au-del? des limites de l'Union seront d?termin?es par ces conventions; elles seront ajout?es, le cas ?ch?ant, ? la taxe de l'Union.

En conformit? des dispositions de l'article 9, la taxe de l'Union sera attribu?e de la mani?re suivante :

1° L'Office exp?diteur de l'Union gardera en entier la taxe de l'Union pour les corres- pondances affranchies ? destination des pays ?trangers.

2° L'Office destinataire de l'Union gardera en entier la taxe de l'Union pour les corres- pondances non affranchies originaires des pays ?trangers.

3° L'Office de l'Union qui ?change des d?- p?ches closes avec des pays ?trangers, gardera en entier la taxe de l'Union pour les correspondances affranchies originaires des pays ?trangers et pour les correspond- ances non affranchies ? destination des pays ?trangers.

Dans les cas d?sign?s sous les Nos. 1, 2 et 3, l'Office qui ?change les d?p?ches n'a droit ? aucune bonification pour le transit.

le transit. Dans tous les autres cas, les frais de transit seront pay?s d'apr?s les dispositions de l'art. 10.

The members of the Union engage to reduce those expenses as much as possible. The pay- ment which the Office providing the sea convey- ance may claim on this account from the des- patching Office shall not exceed 6 francs 50 cen- times per kilogramme for letters, and 50 centimes per kilogramme for the articles specified in Article IV. (net weight).

In no case shall these expenses be higher than those now paid. Consequently, no payment shall be made upon the sea routes on which nothing is paid at the present time,

In order to ascertain the weight of the corres- pondence forwarded in transit, whether in closed mails or in open mails, there shall be taken, at periods which shall be determined upon by com- inon consent, an account of such correspondence during two weeks. during two weeks. Until revised, the result of that account shall serve as the basis of the accounts of the Post Offices between themselves.

Each Office may demand a revision,-

1. In case of any important modification in the

direction of the correspondence;

2. At the expiration of a year after the date of

the last account.

The provisions of the present article are not applicable to the Indian Mail, nor to the mails conveyed across the territory of the United States of America by the railways between New York and San Francisco. Those services shall continue to form the object of special arrangements be- tween the Post Offices concerned.

ARTICLE XI.

The relations of the countries of the Union with countries foreign to the Union shall be regulated by the separate conventions which now exist or which may be concluded between them.

The rates of postage chargeable for the convey- ance beyond the limits of the Union shall be determined by those conventions; they shall be added, in such case, to the Union rate.

In conformity with the stipulations of Article IX., the Union rate shall be appropriated in the following manner:

1. The despatching Office of the Union shall keep the whole of the Union rate for the prepaid correspondence addressed to for- eign countries.

2. The receiving Office of the Union shall keep the whole of the Union rate for the unpaid correspondence originating in foreign

countries.

3. The Office of the Union which exchanges closed mails with foreign countries shall keep the whole of the Union rate for the paid correspondence originating in foreign countries and for the unpaid correspond- ence addressed to foreign countries.

In the cases mentioned under the numbers 1, 2, and 3, the Office which exchanges the mails is not entitled to any payment for transit. In all the other cases the transit rates shall be paid according to the stipulations of Article X.

370

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

ARTICLE XII.

Le service des lettres avec valeur d?clar?e, et celui des mandats de poste feront l'objet d'arrange- ments ult?rieurs entre les divers pays ou groupes de pays de l'Union.

ARTICLE XIII.

Les Administrations postales des divers pays qui composent l'Union sont comp?tentes pour arr?ter d'un commun accord, dans un r?glement, toutes les mesures d'ordre et de d?tail n?cessaires en vue de l'ex?cution du pr?sent trait?. Il est entendu que les dispositions de ce r?glement pourront toujours ?tre modifi?es d'un commun accord entre les Administrations de l'Union.

Les diff?rentes Administrations peuvent prendre entre elles les arrangements n?cessaires au sujet des questions qui ne concernent pas l'ensemble de l'Union, comme le r?glement des rapports ? la fronti?re, la fixation de rayons limitrophes avec taxe r?duite, les conditions de l'?change des mandats de poste et des lettres avec valeur d?- clar?e, etc., etc.

ARTICLE XIV.

Les stipulations du pr?sent trait? ne portent ni alt?ration ? la l?gislation postale interne de cha- que pays, ni restriction au droit des parties con- tractantes de maintenir et de conclure des trait?s, ainsi que de maintenir et d'?tablir des unions plus restreintes en vue d'une am?lioration pro- gressive des relations postales.

ARTICLE XV.

Il sera organis?, sous le nom de Bureau inter- national de l'Union g?n?rale des postes, un office central qui fonctionnera sous la haute surveillance d'une Administration postale d?sign?e par le Con- gr?s, et dont les frais seront support?s par toutes les Administrations des Etats contractants.

Ce bureau sera charg? de coordonner, de pu- blier et de distribuer les renseignements de toute nature qui int?ressent le service international des postes, d'?mettre, ? la demande des parties en cause, un avis sur les questions litigieuses, d'instruire les demandes de modification au r?glement d'ex?cu- tion, de notifier les changements adopt?s, de faci- liter les op?rations de la comptabilit? internatio- nale, notamment dans les relations pr?vues ? l'art. 10 ci-dessus et, en g?n?ral, de proc?der aux ?tudes et aux travaux dont il serait saisi dans l'int?r?t de l'Union postale.

ARTICLE XVI.

En cas de dissentiment entre deux ou plusieurs membres de l'Union relativement ? l'interpr?tation du pr?sent trait?, la question en litige devra ?tre r?gl?e par jugement arbitral; ? cet effet, chacune des Administrations en cause choisira un autre membre de l'Union qui ne soit pas int?ress? dans l'affaire.

La d?cision des arbitres sera donn?e ? la majo- rit? absolue des voix.

En cas de partage des voix, les arbitres choisi- ront, pour trancher le diff?rend, une autre Admi- nistration ?galement d?sint?ress?e dans le litige.

ARTICLE XII.

The exchange of letters with value declared and of Post Office money orders shall form the subject of ulterior arrangements between the various coun- tries or groups of countries composing the Union. ARTICLE XIII.

The Post Offices of the various countries com- posing the Union are competent to draw up, by common consent, in the form of detailed regula- tions, all the measures of order and detail necessary with a view to the execution of the present Treaty. It is understood that the stipulations of these detailed regulations may always be modified by the common consent of the Offices of the Union. The several Offices may make amongst them- selves the necessary arrangements on the subject of questions which do not concern the Union generally; such as the regulations of exchange at the frontier, the determination of radii in adjacent countries within which a lower rate of postage may be taken, the conditions of the exchange of Post Office money orders, and of letters with declared value, &c., &c.

ARTICLE XIV.

The stipulations of the present Treaty do not involve any alteration in the inland postal legis- lation of any country, nor any restriction on the right of the contracting parties to maintain and to conclude treaties, as well as to mantain and esta- blish more restricted unions with a view to a pro- gressive improvement of postal relations.

ARTICLE XV.

There shall be organized, under the name of the International Office of the General Postal Union, a central office, which shall be conducted under the surveillance of a Postal Administration to be chosen by the Congress, and the expenses of which shall be borne by all the Offices of the contracting States.

This Office shall be charged with the duty of collecting, publishing, and distributing informa- tion of every kind which concerns the Internati- onal Postal Service; of giving, at the request of the parties concerned, an opinion upon questions in dispute; of making known proposals for modi- fying the detailed regulations; of notifying altera- tions adopted; of facilitating operations relating to international accounts, especially in the cases referred to in Article X. foregoing; and in gene- ral of considering and working out all questions in the interest of the Postal Union.

ARTICLE XVI.

In case of disagreement between two or more members of the Union as to the interpretation of the present Treaty, the question in dispute shall be decided by arbitration. To that end, each of the offices concerned shall choose another member of the Union not interested in the affair.

The decision of the arbitrators shall be given by an absolute majority of votes.

In case of an equality of votes the arbitrators shall choose, with the view of settling the differ- ence, another Administration equally uninterested in the question in dispute.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1875. 371

ARTICLE XVII.

L'entr?e dans l'Union des pays d'outremer n'en faisant pas encore parte sera admise aux conditions suivantes :

1° Ils d?poseront leur d?claration entre les mains de l'Administration charg?e de la gestion du Bureau international de l'Union. 2o Ils se soumettront aux stipulations du trait? de l'Union, sauf entente ult?rieure au sujet des frais de transport maritime.

3o Leur adh?sion ? l'Union doit ?tre pr?c?d?e d'une entente entre les Administrations ayant des conventions postales ou des rela- tions directes avec eux.

4° Pour amener cette entente, l'Administration g?rante convoquera, le cas ?ch?ant, une r?union des Administrations int?ress?es et de l'Administration qui demande l'acc?s.

5° L'entente ?tablie, l'Administration g?rante en avisera tous les membres de l'Union g?- n?rale des postes.

6° Si dans un d?lai de six semaines, ? partir de la date de cette communication, des objec- tions ne sont pas pr?sent?es, l'adh?sion sera consid?r?e comme accomplie et il en sera fait communication par l'Administra- tion g?rante ? l'Administration adh?rente. L'adh?sion d?finitive sera constat?e par un acte diplomatique entre le Gouvernement de l'Administration g?rante et le Gouver- nement de l'Administration admise dans l'Union.

ARTICLE XVIII.

Tous les trois ans au moins, un Congr?s de pl?- nipotentiaires des pays participant au trait? sera r?uni en vue de perfectionner le syst?me del 'Union, d'y introduire les am?liorations jug?es n?cessaires et de discuter les affaires communes.

Chaque pays a une voix.

Chaque pays peut se faire repr?senter, soit par un ou par plusieurs d?l?gu?s, soit par la d?l?ga- tion d'un autre pays.

Toutefois, il est entendu que le d?l?gu? ou les d?l?gu?s d'un pays ne pourront ?tre charg?s que de la repr?sentation de deux pays, y compris celui qu'ils repr?sentent.

La prochaine r?union aura lieu ? Paris en 1877.

Toutefois, l'?poque de cette r?union sera avan- c?e, si la demande en est faite par le tiers au moins des membres de l'Union.

ARTICLE XIX.

　Le pr?sent trait? entrera en vigeur le 1er juillet 1875.

Il est conclu pour trois ans ? partir de cette date. Pass? ce terme, il sera consid?r? comme ind?finiment prolong?, mais chaque partie contrac- tante aura le droit de se retirer de l'Union, moyen- nant un avertissement donn? une ann?e ? l'avance.

ARTICLE XVII.

The entry into the Union of countries beyond sea not yet forming part of it, shall be effected on the following conditions:-

1. They shall make their application to the Ad- ministration charged with the management of the International Office of the Union. 2. They shall submit to the stipulations of the Treaty of the Union, subject to an ulterior understanding on the subject of the cost of

sea conveyance.

3. Their adhesion to the Union must be preced- ed by an understanding between the Ad- ministrations having postal conventions or direct relations' with them.

4. In order to bring about this understanding, the Administration charged with the ma- nagement of the International Office of the Union shall convene, if there be occasion, a ineeting of the Administrations interest- ed and of the Administration desiring ad- mission.

5. When the understanding has been arrived at, the Administration charged with the management of the International Office of the Union shall give notice of the same to all the members of the General Postal Union. 6. If in a period of six weeks, counting from the date of that communication, no objections are presented, the adhesion shall be consi- dered as accomplished, and notice thereof shall be given by the managing Adminis- tration to the Administration joining the Union. The definitive adhesion shall be completed by a diplomatic act between the Government of the managing Adminstra- tion and the Government of the Adminis- tration admitted into the Union.

ARTICLE XVIII.

Every three years at least a Congress of pleni- potentiaries of the countries participating in the Treaty shall be held with a view of perfecting the system of the Union, of introducing into it improvements found necessary, and of discussing common affairs.

Each country has one vote.

Each country may be represented either by one or several delegates, or by the delegation of another country.

Nevertheless, it is understood that the delegate or delegates of one country can be charged with the representation of two countries only; includ- ing the one they represent.

The next meeting shall take place at Paris in 1877.

Nevertheless, the period of this meeting may be advanced, if a demand to that effect be made by one third at least of the members of the Union. ARTICLE XIX.

The present Treaty shall come into force on the 1st July 1875.

It is concluded for three years from that date. When that term is passed, it shall be considered as indefinitely prolonged, but each contracting party will have the right to withdraw from the Union on giving notice one year in advance.

372 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

ARTICLE XX.

Sont abrog?es, ? partir du jour de la mise ? ex?cution du pr?sent trait?, toutes les dispositions des trait?s sp?ciaux conclus entre les divers pays et Administrations, pour autant qu'elles ne serai- ent pas conciliables avec les termes du pr?sent trait? et sans pr?judice des dispositions de l'art. 14.

Le pr?sent trait? sera ratifi? aussit?t que faire se pourra, et, au plus tard, trois mois avant la date de sa mise ? ex?cution. Les actes de ratifi- cation seront ?chang?s ? Berne.

En foi de quoi les pl?nipotentiaires des Gouver- nements des pays ci-dessus ?num?r?s l'ont sign? ? Berne, le 9 Octobre 1874.

Pour la Grande-Bretagne

l'Allemagne

...

ARTICLE XX.

After the date on which the present Treaty comes into effect, all the stipulations of the special treaties concluded between the various countries and Administrations, in so far as they may be at variance with the terms of the present Treaty, and without prejudice to the stipulations of Article XIV., are abrogated.

The present Treaty shall be ratified as soon as possible, and, at the latest, three months previous to the date on which it is to come into force. The acts of ratification shall be exchanged at Berne.

In faith of which the plenipotentiaries of the Governments of the Countries above enumerated have signed it at Berne, the 9th October 1874.

WM. JAS. PAGE. (STEPHAN.

...

l'Autriche

...

la Hongrie

...

la Belgique ...

le Danemark

l'Egypte

...

l'Espagne

les Etats Unis d'Am?rique......

la France, 3 Mai 1875

la Gr?ce

...

l'Italie

...

le Luxembourg

la Norv?ge,

les Pays-Bas

...

le Portugal

...

la Roumanie

"1"

la Russie...

la Serbie

...

la Su?de ...

la Suisse

la Turquie

...

PROTOCOLE FINAL.

G?NTHER.

LE BARON DE KOLBENSTEINER. PILHAL.

SM. GERVAY.

P. HEIM. FASSIAUX. VINCHENT.

J. GIFE. FENGER.

MUZZI BEY.

SANGEL MANSI.

EMILIO C. DE NAVASCUES. JOSEPH H. BLACKFAN.

B. D'HARCOURT. SA. MANSOLAS. ALB. B?TANT. TANTESIO.

VON ROBE.

C. OPPEN.

SHOFSTEDE.

B. SWEERTS DE LANDAS WYBORGH. EDUARDO LESSA.

GEORGE F. LAHOVARI.

BARON VELHO.

GEORGES POGGENPOHL.

MLADEN Z. RADOJKOVITSCH.

W. Roos.

EUG?NE BOREL.

NAEFF.

DR. J. HEER. YANCO MACRIDI.

Les soussign?s pl?nipotentiaires des Gouvernements des pays qui ont sign? aujourd'hui le trait? concernant la cr?ation d'une Union g?n?rale des Postes, sont convenus de ce qui suit:

Dans le cas o? le Gouvernement fran?ais, qui s'est r?serv? le protocole ouvert et qui figure en cons?quence au nombre des parties contractantes au trait? sans y avoir encore donn? son adh?sion, ne se d?ciderait pas ? le signer, ce trait? n'en sera pas moins d?finitif et obligatoire pour toutes les autres parties contractantes dont les repr?sentants l'ont sign? aujourd'hui.

En foi de quoi les pl?nipotentiaires ci-dessous ont dress? le pr?sent protocole final qui aura la m?me force et la m?me valeur que si les dispositions qu'il contient ?taient ins?r?es dans le trait? lui-m?me, et ils l'ont sign? en un exemplaire qui restera d?pos? aux archives du Gouvernement de la Cont?d?ration suisse et dont une copie sera remise ? chaque partie.

Berne, le 9 Octobre 1874.

(Suivent les signatures des d?l?gu?s des Gouverne- ments de l'Allemagne, de l'Autriche-Hongrie, de la Belgique, du Danemark, de l'Egypte, de l'Espagne, des Etats-Unis d'Am?rique, de la Grande-Bretagne, de la Gr?ce, de l'Italie, du Luxembourg, de la Norv?ge, des Pays-Bas, du Portugal, de la Rou- manie, de la Russie, de la Serbie, de la Su?de, de la Suisse, et de la Turquie.)

No. 158.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

373

　　　Tenders will be received at this Office up to Noon on Friday, 1st October, for the purchase of the Government Steam Launch Blanche.

For particulars apply to the Harbour Master.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st September, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 159.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　　H. G. THOMSETT, Esquire, R.N., having reported his return to the Colony, has resumed the duties. of his Office from this date.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd September, 1875.

No. 160.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Order made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council under "The Hongkong Lighthouses Ordinance, 1873," is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd September, 1875.

THE LIGHTHOUSES ORDINANCE, 1873.

No. 17 OF 1873.

ORDER

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council, this 3rd day of September, 1875.

By virtue of the provisions of the above mentioned Ordinance, it is ordered,-

That the River Steamer Yotsai belonging to KWOK ACHEONG, be exempted from the payment of Light Dues so long as she enters the waters of the Colony by day.

Approved in Council,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE, Clerk of Councils.

No. 161.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Notice is hereby given that a sale of Lands on the foreshore of the village of Yau-ma-ti, in the Dependency of British Kowloon, will be held on Monday, the 20th of September, 1875, at 4 P.M.

The accompanying Schedule of the respective Lots for sale is published for general information. The plan and conditions of sale may be seen upon application at the Surveyor General's Office, between the hours of Eleven A.M., and Three P.M.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th September, 1875.

No.

Registry No.

Lots.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.

LOCALITY.

Boundary Measurements.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Contents in Square ft.

Annual Upset Rent. Price.

No. 29

Yau-ma-ti,

Do.,

feet. feet. feet. feet. 100.0 100.0 283.0| |240.0

100.0 100.0 210.0 210.0

100.0 100.0 193.0 193.0

100.0 100.0 251.0 251.0

25,995 59.67 100.00

21,000 48.20 100.00 19,300 44.36 100.00 25,100 57.62 100.00

374 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

No. 162.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　It is hereby notified that information has been received through the Acting Consul for France, that the ports of Hanoi and Haephong in Tongkin, will be opened for trade on the 15th instant.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th September, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 153.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　The following Resolution passed at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held on Wednesday, the 25th August, 1875, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th August, 1875.

RESOLVED

Under the provisions of Section 14 of Ordinance No. 1 of 1873,

That the Scale of Stamp Duties contained in the Second Schedule to "The Sheriff's Ordinance, 1873," be varied as hereinafter mentioned, that is to say:-

　By striking out the last item, namely, the percentage charged upon arrests or seizures in execu- tion, and by inserting :-

No. 155.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

More or less.

20 Fine Blue Cloth Suits for Inspectors and Jemadar. 275 Blue Cloth Suits for Europeans and Indians.

341 Serge Suits for Chinese.

150 Turbans.

340 Chinese Hats.

550 Pairs Chinese Shoes.

150 Pairs Chinese Stockings.

Blue Cloth, Buff Facings, Buttons, Mohair Braid and Cord, Serge for the Chinese Force, and Cloth for Indian Constables' Turbans only will be supplied from the Police Store.

Form of Tender and any further information can be obtained on application at the office of the Captain Superintendent of Police.

No Tender will be received unless sent in the Form required. The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th August, 1875.

NOTICE.

Tender.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

A supply of Bronze Cent pieces have been received from England, and can be obtained in exchange on application at the Treasury.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 19th July, 1875.

C. MAY,

Acting Colonial Treasurer.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1875. WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 3RD SEPTEMBER, 1875. REGISTER AT HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.

375

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

1875.

THERMOMETER.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo-

meter. meter.

meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

August 28

29.78

29.71

29.78

88.5

29.82

89.5

83.5

29.73

87.5

29.81

29.75

29.74

29.66

September 1

29.79

29.80

29.91

29.93

80.5

29.90

81.5

29.94

29.93

77.5

29.89

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

METER.

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

BAROMETER.

9 A.M.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

Self Registering.

Min. Max. NOON.

WINDS.

RAIN.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

Noon.

In inches during the

previo

24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 P.M.

NOON.

6 A.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Aug. 28 28.06 28.09 28.09 28.05 28.05 75.0 80.0 79.5 73.5 76.0 71.574.5 81.5 WNW

3 WNW 2 W

0.00

29 28.04 28.10 28.09 28.05 28.05 76.081.0 80.0 74.0 77.0 77.0 75.5 81.5 W

3 NW

2 Calm

0.00

30 28.08 28.10 28.09 28.05, 28.04 750 74.0 74.0 74.0 73.0 71.574.0 82.5 NNE

3 NE

3 E

0.12

　　　　31 28.05 28.05 28.04 27.96 27.96 72.5 74.0 73.0 72.0 73.0 73.0 72.0 76.0 NE Sept. 1 28.01 28.09 28.09 28.13 28.13 73.0 72.5 74.0 72.0 72.5 73.0 72.5 75.0 ESE

228.16 28.20 28.20 28.18 28.18 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.0 72.0 72.0 72.5 74.0 SE

3 28.20 28.21 28.21 28.18 28.18,73.5 74.5 73.5 73.0 74.0 73.0 73.0 76.0 SE

4 ENE

3 SE

4 SE

3 ESE

4 E

0.08

5 SE

1.61

5 SE

1.15

3 ESE

0.41

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

5 A.M., passing fog; 8 A.M., fine,

cloudy, hazy.

5 A.M., fog with rain; 8 A.M., openings

in fog; 2 P.M., cloudy, hazy.

Squally with fog and rain at inter-

vals throughout.

Do.

do.

5 A.M., wet fog; 11 A.M., showery; 1

P.M., fine, clear, cloudy.

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB,

THERMO-

WINDS.

METER.

Self Registering

Force, range from 0 to 12.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

NOON. Dirn.

NOON.

6 P.M. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

1875.

Aug. 28 29.82 29.80. 29.80 29.76 29.74 81.00 85.05 85.00 80.00 80.05 80.00 80.05 87.05 NW

29 29.76 29.80 29.80' 29.78 29.80 83.00, 85.00 84.00 81.00, 81.00 80.00 81.00 87.00 Calm

30 29.80 29.95 29.86 29.80 29.80 81.00 82.00 81.00 79.00, 79.00 78.00 79.00 92.00 Calm 3129.76 29.80 29.80 29.71 29.69 81.00 82.00 81.00 78.00 79.00 78.00 77.05 80.05 Calm

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　! Sept. 1

1 SW

0 NW

0 N

4 N

2 W

0 NE

29.76 29.80 29.83 29.83 29.82 79.00 88.05 82.00 78.00 87.05 80.00 77.05 85.05 SE

29.87 29.96 29.96 29.92 29.92 78.00 78.00 79.00 78.00, 77.00 77.00 77.00 84.00 NE 3,29.95 29.96 29.97 29.93 29.91 80.00 84.00 83.00 79.00 80.00 79.00 76.00 84.00 Calm

2 SE.

2 Calm

0 SE

1 ESE

2 ESE 4

Do.

Fine and cloudy throughout.

Do.

do.

Heavy rain squalls throughout the day and past night.

Do.

do.

Do.

do.

2 Calm

Do.

do.

Letters. Papers.

Anderson, Jas. 2 Assings, Mr. 2

Bradfield, J.

Frampton, Mr. 1

Kennedy, J. M. 1

Almeida, A.

M. d' Askins, W.,

formerly of the ship E. P. Bouverie)

Cotter, A. T.

Campbell, Geo. 1 Clarke, Clarke

Hazell Callao, J. C.

Guerrero, R. Gamble, R.

Galbraith & Co. 2

Gillies, D.

Lester, David Legg, W. H. Lee, Nelson A. 2

d'Oliveira

Chambers,

Hucklebridge,

Baldwin, U. 1 Boreham, Charles Binney, Fredk. I Bohinda, G. 2 Browne, M.D.,

William

Cornill

Hill, N. Hudgell, H.

Clarke, Capt.Johnl

Collons, James 1

Cauvin, Monsr. 1

Harrington, 1

Capt. Hutchinson, R.W.1

Mitchell, Geo. 1 Mitchell, W. Manicom, R. 1 Marshall, G. Maurer, Giovanni

Neill, H. S. B. 1

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 3rd September, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Pawilka, John 1 Paulsen, Charles1

Lets. Papa.

Stott, Miss Maryl Savio, Pietro Souza, Egy-

}

dio F. de Syed, H. M. Sindling, F. W. E.1 Smith, George 1

Letters. Papers.

Rodgers, A.

Roberton, Jas. 1 Rapo, Joaquim 1

Riccardi, P.

1 regd.

Rozen-China

Shave, H. T. 1

Ragnoli, Giacomo 1

Rangel, Q. A. 1

Reich, M.

Tindeiro, J. A. 1 Thomas, Jas.

Colla?o, Pedro A. 1

Hill, Capt. J.

L.L.D., J.

Horten, W.

Sim?es, R. Smith, J.

Vella, G. B.

M. F.

Erdensohn, O. 1

Hosie, P. B.

Santos,

antonio dos}

Watts, Mr. Winton, J. J.

A collection of Postage Stamps was found loose amongst the Contents of last English Mail. The addressee can have it upon correct description.

Pritchard, H. Pateck

For H. M. Ships.

Letter.

Letters.

Paper.

Egeria

1 regd.

Midge

Victor Emanuel 5 (1 regd.) 1

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1875. WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 3RD SEPTEMBER, 1875. REGISTER AT HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.

375

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

1875.

THERMOMETER.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo-

meter. meter.

meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

August 28

29.78

29.71

29.78

88.5

29.82

89.5

83.5

29.73

87.5

29.81

29.75

29.74

29.66

September 1

29.79

29.80

29.91

29.93

80.5

29.90

81.5

29.94

29.93

77.5

29.89

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

METER.

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

BAROMETER.

9 A.M.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

Self Registering.

Min. Max. NOON.

WINDS.

RAIN.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

Noon.

In inches during the

previo

24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 P.M.

NOON.

6 A.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Aug. 28 28.06 28.09 28.09 28.05 28.05 75.0 80.0 79.5 73.5 76.0 71.574.5 81.5 WNW

3 WNW 2 W

0.00

29 28.04 28.10 28.09 28.05 28.05 76.081.0 80.0 74.0 77.0 77.0 75.5 81.5 W

3 NW

2 Calm

0.00

30 28.08 28.10 28.09 28.05, 28.04 750 74.0 74.0 74.0 73.0 71.574.0 82.5 NNE

3 NE

3 E

0.12

　　　　31 28.05 28.05 28.04 27.96 27.96 72.5 74.0 73.0 72.0 73.0 73.0 72.0 76.0 NE Sept. 1 28.01 28.09 28.09 28.13 28.13 73.0 72.5 74.0 72.0 72.5 73.0 72.5 75.0 ESE

228.16 28.20 28.20 28.18 28.18 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.0 72.0 72.0 72.5 74.0 SE

3 28.20 28.21 28.21 28.18 28.18,73.5 74.5 73.5 73.0 74.0 73.0 73.0 76.0 SE

4 ENE

3 SE

4 SE

3 ESE

4 E

0.08

5 SE

1.61

5 SE

1.15

3 ESE

0.41

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

5 A.M., passing fog; 8 A.M., fine,

cloudy, hazy.

5 A.M., fog with rain; 8 A.M., openings

in fog; 2 P.M., cloudy, hazy.

Squally with fog and rain at inter-

vals throughout.

Do.

do.

5 A.M., wet fog; 11 A.M., showery; 1

P.M., fine, clear, cloudy.

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB,

THERMO-

WINDS.

METER.

Self Registering

Force, range from 0 to 12.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

NOON. Dirn.

NOON.

6 P.M. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

1875.

Aug. 28 29.82 29.80. 29.80 29.76 29.74 81.00 85.05 85.00 80.00 80.05 80.00 80.05 87.05 NW

29 29.76 29.80 29.80' 29.78 29.80 83.00, 85.00 84.00 81.00, 81.00 80.00 81.00 87.00 Calm

30 29.80 29.95 29.86 29.80 29.80 81.00 82.00 81.00 79.00, 79.00 78.00 79.00 92.00 Calm 3129.76 29.80 29.80 29.71 29.69 81.00 82.00 81.00 78.00 79.00 78.00 77.05 80.05 Calm

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　! Sept. 1

1 SW

0 NW

0 N

4 N

2 W

0 NE

29.76 29.80 29.83 29.83 29.82 79.00 88.05 82.00 78.00 87.05 80.00 77.05 85.05 SE

29.87 29.96 29.96 29.92 29.92 78.00 78.00 79.00 78.00, 77.00 77.00 77.00 84.00 NE 3,29.95 29.96 29.97 29.93 29.91 80.00 84.00 83.00 79.00 80.00 79.00 76.00 84.00 Calm

2 SE.

2 Calm

0 SE

1 ESE

2 ESE 4

Do.

Fine and cloudy throughout.

Do.

do.

Heavy rain squalls throughout the day and past night.

Do.

do.

Do.

do.

2 Calm

Do.

do.

Letters. Papers.

Anderson, Jas. 2 Assings, Mr. 2

Bradfield, J.

Frampton, Mr. 1

Kennedy, J. M. 1

Almeida, A.

M. d' Askins, W.,

formerly of the ship E. P. Bouverie)

Cotter, A. T.

Campbell, Geo. 1 Clarke, Clarke

Hazell Callao, J. C.

Guerrero, R. Gamble, R.

Galbraith & Co. 2

Gillies, D.

Lester, David Legg, W. H. Lee, Nelson A. 2

d'Oliveira

Chambers,

Hucklebridge,

Baldwin, U. 1 Boreham, Charles Binney, Fredk. I Bohinda, G. 2 Browne, M.D.,

William

Cornill

Hill, N. Hudgell, H.

Clarke, Capt.Johnl

Collons, James 1

Cauvin, Monsr. 1

Harrington, 1

Capt. Hutchinson, R.W.1

Mitchell, Geo. 1 Mitchell, W. Manicom, R. 1 Marshall, G. Maurer, Giovanni

Neill, H. S. B. 1

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 3rd September, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Pawilka, John 1 Paulsen, Charles1

Lets. Papa.

Stott, Miss Maryl Savio, Pietro Souza, Egy-

}

dio F. de Syed, H. M. Sindling, F. W. E.1 Smith, George 1

Letters. Papers.

Rodgers, A.

Roberton, Jas. 1 Rapo, Joaquim 1

Riccardi, P.

1 regd.

Rozen-China

Shave, H. T. 1

Ragnoli, Giacomo 1

Rangel, Q. A. 1

Reich, M.

Tindeiro, J. A. 1 Thomas, Jas.

Colla?o, Pedro A. 1

Hill, Capt. J.

L.L.D., J.

Horten, W.

Sim?es, R. Smith, J.

Vella, G. B.

M. F.

Erdensohn, O. 1

Hosie, P. B.

Santos,

antonio dos}

Watts, Mr. Winton, J. J.

A collection of Postage Stamps was found loose amongst the Contents of last English Mail. The addressee can have it upon correct description.

Pritchard, H. Pateck

For H. M. Ships.

Letter.

Letters.

Paper.

Egeria

1 regd.

Midge

Victor Emanuel 5 (1 regd.) 1

376

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

For Merchant Ships.

Letters. Papers,

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Atma

Atlantic

Cornuvia Ceylon

Eastern Isles, s.s.1

Ella

4 3

Invincible Isabella

Min, s.s.

Queen Victoria 1

Maximos

Aldebaran

Cilurnum

Ella Beatrice

Marion, s.s.

Rover

Ascelan

Chandier

Eastern Mo-

Aberdeen

Columbo

narch

}

Julia H.

Mary Blair

Robert Boak

John C. Munro 5

Mirilla

Ruth

Anahuac

Celestial, s.s.

E. J. Spense

Charity

Kirkland

Ocean Beauty 1

Scotland

Berker

Crocus, s.s.

Kaisow

Star of Persia

Formosa

Corea

Kursu

Portland

Selene

Falcon

Comet

Carolus Magnus 1

Kedron

Countess of Erroll

Chusan

Kate Waters

Prince Louis Pelham

Volga

the Seas

Champion of 1 }:

Dilharree

11 1

Gem Gosshawk

Webfoot

19 8

Lesmona

Queen of the Seas2

Wild Wood

W. Grinsberg, Manila,

S. Schuer, Manila,..

F. Abdollaly, Bangkok,

Maria Fossio, Buenos Ayres,

F. E. Rossi, Habana,

Rev. L. McGuire, Buchanon, Penna.,

T. B. Harvey, Mississippi,

Dr. D. F. Owen, Mississippi,

Wapada Kakanda, Sarawak,

Anderson, Miss, 222, Upper Frederick Street, Liverpool, Baglay, Miss, Burdett Road, London, E.,

Balliston, Miss, 34, l'enton Place, Walworth, London, Barr, Mrs., Raglan Street, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, Barrett, Mrs., 15, Crier Street, Southwark, London,. Botelho, B. T., Hongkong,

Chatain, Mme. Marie, Large Road, No. 22, Hongkong,

Coward, R., Hongkong,....

Cowley, Mrs., 1, Wright's Buildings, Limehouse, London,

Dass, C. C., & Co., Calcutta,

Ebrahimbhoy, E., Hongkong,

FitzGerald, Miss L., Melbourne,

1 Letter.

1 Book.

Detained for Postage.

James Gibbons, Callao, Peru,

J. Hughes, Newtown, near Sydney, N.S.W.,...... 1 Walter Morse, New York,

Alton P. Goss, Hawirch, Mass.,

Wm. Dunphy, care of Wm. Monahan, San Fran-

cisco, California,.....

1 Letter.

1 Book.

1 Paper.

Walter Hamberg, Newcastle, New South Wales, 1 Letter. Adolphe Martin, Gabon, Afrique,

1 Letter.

Dead Letters.

Landeshut, S. S., 29, Grosvenor Crescent, London, Lane, H. K., Shanghae,..

Lark, D., Galle, Ceylon,

Latham, Mrs., 16, Norwood Grove, Liverpool,

Levy, N., 52, Rachael Street, Melbourne,

Neilson, W., Yokohama,.

Nisbet, C., Pl?ckstrasse, No. 60, Heidelberg,

Payen, Louis & Cie., Lyon,

Perry, Mrs., Poste Restante, Nice,

Portugal e Castro, M. de, Rio de Janeiro,

Quayle, Captain, Barque Formosa, Singapore,

Ross, Robert, 392, Springburn Road, Glasgow, Saunders, F., Hongkong,

.(Registered),... 1

Siars, J., Calcutta,

Strau, Capt., Russian Navy, Havre, France, Velge, Bros. & Co., Singapore,

Wallensee, Comtesse von, Sch?nbrun, Germany,........................................................................................ Welsh, Peter, Doune Street, Dublin,

Forrer & Vignier, Lyon,

Gilman, G., Christchurch, New Zealand,

Gordon, Mrs. Ann, Brisbane,..

James, Miss, St. George's Mountain Estate, St. Croix, W.I.,

Jones, Capt. R. A., Mean Meer, India,

Kirby, Capt., Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong,

Kofod, Mrs. C. E., Copenhagen, Denmark,..

Krishtnasany, Naido, care of Rowe & Co., Rangoon,..

General Post Office, Hongkong, 3rd September, 1875.

NOTICE.

THE next sitting of the Court, in its Summary Jurisdiction, will be held on Wednesday, the Eighth day of September, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon, instead of Tuesday, the Seventh. By Order,

In the Goods of—

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

LEONG YUK Foo, Dentist, deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given to the next of kin,

　　and all other persons, to produce any Wills or Codicils of the above named party, de- ceased, that may be in their possession, before the Supreme Court, in its Probate Jurisdiction, on Thursday, the Ninth day of September, A.D. 1875; or, if none, that the next of Kin do accept or refuse Letters of Administration, failing which, Letters of Administration will be granted to the Registrar of the said Court, or such other person as the Court may think fit.

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 233.

Plaintiff,-WILLIAM THOMPSON and JOHN HIND, trading under the style or firm of "Thompson & Hind.”

Defendant,-EFFIE DUMONT.

OTICE is hereby given that a Writ of For-

ED. SHARP & TOLLER, Solicitors for the Plaintiffs, Supreme Court House.

Wiebe, H., German Frigate Elizabeth, Kiel,.. Wilkinson, Bros. & Co., Melbourne,...

ALFRED LISTER,

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY. TOTICE.-WILLIAM COCHRANE EDWARDS, and SABINO REIS ROZARIO, carrying on business at Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, under the firm name of "Edwards Rozario & Co.," Accountants and General Agents, and the said Sabino Reis Rozario carrying on business at Victoria aforesaid, during the years 1872, 1873, and 1874, under the firm name of " Frisby & Co.," having been adjudged Bankrupts under a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, in Bankruptcy, on the Sixteenth day of August, A.D. 1875, a public sitting for the said Bankrupts to pass their last examination, and make application for their order of discharge, will be held before the Hono- rable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of

Postmaster General.

& Toller are the Solcitors in the matter of the said Petition.

A public sitting will be appointed by the said Court for the said Bankrupt to pass his final examination, of which sitting notice will be given in the Hongkong Government Gazette.

At the first meeting of Creditors, the Registrar will receive the proofs of the debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

All persons who have possession of any of the Effects of the said Bankrupt must deliver the same to the Official Assignee, and all debts due to the said Bankrupt must be paid to the said Official Assignee.

Hongkong, 4th day of September, 1875.

In the Goods of YIP TEEM, deceased.

the said Court, at the Supreme Court House, LETTERS of Administration having been

Victoria, Hongkong, on Wednesday, the Fif- teenth day of September, A.D. One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon of that day precisely.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and Messrs. Stephens and Holmes are the Solicitors acting in the Bank- ruptcy.

2, Club Chambers, Hongkong, 3rd September, 1875.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY. ?OTICE.-JEAN CLAUDE WILLAUME, of

Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, Merchant, having been adjudged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong in Bank- ruptcy on the 18th day of August, 1875, is hereby required to surrender himself to the Hon- orable William Hastings Alexander, the Registrar of the said Court, at the first meeting of his Creditors, to be held before the said Registrar, on the 14th day of September, 1875, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon precisely, at the said Court.

The said William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and Messrs. Edmund Sharp

granted to Yip Sun Wat and Yip Sun Chuen, the second and third Sons of the said deceased,?

All persons having Claims against the above Estate are requested to send to the undersigned particulars of such Claims on or before the 30th day of September next, and all persons indebted to the said Estate are required to pay to the undersigned their several debts without delay.

Dated 4th day of September, 1875.

WEI A-KWONG, No. 16, Gage Street, Agent.

THE

NOTICE.

THE interest and responsibility of Mr. JAMES WHITTALL in our Firm ceased on the 30th April, 1875.

Mr. WILLIAM PATERSON was admitted a Partner on the 1st May last, and we have autho- rized Mr. JOHN BELL IRVING and Mr. JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK to sign our Firm.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, 20th August, 1875.

Printed and Published by NORONHA & SONS, Printers to the Hongkong Government, OswALDS' TERRACE, WELLINGTON STREET, Hongkong.

376

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

For Merchant Ships.

Letters. Papers,

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Atma

Atlantic

Cornuvia Ceylon

Eastern Isles, s.s.1

Ella

4 3

Invincible Isabella

Min, s.s.

Queen Victoria 1

Maximos

Aldebaran

Cilurnum

Ella Beatrice

Marion, s.s.

Rover

Ascelan

Chandier

Eastern Mo-

Aberdeen

Columbo

narch

}

Julia H.

Mary Blair

Robert Boak

John C. Munro 5

Mirilla

Ruth

Anahuac

Celestial, s.s.

E. J. Spense

Charity

Kirkland

Ocean Beauty 1

Scotland

Berker

Crocus, s.s.

Kaisow

Star of Persia

Formosa

Corea

Kursu

Portland

Selene

Falcon

Comet

Carolus Magnus 1

Kedron

Countess of Erroll

Chusan

Kate Waters

Prince Louis Pelham

Volga

the Seas

Champion of 1 }:

Dilharree

11 1

Gem Gosshawk

Webfoot

19 8

Lesmona

Queen of the Seas2

Wild Wood

W. Grinsberg, Manila,

S. Schuer, Manila,..

F. Abdollaly, Bangkok,

Maria Fossio, Buenos Ayres,

F. E. Rossi, Habana,

Rev. L. McGuire, Buchanon, Penna.,

T. B. Harvey, Mississippi,

Dr. D. F. Owen, Mississippi,

Wapada Kakanda, Sarawak,

Anderson, Miss, 222, Upper Frederick Street, Liverpool, Baglay, Miss, Burdett Road, London, E.,

Balliston, Miss, 34, l'enton Place, Walworth, London, Barr, Mrs., Raglan Street, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, Barrett, Mrs., 15, Crier Street, Southwark, London,. Botelho, B. T., Hongkong,

Chatain, Mme. Marie, Large Road, No. 22, Hongkong,

Coward, R., Hongkong,....

Cowley, Mrs., 1, Wright's Buildings, Limehouse, London,

Dass, C. C., & Co., Calcutta,

Ebrahimbhoy, E., Hongkong,

FitzGerald, Miss L., Melbourne,

1 Letter.

1 Book.

Detained for Postage.

James Gibbons, Callao, Peru,

J. Hughes, Newtown, near Sydney, N.S.W.,...... 1 Walter Morse, New York,

Alton P. Goss, Hawirch, Mass.,

Wm. Dunphy, care of Wm. Monahan, San Fran-

cisco, California,.....

1 Letter.

1 Book.

1 Paper.

Walter Hamberg, Newcastle, New South Wales, 1 Letter. Adolphe Martin, Gabon, Afrique,

1 Letter.

Dead Letters.

Landeshut, S. S., 29, Grosvenor Crescent, London, Lane, H. K., Shanghae,..

Lark, D., Galle, Ceylon,

Latham, Mrs., 16, Norwood Grove, Liverpool,

Levy, N., 52, Rachael Street, Melbourne,

Neilson, W., Yokohama,.

Nisbet, C., Pl?ckstrasse, No. 60, Heidelberg,

Payen, Louis & Cie., Lyon,

Perry, Mrs., Poste Restante, Nice,

Portugal e Castro, M. de, Rio de Janeiro,

Quayle, Captain, Barque Formosa, Singapore,

Ross, Robert, 392, Springburn Road, Glasgow, Saunders, F., Hongkong,

.(Registered),... 1

Siars, J., Calcutta,

Strau, Capt., Russian Navy, Havre, France, Velge, Bros. & Co., Singapore,

Wallensee, Comtesse von, Sch?nbrun, Germany,........................................................................................ Welsh, Peter, Doune Street, Dublin,

Forrer & Vignier, Lyon,

Gilman, G., Christchurch, New Zealand,

Gordon, Mrs. Ann, Brisbane,..

James, Miss, St. George's Mountain Estate, St. Croix, W.I.,

Jones, Capt. R. A., Mean Meer, India,

Kirby, Capt., Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong,

Kofod, Mrs. C. E., Copenhagen, Denmark,..

Krishtnasany, Naido, care of Rowe & Co., Rangoon,..

General Post Office, Hongkong, 3rd September, 1875.

NOTICE.

THE next sitting of the Court, in its Summary Jurisdiction, will be held on Wednesday, the Eighth day of September, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon, instead of Tuesday, the Seventh. By Order,

In the Goods of—

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

LEONG YUK Foo, Dentist, deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given to the next of kin,

　　and all other persons, to produce any Wills or Codicils of the above named party, de- ceased, that may be in their possession, before the Supreme Court, in its Probate Jurisdiction, on Thursday, the Ninth day of September, A.D. 1875; or, if none, that the next of Kin do accept or refuse Letters of Administration, failing which, Letters of Administration will be granted to the Registrar of the said Court, or such other person as the Court may think fit.

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 233.

Plaintiff,-WILLIAM THOMPSON and JOHN HIND, trading under the style or firm of "Thompson & Hind.”

Defendant,-EFFIE DUMONT.

OTICE is hereby given that a Writ of For-

ED. SHARP & TOLLER, Solicitors for the Plaintiffs, Supreme Court House.

Wiebe, H., German Frigate Elizabeth, Kiel,.. Wilkinson, Bros. & Co., Melbourne,...

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General.

& Toller are the Solcitors in the matter of the said Petition.

A public sitting will be appointed by the said Court for the said Bankrupt to pass his final examination, of which sitting notice will be given in the Hongkong Government Gazette.

At the first meeting of Creditors, the Registrar will receive the proofs of the debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

Hongkong, 4th day of September, 1875.

In the Goods of YIP TEEM, deceased.

the said Court, at the Supreme Court House, LETTERS of Administration having been

Victoria, Hongkong, on Wednesday, the Fif- teenth day of September, A.D. One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon of that day precisely.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and Messrs. Stephens and Holmes are the Solicitors acting in the Bank- ruptcy.

2, Club Chambers, Hongkong, 3rd September, 1875.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY. ?OTICE.-JEAN CLAUDE WILLAUME, of

The said William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and Messrs. Edmund Sharp

granted to Yip Sun Wat and Yip Sun Chuen, the second and third Sons of the said deceased,?

Dated 4th day of September, 1875.

WEI A-KWONG, No. 16, Gage Street, Agent.

THE

NOTICE.

THE interest and responsibility of Mr. JAMES WHITTALL in our Firm ceased on the 30th April, 1875.

Mr. WILLIAM PATERSON was admitted a Partner on the 1st May last, and we have autho- rized Mr. JOHN BELL IRVING and Mr. JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK to sign our Firm.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, 20th August, 1875.

Printed and Published by NORONHA & SONS, Printers to the Hongkong Government, OswALDS' TERRACE, WELLINGTON STREET, Hongkong.

DIE

SOIT

QUI MAL

MON

DROIT

THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 38.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONGKONG.

No. 9 of 1875.

THURSDAY, 2ND SEPTEMBER, 1875.

PRESENT:

His Excellency the Administrator (JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN).

The Honourable the Chief Justice (SIR JOHN SMALE).

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary (CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH)..

The Honourable the Attorney General (JOHN BRAMSTON).

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Treasurer (CHARLES MAY).

The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE.

The Honourable WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER.

The Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK.

The Honourable HENRY Lowcock.

ABSENT::

The Council meets this day at 2.30 P.M., pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the Council held on the 25th August, are read and confirmed.

The Legislative Commissioners Ordinance is read a second time, and the Council goes into Committee

upon the clauses of the Bill.

Finally the Bill is amended, committed and passed, bearing the Title of-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for compiling a new Edition of the Ordinances of the Colony,-being No. 10 of 1875.

The Extradition Bill is read a second time, and the Council goes into Committee upon the clauses

of the Bill.

The Bill is discussed and after amendment is passed, bearing the Title of An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to provide for the more convenient administration of" The Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873,”—being No. 11 of 1875.

The Bill to consolidate and amend the Ordinances relating to the Assessment and Collection of Rates in the Colony is read a second time, and the Council goes into Committee upon the clauses of the Bill.

Several alterations and amendments are made, and the further consideration of the Bill is postponed until the next Meeting of Council.

The Bill for consolidating the Enactments relating to the speedy Recovery of Crown Debts for Rents and Assessments, Fees and Forfeitures is read a second time, and the Council goes into Committee upon the Clauses of the Bill.

The Bill is committed, but its passing is postponed until the next Meeting of Council. His Excellency then moves the First Reading of a Bill to provide a general Register of Marriages.

celebrated in Hongkong.

378

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

His Excellency explains, that after a similar measure had been submitted for the Queen's approval, it was considered by the Secretary of State for the Colonies that certain amendments thereon could advantageously be made, and His Lordship advised, therefore, the repealing of Ordinance No. 4 of 1875, and its re-enactment with the alterations which were in detail suggested.

The Bill is then read a first time.

His Excellency adjourns the Council at 4 P.M. until Tuesday, the 7th September, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Read and confirmed, this 7th Day of September, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE, Clerk of Councils.

Title.

Preamble.

Short title.

Interpretation.

Appointment of valuers.

[5 of 1863 s.3].

Valuation of

HONGKONG.

ANNO TRICESIMO NONO

VICTORIA REGINE.

JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief. No. 12 OF 1875.

Administrator.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to consolidate and amend the Ordinances relating to the Assessment and Collection of Rates in the Colony.

[7th September, 1875.

HEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the Ordinances relating to the assessment and collection of rates in Hongkong: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as "The Rating Ordinance, 1875.”

II. In this Ordinance :-

The term "City of Victoria" means the City of Victoria as bounded and defined under the provisions of the “Victoria Registration Ordinance, 1866.”

The term "Tenement" means any land, with or without buildings, which is held or occupied as a distinct holding or tenancy; and includes piers and wharves erected in the harbour.

The term "Owner" means the holder of any tenement direct from the Crown whether under lease, licence or otherwise, or the immediate landlord of any tenement, or the agent of any such holder or landlord who is absent or under disability.

Valuation Appeal.

III. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, appoint one or more valuers for the purposes of this Ordinance, and may allow them such remuneration as he thinks fit.

IV. The valuers so appointed shall, in each year, before such tenements to be day as the Governor in Council directs, make or cause to be made a valuation of the tenements in the Colony, or of such part thereof as the Governor in Council directs.

made.

[5 of 1863 s. 3 and 4]. Adoption of existing valuation for the ensuing year.

V. The Governor in Council may, in any year, adopt any exist- ing valuation, either wholly or in part, as the valuation for the ensuing year, or for any part thereof; and in such case shall cause notice of such adoption and of the extent thereof to be published [5 of 1863 s.4]. in the Gazette before the day for completing the valuation.

Any existing valuation so adopted shall, for the purposes of appeal, be considered as a new valuation.

Powers of valuers.

any tene-:

VI. Any valuer may require the owner or occupier of ment to furnish him with the particulars specified in the headings [5 of 1863 s.5]. to form A in the schedule hereto; and

May, from time to time, enter into and upon any tenement for the purpose of making a valuation thereof; and

Such notice may be given in the form B in the schedule hereto.

378

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

The Bill is then read a first time.

His Excellency adjourns the Council at 4 P.M. until Tuesday, the 7th September, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Read and confirmed, this 7th Day of September, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE, Clerk of Councils.

Title.

Preamble.

Short title.

Interpretation.

Appointment of valuers.

[5 of 1863 s.3].

Valuation of

HONGKONG.

ANNO TRICESIMO NONO

VICTORIA REGINE.

JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief. No. 12 OF 1875.

Administrator.

[7th September, 1875.

I. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as "The Rating Ordinance, 1875.”

II. In this Ordinance :-

The term "City of Victoria" means the City of Victoria as bounded and defined under the provisions of the “Victoria Registration Ordinance, 1866.”

The term "Tenement" means any land, with or without buildings, which is held or occupied as a distinct holding or tenancy; and includes piers and wharves erected in the harbour.

Valuation Appeal.

III. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, appoint one or more valuers for the purposes of this Ordinance, and may allow them such remuneration as he thinks fit.

made.

[5 of 1863 s. 3 and 4]. Adoption of existing valuation for the ensuing year.

Any existing valuation so adopted shall, for the purposes of appeal, be considered as a new valuation.

Powers of valuers.

any tene-:

VI. Any valuer may require the owner or occupier of ment to furnish him with the particulars specified in the headings [5 of 1863 s.5]. to form A in the schedule hereto; and

May, from time to time, enter into and upon any tenement for the purpose of making a valuation thereof; and

Such notice may be given in the form B in the schedule hereto.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1873.

VII. If any owner or occupier of a tenement refuses or neglects Penalties.

to furnish the aforesaid particulars within one week after being [5 of 1863 s. 5]

required to do so;

Or knowingly furnishes false or incorrect particulars;

Or prevents, hinders, or obstructs any valuer from entering or inspecting any tenement after delivery of such notice and after the lapse of twenty-four hours;

He shall, on conviction in a summary way, be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars.

VIII. The valuers shall cause every tenement to be separately Mode of valued, and shall make the valuation thereof by estimating the valuation.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　[5 of 1863 s. 6]. gross annual rent at which such tenement may reasonably be ex- pected to let for the ensuing year.

In estimating the value of a tenement the value of any machi- nery contained therein shall not be included.

after the day for completing the valuation.

The valuers shall also make and subscribe, in the presence of To be verified the Colonial Secretary, a declaration to the effect that the said by declaration, list contains a true account of all valuations made by the decla-

rants, and that the same is, to the best of their knowledge and belief, correct in all other particulars.

tinguished in

X. In making out the said list, the valuers shall distinguish all Religious religious edifices, hospitals, and cemeteries, and all tenements, and edifices and portions of tenements of a public nature or used for charitable public build- purposes, or which are used and maintained for the purposes of this to be dis science, literature, or fine arts exclusively, and not for pecuniary the list, and profit and all such edifices, hospitals, cemeteries, and tenements, exempt from or portions of tenements, shall be exempt from assessment and from assessment.

[5 of 1863 s.7.] the payment of rates.

XI. The valuers shall, not later than seven days after the day Notice of the for completing the valuation, leave or cause to be left with the valuation to be occupier of every tenement, or with some person resident therein, given to each notice in writing of such valuation having been made and of the amount thereof.

Such notice may be given in the form in the schedule hereto; But the omission to leave such notice upon any tenement shall not invalidate the valuation thereof, or relieve any person from payment of the rates.

tenement.

XII. The said list, or an examined copy thereof, shall be open The list to be to public inspection at the Colonial Treasury during office hours open for for fourteen days of which notice shall be previously given in the the Colonial

Gazette.

Any owner or occupier of any tenement included in the said list may take any extract therefrom without payment.

inspection at

Treasury.

XIII. The Colonial Secretary shall cause copies to be made in List to be English and Chinese of the list for each country district, and shall exhibited in cause the copies to be exhibited in a conspicuous place in the country principal village of each district during the fourteen days last above mentioned.

districts.

XIV. If any person feels himself aggrieved by such list on the Appeal from ground that he is thereby rated for any tenement for which he is rates. not rateable under this Ordinance;

Or that any tenement for which he is rateable is valued beyond its full and fair annual rental;

Or that any person or any tenement that ought to be inserted in such list is omitted therefrom;

Or that any tenement of any person is valued therein below its full and fair annual rental;

The person so aggrieved may, not later than fourteen days after the last day upon which the list is open for inspection, appeal

to the Supreme Court in its summary jurisdiction.

[5 of 1863 s. 11].

XV. The appellant shall give to the valuers notice in writing Notice of of his intention to appeal, and of the ground of appeal, seven appeal. days at the least before the holding of the court at which the [ of 1863

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　s. 11]. appeal is to be heard;

s. 11.

XVI. The court, upon proof of due notice having been given, Hearing of shall hear and determine the matter of the appeal in a summary appeal. way, and may make such order therein as it thinks proper, with 5 of 1863 or without costs to any party; and may direct the officer of the court to amend the said list in such manner as the court directs; and the officer shall forthwith, in open court, make the necessary amendments.

The determination of the court shall be final and conclusive.

379

380

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

The Governor

in Council to

assessment.

Assessment.

XVII. After the time for appealing has expired, the Governor in Council shall examine the said list, or amended list, and assess all fix the rates of tenements mentioned therein, in the sums necessary to be levied in the ensuing year for the purposes of police, lighting, water and fire brigade rates; but so that the police assessment do not, in any year, exceed a rate equal to the expenses of the police establishment for such year, and so that the other assessments do not exceed :

[5 of 1863 s. 12].

[12 of 1860 s. 4].

[5 of 1863 s. 12].

[4 of 1868

s. 8].

Rates in the

City of

Victoria.

Police rate in

country districts.

[5 of 1863 s. 18.]

Rates to be

assessed for a

year, and payable in advance.

[5 of 1863 s.12, 13 and 11 of 1867 s. 3].

Valuation of

For the water rate, two per centum on the gross annual rental of the several tenements assessed;

For the lighting rate, one and a half per centum on the said gross annual rental;

For the fire brigade rate, three quarters per centum on the said gross annual rental.

XVIII. The Governor in Council shall, on the above scale, assess all tenements situate in the City of Victoria, to all the above mentioned rates.

XIX. The Governor in Council may assess to the police rate at a certain fixed amount any tenement situate outside the City of Victoria; but so that the amount assessed do not exceed the sum for which the tenement would have been liable if situate within the City.

XX. The said rates shall be assessed as from the first day of January in each year, or from such other day as the Governor in Council may appoint; and though assessed separately, shall be levied as one rate, and shall be paid in advance at the Colonial Treasury at such times as the Governor in Council may appoint. The Governor in Council shall appoint the days of payment at the time of assessing the rates, and shall forthwith cause the rate of assessment and the days of payment to be published in the Gazette.

Valuation of Improved Tenements.

XXI. The Governor in Council may, at any time, direct the new buildings. valuers to make a valuation of any tenement within the Colony, upon which buildings have been erected or completed, or to which other improvements have been added after the valuers have made out the aforesaid list.

Mode of valuation.

Appeal from valuation.

Notice of appeal.

Hearing of appeal.

Assessment of rates.

Payment.

Rates to be an

[11 of 1867

s. 3].

XXII. The valuers shall make such valuation in the manner herein before prescribed, and may exercise similar powers of entry and inspection, and shall notify to the Colonial Secretary the amount of such valuation when made. The valuers shall also, without delay, leave or cause to be left with the occupier of the tenement, or with some person resident therein, notice in writing of such valuation having been made, and of the amount thereof.

Such notice may be given in the form C. in the schedule hereto. The tenement shall not be liable to be assessed until such notice is left.

XXIII. If any person feels himself aggrieved by such valuation, on the ground that the tenement is not rateable under this Ordi- nance, or that the tenement is valued beyond its full and fair annual rental, the person so aggrieved may, not later than four- teen days after the said notice is left, appeal to the Supreme Court in its summary jurisdiction.

XXIV. The appellant shall give to the valuers notice in writing of his intention to appeal, and of the ground of appeal, seven days, at the least, before the holding of the court at which the appeal is to be heard.

XXV. The court, upon proof of due notice having been given, shall hear and determine the matter of the appeal in a summary way, and shall make such order therein as it thinks proper, with or without costs to either party.

The determination of the court shall be final and conclusive. A copy of the order made by the court shall be forwarded to the Colonial Secretary.

XXVI. After the time for appealing has expired, the Governor in Council shall assess the tenement in the sum proper to be levied thereon in the current year for the purposes of the aforesaid rates according to the scale herein before prescribed.

XXVII. The rates so assessed shall be first paid on the next day appointed for the payment of rates, and shall thereafter continue to be payable as if they were included in the general list.

Payment Refund.

XXVIII. The owners and occupiers of all tenements shall be occupier's tax. liable to the Crown for payment of the rates assessed thereon, but the same shall be deemed an occupier's tax; and, as between the owner and occupier of any tenement, shall, in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, be borne by the occupier; and the amount thereof, if paid by the owner, may be recovered by him from the occupier in an action for money paid to his use, or, if he is still in occupation of the tenement, by distress in the same manner as for rent at common law.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

XXIX. The rates paid into the Colonial Treasury shall be ap- Application of plied in payment of the police establishment and of the expenses rates. connected therewith;

In payment of the expenses connected with lighting the City

of Victoria;

In maintaining the water works and in payment of the ex- penses connected therewith;

And in maintaining the fire brigade, and in payment of the expenses connected therewith.

XXX. If any person fail to pay any rates for which he is liable, Recovery of upon the day notified in the Gazette as the day for payment, the rates. Colonial Treasurer may recover the same by suit in the sum- [11 of 1867 mary jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, together with interest See Ordinance

s. 4]. at the rate of twelve per centum per annum until the day of 13 of 1875. payment.

tenement.

[11 of 1867 s. 5].

XXXI. Whenever any tenement is unoccupied during any Refund of rates quarter or other period in respect of which the rates upon such for uninhabited tenements were paid in advance, or during any one or more entire months of such period, the Colonial Treasurer shall refund the rates for such period, or an amount proportioned to the months when the tenement was unoccupied.

XXXII. Such refund may be obtained in the following manner: Mode ofobtain- (a). The person claiming the refund, or some person on his ing refund. behalf, shall, within fifteen days after such quarter or [11 of 1867 other period expires, file in the summary jurisdiction' of the Supreme Court a petition in the form D in the schedule hereto, verified by the affidavit or declaration of the petitioner.

s. 5].

(b). The court shall refer every such petition to the Colonial [14 of 1873 Treasurer, who shall return the same to the court with s. 14]. an endorsement to the effect that the claim, or any portion thereof, is admitted, or that it is not admitted, as the case may be, and in case the claim, or any portion thereof, be not admitted, the Colonial Treasurer, or some person on his behalf, shall appear in opposition thereto on such day as the court shall appoint.

(c). If the court is satisfied that the petitioner is entitled [11 of 1867 to the refund claimed, or to any portion thereof, the s. 5]. Judge shall certify to the amount by endorsement on the petition in the form E in the schedule hereto. XXXIII. The court may adjudicate upon a petition for a refund Court may of rates, although the claim exceeds one thousand dollars: and entertain for the purpose of such adjudication, may receive any evidence it petition

thinks fit.

exceeding $1,000. [11 of 1867 s. 6].

XXXIV. The Colonial Treasurer may refund any amount cer- Colonial tified by the Judge, upon delivery of a copy of the certificate Treasurer to refund upon sealed with the seal of the court, and bearing the petitioner's receipt for the amount.

a copy of the certificate. [11 of 1867 s. 7].

XXXV. The Governor may, if he thinks fit, for any cause Governor may whatever, order the Colonial Treasurer to refund the whole or order refund. any portion of any rates paid by any person.

[11 of 1867 s. 8].

Misnomer-Regulations-Repeal.

affect the

XXXVI. No misnomer or inaccurate description of any person, Misnomers, place, or tenement in any document required for the purposes of &c., not to this Ordinance, nor any mistake, informality, or omission com- execution of mitted in any proceeding had hereunder, shall invalidate or pre- this Ordinance. judice such document or proceeding, or in anywise affect the [5 of 1863 execution of this Ordinance, provided that such person, place, s. 19.] or tenement be designated in such document or proceeding to common intent and understanding, and that such mistake, informality, or omission be not of such a nature as to prevent the requirements of this Ordinance from being substantially com- plied with.

XXXVII. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, Regulations. make, alter and repeal regulations for the better and more effectual carrying out of the provisions of this Ordinance. All such regula- tions shall be published in the Gazette, and when so published shall have the force of law.

XXXVIII. This Ordinance shall take effect upon a day to be Commence- hereafter proclaimed by the Governor, and thereupon the follow-ment and ing Ordinances and sections of Ordinances shall be and they are

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　repeal. hereby repealed:---

Ordinance 12 of 1860,.

381

5 of 1863,

The whole.

11 of 1867.

4 of 1868,....

.Sections VIII and IX.

14 of 1873,

XIV.

382

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

But this repeal shall not revive any enactment repealed by

of the ear Ontinences 200 201 beet the vanity mi mny rate made before the commencement of this Ordinance, or the liability of any person to pay such rates, or the remedies for re- covering such rates, and the said remedies may be enforced as if this Ordinance had not been passed.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 7th day of September, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

No. of the tenement.

SCHEDULE TO WHICH THIS ORDINANCE REFERS.

Form A.

FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE YEAR 187

To owner or occupier [as the case may be] of

In pursuance of "The Rating Ordinance, 1875," we require you to 'furnish us with the particulars relating to this tenement in the manner specified in the document hereunto annexed, and return the same to us at within one week from the date hereof.

Dated this

day of

187

Valuers under "The Rating Ordinance, 1875."

FOR ASSESSMENT OF THE YEAR 187

Return of houses, buildings, and lands, at

in the Colony of

Hongkong, of which the undersigned is owner.

Description of

No. and tenement. descrip- 1. Whether

Name tion

street, road,

land

lot, whether

place. marine

inland.

dwelling-house

with outhouses, garden, &c., occupied there- with, or

2. Warehouse or other building, &c., separately occupied.

Whether occupied or vacant.

If the former, name and calling of the

occupier,

Actual amount of rent

per annum in dollars

whether

for

owner or lessee.

each tene- ment.

If let or leased,

the period of

the tenure, when entered

upon, and whether the premises are kept in repair

by the

owner or the lessee at his own cost.

Remarks.

Form B.

FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE YEAR 187

occupier of

day next between the hours of

tenement on

Victoria, Hongkong, the

and

Valuers under "The Rating Ordinance, 1875.”

187

No.

Form C.

VALUATION FOR THE YEAR 187

UNDER "THE RATING ORDINANCE, 1875.”

enumerated

or occupier or holder of the tenement hereunder

STATEMENT.

Rating No.

Registrar General's No.

Number and description of land lot on which situated.

Name of street, road, or place.

Description of tenement.

Gross

annual Remarks. rental.

Valuers under "The Rating Ordinance, 1875."

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1875. 383

Form D.

IN THE SUPREME COURT of hongkoNG, SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

The

day of

187

In the matter of A.B. and "The Rating Ordinance, 1875.”

The humble petition of A.B.

sheweth :

[State briefly the grounds on which a refund is claimed.]

And your petitioner will, &c.,

I, A.B., make oath and say [or declare, as the case may be] that the matters above contained are true in substance and in fact.

Sworn [or declared] before me.

Form E.

day of

IN THE SUPREME COUrt of hongKONG, SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

The

187

In the matter of A.B. and "The Rating Ordinance, 1875.”

I hereby certify that A.B. has proved to my satisfaction that he is entitled to a refund of the rates paid by him amounting to $

C. D.,

Judge.

HONGKONG.

ANNO TRICESIMO NONO

VICTORIA REGINE.

John GardinER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 13 of 1875.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, Title.

with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for consolidating and amending the law relating to the speedy recovery of Crown Debts for Rents and for Assessments, Fees and Forfeitures.

[7th September, 1875.]

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice

BE of the Legislative

of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Crown Remedies Short title. Ordinance, 1875."

II. Whenever any person makes default in payment of any Colonial Trea- sum of money due or payable by him to the Crown in respect of surer may sue rent, or of any assessment for rates, or in respect of any fees or ments and fees. for rent, assess- forfeitures, or of any instalment thereof, the Colonial Treasurer may [9 of 1869 recover the same by suit in the summary jurisdiction of the s. 2]. Supreme Court; and may do so although the amount claimed exceed one thousand dollars.

III. The writ of summons in any such suit shall be taken to Service of writ have been duly served, if it appear to the satisfaction of the of summons. court that the writ was left at the defendant's residence or place [9 of 1869

s. 4]. of business, or in case the same is unknown then that it was left on the tenement or premises in respect of which the claim is made.

surer to be

IV. A certificate purporting to be under the hand of the Colo- Certificate of nial Treasurer, and setting forth that the sum claimed is due or Colonial Trea- payable to the Crown, and that the person sued is liable to evidence. the payment thereof, and specifying the nature and particulars [9 of 1869 of the claim, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts certified s. 2]. therein and of the signature of the Colonial Treasurer thereto.

Such certificate shall be sufficient if made in the form in the Form of schedule hereto, or to the like effect.

certificate. [14 of 1873 s. 15].

V. In suits for the recovery of Crown rents, the certificate Surveyor Ge- shall not be sufficient unless it purports to be signed by the neral to sign Surveyor General, as well as by the Colonial Treasurer.

certificate for recovery of

Crown rent. [14 of 1873 s. 16].

VI. In all matters under this Ordinance, the Colonial Treasurer Colonial Trea- shall sue as Colonial Treasurer, but may be represented in the surer may court by any person whom he shall appoint in that behalf.

appear by any person.

[9 of 1869 s. 5].

VII. In all cases under this Ordinance, the court may award Court may interest at the rate of twelve per centum per annum upon the award interest. sum recovered from the day when the same became due or payable. [9 of 1869

s. 3].

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1875. 383

Form D.

IN THE SUPREME COURT of hongkoNG, SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

The

day of

187

In the matter of A.B. and "The Rating Ordinance, 1875.”

The humble petition of A.B.

sheweth :

[State briefly the grounds on which a refund is claimed.]

And your petitioner will, &c.,

I, A.B., make oath and say [or declare, as the case may be] that the matters above contained are true in substance and in fact.

Sworn [or declared] before me.

Form E.

day of

IN THE SUPREME COUrt of hongKONG, SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

The

187

In the matter of A.B. and "The Rating Ordinance, 1875.”

I hereby certify that A.B. has proved to my satisfaction that he is entitled to a refund of the rates paid by him amounting to $

C. D.,

Judge.

HONGKONG.

ANNO TRICESIMO NONO

VICTORIA REGINE.

John GardinER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 13 of 1875.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, Title.

with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for consolidating and amending the law relating to the speedy recovery of Crown Debts for Rents and for Assessments, Fees and Forfeitures.

[7th September, 1875.]

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice

BE of the Legislative

of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Crown Remedies Short title. Ordinance, 1875."

s. 4]. of business, or in case the same is unknown then that it was left on the tenement or premises in respect of which the claim is made.

surer to be

Such certificate shall be sufficient if made in the form in the Form of schedule hereto, or to the like effect.

certificate. [14 of 1873 s. 15].

certificate for recovery of

Crown rent. [14 of 1873 s. 16].

appear by any person.

[9 of 1869 s. 5].

s. 3].

384

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

Saving of other VIII. Nothing herein contained shall affect any other remedy remedies of the of the Crown for the recovery of such sums as aforesaid.

Crown.

[9 of 1869

s. 6].

Colonial Trea-

bailiff.

[14 of 1873 s. 17].

Commence- ment and repeal.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 7th day of September, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE, Clerk of Councils.

SCHEDULE.

Form of Colonial Treasurer's certificate under section 4.

Nature and particulars of claim for crown rent.

Name of

Amount claimed.

defendant.

No. of crown lot in respect of which the rent is claimed. Term of lease.

Whether defendant is original lessee or assignee in pos- session by purchase or mortgage.

For what period the rent claimed and when due.

Nature and particulars of claims for police, lighting, water, and

fire brigade rates.

Name of defendant.

Amount claimed.

No. of tenement in respect of which rates payable.

Whether defendant is owner

or occupier.

For what period rates claimed and when due.

Nature and particulars of claims for spirit licence fees.

Name of defendant.

Amount claimed.

Number, date and period of licence.

Whether original licensee or transferree of licence.

For what period, and whether entire fee or instalment, and when due.

Dated the

.187

Colonial Treasurer.

or (in suits for crown rent,)

Dated the

.187

Colonial Treasurer.

Surveyor General.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

HONGKONG.

ANNO TRICESIMO NONO

VICTORIA REGINE.

JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 14 or 1875.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, Title.

with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to provide a general Register of Marriages cele- brated in Hongkong.

WHE

[7th September, 1875.]

HEREAS it is expedient that marriages celebrated in the Preamble.

Colony of Hongkong should be systematically recorded

in one general register: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as "The Short title. Marriage Ordinance, 1875,"

thereof to be

III. Every person delivering a copy shall append thereto a cer- Copies to be tificate in the following form:-

I, A.B., &c.,

do certify that the above written

pages are a true copy (excepting only matters of a private or confidential nature) of the register [or official record] of marriages heretofore celebrated in St. John's Cathedral Churchi [or as the case may be] and that the original is in my custody.

Dated the

day of

187

(Signed,) A. B.

certified.

IV. The Governor may defray, from the public revenue of the Expenses may Colony, all proper expenses connected with the delivery of the be defrayed from public said registers or official records, or of making and delivering copies revenue. thereof.

deputies.

V. The Registrar General shall be Registrar of Marriages, and, Registrar of to assist him, the Governor may appoint one or more Deputy Marriages and Registrars, and such deputies may celebrate marriages, and may exercise all the other powers, and perform all the duties conferred upon the Registrar General by this Ordinance, and all acts done by a deputy shall be as valid as if done by the Registrar General.

VI. The Governor may license any place of public worship to The Governor be a place for the celebration of marriages, and may, at any time, may license cancel such licence.

any

places of

worship.

VII. Whenever the Governor grants or cancels any such Licences to be licence, the Registrar General shall give public notice thereof in gazetted. the Government Gazette.

Preliminaries to Marriage.

form:-

NOTICE OF MARRIAGE.

To the Registrar General of Hongkong.

I hereby give you notice that a marriage is intended to be had, within three months from the date hereof, between me and the other party herein named.

385

Name.

Condition.

Rank

or Age. Profession.

Dwelling Place.

Consent, if any, by whom given.

Name. of

Bachelor

Bridegroom, Widower,

Name

Spinster

Bride,

Widow,

Witness my

hand this

day of

187

(Signature of party giving the notice.)

Every such notice shall be signed by the party giving notice.

386

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

Notices to be filed and

the Registrar General.

X. The Registrar General shall supply forms of notice gra- tuitously to persons applying for the same.

Forms of notice to be supplied gratis. Registrar

General may issue certifi-

cate.

After notice

XII. The Governor may, at any time after a party has given the Governor notice as aforesaid, grant a licence in the form B in the schedule may grant a

hereto, authorising the Registrar General to issue his certificate licence.

on or after any day named in such licence.

If marriage do not take place months fresh

in three

notice to be given.

Special licence in case of

emergency.

Affidavit

certificate

or licence.

XIII. If the marriage do not take place within three months after giving the above notice, the notice given and all pro- ceedings thereupon shall be utterly void, and fresh notice will be required before any marriage can be had between the parties.

XIV. The Governor may, when he sees fit, grant a special li- cence in the form Cin the schedule hereto, dispensing with no- tice as aforesaid, or with the certificate of the Registrar General, or with both, and authorising the celebration of a marriage be- tween the parties named at a place and at a time specified in the licence.

The Governor may, when he sees fit, grant such licence without payment of any fee, or on payment of such reduced fee as under the special circumstances of the case he thinks sufficient.

Consent of parents or guardians to marriage of minors.

If no parent or

XVI. If either party to the intended marriage, not being a wi- dower or a widow, is under twenty-one years

　　　　　　　　age, the written consent of the father, or (if he be dead or non compos mentis) of the mother, or (if both be dead or non compotes mentis) of the law- ful guardian of such party, must be produced to the Registrar Ge- neral before he issues a certificate, or to the Governor before he grants a licence.

XVII. If there be no parent or guardian of such party residing guardian, Re-, in the Colony and capable of consenting, the Registrar General may gistrar General may consent. give his consent in writing to the marriage, if upon enquiry the marriage appear to him to be proper, and such consent shall be as effectual as if the father or mother or guardian had consented.

Issue of certifi- cate may be forbidden.

The Registrar General may enquire into the right to forbid.

Appeal to the Supreme Court.

Penalty for

XVIII. Any person whose consent is required as aforesaid may forbid the issue of the Registrar General's certificate by writing the word "Forbidden" opposite the entry in the marriage notice book, and by signing his name and the character in which he for- bids the issue; and if the issue of any certificate be so forbidden, the notice and all proceedings thereupon shall be void.

For the purposes of such enquiry, or of any enquiry under sec- tion XVII, the Registrar General may administer an oath to any

person.

Such determination shall be final; and the Registrar General shall proceed in accordance therewith, without reckoning the time. that has elapsed since the issue was forbidden.

XXI. If any person wilfully makes any false statement in any false statement. affidavit as aforesaid, or wilfully makes on oath any false statement, or gives any false answer in any enquiry by the Registrar General, he shall, on conviction before the Supreme Court, be liable to be

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labour.

Celebration of Marriage.

XXII. Marriages may hereafter be celebrated in any licensed Marriage in place of worship by any competent minister of the church, deno- licensed places mination, or body to which such place of worship belongs, and of worship. according to the rites or usages of marriage observed in such church, denomination, or body, provided that the marriage be cele- brated with open doors, and (except in case of a special licence) between the hours of six o'clock in the morning and six in the afternoon, and in the presence of two or more witnesses besides the officiating minister.

No minister shall celebrate any marriage, until the parties deli- ver to him the Registrar General's certificate or the Governor's special licence.

The officiating minister shall enter in the butt the names of the parties and the date of the marriage.

Registrar

XXIV. After the issue of a certificate by the Registrar Ge- Marriage neral, the parties may, if they think fit, contract a marriage before before the the Registrar General, in the presence of two or more witnesses, General. in the Registrar General's office, with open doors, and (except in case of a special licence) between the hours of ten o'clock in the forenoon and four o'clock in the afternoon, and in the following

manner:

The Registrar General, shall first address the parties to the following effect:-"Know ye, A.B. and C.D., that by the public taking of each other as man and wife in my presence and in the presence of the persons now here, and by the subsequent attes- tation thereof by signing your names to that effect, you become legally married to each other although no other rite of a civil or religious nature shall take place; and know ye further that this marriage cannot be dissolved during your life time, except by a valid judgment of divorce, and that if either of you, before the death of the other, shall contract another marriage while this remains undissolved, you will thereby be guilty of bigamy, and be liable to the punishment inflicted for that grievous offence."

Each of the parties shall then say to the other "I call upon all persons here present to witness that I, A.B., do take thee, C.D., to be my lawful wife for husband]."

The Registrar General and the parties and witnesses shall thereupon sign duplicate certificates in the form and manner hereinbefore prescribed.

The Registrar General shall deliver one certificate to the parties and shall file the other in his office.

XXVI. The Registrar General shall register all certificates Certificates of marriage filed in his office in such order and manner as he how filed. thinks best suited for easy reference thereto.

ble as evidence of the marriage to which the same relates in any

court of justice, or before any person now or hereafter having by law or by consent of parties authority to hear, receive and examine evidence.

certificate.

XXVIII. The Registrar Gener?l may, when authorised by the Correction of Colonial Secretary, correct any clerical error in any certificate of errors in marriage upon production to him of the certificate delivered to the parties, and shall authenticate every such correction by his signature, or by marking the same with his initials, and the date of making the correction.

387

388

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

Invalid mar- riages.

Marriages under this Ordinance valid.

Marrying minors with-

XXIX. No marriage shall be valid which would be null and void on the ground of kindred or affinity in England or Wales.

But no marriage shall, after celebration, be deemed invalid by reason that any provision of this Ordinance other than the foregoing has not been complied with.

XXX. All marriages celebrated under this Ordinance shall be good and valid in law to all intents and purposes.

XXXI. Whosoever, knowing that the written consent of the out consent of proper person as herein prescribed has not been obtained, shall proper person. marry or assist or procure any other person to marry a minor under the age of twenty-one years, not being a widow or widower, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, before the Supreme Court, shall be liable, at the discre- tion of the court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labour.

Penalty for

of marriage.

Penalty for defacing notices.

Persons undit-

exceeding fifty dollars.

XXXIII. Whosoever wilfully removes, defaces, alters, or des- troys any copy of a notice of intended marriage, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars.

XXXIV. Whosoever knowingly and wilfully celebrates or pre- ly celebrating tends to celebrate a marriage, not being legally competent so marriage.

to do, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being con- victed thereof before the Supreme Court, shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be imprisoned for any term not ex- ceeding two years with or without hard labour.

Penalties.

Fees.

Remission.

Forms.

Application of Ordinance.

Suspending clause.

Repeal.

XXXV. All penalties for offences against this Ordinance may be recovered in a summary way before any Magistrate.

XXXVIII. The forms contained in the schedule hereto may be used in the cases to which they are applicable with such alterations as circumstances render necessary.

XXXIX. This Ordinance shall apply to all marriages where one or both the parties profess the Christian religion.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 7th day of September, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

SCHEDULE.

Form A.

Registrar General's Certificate.

hereby certify that on the

, Registrar General for the Colony of Hongkong, do

day of

notice was duly entered

in the Marriage Notice Book of the said Colony of the marriage intended to be had between the parties herein named and described.

Names.

Condition. Rank or Profession.

Age.

Dwelling Place.

Date of notice entered

Date of cetificate given

187 187

{

Witness my hand this

The issue of this certificate has not been forbidden by any person au- thorised to forbid the issue thereof.

day of

187

Registrar General.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1875. 389

the

This certificate will be void unless the marriage is solemnised on or before

day of

187

This certificate is issued by virtue of the Governor's licence dated the

day of

187

Form B. Marriage Licence.

Ordinance No. 14 of 1875, Section XII.

Whereas on the

day of

187 notice was given to the Registrar General of a marriage intended to be had between A. B. and C. D. therein mentioned, and the said A. B. desires to obtain a licence for the imme- diate issue of a certificate of such notice, and has made before the said Registrar General the affidavit required by "The Marriage Ordinance, 1875," section XV. Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said Ordinance, I do hereby authorise the said Registrar General to issue the said certificate, at any time on or after the

day of

and within three calendar months of the day of*

said

Given under my hand this

day of

187

Governor.

*The date of the notice.

Form C.

Special Licence.

Ordinance No. 14 of 1875, section XIV.

Whereas A. B. and C. D. desire to marry, and sufficient cause has been shown to me why such marriage should be allowed without the formalities prescribed by "The Marriage Ordinance, 1875.”

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said Ordinance, I do dispense with the giving of notice and the issue of the certificate thereby prescribed [or as the case may be and do hereby authorise any competent person to celebrate marriage between the said A. B. and C. D. at [ place of celebration] upon the day of

187 between the hours of

and

in the afternoon.

Given under my hand this

day of

187

in the forenoon

Governor.

to ad so quey

awes

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qey

te to a

se pe

FORM OF CERTIFICATE.

in Hongkong. 18-Marriage solemnised in the Hongkong Ordinance No. 14 of 1875, Sec. XXIII. Hongkong Ordinance No. 14 of 1875, Sec. XXIII. 18-Marriage solemnised in the

Certificate of marriage.

in Hongkong.

Butt.

to use to que

???us

??? ????

a e te apa

as a quey

nipu

Jouw e

'sa?eins pur samen

pa um

No.

Date

187.

Name of husband

Name of wife

Married in the

ceremonies of the-

This marriage was solemnised be- tween us,

byby [or before] me, -according to the rites and

in the pre-

sence of us,

Married in the- ceremonies of the-

This marriage was solemnised be- tween us,

-according to the rites and

---—by [or before] me,

in the pre-

sence of us,

TABLE OF FEES.

Notice of marriage, section VIII, Certificate of notice, section XI,

Marriage licence, section XII,.....

Special licence, section XIV,

Marriage at the office of the Registrar General,

Nil.

One dollar.

Five dollars.

.Twenty-five dollars. .Two dollars.

390 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

No. 163.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Under the provisions of Ordinance No. 10 of 1875, His Excellency the Administrator has been pleased to appoint the Honourable the Attorney General, and the Honourable W. H. ALEXANDER to be Commissioners for preparing a new Edition of the Ordinances of Hongkong. H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE, Esq., will act as Clerk to the Commissioners.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th September, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 164.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Dr. P. B. C. AYRES, Colonial Surgeon, having reported his return to the Colony, has resumed the duties of his Office.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th September, 1875.

No. 165.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st August, 1875, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th September, 1875.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

Oriental Bank Corporation,.

530,924

250,000

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

605,847

210,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,.

593,890

200,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.

1,378,255

600,000

TOTAL,..

3,108,916

1,260,000

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

　Many boxes of letters are received at the Post Office not sealed, that is to say, the box is fastened with sealing wax, but there is no impression of a seal.

　The undersigned would call the attention of boxholders to the necessity of carefully sealing such boxes with some recognisable seal, and of sending a Chit-book or receipt with them. The omission of the latter precaution leaves a doubt as to whether the contents of the box ever reached the Post Office; the omission of the former, as to whether part of them might not have been abstracted for the sake of the Postage Stamps.

　It is not generally possible to count the letters sent in sealed boxes (except where there are only · three or four) and therefore the Post Office receipt to such an entry as, "47 for London, 15 for Cal- cutta, 3 for Penang, 5 for Singapore," must be taken to mean no more than what is stated, viz., that one box was duly received.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 6th September, 1875.

ALFRED LISTer,

Postmaster General.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

391

THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)

BAROMETER.

SELF REGISTERING

DAY OF

WEEK.

ATTACHED IN SHADE.

MAX.

IN THE SHADE.

Max. and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.

SUN,

BULB

VACUO.

MAX.

SUN, MIN. BULB

Ex- GRASS. POSED.

DIUR-

NAL

RANGE,

MIN.

IN SOIL,;

SHADE.

INCHES

DEEP.

9 A.M.

3 P.M.

9 A.M. 3 P.M. Min. Max.

Temp. at

Noon.

No. 156.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Civil Hospital during the Month of August, 1875, is published for general

information.

DAY OF MONTH.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th September, 1875.

By Command,

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1875. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.

WIND.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

MOVE-

MENT

DURING

RAIN IN

INCHES

DURING

THE

PREVI-

24 hours! OUS 24

CLOUD.

OZONE.

0-10.

A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A. M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A.M.9 A.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.

Hours. Hours.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE. SHADE.

HUMIDITY

COMPLETE SATURATION

-100.

DEW POINT. QUARTER.

IN MILES HOURS.

1 Sunday,

29.91

29.88

2 Monday,.

29.88

29.86

84.0 86.0 84.0 86.0 79.0

79.0

88.0 87.0 88.0 87.0

146. 119.

146.

76.0

119. 76.0

9.0 43.0

3 Tuesday,

29.84

29.80 84.0

87.0

79.0 88.0 87.0

151.

122.

76.0

9.0

46.0

84.0 86.0

80.0

84.0 86.0

80.0

84.0 87.0

80.0

82.0

82.0 80.0

83.0

80.0

80.0 77.4

81.0

77.4

79.4 S.W.

79.4 S.E.

80.4 E.

232

247

266

Wednesday,

29.80

29.76 84.0

86.0 79.0

88.0

87.0

146.

119.

76.0 9.0

43.0

80.0

84.0 86.0

80.0

82.0

80.0

77.4

79.4 E.

299

0.76

5 Thursday,

29.77

29.73

84.0

82.0

88.0

78.0

87.0

94.

89.

76.0

10.0

13.0

80.0

82.0 | 84.0

78.0

80.0

75.3

77.4 S.

275

0.3

6 Friday,

29.84

29.79

84.0 86.0

79.0 90.0

89.0

152.

122.

78.0

11.0

44.0

81.0

84,0

80.0

86.0

82.0

80.0

77.4

79.4 Calm

286

7 Saturday,

29.74

29.70

84.0

82.0

77.0

88.0

87.0

136.

113.

78.0 11.0

35.0

81.0

84.0 82.0 80.0

78.0

80.0

77.4

75.3 S.E.

Calm 294

8 Sunday,

29.76

29.70 84.0

86.0

78.0

88.0

87.0

150.

121. 78.0 10.0

43.0

81.0

84.0

86.0

80.0

82.0

80 0

80.0

77.4

79.4 Calm

195

0.23

9 Monday,

29.78

29.74

84.0

87.0

79.0 88.0

87.0

152.

122.

78.0

9.0

44.0

81.0

84.0

87.0

80.0

83.0

80.0

81.0

77.4

80.4 E.

146

Tuesday,

29.83

29.76

85.0 88.0

80.0 89.0

88.0

154.

123. 78.0

9.0

45.0

81.0 85.0 88.0

81.0

84.0

80.0 81.0 78.4

81.5 E.

154

Wednesday,

29.78

29.73

86.0

89.0

80.0

89.0 88.0

154.

123.

78.0

9.0

81.0

45.0

89.0 82.0

Thursday,

29.76

29.70 86.0

89.0

80.0

89.0

88.0

154.

123.

78.0 9.0

45.0

Friday,

29.76

29.70

86.0

89.0.

80.0 89.0

88.0 154.

123. 78.0 9.0

45.0

14 Saturday,

29.80

29.75 86.0

88.0

80.0 89.0

88.0 154. 123.

78.0 9.0

45.0

81.0

15 Sunday,

29.78

29.72

86.0 88.0

80.0 89.0

88.0

148.

120.

78.0

9.0

42.0

81.0 80.0

16 Monday,

29.76

29.60 86.0

89.0

81.0 90.0

89.0

152.

121.

78.0 9.0 43.0

81.0

86.0

Tuesday

29.65 29.58

87.0 89.0

81.0

91.0

90.0

152.

121.

78.0

10.0

43.0

82.0

87.0

89.0 83.0

81.0

80.0

86.0

80.0 81.0

85.0 79.4

81.0 86.0 89.0 82.0 82.0 86.0 80.0 81.0 79.4

89.0

86.0

81.0 84.0 80.0 81.0 79.4

82.0

86.0 88.0

81.0

80.0 79.4

88.0 84.0

82.0

81.0 79.4

85.0 80.0

89.0 82.0

85.0 80.4

85.0

79.4

82.5 N.E.

126

82.5 N.E.

134

0.25

82.5 E.

121

78.4 E.

129

78.4 [S.E.

256

0.28

81.0 81.0

82.5 E.

82.5

199

S.W.

320

Wednesday,

29.70 29.63

87.0

86.0

80.0 90.0

89.

134.

110.

76.0

10.0

34.0

19 Thursday,

29.70

29.73

84.0

88.0

80.0

89.0

141.

113.

74.0

9.0

80.0

39.0

20 Friday,

Saturday,

22 Sunday,

Monday,.

24 Tuesday,.

29.80

29.77 29.73 86.0 84.0 29.67

29.76 84.0 29.75 29.69 84.0 88.0 29.74 29.70 85.0 89.0 29.80

80.0 89.

142. 113.

74.0

87.0

82.0 88.0

28.0

137.

73.0

114.

78.0 80.0

89.0

121.

79.0 90.0

90.0

146.

86.0

80.0

88.0

115

150.

Wednesday,

29.86

29.78

84.0

85,0

79.0 88.0

87.0

150.

115.

73.0

74.0

86.0 83.0

84.0 88.0 80.0 86.0 84.0 82.0 80.0

81.0

9.0 39.0

84.0

80.0 87.0

41.0

6.0

88.0

84.0

80.0

36.0

74.0 9.0

110.

85.0

79.0 90.0

42.0

115. 73.0 11.0 42.0 86.0

80.0

8.0

41.0

9.0

81.0 87.0

82.0

81.0

80.0 80.4

79.4 S.

S.W.

280

84.0

80.0

81.0 77.4

78.4 S.

276

0.13

80.0 79.4

80.0

77.4

Calm

276

81.0

83.0

85.0 81.0 79.0

80.0

285

80.0

83.0

80.0

77.0

77.4

79.8

S.E.

232

81.0

72.0 80.0

38.0

78.4

60.7

280

86.0 71.0

76.0 43.0

58.0 61.3

69.5

S.E.

250

79.0 84.0

85.0

77.0

76.0

68.9

61.0

72.4 70.1

N.E. E.

265

26 Thursday,

29.82 29.75

83.0

88.0

78.0 89.0

88.0

73.0

141. 112.

11.0 39.0

78.0

83.0

88.0

77.0

80.0

72.0

65.0 73.0

74.9

315

Friday,

29.79 29.72

85.0

89.0

80.0 89.0

89.0

145. 114.

74.0 9.0

40.0

81.0

85.0

88.0

77.0

79.0

64.0

61.0 71.8

73.3

N.W. W.

290

Saturday,

29.75

29.69

85.0

90.0

81.0

89.0

150.

129.

75.0

8.0

45.0

80.0

85.0

90.0

79.0

79.0 72.0

56.0 75.1

72.1 W.

278

29 Sunday,

29.75

29.60 87.0

89.0

82.0

90.0

145. 114.

77.0

8.0

82.0

37.0

87.0

89.0 80.0

82.0

69.0

69.0 75.5

77.6 [S.

345

30 Monday,

31 Tuesday,

Mean

29.79 29.72 81.0 29.73 29.64 83.0

81.0 79.0

29.13 29.07 84.6 86.9 79.5

80.0

83.0

90.0

90.0 141. 100. 77.0

80.0

10.0 23.0

81.0

83.0

77.0

80.0

72.0

74.3

73.0 Calm

244 0.20

84.0

110.

94.

73.0

5.0

21.0

81.0

79.0

83.0

78.0

77.0

80.0

76.0

74.3

74.7 E.

225

0.10

654876OOLO 10 10 10 075607WONONDONOTIZ∞

7364∞ZTODDTOOD O 46 COCOON 11 DOON7

88.7 88.0 143. 115.

76.0

9.0

39.5

80.4 84.6 86.9

79.8

81.3

77.2

75.0

76.7

76.5

242

1.98

...

Summary of August, 1874:-Mean Shade Temp.,

.82.9

...

Total Rain fall,

12.88 inches.

Rain fell on 16 days.

1873:-

83.5

15.58

1872:-

84.5

6.75

1871-

82.4

16.23

1870:-

.84.0

15.42

}}

1869:-

84.5

9.15

C. J. WHARRY, M.D.,

Superintendent.

1868:-

.83.8

11.80

}}

392 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

No. 158.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Tenders will be received at this Office up to Noon on Friday, 1st October, for the purchase of the Government Steam Launch Blanche.

For particulars apply to the Harbour Master.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st September, 1875.

No. 161.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Notice is hereby given that a sale of Lands on the foreshore of the village of Yau-ina-ti, in the Dependency of British Kowloon, will be held on Monday, the 20th of September, 1875, at 4 P.M.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th September, 1875.

No.

Registry No.

Lots.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.

LOCALITY.

Boundary Measurements.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Contents in

Annual Upset

w. Square ft.

Rent.

Price.

feet.

No. 29

Yau-ma-ti,

Do.,

100.0 100.0 283.0 240.0 25,995

59.67 100.00

100.0 100.0 210.0 210.0

21,000

48.20

100.00

100.0 100.0 193.0 193.0

100.0 100.0 251,0 251.0 25,100

19,300

44.36

100.00

57.62

100.00

No. 162.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified that information has been received through the Acting Consul for France, that the ports of Hanoi and Haephong in Tongkin, will be opened for trade on the 15th instant.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th September, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 10th September, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

the ship E.

P. Bouverie

Baldwin, U. 1 Boreham,

Charles Binney, Fredk. 1

Browne, M.D.,

L.L.D.,

M. F.

Anderson, Jas. 2 Almeida, A.

M. d' Askins, W.,

formerly of

Chambers,

William Clarke,Capt.Johul Collons, James 1 Cauvin, Monsr. 1 Colla?o, Pedro A. 1

Dumont, Miss

Effe W. Dawes, George 1

Erdensohn, O. 1

W. P. Goldthwarte,

F. E. Greenwall,

Mrs. Maggie Goldsmith,

Benjamin

Hucklebridge,

Mr.

Hill, N. Hudgell, H.

Cornill Callao, J. C. 7

Letters. Papers.

Letters. Papera.

Letters. Papers,

Letters. Papers.

Galbraith & Co. 2 Groeneveldt,

d'Oliveira

Johnston, W. 1

1 regd.

Kennedy, J. M. 1

Lester, David Legg, W. H. Lee, Nelson A. 2

O'Brien, James 1

Pritchard, H. Pateck Pawilka, John 1 Paulsen,Charles1

Rodgers, A.

Mitchell, Geo. Mitchell, W. Manicom, R,

1 regd.

Marshall, G.

Maurer, Giovanni

???

Moffatt, R. C.

Campbell, Geo. 1 Clarke,Clarke

Hazell

Frampton, Mr. 1

Guerrero, R. Gamble, R.

Harrington,

Capt. Hill, Capt. J. Horten, W.

Hosie, P. B.

Minra, Ma- dame C.

Neill, H. S. B. 1

Roberton, Jas. 1 Rapo, Joaquim 1 Riccardi, P. 1 Rozen-China 1 Ragnoli, Giacomo 1 Rangel, Q. A. 1 Reich. M. Ritchie, J.

Santos,

Antonio dos}

Lets. Paps.

Stott, Miss Maryl Savio, Pietro Souza, Egy-

dio F. de

Syed, H. M.

}

Sindling, F. W. E. 1

Smith, George 1 Shave, II. T.

Tindeiro, J. A. 1 Thomas, Jas.

Vella, G. B.

1 regd.

Sim?es, R. Smith, J.

Watts, Mr. Winton, J. J.

A collection of Postage Stamps was found loose amongst the Contents of last English Mail. The addressee can have it upon correct description.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

For Merchant Ships.

393

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Atlantic

Aldebaran

Columbo Celestial, s.s. 1

E. J. Spense

John C. Munro 5

Mary Blair Mirilla

Robert Boak Retriever

Ada

Charity

Formosa

Kirkland

Carolus Magnus 1

Falcon

Kaisow

Ocean Beauty 1

Berker

Chusan

Flodden

Kursu

Ousuri

Scotland

Channel Queen 1

Kedron

Orange Grove

Comet

Gem

Kate Waters

Star of Persia Selene

Countess of Erroll

Dilharree

11 1

Gosshawk

Portland

Champion of

Gleam

Lesmona

Prince Louis

the Seas

Eastern Isles, s.s.1

Veloce

Lydia

Cornuvia

Ella

Invincible

Queen of the Seas2

Ceylon

Ella Beatrice

Isabella

Min, s.s.

Queen Victoria 1

Cilurnum

Eastern Mo-

Maximos

Webfoot Wild Wood

Chandier

narch

Julia H.

Marion, s.s.

Rover

Wylo

For H. M. Ships.

Letter.

Egeria

1 regd.

Modeste

Letter.

Letters.

Paper.

Victor Emanuel 4 (1 regd.) 1

W. Grinsberg, Manila,

S. Schuer, Manila,...

F. Abdollaly, Bangkok,

Maria Fossio, Buenos Ayres,

F. E. Rossi, Habana,

Rev. L. McGuire, Buchanon, Penna.,

1 Book.

Detained for Postage.

1 Letter.

James Gibbons, Callao, Peru,

J. Hughes, Newtown, near Sydney, N.S.W. Walter Morse, New York,

Alton P. Goss, Hawirch, Mass.,

Wm. Dunphy, care of Wm. Monahan, San Fran-

cisco, California,.....

1 Letter.

1 Book.

1 Paper.

T. B. Harvey, Mississippi,

Dr. D. F. Owen, Mississippi,

Walter Hamberg, Newcastle, New South Wales, 1 Letter. Adolphe Martin, Gabon, Afrique,

Wapada Kakanda, Sarawak,

1 Letter.

Anderson, Miss, 222, Upper Frederick Street, Liverpool, Baglay, Miss, Burdett Road, London, E., Balliston, Miss, 34, Penton Place, Walworth, London, Barr, Mrs., Raglan Street, Dumbartonshire, Scotland,

Barrett, Mrs., 15, Crier Street, Southwark, London, Botelho, B. T., Hongkong,

Chatain, Mme. Marie, Large Road, No. 22, Hongkong,

Coward, R., Hongkong.

Dead Letters.

Landeshut, S. S., 29, Grosvenor Crescent, London,

Lane, H. K., Shanghae,.

Lark, D., Galle, Ceylon,

Latham, Mrs., 16, Norwood Grove, Liverpool,

Levy, N., 52, Rachael Street, Melbourne,

Neilson, W., Yokohama,..

Nisbet, C., Pl?ckstrasse, No. 60, Heidelberg,

Payen, Louis & Cie., Lyon,

Cowley, Mrs., 1, Wright's Buildings, Limehouse, London,

Perry, Mrs., Poste Restante, Nice,

Dass, C. C., & Co., Calcutta,

Portugal e Castro, M. de, Rio de Janeiro,

Ebrahimbhoy, E., Hongkong,

Quayle, Captain, Barque Formosa, Singapore,

FitzGerald, Miss L., Melbourne,

Ross, Robert, 392, Springburn Road, Glasgow,

Forrer & Vignier, Lyon,

Saunders, F., Hongkong,

Gilman, G., Christchurch, New Zealand,

(Registered),

Siars, J., Calcutta,

Gordon, Mrs. Ann, Brisbane,.

James, Miss, St. George's Mountain Estate, St. Croix, W.I.,

Strau, Capt., Russian Navy, Havre, France, Velge, Bros. & Co., Singapore,

***

Jones, Capt. R. A., Mean Meer, India,

Kiroy, Capt., Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong,

Wallensee, Comtesse von, Sch?nbrun, Germany, Welsh, Peter, Doune Street, Dublin,

Kofod, Mrs. C. E., Copenhagen, Denmark,

Krishtnasany, Naido, care of Rowe & Co., Rangoon,.

Wiebe, H., German Frigate Elizabeth, Kiel,. Wilkinson, Bros. & Co., Melbourne,

General Post Office, Hongkong, 10th September, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER, Postmaster General.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 10TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro- meter.

Thermo-

meter.

Baro- Thermo-

Self Registering.

meter.

Baro- meter.

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

September 4

29.93

79.5

85.5

29.90

29.94

29.93

81.5

29.89

29.93

85.5

29.88

29.92

29.87

29.89

85.5

29.88

86.5

29.81

29.85

29.84

87.5

29.80

86.5

29.90

29.88

29.82

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

For Merchant Ships.

393

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Atlantic

Aldebaran

Columbo Celestial, s.s. 1

E. J. Spense

John C. Munro 5

Mary Blair Mirilla

Robert Boak Retriever

Ada

Charity

Formosa

Kirkland

Carolus Magnus 1

Falcon

Kaisow

Ocean Beauty 1

Berker

Chusan

Flodden

Kursu

Ousuri

Scotland

Channel Queen 1

Kedron

Orange Grove

Comet

Gem

Kate Waters

Star of Persia Selene

Countess of Erroll

Dilharree

11 1

Gosshawk

Portland

Champion of

Gleam

Lesmona

Prince Louis

the Seas

Eastern Isles, s.s.1

Veloce

Lydia

Cornuvia

Ella

Invincible

Queen of the Seas2

Ceylon

Ella Beatrice

Isabella

Min, s.s.

Queen Victoria 1

Cilurnum

Eastern Mo-

Maximos

Webfoot Wild Wood

Chandier

narch

Julia H.

Marion, s.s.

Rover

Wylo

For H. M. Ships.

Letter.

Egeria

1 regd.

Modeste

Letter.

Letters.

Paper.

Victor Emanuel 4 (1 regd.) 1

W. Grinsberg, Manila,

S. Schuer, Manila,...

F. Abdollaly, Bangkok,

Maria Fossio, Buenos Ayres,

F. E. Rossi, Habana,

Rev. L. McGuire, Buchanon, Penna.,

1 Book.

Detained for Postage.

1 Letter.

James Gibbons, Callao, Peru,

J. Hughes, Newtown, near Sydney, N.S.W. Walter Morse, New York,

Alton P. Goss, Hawirch, Mass.,

Wm. Dunphy, care of Wm. Monahan, San Fran-

cisco, California,.....

1 Letter.

1 Book.

1 Paper.

T. B. Harvey, Mississippi,

Dr. D. F. Owen, Mississippi,

Walter Hamberg, Newcastle, New South Wales, 1 Letter. Adolphe Martin, Gabon, Afrique,

Wapada Kakanda, Sarawak,

1 Letter.

Barrett, Mrs., 15, Crier Street, Southwark, London, Botelho, B. T., Hongkong,

Chatain, Mme. Marie, Large Road, No. 22, Hongkong,

Coward, R., Hongkong.

Dead Letters.

Landeshut, S. S., 29, Grosvenor Crescent, London,

Lane, H. K., Shanghae,.

Lark, D., Galle, Ceylon,

Latham, Mrs., 16, Norwood Grove, Liverpool,

Levy, N., 52, Rachael Street, Melbourne,

Neilson, W., Yokohama,..

Nisbet, C., Pl?ckstrasse, No. 60, Heidelberg,

Payen, Louis & Cie., Lyon,

Cowley, Mrs., 1, Wright's Buildings, Limehouse, London,

Perry, Mrs., Poste Restante, Nice,

Dass, C. C., & Co., Calcutta,

Portugal e Castro, M. de, Rio de Janeiro,

Ebrahimbhoy, E., Hongkong,

Quayle, Captain, Barque Formosa, Singapore,

FitzGerald, Miss L., Melbourne,

Ross, Robert, 392, Springburn Road, Glasgow,

Forrer & Vignier, Lyon,

Saunders, F., Hongkong,

Gilman, G., Christchurch, New Zealand,

(Registered),

Siars, J., Calcutta,

Gordon, Mrs. Ann, Brisbane,.

James, Miss, St. George's Mountain Estate, St. Croix, W.I.,

Strau, Capt., Russian Navy, Havre, France, Velge, Bros. & Co., Singapore,

***

Jones, Capt. R. A., Mean Meer, India,

Kiroy, Capt., Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong,

Wallensee, Comtesse von, Sch?nbrun, Germany, Welsh, Peter, Doune Street, Dublin,

Kofod, Mrs. C. E., Copenhagen, Denmark,

Krishtnasany, Naido, care of Rowe & Co., Rangoon,.

Wiebe, H., German Frigate Elizabeth, Kiel,. Wilkinson, Bros. & Co., Melbourne,

General Post Office, Hongkong, 10th September, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER, Postmaster General.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 10TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro- meter.

Thermo-

meter.

Baro- Thermo-

Self Registering.

meter.

Baro- meter.

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

September 4

29.93

79.5

85.5

29.90

29.94

29.93

81.5

29.89

29.93

85.5

29.88

29.92

29.87

29.89

85.5

29.88

86.5

29.81

29.85

29.84

87.5

29.80

86.5

29.90

29.88

29.82

DATE.

6 A.M.

394

DATE.

Registering.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

BAROMETER.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO- METER.

Self

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6.P.M.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

NOON. | Dirn. F.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 P.M.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

NOON.

REMARES As to WeatHER.

Dirn. F. Dirn. | F.

1875.

Sept. 4 28.18 28.21 28.22 28.17 28.16 73,576.5 74.5 73.0 74.0 72.0 73.0 77.5 E

4 E

5 28.16 28.21 28.21 28.17 28.16 73.0 75.0 74.0 72.5 74,073.0 72.5 78.0 ESE

4 ESE

6 28.18 28.21 28.21 28.17, 28.17 74.0 76.075.0 73.0 75.0 75.0 73.0 78.0 'SE

4 ESE

4 E

4 SE

4 E

0.03

· 0.81

2.46

7 28.15 28.21 28.20 28.17, 28.16 73.5 76.074,5 73.0 74.5 73,573.0 77.5. SE

5 SE

4 SE

0.08

Slight rain and fog past night; 9

A.M., fine, clear, cloudy.

8 A.M., thunder, lightning, fog and

rain at intervals.

Overcast, squally with and rain at

intervals.

Squally with passing fog and rain at

intervals.

8 28.15 28.18 28.17 28.10 28.09 73.5 76.0 74.5 73.0 75,0 | 73,0 ?73.5 77.5 SE

5 SE

3 ESE

0.05

# 9 28.10 28.14 28.13 28.10 28.10 73.0 76.5 74.0 73.0 74.5 73.0 72.5 77.0 SE

Do.

do.

5 ESE

4 ESE

0.22

10 28.14 28.18 28.17 28.13 28.12 74.0 77.0 75.0 73.0 75.0 74.5 73.0 77.5 E

4 E

0.04

Clear, cloudy, with slight rain at

intervals.

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

WINDS.

METER.

Self Registering

Force, range from 0 to 12.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

NOON.

Dirn.

F. Dirn.

6 P.M.

1875.

Sept. 4 29.93 29.95 29.95 29.93 29.90 80.00 85.00 83.00 78.00 80.00 78.00 76.00 88.00 Calm

5 29.90 29.96 29.96 29.92 29.91 82.00 80.00 82.00 78.00 79.00 78.00 78.05 83.05 ESE

0 ESE

4 SE

6 29.86 29.95 29.96 29.93 29.91 81.00 84.05 84.00 79.00 80.05 81.00 78.00 85.05, E

2 ESE

7 29.90 29.94 29.94 29.90 29.89 80.00 80.00 84.00 79.00 79.00 81.00 79.05 88.05 ESE

8 29.88 29.91 29.91 29.85 29.83 80.00 85.00 82.05 79.00 81.00 80.00 78.05 86.05) Calm

29.83, 29.88 29.88 29.85 29.85 81.00 85.00 84.00 79.00 80.00 81.00 75.00 85.05 Calm ?

2 SE

O SE

0 ESE

4 ESE

4 E

4 ESE

Fine and cloudy throughout.

Overcast, heavy rain squalls at intervals.

Fine and cloudy throughout.

2 ESE

Rain past night; fine, cloudy and showery during the

day.

Fine, cloudy, slight rain at intervals; 6 to 12 P.M., heavy

rain squalls.

10 29.86 29.92 29.93 29.94 29.89 81.00 85.00 84.00 80.00 81.00 81.00 80.00 88.00 Calm

0 ESE

4 ESE

4. E

Find and cloudy throughout.

1 Fine, cloudy, slight rain.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues-

day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

THE

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

NOTICE.

HE next CRIMINAL SESSIONS of the Supreme Court will be held on Saturday, the Eighteenth day of September, A.D. 1875, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order of the Court,

In the Goods of—

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Registrar.

HENRY ROBERTS, late Constable in the Dockyard Police, deceased. DORA HOWARD, Spinster,

NOTICE is hereby given to the next of kin,

　　　and all other persons, to produce any Wills or Codicils of the above named parties, de- ceased, that may be in their possession, before the Supreme Court, in its Probate Jurisdiction, on Wednesday, the Fifteenth day of September, A.D. 1875; or, if none, that the next of Kin do accept or refuse Letters of Administration, failing which, Letters of Administration will he granted to the Registrar of the said Court, or such other person as the Court may think fit.

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURTOF HONGKONG.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 837. Plaintiffs, JOHANNES CARL KRUSE and HENRY KUHLMANN, trading as KRUSE AND COMPANY, Defendant.-EFFIE W. DUMONT.

OTICE is hereby given that a Writ of For- eign Attachment against all the Property moveable or immoveable of the above named Defendant within the Colony, has been issued in th's Suit pursuant to the Provisions of Section LXXXII of "The Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure."

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors for the Plaintiffs, 29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

IN THE SUPREME COURTOF HONGKONG.

SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 233.

Plaintiff,-WILLIAM THOMPSON and JOHN HIND, trading under the style or firm of "Thompson & Hind." Defendant,-EFFIE DUMONT.

ED. SHARP & TOLLER, Solicitors for the Plaintiffs, Supreme Court House.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG

IN BANKRUPTCY.

NOTICE. WILLIAM COCHRANE EDWARDS,

and SABINO REIS ROZARIO, carrying business at Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong,

under the firm name of " Edwards Rozario & Co.,' Accountants and General Agents, and the said Sabino Reis Rozario carrying on business at Victoria aforesaid, during the years 1872, 1873, and 1874, under the firm name of " Frisby & Co.," having been adjudged Bankrupts under a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, in Bankruptcy, on the Sixteenth day of August, A.D. 1875, a public sitting for the said Bankrupts to pass their last examination, and make application for their order of discharge, will be held before the Hono- rable Sir John Smale. Knight, Chief Justice of the sald Court, at the Supreme Court House, Victoria, Hongkong, on Wednesday, the Fif- teenth day of September, A.D. One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon of that day precisely.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and Messrs. Stephens and Holmes are the Solicitors acting in the Bank- ruptcy.

2, Club Chambers, Hongkong, 3rd September, 1875,

In the Goods of YIP TEEM, deceased. ETTERS of Administration having been granted to Yip Sun Wat and Yip Sun Chuen, the second and third Sons of the said deceased,-

Dated 4th day of September, 1875.

WEI A-KWONG, No. 16, Gage Street, Agent.

NOTICE.

TintraLL in our Firm ceased on the 30th HE interest and responsibility of Mr. JAMES

April, 1875.

Mr. WILLIAM PATERSON was admitted a Partner on the 1st May last, and we have autho- rized Mr. JOHN BELL IRVING and Mr. JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK to sign our Firm.

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DATE.

6 A.M.

394

DATE.

Registering.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

BAROMETER.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO- METER.

Self

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6.P.M.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

NOON. | Dirn. F.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 P.M.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

NOON.

REMARES As to WeatHER.

Dirn. F. Dirn. | F.

1875.

Sept. 4 28.18 28.21 28.22 28.17 28.16 73,576.5 74.5 73.0 74.0 72.0 73.0 77.5 E

4 E

5 28.16 28.21 28.21 28.17 28.16 73.0 75.0 74.0 72.5 74,073.0 72.5 78.0 ESE

4 ESE

6 28.18 28.21 28.21 28.17, 28.17 74.0 76.075.0 73.0 75.0 75.0 73.0 78.0 'SE

4 ESE

4 E

4 SE

4 E

0.03

· 0.81

2.46

7 28.15 28.21 28.20 28.17, 28.16 73.5 76.074,5 73.0 74.5 73,573.0 77.5. SE

5 SE

4 SE

0.08

Slight rain and fog past night; 9

A.M., fine, clear, cloudy.

8 A.M., thunder, lightning, fog and

rain at intervals.

Overcast, squally with and rain at

intervals.

Squally with passing fog and rain at

intervals.

8 28.15 28.18 28.17 28.10 28.09 73.5 76.0 74.5 73.0 75,0 | 73,0 ?73.5 77.5 SE

5 SE

3 ESE

0.05

# 9 28.10 28.14 28.13 28.10 28.10 73.0 76.5 74.0 73.0 74.5 73.0 72.5 77.0 SE

Do.

do.

5 ESE

4 ESE

0.22

10 28.14 28.18 28.17 28.13 28.12 74.0 77.0 75.0 73.0 75.0 74.5 73.0 77.5 E

4 E

0.04

Clear, cloudy, with slight rain at

intervals.

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

WINDS.

METER.

Self Registering

Force, range from 0 to 12.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

NOON.

Dirn.

F. Dirn.

6 P.M.

1875.

Sept. 4 29.93 29.95 29.95 29.93 29.90 80.00 85.00 83.00 78.00 80.00 78.00 76.00 88.00 Calm

5 29.90 29.96 29.96 29.92 29.91 82.00 80.00 82.00 78.00 79.00 78.00 78.05 83.05 ESE

0 ESE

4 SE

6 29.86 29.95 29.96 29.93 29.91 81.00 84.05 84.00 79.00 80.05 81.00 78.00 85.05, E

2 ESE

7 29.90 29.94 29.94 29.90 29.89 80.00 80.00 84.00 79.00 79.00 81.00 79.05 88.05 ESE

8 29.88 29.91 29.91 29.85 29.83 80.00 85.00 82.05 79.00 81.00 80.00 78.05 86.05) Calm

29.83, 29.88 29.88 29.85 29.85 81.00 85.00 84.00 79.00 80.00 81.00 75.00 85.05 Calm ?

2 SE

O SE

0 ESE

4 ESE

4 E

4 ESE

Fine and cloudy throughout.

Overcast, heavy rain squalls at intervals.

Fine and cloudy throughout.

2 ESE

Rain past night; fine, cloudy and showery during the

day.

Fine, cloudy, slight rain at intervals; 6 to 12 P.M., heavy

rain squalls.

10 29.86 29.92 29.93 29.94 29.89 81.00 85.00 84.00 80.00 81.00 81.00 80.00 88.00 Calm

0 ESE

4 ESE

4. E

Find and cloudy throughout.

1 Fine, cloudy, slight rain.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues-

day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

THE

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

NOTICE.

HE next CRIMINAL SESSIONS of the Supreme Court will be held on Saturday, the Eighteenth day of September, A.D. 1875, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order of the Court,

In the Goods of—

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Registrar.

HENRY ROBERTS, late Constable in the Dockyard Police, deceased. DORA HOWARD, Spinster,

NOTICE is hereby given to the next of kin,

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURTOF HONGKONG.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 837. Plaintiffs, JOHANNES CARL KRUSE and HENRY KUHLMANN, trading as KRUSE AND COMPANY, Defendant.-EFFIE W. DUMONT.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors for the Plaintiffs, 29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

IN THE SUPREME COURTOF HONGKONG.

SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 233.

Plaintiff,-WILLIAM THOMPSON and JOHN HIND, trading under the style or firm of "Thompson & Hind." Defendant,-EFFIE DUMONT.

ED. SHARP & TOLLER, Solicitors for the Plaintiffs, Supreme Court House.

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IN BANKRUPTCY.

NOTICE. WILLIAM COCHRANE EDWARDS,

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The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and Messrs. Stephens and Holmes are the Solicitors acting in the Bank- ruptcy.

2, Club Chambers, Hongkong, 3rd September, 1875,

In the Goods of YIP TEEM, deceased. ETTERS of Administration having been granted to Yip Sun Wat and Yip Sun Chuen, the second and third Sons of the said deceased,-

Dated 4th day of September, 1875.

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NOTICE.

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April, 1875.

Mr. WILLIAM PATERSON was admitted a Partner on the 1st May last, and we have autho- rized Mr. JOHN BELL IRVING and Mr. JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK to sign our Firm.

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No. 39.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

PROCLAMATION.

No. 6.

[L.S.] J. GARDINER AUSTIN.

　　By His Excellency JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

　　Whereas by Section V of Ordinance No. 11 of 1875, entitled-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to provide for the more convenient administration of "The Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873,"-it is enacted as follows:-

"This Ordinance shall take effect on a day to be hereafter proclaimed by the Governor: "

　　Now, therefore, I, JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator of the Colony of Hongkong, in pursuance of the said Section and by virtue of the Authority thereby in me vested, do hereby under my

Hand Proclaim, that the said Ordinance shall commence and take effect on and from the Eighteenth Day of September, 1875.

By His Excellency's Command,

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 16th Day of September, 1875.

No. 7.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

[L.S.] J. GARDINER AUSTIN.

PROCLAMATION.

　　By His Excellency JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

Whereas by Section XXXVIII of Ordinance No. 12 of 1875, entitled-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to consolidate and amend the Ordinances relating to the Assessment and Collection of Rates in the Colony,-it is enacted as follows:- "This Ordinance shall take effect upon a day to be hereafter proclaimed by the Governor:" Now, therefore, I, JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator of the Colony of Hongkong, in pursuance of the said Section and by virtue of the Authority thereby in me vested, do hereby under my Hand Proclaim, that the said Ordinance shall commence and take effect on and from the First Day of January, 1876.

By His Excellency's Command,

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 16th Day of September, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

396 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

No. 8.

[L.S.] J. GARDINER AUSTIN.

PROCLAMATION.

By His Excellency JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

Whereas by Section X of Ordinance No. 13 of 1875, entitled-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for consolidating and amending the law relating to the speedy recovery of Crown Debts for Rents and for Assessments, Fees and Forfeitures,——— it is enacted as follows:-

"This Ordinance shall take effect upon a day to be hereafter proclaimed by the Governor: Now, therefore, I, JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator of the Colony of Hongkong, in pursuance of the said Section and by virtue of the Authority thereby in me vested, do hereby under my Hand Proclaim, that the said Ordinance shall commence and take effect on and from the Eighteenth Day of September, 1875.

By His Excellency's Command,

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 16th Day of September, 1875.

No. 167.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

The following Notice to Mariners, received from the Government of India, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th September, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Copy of Telegram received from the Government at Calcutta.

"The Floating Light Vessel stationed at the entrance of the Mutlah River which was removed in May last, has been re-placed, in the following position:-Latitude, 21° 04' North; Longitude, 88° 48′ East in Eleven fathoms."

Harbour Department, Hongkong, 13th September, 1875.

No. 168.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbour Master, &c.

The following Order made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council under "The Hongkong Lighthouses Ordinance, 1873," is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th September, 1875.

THE LIGHTHOUSES ORDINANCE, 1873.

No. 17 OF 1873.

ORDER

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council, this 1st day of September, 1875.

By virtue of the provisions of the above mentioned Ordinance, it is ordered,-

That Ships plying daily or every other day between Hongkong, Canton, or Macao, and entering Hongkong by night, be required to pay one-third only of the duty of one cent per ton imposed upon them by the Order in Council of the 30th March, 1875.

Approved in Council,

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 169.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

397

　　With reference to Government Notification No. 161 of the 4th September, it is hereby notified that the Auction Sale of Land at Yau-ma-ti therein referred to, is postponed until the 4th October.

By Cominand,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th September, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 170.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held at British Kowloon, on the 27th day of September, 1875, at 4 P.M., are published for general information. By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th September, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on the 27th day of September, 1875, by Order of His Excellency the Administrator of Seven Lots of Crown Land in the Dependency of Kowloon for a Term of Fourteen Years.

No.

Sale.

Registry No.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.

Boundary Measurements.

LOCALITY.

Tsim Tsa Tsui,

Do.,

Yau-ma-ti,

Contents in

Annual

Upset

Square ft.

Rent.

Price.

feet. feet. feet. feet.

(208.9200.0

340.0 382.0 178.0 225.0 107,070

57.0 252.0 269.0 249.0 39,550

250.0 267.0 212.0 150.0 44,525

201.0 201.0 250.0 250.0 40,250

264.0 200.0 250.0 462.0 57,420

49.14

40.00

391.0

88.0 243.9 417.6 462.0 65,475

(188.0 315.0

19.58 20.00

20.44 20.00

18.48 20.00

26.36 20.00

30.28

30.00

100.0 150.0 68,418

31.28 30.00

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. The highest bidder above the upset price shall be the Purchaser, and if any dispute arise, the Lot shall be put up again at a former bidding.

2. No person shall at any bidding advance less than $5.

4. The Purchaser of each Lot shall be entitled to and shall execute on demand a Lease from the Crown of the Piece or Parcel of Ground comprised in such Lot for 14 Years terminable at the expiration of 7 Years, to be computed from the 25th day of June, 1875, at such Annual Rental payable half-yearly on the 24th day of June, and the 25th day of December in every Year as is specified in the Particulars of such Lot hereinbefore contained; and such Crown Lease shall be subject to and contain all Exceptions, Reservations, Covenants, Clauses, and Conditions inserted in the Crown Lease of Garden Lots in the Colony of Hongkong.

5. The Purchaser of every Lot shall pay to the Surveyor General on behalf of Her Majesty The QUEEN, a Fee of $5 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.

6. Should the Purchaser neglect or fail to comply with these Conditions, his Premium or any portion thereof which may be paid shall be thereupon forfeited to Her Majesty, who shall be at full

No. 169.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

397

　　With reference to Government Notification No. 161 of the 4th September, it is hereby notified that the Auction Sale of Land at Yau-ma-ti therein referred to, is postponed until the 4th October.

By Cominand,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th September, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 170.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th September, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No.

Sale.

Registry No.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.

Boundary Measurements.

LOCALITY.

Tsim Tsa Tsui,

Do.,

Yau-ma-ti,

Contents in

Annual

Upset

Square ft.

Rent.

Price.

feet. feet. feet. feet.

(208.9200.0

340.0 382.0 178.0 225.0 107,070

57.0 252.0 269.0 249.0 39,550

250.0 267.0 212.0 150.0 44,525

201.0 201.0 250.0 250.0 40,250

264.0 200.0 250.0 462.0 57,420

49.14

40.00

391.0

88.0 243.9 417.6 462.0 65,475

(188.0 315.0

19.58 20.00

20.44 20.00

18.48 20.00

26.36 20.00

30.28

30.00

100.0 150.0 68,418

31.28 30.00

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. The highest bidder above the upset price shall be the Purchaser, and if any dispute arise, the Lot shall be put up again at a former bidding.

2. No person shall at any bidding advance less than $5.

4. The Purchaser of each Lot shall be entitled to and shall execute on demand a Lease from the Crown of the Piece or Parcel of Ground comprised in such Lot for 14 Years terminable at the expiration of 7 Years, to be computed from the 25th day of June, 1875, at such Annual Rental payable half-yearly on the 24th day of June, and the 25th day of December in every Year as is specified in the Particulars of such Lot hereinbefore contained; and such Crown Lease shall be subject to and contain all Exceptions, Reservations, Covenants, Clauses, and Conditions inserted in the Crown Lease of Garden Lots in the Colony of Hongkong.

5. The Purchaser of every Lot shall pay to the Surveyor General on behalf of Her Majesty The QUEEN, a Fee of $5 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.

6. Should the Purchaser neglect or fail to comply with these Conditions, his Premium or any portion thereof which may be paid shall be thereupon forfeited to Her Majesty, who shall be at full

398 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

liberty either to enforce the Sale, or to re-sell the Property at such time and place, and in such manner as to Her Majesty shall seem fit, and in case of a re-sale the increase, if any, of the Premium or Pur- chase Money shall be retained by Her Majesty, and the deficiency, if any, and all Costs and Expenses shall be made good by the defaulter and be recoverable as liquidated damages.

　7. Possession of the Lot sold shall be given to the Purchaser, and deemed to have been taken by him on the day of sale.

　8. The Purchaser of every Lot shall within One Week from the day of Sale mark out the boun- daries of his Lot by fixing granite boundary posts, of not less than 9 inches square, at each angle of the said Lot.

Number

of sale

Registry Number and

Lot. Description of Lot Purchased.

Amount of Annual Rental. Premium at which

Purchased.

Signature of Purchaser.

No. 171.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　The following Report on the Fire Brigade for the months of July and August by the Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th September, 1875.

[No. 14.]

FIRE BRIGADE DEPARTMENT,

HONGKONG, 18th September, 1875.

　SIR,-I have the honour to forward to you, for the information of His Excellency the Administrator, the Report of the Fire Brigade for the months of July and August last.

　During the early part of the month of July, No. 2 Steam Engine, which had become unfit for service from the tubes leaking during the fire on the 23rd June, was put into order.

A Parade and Inspection was held on the 29th July, at which all the Government Engines and three Chinese Association Engines were present. No. 2 Steam Engine was found to work well, as did all the other Engines, excepting No. 1 Steam Engine, which, although throwing water, did not do so satisfactorily. On the 3rd August, No. 1 Steam Engine was again worked and found thoroughly in order.

The Engines, hose and equipment generally, were examined on the 20th August, the Manual Engines were worked, and all found clean and correct.

A Parade and Inspection was ordered on the 31st August, at which the Hongkong Insurance Company Volunteer Brigade had engaged to attend, but owing to the heavy rains it was necessarily postponed; the inclement weather continued during the early part of September, but on the 15th September, the Engines (Manual and Steam), also three Manual Engines of the Chinese Associations, assembled at the Central Fire Brigade Station, and after examination of the hose, implements, ladders, fire hooks, &c., were taken to the Praya at Queen Street and worked from the sea; all worked satis- factorily.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

The Honourable CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

HONGKONG

C. MAY,

Superintendent, Fire Brigade.

398 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

　7. Possession of the Lot sold shall be given to the Purchaser, and deemed to have been taken by him on the day of sale.

Number

of sale

Registry Number and

Lot. Description of Lot Purchased.

Amount of Annual Rental. Premium at which

Purchased.

Signature of Purchaser.

No. 171.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　The following Report on the Fire Brigade for the months of July and August by the Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th September, 1875.

[No. 14.]

FIRE BRIGADE DEPARTMENT,

HONGKONG, 18th September, 1875.

　SIR,-I have the honour to forward to you, for the information of His Excellency the Administrator, the Report of the Fire Brigade for the months of July and August last.

　During the early part of the month of July, No. 2 Steam Engine, which had become unfit for service from the tubes leaking during the fire on the 23rd June, was put into order.

The Engines, hose and equipment generally, were examined on the 20th August, the Manual Engines were worked, and all found clean and correct.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

The Honourable CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

HONGKONG

C. MAY,

Superintendent, Fire Brigade.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1875. 399

NOTICE.

EMIGRATION.

HARBOUR DEPARTMENT, HONGKONG, 14th September, 1875.

The following information is supplied to Masters of Vessels about to carry Chinese Passengers under "The Chinese Passengers' Act, 1855," and Local Ordinances.

　　1. Imperial Chinese Passengers' Act, 1855.-Any vessel clearing with more than twenty (20) Asiatics on a voyage of more than seven (7) days' duration is a Chinese Passenger ship.

　　2. Proclamations of 26th January, 1856, and 17th November, 1858.-Declare the length of certain voyages.

3. Ordinance No. 5 of 1874.-Section III gives the legal definition of a short voyage.

PART I.

　　4. Section IV.-Notice of ship being laid on as a Chinese Passenger ship to be given to Emigra- tion Officer.

5. Section V.-No Chinese Passenger ship, except ships about to proceed on a voyage of not more than thirty (30) days' duration within the meaning of Section VIII, shall clear out, unless the Master of such ship shall be provided with a Licence, or shall have been specially exempted under Para. 2 of this Section.

　　6. This Section describes the mode of application for a Licence, and it also empowers the Governor in Council to remove any Officer from an Emigrant ship who is unfit for the proper discharge of his duties.

　　7. Section VI prohibits any person from the sale or letting of passages in any Chinese Passenger ship, unless such person shall have procured a Licence.

　　8. Section VII.-Every Chinese Passenger ship, except ships clearing under the provisions of Section VIII, shall be provided with a Hospital properly fitted with Beds, Bedding and ?tensils.

9. Para. 4.-All the Passengers and Crew shall be medically examined before the departure of the ship.

10. Para. 8.-Chinese Medical Practitioners may be Surgeons of Chinese Passenger ships. 11. Section VIII contains modified regulations for ships clearing out on voyages of not more than thirty (30) days' duration.

12. Section IX treats of vessels about to convey Emigrants under contract of service.

　　13. Para. 2.-Emigrants under contract of service shall lodge at least three (3) clear days in a Dep?t approved of, and under the supervision of the Emigration Officer.

　　14. Section X.-Orders of Her Majesty the Queen in Council relating to the quantity of water to be carried by Passenger ships having a certain description of Condensing Apparatus shall apply to Chinese Passenger ships.

　　15. Section XI.--No sailing Chinese Passenger ship bound to any Port westward of the Cape of Good Hope, or, to any Port in Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, or Tasmania is permitted to clear between the months of April and September inclusive.

PART II.

　　16. Section XIV.-Notice is to be given to the Emigration Officer of intention to fit any vessel for the conveyance of Chinese Emigrants to be embarked at any port or place out of the Colony.

　　17. Para. 2.-The Master of any ship arriving within the waters of the Colony, and which is fitted for the conveyance of Chinese Emigrants, is to report the same to the Emigration Officer.

18. Para. 3.-All Fittings are subject to the approval of the Emigration Officer.

　　19. Para. 4.---No ship fitting or fitted under this Section shall proceed to sea without the Emi- gration Officer's Certificate.

20. Para. 5.-Barricades and Gratings are prohibited.

　　21. Section XV.--No Chinese Emigrant ship within the provisions of this Section shall be fitted, manned, or equipped unless the Master thereof shall have procured a Licence from the Governor.

RULES.

　　1. The Master of a Chinese Passenger ship enters into a Bond of One thousand Pounds that every and all of the Requirements of the Chinese Passengers' Act, and of the Regulations issued under the Act, or by the Legislature of Hongkong, shall be well and truly observed.

　　2. These Regulations apply more especially to the accommodation, medical attendance, and regular daily issue of provisions, fuel and water. It is, therefore, the Master's interest, and he should make it his especial care, to see that the fittings are strong, and that the full quantity of provisions, medicine and medical comforts, fuel and water are on board; and, that after these articles are on board and have been passed by the proper Officer from this Office, they are carefully and securely stowed away.

400

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

　　3. When the articles above mentioned are stowed away, the Emigration Officer will, if necessary, cause the hatches, &c. to be sealed down. These seals must not be broken until the ship is beyond the waters of the Colony.

　　4. Emigration under contract of service is prohibited unless the ship shall be proceeding to a British Colony.

　　5. When a ship is about to convey Chinese Passengers, the Master is to notify the Emigration Officer, in writing, to that effect, naming the Licensed Passage Broker authorised to issue Passage Tickets, and forwarding at the same time a copy of the Government Surveyor's Certificate of Measurement.

6. The vessel will then be inspected by the Emigration Officer, who will pass or reject her as he shall see fit.

　　7. When the vessel is passed, the Agent or Charterer will make the usual application for a Licence, on a form to be obtained at this Office, and if granted, the Master with two approved Sureties must attend at the Emigration Office and execute the Bond required under Section IV of "The Chinese Passengers' Act." In the case of a vessel proceeding on a voyage under the provisions of Section VIII, a Licence is not required.

　　8. When the ship's voyage is approved, she is to be fitted with such berths, booby hatches, ladders, hospital, privies, &c., as may be directed by the Emigration Officer.

　　9. If the vessel is to carry Female Passengers, a place separated from the Male Passengers must be appropriated to their use, conveniences for them being placed aft.

　　10. Between the bunks of married couples, there must be a division board not less than 22 inches high.

　　11. When the provisions are taken in, they must not be stowed away without the sanction of the Emigration Officer, who will not pass, (in vessels about to proceed on voyages of over thirty (30) days' duration,) any Chinese preserved Beef or Pork; nor Fish cured with their entrails remaining

in them.

12. The water should be taken on board at an early period to admit of the casks taking up.

　　13. The Master will make arrangements with his Passage Broker for providing his vessel with properly qualified Surgeons and Interpreters, one of each being required for every Two hundred (200) Passengers, but in the event of an European or American Surgeon being engaged for the voyage, only one Surgeon is needed. Chinese Doctors must undergo an examination at Canton as to their qualifications.

　　14. If the vessel is a Steamer, she must be supplied with such quantity and quality of Coals as the Emigration Officer shall direct, and a certificate must be produced that the Engines and Boilers are in good condition for the contemplated voyage.

15. If the vessel is fitted with an approved Distilling Apparatus, she may carry a reduced quantity of water in casks or tanks.

16. When the ship is ready to receive the Passengers on board, the Passage Broker will bring a written notice to that effect from the Master, when a time will be fixed for the attendance of the Passengers at the Emigration Office to have their Contracts or Passage Tickets (as the case may be) signed, and explained to them by the Emigration Officer.

　　17. The Passengers will then embark, and when the Master shall have satisfied himself that they are all on board, he is to report to that effect. The Emigration Officer will muster the Passengers and make a final inspection of the ship.

18. The papers to be lodged with the Einigration Officer before Clearance will be granted, are:-

(a.) Government Surveyor's Certificate of Measurement and Seaworthiness.

(b.) When required, Engineer Surveyor's Certificate as to condition of Boilers and Engines, quantity and quality of Coals on board, description of Condensing Apparatus and quantity of fresh water it is capable of producing daily. The Condensing Apparatus must be of such a description as the Board of Trade may, from time to time, approve.

(c.) List of Provisions and Medicines in duplicate. This list will contain a declaration to be made by the Master that the several articles therein mentioned are on board and securely and safely stowed.

(d.) Certificate of Medical Inspector of Emigrants that he has examined Crew, Passengers

and Medicines.

(e.) Passenger List in duplicate, with summary attached, specifying the numbers respectively

of Passengers and Crew.

(f.) If the vessel is proceeding on a voyage of over thirty (30) days' duration, Certificate from Colonial Surgeon, vouching for the competency of the Surgeon or Surgeons. (g.) Master's Certificate relative to Chinese Doctor (provided he fails in securing an

European or American Surgeon for a reasonable remuneration).

NOTE. Chinese Cooks, Stewards, Interpreters, and Doctors are included in the total number of Passengers which the ship is certified to carry. Four Cooks and Stewards are required for every 100 Passengers.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

19. Ships with full Complements of Passengers must carry Boats as follows:-

Less than 200 Tons registered,.

.....2 Boats.

....3 do.

200 to 400

400

to 600

600

to 1000

1000

to 1500

1500 and upwards

....4 do.

.....5 do.

...6 do.

...7 do.

401

NOTE. In every case, one Boat must be a properly fitted Life-boat and one a Long-boat. The sizes of the Boats will be in accordance with the number of Passengers carried. 20. Each ship shall carry one Life buoy for every one hundred Passengers, also a Fire Engine, or Force Pump, with sufficient Hose to reach fore and aft, and three dozen Buckets.

Brooms,

Lanterns with Locks,

Cooking Spades, Meat Chopper,. Chopping Board,

Wood Chopper, Rice Basket,

Iron Dishes, 18 inches,

SMALL STORES.

..24 for every 100 Passengers.

.10

...10

Rubbish Tubs, .

A Bed, Blanket, and Pillow for each person the Hospital can accommodate. 18 Blue Lights, and 18 Rockets.

DIETARY SCALE.

For Voyages of not more than 30 days' duration.

For every Passenger per diem:

Rice or Bread Stuffs,

Dried and or Salt Fish,

Chinese Condiments and Curry Stuff,

·", 01.

.tb. 11. ?.

oz. 1.

Fresh Vegetables, which will keep for short voyages, such as Sweet

Potatoes, Turnips, Carrots, and Pumpkins,

Firewood,

Water (to be carried in Tanks or sweet casks),

b. 1.

a = 99

..gallon 1.

Rice,

Salt Beef,

Salt Pork,

Salt Fish,

For Voyages of over 30 days' duration.

b. 14 per diem.

on alternate days.

Fresh Beef, or Mutton, in tins,

Salted Vegetables,

do.

Pickles,

Fresh Vegetables, as Yams, Pumpkins, &c.,

Water,

Imperial qts. 3 a day.

Firewood,

Tea,

.Ibs. 2 .oz. 01

do.

Lime or Lemon Juice, and Sugar,

2 a week.

NOTE.-Fresh Vegetables to be issued during the first month of the voyage only, unless the Master shall obtain a fresh supply en route, when these articles may be again supplied in the above proportion.

No. 158.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Emigration Officer, &c.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Tenders will be received at this Office up to Noon on Friday, 1st October, for the purchase of the Government Steam Launch Blanche.

For particulars apply to the Harbour Master.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st September, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

402 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

No. 161.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Notice is hereby given that a sale of Lands on the foreshore of the village of Yau-ma-ti, in the Dependency of British Kowloon, will be held on Monday, the 20th of September, 1875, at 4 P.M.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th September, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. of

Registry No.

Lots.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.

Boundary Measurements.

LOCALITY.

Contents in

Square ft.

Annual Rent.

Upset Price.

No. 29

3888

Yau-ma-ti,

Do.,

CO +

Do.,

feet. feet. feet. feet. 100.0 100.0 283.0 240.0

100.0 100.0 210.0 210.0

100.0 100.0 193.0 193.0

100.0 100.0 251.0 251.0

25,995

21,000 48.20 100.00

19,300 44.36 100.00

25,100 57.62 100.00

59.67 100.00

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Many boxes of letters are received at the Post Office not sealed, that is to say, the box is fastened with sealing wax, but there is no impression of a seal.

It is not generally possible to count the letters sent in sealed boxes (except where there are only three or four) and therefore the Post Office receipt to such an entry as, "47 for London, 15 for Cal- cutta, 3 for Penang, 5 for Singapore," must be taken to mean no more than what is stated, viz., that one box was duly received.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 6th September, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 17th September, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Letters, Papers.

Browne, M.D.,

Almeida, A.

M. d' Askins, W.,

formerly of the ship E. P. Bouverie

Boreham,

Charles

} 1

Binney, Fredk. 1

Cornill Callao, J. C. }

d'Oliveira Chambers, William Clarke, Capt.John1 Collons, James i Cauvin, Monsr. 1 Colla?o, Pedro A. 1 Costeker, John 1 Cox, William

Goldthwarte,

F. E.

Greenwall,

Mrs. Maggie ( Goldsmith,

Letters. Papers.

Letters. Papers. Gamble, R. 1 Galbraith & Co. 2

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps

Lee, Nelson A. 2 Lopez, Maria G. I Lawson, Robert 1

Paulsen, Charles1 Plummer, John 1 Piton, Charles

Syed, H. M. Sindling, F.W.E.1 Smith, George 1 Shave, H. T.

Mitchell, W. Manicom, R.

1 regd.

Rodgers, A.

Springle, Miss 1

Marshall, G.

Roberton, Jas. 1 Rapo, Joaquim 1

Benjamin

Maurer, Giovanni

Riccardi, P.

Greenberg, J.

Moffatt, R. C.

1 Rozen-China 1

Tindeiro, J. A. 1

Thomas, Jas. 1

Ragnoli, Giacomo 1

Travers, Mrs. L. 1

Hill, N.

L.L.D., J.

M. F.

Burlingame,

Dr. J. S.

Baldwin, Miss

Harrington,

Miura, Ma-

dame C.

1 regd.

Rangel, Q. A.

Reich. M.

Dumont, Miss

Effie W.

}

Capt.

Ritchie, J.

Vella, G. B.

Hill, Capt. J.

Neill, H. S. B.

Horten, W.

Niclopolo, S.

Lucy H.

Erdensohn, O. 1 Ebeling, G.

Hosie, P. B.

Nagel, J. L.

Smith, J. Santos,

Winton, J. J. 1

Whyte, James 1

Holt, H. F.

Antonio dos

Wade, Miss

Campbell, Geo. 1 Clarke,Clarke?

Frampton, Mr. 1

Hazell

Frederick, John 1 Forgolston, J. S. 1

Johnston, W.

1 regd.

Kennedy, J. M. 1

O'Brien, James 1

Pateck Pawilka, John 1

Stott, Miss Mary1

Nellie

Savio, Pietro

Souza, Egy-

Zangronis, J.

dio F. de

Zobel y

}

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

For Merchant Ships.

403

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Atlantic

Columbo

Eastern Mo-

Invincible

Mary Blair 1

2 1

Aldebaran

Celestial, s.s.

Alexandra

Charity

narch E. J. Spense

Isabella

Mirilla Morro Castle

Robert Boak Retriever

Anazie

Carolus Magnus 2

Julia H.

Scotland

Chusan

Formosa

John C. Munro 5

Ocean Beauty 1

Star of Persia 1

Berker

Channel Queen

Falcon

Ousuri

Selene

Carill Castle

Flodden

Kirkland

Orange Grove

Comet

Coldstream

Ferntower, s.s. 1

Kursu

Talisman

Countess of Erroll

Cheviot, s.s. 1

Kedron

Truth

Portland

Champion of

Gem

Kate Waters

Prince Louis

the Seas

Dilharree

11 1

Cornuvia

Gosshawk 19 Gleam

Veloce

Lesmona

Pearl, s.s.

Ceylon

Eastern Isles, s.s.1

Webfoot

Cilurnum

Ella

4 3

Chandier

Ella Beatrice 1

Hongkong Hope

Min, s.s. Marion, s.s.

Queen of the Seas2

Wild Wood

Queen Victoria 1

Wylo

For H. M. Ships.

Egeria

Letter.

Letters.

Growler

Modeste

W. Grinsberg, Manila,

S. Schuer, Manila,...

F. Abdollaly, Bangkok,

Maria Fossio, Buenos Ayres,

F. E. Rossi, Habana,

Rev. L. McGuire, Buchanon, Penna.,

T. B. Harvey, Mississippi,

Dr. D. F. Owen, Mississippi,

Wapada Kakanda, Sarawak,

Letters.

Letter.

Letters.

Ringdove

Victor Einanuel 3

Detained for Postage.

1 Letter.

1 Book.

1 Letter.

James Gibbons, Callao, Peru,

J. Hughes, Newtown, near Sydney, N.S.W.,..... Walter Morse, New York,

Alton P. Goss, Hawirch, Mass.,

Wm. Dunphy, care of Wm. Monahan, San Fran-

cisco, California,...........

1 Letter.

1 Book.

1 Paper.

Walter Hamberg, Newcastle, New South Wales, 1 Letter. Adolphe Martin, Gabon, Afrique,

Claus Nielsen, Queensland, Brisbane,

Bradshaw & Co., Mount Street, Manchester,

Burke, Miss M., Cape Breton,

Caleb, Mrs. H., Post Office, New Jersey City, U.S.A.,

Collie, W., Alexander Collie & Co., Manchester,

(Sample),... 1

Coles, Charles, U.S. Receiving Ship Vermont, Brooklyn, U.S.A.,

Reeves, W. M., Passenger Outward, Aden,

Cundall, Walter H., 225, West Street, New York,.

Dead Letters.

L., Madame M. de, Post Office, Calcutta,

Lemaitre, P., Amoy,

Mathews, Francis, Barque Lizzie Williams, San Francisco,........................... Petersen, Mrs. R., Shanghae,

Richards, Mrs., 181, Burdett Road, Mile End, London,

Derby, Mrs. J., Rockland, Maine, U.S.A.,

Shaw, John, Darendorach, Perthshire, Scotland,

Douglas, Mrs. W., 111, Baxter Street, New York,..

Schultze, T. W., Hamburg,

Edmonds, Mr., 39, Carey Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London,

Scott, Revd. John, Frederickberg, Va., U.S.A.,..

Edwards, H. N., H.M.S. Thistle, Hongkong,

Smith, Mrs. M., 137, Cherry Street, New York,

Forrer & Vergnier, Lyon,

Steward, H., 8, Fornby Street, Liverpool,

George, Ben, Poste Restante, Meutone, France,

Torrance, W., 13, Rupert Street, Glasgow,

Gill, Mrs. H. S., Shanghae,

Herold, Mrs. Oscar, Paris, France,

Urban, Mrs. C., Weissgerberstrasse, No. 8, K?nigsberg, Velge Bros. & Co., Singapore,

Hoffmann, Madame, ? bord de l'Amazone, Aden,

Waddell, Mrs., Brown's Buildings, Durham,

Howard, Mrs. C. H., No. 7, Clay Street, Pittsburgh, U.S.A.,

Walker, Thomas, Snow Hill, Liverpool or London,......

Hay, William, Post Office, San Francisco,

Johanson, A., Landdalabergen, No. 45, Gotheborg, Sweden,.

Y Ito, care of Messrs. Lamelay & Co., 11, Buckingham Palace Road,

London,

Kerloe, C., British Post Office, Shanghae,

ALFRED LISTER, Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 17th September, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 17TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro- Thermo- Baro- Thermo- meter. meter. meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Min.

Max.

September 11

29.95

29.94

86.5

29.89

86.5

29.94

29.90

80.5

29.86

86.5

29.89

29.88

83.5

29.84

29.91

29.90

85.5

84.5

85.5

29.84

29.92

29.90

29.89

29.94

29.93

76.5

79.5

29.92

29.99

29.96

76.5

29.94

23.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

For Merchant Ships.

403

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Atlantic

Columbo

Eastern Mo-

Invincible

Mary Blair 1

2 1

Aldebaran

Celestial, s.s.

Alexandra

Charity

narch E. J. Spense

Isabella

Mirilla Morro Castle

Robert Boak Retriever

Anazie

Carolus Magnus 2

Julia H.

Scotland

Chusan

Formosa

John C. Munro 5

Ocean Beauty 1

Star of Persia 1

Berker

Channel Queen

Falcon

Ousuri

Selene

Carill Castle

Flodden

Kirkland

Orange Grove

Comet

Coldstream

Ferntower, s.s. 1

Kursu

Talisman

Countess of Erroll

Cheviot, s.s. 1

Kedron

Truth

Portland

Champion of

Gem

Kate Waters

Prince Louis

the Seas

Dilharree

11 1

Cornuvia

Gosshawk 19 Gleam

Veloce

Lesmona

Pearl, s.s.

Ceylon

Eastern Isles, s.s.1

Webfoot

Cilurnum

Ella

4 3

Chandier

Ella Beatrice 1

Hongkong Hope

Min, s.s. Marion, s.s.

Queen of the Seas2

Wild Wood

Queen Victoria 1

Wylo

For H. M. Ships.

Egeria

Letter.

Letters.

Growler

Modeste

W. Grinsberg, Manila,

S. Schuer, Manila,...

F. Abdollaly, Bangkok,

Maria Fossio, Buenos Ayres,

F. E. Rossi, Habana,

Rev. L. McGuire, Buchanon, Penna.,

T. B. Harvey, Mississippi,

Dr. D. F. Owen, Mississippi,

Wapada Kakanda, Sarawak,

Letters.

Letter.

Letters.

Ringdove

Victor Einanuel 3

Detained for Postage.

1 Letter.

1 Book.

1 Letter.

James Gibbons, Callao, Peru,

J. Hughes, Newtown, near Sydney, N.S.W.,..... Walter Morse, New York,

Alton P. Goss, Hawirch, Mass.,

Wm. Dunphy, care of Wm. Monahan, San Fran-

cisco, California,...........

1 Letter.

1 Book.

1 Paper.

Walter Hamberg, Newcastle, New South Wales, 1 Letter. Adolphe Martin, Gabon, Afrique,

Claus Nielsen, Queensland, Brisbane,

Bradshaw & Co., Mount Street, Manchester,

Burke, Miss M., Cape Breton,

Caleb, Mrs. H., Post Office, New Jersey City, U.S.A.,

Collie, W., Alexander Collie & Co., Manchester,

(Sample),... 1

Coles, Charles, U.S. Receiving Ship Vermont, Brooklyn, U.S.A.,

Reeves, W. M., Passenger Outward, Aden,

Cundall, Walter H., 225, West Street, New York,.

Dead Letters.

L., Madame M. de, Post Office, Calcutta,

Lemaitre, P., Amoy,

Mathews, Francis, Barque Lizzie Williams, San Francisco,........................... Petersen, Mrs. R., Shanghae,

Richards, Mrs., 181, Burdett Road, Mile End, London,

Derby, Mrs. J., Rockland, Maine, U.S.A.,

Shaw, John, Darendorach, Perthshire, Scotland,

Douglas, Mrs. W., 111, Baxter Street, New York,..

Schultze, T. W., Hamburg,

Edmonds, Mr., 39, Carey Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London,

Scott, Revd. John, Frederickberg, Va., U.S.A.,..

Edwards, H. N., H.M.S. Thistle, Hongkong,

Smith, Mrs. M., 137, Cherry Street, New York,

Forrer & Vergnier, Lyon,

Steward, H., 8, Fornby Street, Liverpool,

George, Ben, Poste Restante, Meutone, France,

Torrance, W., 13, Rupert Street, Glasgow,

Gill, Mrs. H. S., Shanghae,

Herold, Mrs. Oscar, Paris, France,

Urban, Mrs. C., Weissgerberstrasse, No. 8, K?nigsberg, Velge Bros. & Co., Singapore,

Hoffmann, Madame, ? bord de l'Amazone, Aden,

Waddell, Mrs., Brown's Buildings, Durham,

Howard, Mrs. C. H., No. 7, Clay Street, Pittsburgh, U.S.A.,

Walker, Thomas, Snow Hill, Liverpool or London,......

Hay, William, Post Office, San Francisco,

Johanson, A., Landdalabergen, No. 45, Gotheborg, Sweden,.

Y Ito, care of Messrs. Lamelay & Co., 11, Buckingham Palace Road,

London,

Kerloe, C., British Post Office, Shanghae,

ALFRED LISTER, Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 17th September, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 17TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro- Thermo- Baro- Thermo- meter. meter. meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Min.

Max.

September 11

29.95

29.94

86.5

29.89

86.5

29.94

29.90

80.5

29.86

86.5

29.89

29.88

83.5

29.84

29.91

29.90

85.5

84.5

85.5

29.84

29.92

29.90

29.89

29.94

29.93

76.5

79.5

29.92

29.99

29.96

76.5

29.94

23.

404

DATE.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

Self Registering!

RAIN.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

WINDS.

KV 9

A.M.

NOON.

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

GA.M.

NOON.

1875. Sept. 11 23.18 8.23 28.23 8.18 28.17 73.0 77.0 76.0 72.5 75.0 75.0 73.0 78.0

NOON.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

6 A.M.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn.

In inches during the

previous 21 hours. 1

6 P.M

NOON.

2 E

1 Calm 0

0.00

12 28.19 28.23 28.23 28.16 28.16 73.0 760

76.0 72.0 74.0 74.0 72.5 78.0 SE

13 28.18 28.18 28.17 28.13 28.13 74.0 74.0 74.5 74.0 74.0 74.5 73.5 78.5 Calm

1428.16 28.20 ? 28.19 28.14 28.13 72.5 77.0 76.0 71.0 74.0 73.0 72.0 77.5 · E

2 W

0.00

0 W

4 SE

0.00

4 NNE

3. NNW

0.00

1528.16 28.19 28.18 28.14 28.14 69.0 75.0 70.0 67.0 71.0 70.068.579.5 N

5 N

5 NNE

0.18

1628.15 28.19 28.19 28.18 28.17 68.0 69.0 69.0 67.0 69.0 69.0 68.0 76.5 ENE | 5 ENE

17 28.15 28.20 28.19 28.18 28.17 70.0 70.0 70.5 70.0 70.0 | 70.068.571.0 ENE 6 ENE

5 ENE 6

6 ENE:

0.05

5 A.M., passing fog; 9 A.M., fine, clear,

cloudy.

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout.

5 A.M., clear, cloudy; 9 A.M., passing

fog with thunder at intervals.

5 A.M., cloudy, hazy; 6.30 P.M., squally with rain, thunder and lightning. 5 A.M., cloudy, hazy; 5 P.M., slight

rain.

Wet fog with rain at intervals

throughout.

0.98

Wet fog and squally, with rain at

intervals.

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

BAROMETER.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

G P.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULE.

6 A.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

NOON.

P.M.

THERMO-

METER,

Self Registering

Min. Max.

WINDS.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

ΝΟΟΝ.

GA.M.

6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Sept. 1129.94 29.97 29.97 29.92 29.90 81.00 86.00 85.00 80.00 81.00 81.00 80.00 89.00 Calm

REMARKS ASTO WEATHER.

0 SW

2 W

12 29.93 29.96 29.96′ 29.90 29.98) 81.00 85.00, 84.00 80.00 80.00 80.00 80.00 87.00 Calm

　　　　　　　! 1329.90 29.92 29.90 29.86; 29.86 82.00 83.00 83.00 79.00 80.00 80.00 80.00 87.00] Calm

1429.92 29.93 29.93| 29.87 29.86 80.00 85.00 84.00 78.00 79.00 80.00 79.00 86.00, NNE

0 SW

Do. do.

Find and cloudy throughout.

do.

0 Calm

0 ESE

Overcast, rain, thunder and lightning; heavy rain squalls

8 P.M.

4 N

2. NW

Fine and cloudy; P.M., thunder, lightning and rain.

15 29.93 29.93 29.95 29.92 29.92 77.00 83.00 79.00 73.00 76.00 76.00 75.00 78.00 N

1629.95 29.96 29.96 29.95 29.95 77.00 78.00 78.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 85.00) NNE

6 NE

4 Calm

Overcast, with rain squalls at intervals.

29.95 29.99 29.99 29.96 29.96; 79.00 ? 79.00 80.00 75.00 76.00 78.00 76.00 81.00) ENE

8 NNE

6 ENE

4 NE

Overcast, strong wind and heavy rain squalls through-

out.

6 ENE

Do.,

do.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

In re WILLIAM COCHRANE EDWARDS, and SABINO REIS ROZARIO, Bankrupts. OTICE.-The above named Bankrupts hav- ing passed their last examination, the hearing of the applications by them for their Orders of Discharge, stands adjourned to Monday, the Fourth day of October, 1875, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon.

Hongkong, 17th September, 1875.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

OTICE.-CHUN AKAN, of Victoria, in the Island of Hongkong, lately carrying on business as a Contractor at No. 75, First Street, Saiyingpoon, under the name of "Yan Loong," having been adjudged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Su- preme Court of Hongkong in Bankruptcy, on the Thirteenth day of September, A.D. 1875, is hereby required to surrender himself to the Hono- rable William Hastings Alexander, the Registrar of the said Court, at the first Meeting of his Cre- ditors, to be held before the said Registrar on the Twenty-ninth day of September instant, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon of that day pre- cisely, at the said Court.

　The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and Henry Lardner Dennys is the Solicitor acting in the Bankruptcy.

　At the first Meeting of Creditors the Registrar will receive the proofs of the Debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

　Notice is also hereby given to all Persons indebted to the said Bankrupt, or that have any of his Effects, to deliver the same to the Official Assignee.

Dated this 15th day of September, A.D. 1875.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY. OTICE.-SORABJEE RUSTOMJEE, of Vic-

having been adjudged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong in Bankruptcy, on the Thirty-first day of August, 1875, is hereby required to surrender himself to the Honor- able William Hastings Alexander, the Registrar of the said Court, at the first meeting of his Creditors, to be held before the said Registrar, on the Twenty-eighth day of September, 1875, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon precisely, at the said Court.

The said William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and the undersigned are the Solicitors in the matter of the said Petition.

A public sitting will be, appointed by the said Court for the said Bankrupt to pass his final examination, of which sitting notice will be given in the Hongkong Government Gazette.

At the first meeting of Creditors, the Registrar will receive the proofs of the debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

Hongkong, 16th day of September, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy, 29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 837.

Plaintiffs,?JOHANNES CARL KRUSE and HENRY KUHLMANN, trading as KRUSE AND COMPANY. Defendant,-EFFIE W. DUMONT.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors for the Plaintiffs, 29, Queen's Road,

Hongkong.

CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

OTICE is hereby given that the Transfer Books of this Company will be closed from the 20th instant until October 5th, both dates inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

OLYPHANT & Co., General Agents.

Hongkong, 16th September, 1875.

CANTON INSURANCE office. OTICE is hereby given that the Ordinary

above Office will be held at the Office of the Undersigned, No. 7, Queen's Road, on Saturday, the 2nd October, 1875, at 3 P.M.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agents, Canton Insurance Office. Hongkong, 18th September, 1875.

In the Goods of YIP TEEM, deceased. ETTERS of Administration having been

Chuen, the second and third Sons of the said deceased,-

Dated 4th day of September, 1875.

THE

WEI A-KWONG, No. 16, Gage Street, Agent.

NOTICE.

HE interest and responsibility of Mr. JAMES WHITTALL in our Firm ceased on the 30th April, 1875.

Mr. WILLIAM PATERSON was admitted a Partner on the 1st May last, and we have autho- rized Mr. JOHN BELL IRVING and Mr. JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK to sign our Firm.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, 20th August, 1875.

Printed and Published by NORONHA & SONS, Printers to the Hongkong Covernment, OSWALD's TERRACE, WELLINGTON STREET, Hongkong.

404

DATE.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

Self Registering!

RAIN.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

WINDS.

KV 9

A.M.

NOON.

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

GA.M.

NOON.

1875. Sept. 11 23.18 8.23 28.23 8.18 28.17 73.0 77.0 76.0 72.5 75.0 75.0 73.0 78.0

NOON.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

6 A.M.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn.

In inches during the

previous 21 hours. 1

6 P.M

NOON.

2 E

1 Calm 0

0.00

12 28.19 28.23 28.23 28.16 28.16 73.0 760

76.0 72.0 74.0 74.0 72.5 78.0 SE

13 28.18 28.18 28.17 28.13 28.13 74.0 74.0 74.5 74.0 74.0 74.5 73.5 78.5 Calm

1428.16 28.20 ? 28.19 28.14 28.13 72.5 77.0 76.0 71.0 74.0 73.0 72.0 77.5 · E

2 W

0.00

0 W

4 SE

0.00

4 NNE

3. NNW

0.00

1528.16 28.19 28.18 28.14 28.14 69.0 75.0 70.0 67.0 71.0 70.068.579.5 N

5 N

5 NNE

0.18

1628.15 28.19 28.19 28.18 28.17 68.0 69.0 69.0 67.0 69.0 69.0 68.0 76.5 ENE | 5 ENE

17 28.15 28.20 28.19 28.18 28.17 70.0 70.0 70.5 70.0 70.0 | 70.068.571.0 ENE 6 ENE

5 ENE 6

6 ENE:

0.05

5 A.M., passing fog; 9 A.M., fine, clear,

cloudy.

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout.

5 A.M., clear, cloudy; 9 A.M., passing

fog with thunder at intervals.

5 A.M., cloudy, hazy; 6.30 P.M., squally with rain, thunder and lightning. 5 A.M., cloudy, hazy; 5 P.M., slight

rain.

Wet fog with rain at intervals

throughout.

0.98

Wet fog and squally, with rain at

intervals.

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

BAROMETER.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

G P.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULE.

6 A.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

NOON.

P.M.

THERMO-

METER,

Self Registering

Min. Max.

WINDS.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

ΝΟΟΝ.

GA.M.

6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Sept. 1129.94 29.97 29.97 29.92 29.90 81.00 86.00 85.00 80.00 81.00 81.00 80.00 89.00 Calm

REMARKS ASTO WEATHER.

0 SW

2 W

12 29.93 29.96 29.96′ 29.90 29.98) 81.00 85.00, 84.00 80.00 80.00 80.00 80.00 87.00 Calm

　　　　　　　! 1329.90 29.92 29.90 29.86; 29.86 82.00 83.00 83.00 79.00 80.00 80.00 80.00 87.00] Calm

1429.92 29.93 29.93| 29.87 29.86 80.00 85.00 84.00 78.00 79.00 80.00 79.00 86.00, NNE

0 SW

Do. do.

Find and cloudy throughout.

do.

0 Calm

0 ESE

Overcast, rain, thunder and lightning; heavy rain squalls

8 P.M.

4 N

2. NW

Fine and cloudy; P.M., thunder, lightning and rain.

15 29.93 29.93 29.95 29.92 29.92 77.00 83.00 79.00 73.00 76.00 76.00 75.00 78.00 N

1629.95 29.96 29.96 29.95 29.95 77.00 78.00 78.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 85.00) NNE

6 NE

4 Calm

Overcast, with rain squalls at intervals.

29.95 29.99 29.99 29.96 29.96; 79.00 ? 79.00 80.00 75.00 76.00 78.00 76.00 81.00) ENE

8 NNE

6 ENE

4 NE

Overcast, strong wind and heavy rain squalls through-

out.

6 ENE

Do.,

do.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

Hongkong, 17th September, 1875.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

　The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and Henry Lardner Dennys is the Solicitor acting in the Bankruptcy.

　At the first Meeting of Creditors the Registrar will receive the proofs of the Debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

　Notice is also hereby given to all Persons indebted to the said Bankrupt, or that have any of his Effects, to deliver the same to the Official Assignee.

Dated this 15th day of September, A.D. 1875.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY. OTICE.-SORABJEE RUSTOMJEE, of Vic-

The said William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and the undersigned are the Solicitors in the matter of the said Petition.

A public sitting will be, appointed by the said Court for the said Bankrupt to pass his final examination, of which sitting notice will be given in the Hongkong Government Gazette.

At the first meeting of Creditors, the Registrar will receive the proofs of the debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

Hongkong, 16th day of September, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy, 29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 837.

Plaintiffs,?JOHANNES CARL KRUSE and HENRY KUHLMANN, trading as KRUSE AND COMPANY. Defendant,-EFFIE W. DUMONT.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors for the Plaintiffs, 29, Queen's Road,

Hongkong.

CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

OTICE is hereby given that the Transfer Books of this Company will be closed from the 20th instant until October 5th, both dates inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

OLYPHANT & Co., General Agents.

Hongkong, 16th September, 1875.

CANTON INSURANCE office. OTICE is hereby given that the Ordinary

above Office will be held at the Office of the Undersigned, No. 7, Queen's Road, on Saturday, the 2nd October, 1875, at 3 P.M.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agents, Canton Insurance Office. Hongkong, 18th September, 1875.

In the Goods of YIP TEEM, deceased. ETTERS of Administration having been

Chuen, the second and third Sons of the said deceased,-

Dated 4th day of September, 1875.

THE

WEI A-KWONG, No. 16, Gage Street, Agent.

NOTICE.

HE interest and responsibility of Mr. JAMES WHITTALL in our Firm ceased on the 30th April, 1875.

Mr. WILLIAM PATERSON was admitted a Partner on the 1st May last, and we have autho- rized Mr. JOHN BELL IRVING and Mr. JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK to sign our Firm.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, 20th August, 1875.

Printed and Published by NORONHA & SONS, Printers to the Hongkong Covernment, OSWALD's TERRACE, WELLINGTON STREET, Hongkong.

SOIT

QUI MAL

DIE

MON

DROIT.

THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 40.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 25TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONGKONG.

No. 10 of 1875.

TUESDAY, 7TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

PRESENT:

His Excellency the Administrator (JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN).

The Honourable the Chief Justice (SIR JOHN SMALE).

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary (CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH).

The Honourable the Attorney General (JOHN BRAMSTON).

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Treasurer (CHARLES MAY).

The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE.

The Honourable WILLIAM HASTINGS Alexander.

The Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK,

The Honourable HENRY Lowcock.

ABSENT:

The Council meets this day at 2.30 P.M., pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the Meeting held on Thursday, the 2nd September, are read and confirmed. The further consideration in Committee of the Bill to consolidate and amend the Ordinances relating

to the Assessment and Collection of Rates is resumed, and, after amendment, is passed, bearing the Title of An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to consolidate and amend the Ordinances relating to the Assessment and Collection of Rates in the Colony,-being No. 12 of 1875.

The Crown Remedies Bill is then reported with amendments, and passed, bearing the Title of—An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for consolidating and amending the Law relating to the speedy recovery of Crown Debts for Rents and for Assessments, Fees and Forfeitures,-being No. 13 of 1875.

The Bill to amend "The Company's Ordinance, 1865" is read a second time, and the Council resolves

itself into Committee upon the clauses of the Bill.

On the motion of the Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the

consideration of the Bill in Committee is adjourned.

The Bill for the General Register of Marriages celebrated in Hongkong is read a second time, and the Council goes into Committee on the clauses of the Bill. The Bill is discussed clause by clause, and various alterations and amendments are made. Finally the Bill is committed, and passed, bearing the Title of-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to provide a General Register of Marriages celebrated in Hongkong,- being No. 14 of 1875.

His Excellency adjourns the Council at 4 P.M. sine die.

Read and confirmed, this 22nd Day of September, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE, Clerk of Councils.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator.

406

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

Title.

Preamble.

Estimates, 1876.

HONGKONG.

ANNO TRICESIMO NONO

VICTORIA REGINA.

JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 15 OF 1875.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to apply a sum not exceeding Seven hundred and Sixty-seven thousand Dollars to the Public Service of the year 1876.

[22nd September, 1875.

THEREAS the expenditure required for the service of this Colony for the year 1876 has been estimated at the sum of seven hundred and sixty-six thousand and twenty-nine dollars and sixty cents: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. A sum not exceeding seven hundred and sixty-seven thousand dollars shall be, and the same is hereby charged upon the revenue of this Colony for the service of the year 1876, and the said sum so charged shall be expended as hereinafter specified; that is to say :—

Governor, -

Colonial Secretary,-

Colonial Treasurer,-

Auditor General, Clerk of Councils, Surveyor General,

ESTABLISHMENTS.

$ c. 740.00 3,176.00

3,072.00

14,799.00

100.00

21,386.00

Postmaster General,

26,984.00

Registrar General,

10,774.00

Harbour Master,

27,014.00

Lighthouses,

7,424.00

Collector of Stamp Revenue,

4,078.00

Judicial,

20,300.00

Registrar of Companies,

192.00

Ecclesiastical,

1,302.00

Educational,

17,376.00

Medical,.

Police Magistrates,-

Police,

Gaol,

Fire Brigade,

Government Gardens,

16,536.00

7,540.00

144,538.80

16,740.00

6,966.00

4,336.80

Total Establishments,

$355,374.60

SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.

Colonial Treasurer,

Surveyor General, -

Postmaster General,

Registrar General, -

Judicial,

Educational,

1,700.00

1,080.00

4,300.00

Medical,

Police Magistrates,

Police,

Gaol,

Fire Brigade,

Charitable Allowances,

Transport, -

Works and Buildings,

Roads, Streets and Bridges,

50.00 200.00

4,620.00 18,270.00

390.00 35,185.00

14,420.00

3,500.00

3,300.00

4,500.00

136.120.00

Lighthouses,

Miscellaneous Services,

Military Contribution,

45,720.00

500.00

Total,

36,800.00

100,000.00

$766,029.60

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 22nd day of

September, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

No. 172.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH SEPTEMBER, 1875. 407

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　EDMUND SHARP, Esquire, Crown Solicitor, having returned to the Colony on the 11th instant, resumed the duties of his Office from that date.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 21st September, 1875.

No. 173.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the Spot, on the 11th of October, 1875, at 4 P.M., are published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th September, 1875.

Particulars and Conditions of the Letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 11th day of October, 1875, by Order of His Excellency the Administrator, of One Lot of Crown Land in the Colony of Hongkong for a Term of 999 Years.

No.

Registry No.

Sale.

PARTICULARS OF LOT.

Boundary Measurements.

LOCALITY.

Contents in

Annual Upset Rental. Price.

Square ft.

feet. feet. feet.

feet.

176

East Side of Wanchai Road,

37.01 25.0

32.0

58.0

44.0

2,425 37.40 200.00

2.0

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

　　1. The highest bidder above the upset price shall be the Purchaser, and if any dispute arise the Lot shall be put up again at a former bidding.

2. No person shall at any bidding advance less than $25.

　　3. Immediately after the fall of the hammer, the Purchaser shall sign the Memorandum of agree- ment hereinafter contained for completing the purchase according to these conditions, and shall within Three Days of the day of sale pay into the Colonial Treasury the full amount of Premium at which the Lot shall have been knocked down.

　　4. The Purchaser of the Lot shall be entitled to and shall execute on demand a Lease from the Crown of the Piece or Parcel of Ground comprised in such Lot for 999 Years, to be computed from the 24th day of June, 1875, at such Annual Rental payable half-yearly on the 24th day of December and the 24th day of June in every Year as is specified in the Particulars of such Lot hercinbefore contained; and such Crown Lease shall be subject to and contain all the Exceptions, Reservations, Covenants, Clauses, and Conditions, usually inserted in the Crown Leases of Inland Lots in the Colony of Hong- kong and contained in the Printed Form of Crown Lease in Schedule A annexed hereto.

　　5. The Purchaser of the Lot shall pay to the Surveyor General on behalf of Her Majesty The QUEEN, a Fee of $5 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.

　　6. Should the Purchaser neglect or fail to comply with these Conditions, his Premium or any por- tion thereof which may be paid shall be thereupon forfeited to Her Majesty, who shall be at full liberty either to enforce the Sale, or to resell the Property at such time and place, and in such manner as to Her Majesty shall seem fit, and in case of a re-sale the increase, if any, of the Premium or Purchase Money shall be retained by Her Majesty, and the deficiency, if any, and all Costs and Expenses shall be made good by the defaulter and be recoverable as liquidated damages.

　　7. Possession of the Lot sold shall be given to the Purchaser, and deemned to have been taken by him on the day of sale.

SCHEDULE A.

　　The Printed Form of Crown Lease referred to in the foregoing Conditions of Sale can be inspected on application at the Surveyor General's Office previously to the sale.

No. 172.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH SEPTEMBER, 1875. 407

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　EDMUND SHARP, Esquire, Crown Solicitor, having returned to the Colony on the 11th instant, resumed the duties of his Office from that date.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 21st September, 1875.

No. 173.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the Spot, on the 11th of October, 1875, at 4 P.M., are published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th September, 1875.

No.

Registry No.

Sale.

PARTICULARS OF LOT.

Boundary Measurements.

LOCALITY.

Contents in

Annual Upset Rental. Price.

Square ft.

feet. feet. feet.

feet.

176

East Side of Wanchai Road,

37.01 25.0

32.0

58.0

44.0

2,425 37.40 200.00

2.0

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

　　1. The highest bidder above the upset price shall be the Purchaser, and if any dispute arise the Lot shall be put up again at a former bidding.

2. No person shall at any bidding advance less than $25.

　　5. The Purchaser of the Lot shall pay to the Surveyor General on behalf of Her Majesty The QUEEN, a Fee of $5 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.

　　7. Possession of the Lot sold shall be given to the Purchaser, and deemned to have been taken by him on the day of sale.

SCHEDULE A.

　　The Printed Form of Crown Lease referred to in the foregoing Conditions of Sale can be inspected on application at the Surveyor General's Office previously to the sale.

408 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

Number

of Sale

Registry Number and

Lot. Description of Lot Purchased.

Amount of Annual Rental. Premium at which

Purchased.

Signature of Purchaser.

No. 174.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Notice is hereby given, that Tenders for the Privilege of preparing and selling Prepared Opium within the Colony for the term of Three Years, from the 1st March next, under the Provisions of Ordinance No. 2 of 1858, will be received at this Office, until Noon on Monday, the 24th January, 1876.

Every Tender should specify the amount per mensem for the period above-mentioned.

Each Person tendering must produce a receipt to the effect that he has deposited in the Colonial Treasury the Sum of $5,000 as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which Sum shall be forfeited to the Crown, if such Person shall fail to carry out his Tender.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th September, 1875.

No. 175.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

The following Hydrographic Notice and Notices to Mariners, received from the Admiralty, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th September, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

The information contained in this notice is to be carefully considered, to be noted in the Sailing Directions, and compared with the chart

when the ship is navigating the parts to which it refers.

HYDROGRAPHIC NOTICE. [No. 24.]

EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO. Salayer Strait.-Pasi Island.

　The following information relating to the Whale shoal, on which the British barque Evelyn, drawing 17 feet, grazed in January 1875, has been received from Captain H. B. Woollcombe, R.N., H.M.S. Thalia, 1875:-*

[All Bearings are Magnetic. Variation 0° 30' Easterly in 1875.]

Whale Shoal, about a quarter of a mile in extent, with 12 feet on it, and 4 fathoms close to, is reported by the master of the Evelyn to lie about four miles W.N.W. from the north end of Pasi island, otherwise known as Hog island.

　From the shoalest part of Whale shoal the north end of Pulo Salayer bears N.N.E.; and the south-west extremes of Pasi island and Pulo Salayer are in line.

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Surigao Strait.

　The following information relating to a sunken rock, Surigao strait, on which the Spanish schooner Anguis struck, has been received from the Spanish Government, 1875:—?

　The rock is reported by the Captain of the schooner to be a pinnacle rock with 6 feet water on it, 5 to 6 fathoms close to, and deep water all around.

　The position assigned to the rock is in latitude 9° 51′ 30′′ N., longitude 125° 28′ 44′′ E., or about one mile N. E. from Basol island.

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 29th June, 1875.

* See Admiralty charts:-Australia, general, No. 2759 a; and Eastern Archipelago, Nos. 941 b, and 942 a.

+ See Admiralty charts :-Pacific ocean, north-west sheet, No. 781; Philippine islands, No. 943; and Sulu or Mindoro sea, eastern part, No. 2578.

408 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

Number

of Sale

Registry Number and

Lot. Description of Lot Purchased.

Amount of Annual Rental. Premium at which

Purchased.

Signature of Purchaser.

No. 174.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Every Tender should specify the amount per mensem for the period above-mentioned.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th September, 1875.

No. 175.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

The following Hydrographic Notice and Notices to Mariners, received from the Admiralty, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th September, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

The information contained in this notice is to be carefully considered, to be noted in the Sailing Directions, and compared with the chart

when the ship is navigating the parts to which it refers.

HYDROGRAPHIC NOTICE. [No. 24.]

EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO. Salayer Strait.-Pasi Island.

[All Bearings are Magnetic. Variation 0° 30' Easterly in 1875.]

　From the shoalest part of Whale shoal the north end of Pulo Salayer bears N.N.E.; and the south-west extremes of Pasi island and Pulo Salayer are in line.

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Surigao Strait.

　The following information relating to a sunken rock, Surigao strait, on which the Spanish schooner Anguis struck, has been received from the Spanish Government, 1875:—?

　The rock is reported by the Captain of the schooner to be a pinnacle rock with 6 feet water on it, 5 to 6 fathoms close to, and deep water all around.

　The position assigned to the rock is in latitude 9° 51′ 30′′ N., longitude 125° 28′ 44′′ E., or about one mile N. E. from Basol island.

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 29th June, 1875.

* See Admiralty charts:-Australia, general, No. 2759 a; and Eastern Archipelago, Nos. 941 b, and 942 a.

+ See Admiralty charts :-Pacific ocean, north-west sheet, No. 781; Philippine islands, No. 943; and Sulu or Mindoro sea, eastern part, No. 2578.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

409

NOTICE TO MARINERS. [No. 70.]

CHINA-EAST COAST-HONG KONG.

Fixed Light on Cape D'Aguilar (Tylong Head).

　　　The Colonial Government of Hong Kong has given Notice, that from the 16th April 1875 a light would be exhibited from a lighthouse recently erected on Cape D'Aguilar (Tylong Head), south-east extreme of Hong Kong island.

The light is a fixed white light visible as follows, viz.,

1. Visible between the bearings of S.W. and N.W. W., excepting where the Ninepin and Waglan islands intervene. 2. Obscured between the bearings of N.W. W. and N.W. N. by Soon Kong island.

3. Visible between the bearings of N.W. N. and N.N.W.

4. Obscured between the bearings of N.N.W. and N.E. by N., by the Lochow, Pootoy, and the Lema islands.

5. Visible between the bearings of N.E. by N. and E. by N. 7 N., except to vessels when south-westward of the

Samoun group.

6. Visible over Tathong channel, with the exception of a small portion obscured by Shicko head.

It is elevated 198 feet above the level of high water, and in clear weather should be seen from a distance of 23 miles. The illuminating apparatus is dioptric or by lenses, of the first order.

　　　The tower, 57 feet high, is built of stone, the dwellings and boundary wall are painted white. Position, lat. 22° 12′ 15′ N. long. 114° 15′ 45′′ E.

By Command of their Lordships,

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 4th June, 1875.

FREDK. J. EVANS, Hydrographer.

　　　　This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts:-China Sea, Nos. 2661 a, b; Hong Kong to Liau-tung, No. 1262; Mirs bay, No. 1964; Hong Kong to Chelang point, No. 1962; Mongchow to Hong Kong, No. 2212; and Hong Kong, No. 1466: Also, Admiralty List of Lights in South Africa, China, &c., 1875, page 20, and the China Sea Directory, Vol. III., page 80.

NOTICE TO MARINERS. [No. 84.]

CHINA, EAST COAST-AMOY. Intended Light on Tsing-seu Island.

The Customs Department at Shanghai has given Notice, that a lighthouse is now in the course of construction on the northern slope of Tsing-seu island, entrance of the outer harbour of Amoy.

The Light will be fixed, showing a white light between the bearings about N.W. W. through west and south, to S.E. E., and a red light over the Chauchat rocks and the Taepan shoal; it will be elevated 125 feet about the level of the sea, and in clear weather the white light should be seen from a distance of 15 miles.

The illuminating apparatus will be dioptric or by lenses, of the fourth order.

　　　The tower will be built of stone and brick, octagonal in shape, 33 feet high, and painted in alternate red and white vertical stripes, and the dwellings white. Approximate position, lat. 24° 224 N., long. 118° 7′ E.

All Bearings are Magnetic. Variation 01 Westerly in 1875.] By Command of their Lordships,

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 15th June, 1875.

FREDK. J. EVANS,

Hydrographer.

　　　　This Notice will affect the following Admiralty Charts: Amoy harbour, No. 1767; Chaun bay to Matheson port, No. 1760; and Formosa island and strait, No. 1968: Also, Admiralty List of Lights in Shouth Africa, East India, &c., 1875, page 20, and China Sea Directory, Vol. III., page 168.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

[ No. 99.1 CHINA.

PESCADORES ISLAND-FISHER ISLAND.

(I) Intended Light on Litsitah Point.

　　　　The Customs Department at Shanghai has given Notice, that a lighthouse will shortly be erected close to the present native light tower on Litsitah point, south-west extremity of Fisher island.

　　　　The light will be a fixed white light, elevated about 220 feet above the level of the sea, and in clear weather should be seen from a distance of 15 miles.

The illuminating apparatus will be dioptric or by lenses, of the fourth order.

　　　　The tower will be of iron, and circular in shape, 33 feet high, painted black, and the dwellings and boundary wall white. Approximate position, lat. 23° 32′ 45′′ N., long. 119° 28′ 15′′ E.

EAST COAST-AMOY HARBOUR.

(11) Intended Light on Tsing-seu Island.

　　　　With reference to Notice to Mariners, No. 84, dated 15th June 1875, on the construction of a lighthouse and intended exhibition of light on Tsing-seu island:--

　　　　Information has been received that the above light is intended to supersede the one which it was contemplated to exhibit on Chih-seu island, and which was mentioned in Notice to Mariners No. 110, dated 21st October 1870.

By Command of their Lordships,

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 6th July 1875.

This Notice will affect the following Admiralty Charts :-

FREDK J. EVANS,

Hydrographer.

(1) China sea, No. 2661 b: Hong Kong to Liautung, No. 1262; Pescadores islands, No. 1961, and Formosa island and strait, No. 1968: Also, Admiralty List of Lights in South Africa, China, 1875, page 22; and The China Sea Directory, Vol. III., page 201.

(2) China Sea Directory, Vol. III., page 168.

410 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

No. 176.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　It is hereby notified that, under the Provisions of Ordinance No. 11 of 1844, Tuesday, the 2nd of November next, is fixed for a Special Sessions of the Justices of the Peace, to be held at the Police Magistrates' Office, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon of that day, for the purpose of considering applications for Licences for the sale of Spirituous and Fermented Liquors during the year commencing on 1st December next.

　Applications for such Licences must be lodged at the Police Magistrates' Office, at least Ten days before the Sessions, in the Form prescribed in the said Ordinance, and no application will, after that period, be received for submission to the Sessions.

　Printed Forms of Application may be obtained by intending Applicants at the Police Magistrates' Office, between the hours of 10 A.M. and 4 P.M. daily.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th September, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 177.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　The following Report of the Marine Court of Enquiry into the loss of the British Barque Deerhound, Official Number 60,508, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th September, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

FINDING.

　1. We find that the British Ship Deerhound, 573 tons, Official No. 60,508, of which JAMES SHEARER, No. of Certificate of Competency 31,798, was Master, was stranded on the 30th August last, in Latitude 10° 41′ N., and Longitude 114° 30′ E.

　2. We find that the Vessel was abandoned by the Master and Crew on the 1st September, it having been found impossible to float the Ship.

　3. We are of opinion that no blame whatever is attached to the Master, and that he was justified in abandoning the Ship when he did; we therefore return the Master his Certificate.

Dated at Hongkong, this 21st day of September, 1875.

C. MAY,

First Police Magistrate.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbour Master, &c.

A. McIVER,

Un-Official Justice of the Peace.

D. T. ROBERTS,

JOHN MELDRAIN,

Master, British Ship " Edward P. Bouverie.” Master, British Ship "Solent."

Confirmed,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 170.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held at British Kowloon, on the 27th day of September, 1875, at 4 P.M., are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th September, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

412

No. 169.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　With reference to Government Notification No. 161 of the 4th September, it is hereby notified that the Auction Sale of Land at Yau-ma-ti therein referred to, is postponed until the 4th October.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th September, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 161.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Notice is hereby given that a sale of Lands on the foreshore of the village of Yau-ma-ti, in the Dependency of British Kowloon, will be held on Monday, the 20th of September, 1875, at 4 P.M.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th September, 1875.

No.

Registry No.

Lots.

No. 29

Yau-ma-ti,

Do.,

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.

LOCALITY.

Boundary Measurements.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Contents in

Square ft.

Annual Upset Rent. Price.

feet. feet. feet. feet. 100.0 100.0 283.0 240.0

100.0 100.0 210.0 210.0

100.0 100.0 193.0 193.0

100.0 100.0 251,0| 251,0

25,995 59.67 100.00

21,000 48.20 100.00 19,300 25,100

44.36 100.00

57.62 100.00

No. 158.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Tenders will be received at this Office up to Noon on Friday, 1st October, for the purchase of the Government Steam Launch Blanche.

For particulars apply to the Harbour Master.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Lets. Paps.

Letters. Papers.

d'Oliveira

}

Almeida, A.

M. d'

Boreham,

Charles

Binney, Fredk.

Browne, M.D.,

L.L.D., J. M. F. Burlingame, Dr. J. S. Baldwin, Miss Lucy H.

Campbell, Geo. 1

Clarke,Clarke

Hazell

Cornill Callao, J. C.

Chambers, William'

Clarke, Capt.John1 Collons, James 1 Cauvin, Monsr. 1

Colla?o, Pedro A. 1 Costeker, John 1 Cox, William

Dumont, Miss

Effie W.

Goldthwarte,

F. E. Goldsmith,

Benjamin

Greenberg, J.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st September, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 24th September, 1875.

Marshall, G. 1

Letters. Papers.

Roberton, Jas. 1 Riccardi, P. 1 Rozen-China 1

Letters. Papers.

Manicom, R.

Stanley, Hon.

and Rev. A. 5

Maurer, Giovanni

Moffatt, R. C.

Ragnoli, Giacomo

Miura, Ma-

Harrington,

dame C.

1 regd.

Rangel, Q. A. 1 Reich, M.

Ritchie, J.

Tindeiro, J. A. 1 Thomas, Jas. 1

Capt.

Monroe, Maggie 1

Hill, Capt. J.

Smith, J.

}

Horten, W.

Nagel, J. L.

Santos,

Erdensohn, O. 1 Ebeling, G.

Frampton, Mr. 1

Frederick, John 1 Forgolston, J. S. 1

Galbraith & Co. 2

Hosie, P. B. Holt, H. F.

Johnston, W. 1 regd.

Kennedy, J. M. 1

Lee, Nelson A. 2 Lopez, Maria G. 1 Lawson, Robert 1

O'Brien, James 2

Pateck Pawilka, John 1 Paulsen, Charles1 Plummer, John 1 Piton, Charles

Rodgers, A.

1 1

Antonio dos

Vella, G. B.

Stott, Miss Maryl

Savio, Pietro

Winton, J. J.

Souza, Egy-

dio F. de Syed, H. M. Sindling, F.W.E.1 Smith, George 1 Shave, H. T. Springle, Miss 1

Whyte, James Wade, Miss Nellie

Zangronis, J.

Zobel y

}

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

For Merchant Ships.

413

Letters. Papers.

Atlantic

Alexandra

Charity Carolus Magnus 2

Letters. Papers.

Eastern Mo-

narch

}

Hope

Mary Blair

Retriever

Lets. Paps.

Mirilla

Anazie

Chusan

E. J. Spense

Invincible

Morro Castle 1

Scotland

Ardentinny 1

Channel Queen 1

Ed. James

Isabella

Carill Castle

Star of Persia 1 Selene

Berker

3 1

Coldstream

Formosa

Julia H.

Ocean Beauty 1

Cheviot, s.s.

Falcon

John C. Munro 6

Orange Grove

Comet

Flodden

Truth

Champion of

Dilharree

the Seas

Cornuvia

Ceylon

4 22

Ferntower, s.s. 1

Kirkland

Prince Louis 1

Dartmouth

Kursu

Prince Arthur 1

Veloce

Deerhound

Gem

Kedron

Gosshawk

Kate Waters

Cilurnum

Eastern Isles, s.s.1

Gleam

Queen of the Seas2

Webfoot

Chandier

Ella

4 3

Min, s.s.

Columbo

Ella Beatrice 1

Hongkong 1

Marion, s.s.

Robert Boak

5 1

Wild Wood Wylo

W. Grinsberg, Manila,

S. Schuer, Manila,..

F. Abdollaly, Bangkok,

Maria Fossio, Buenos Ayres,

F. E. Rossi, Habana,

Rev. L. McGuire, Buchanon, Penna.,

T. B. Harvey, Mississippi,

Dr. D. F. Owen, Mississippi,

Wapada Kakanda, Sarawak,

For H.M. Ships.

Modeste

Letter.

Letters.

Victor Emanuel 2

Detained for Postage.

James Gibbons, Callao, Peru,

........

J. Hughes, Newtown, near Sydney, N.S.W., Walter Morse, New York,

Alton P. Goss, Hawirch, Mass.,

1 Letter.

1 Book.

1 Letter.

Claus Nielsen, Queensland, Brisbane,

Wm. Dunphy, care of Wm. Monahan, San Fran-

cisco, California,....

Walter Hamberg, Newcastle, New South Wales, Adolphe Martin, Gabon, Afrique,

Dead Letters.

1 Letter.

1 Book.

1 Paper.

1 ""

1 Letter.

Bradshaw & Co., Mount Street, Manchester,

L., Madame M. de, Post Office, Calcutta,

Burke, Miss M., Cape Breton,

Caleb, Mrs. H., Post Office, New Jersey City, U.S.A.,

Collie, W., Alexander Collie & Co., Manchester,

(Sample),... 1

Lemaitre, P., Amoy,

Mathews, Francis, Barque Lizzie Williams, San Francisco,.. Petersen, Mrs. R., Shanghae,

Coles, Charles, U.S. Receiving Ship Vermont, Brooklyn, U.S.A.,

Reeves, W. M., Passenger Outward, Aden,

Cundall, Walter II., 225, West Street, New York,.

Richards, Mrs., 181, Burdett Road, Mile End, London,

Derby, Mrs. J., Rockland, Maine, U.S.A.,

Shaw, John, Darendorach, Perthshire, Scotland,

Douglas, Mrs. W., 111, Baxter Street, New York,.

Schultze, T. W., Hamburg,

Edmonds, Mr., 39, Carey Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London,

Scott, Revd. John, Frederickberg, Va., U.S.A.,....

Edwards, H. N., H.M.S. Thistle, Hongkong,

Smith, Mrs. M., 137, Cherry Street, New York,

Forrer & Vergnier, Lyon,

Steward, H., 8, Fornby Street, Liverpool,

George, Ben, Poste Restante, Meutone, France,

Torrance, W., 13, Rupert Street, Glasgow,

Gill, Mrs. H. S., Shanghae,

Herold, Mrs. Oscar, Paris, France,

Urban, Mrs. C., Weissgerberstrasse, No. 8, K?nigsberg, Velge Bros. & Co., Singapore,

Hoffmann, Madame, ? bord de l'Amazone, Aden,

Waddell, Mrs., Brown's Buildings, Durham,

Howard, Mrs. C. H., No. 7, Clay Street, Pittsburgh, U.S.A.,

Walker, Thomas, Snow Hill, Liverpool or London,.

Hay, William, Post Office, San Francisco,

Johanson, A., Landdalabergen, No. 45, Gotheborg, Sweden,.

Y Ito, care of Messrs. Lamelay & Co., 11, Buckingham Palace Road,

London,

Kerloe, C., British Post Office, Shanghae,

ALFRED LISTER, Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 24th September, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 24TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro- Thermo- Baro- meter. meter. meter.

Thermo- meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Min.

Max.

September 18

30.04

30.00

77.5

29.94

287887

30.00

29.94

29.99

29.98

78.5

29.92

30.00

82.5

77.5

82.5

29.93

82.5

30.00

29.93

78.5

29.92

29.93

29.89

82.5

78.5

29.83

29.90

29.89

78.5

29.85

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

For Merchant Ships.

413

Letters. Papers.

Atlantic

Alexandra

Charity Carolus Magnus 2

Letters. Papers.

Eastern Mo-

narch

}

Hope

Mary Blair

Retriever

Lets. Paps.

Mirilla

Anazie

Chusan

E. J. Spense

Invincible

Morro Castle 1

Scotland

Ardentinny 1

Channel Queen 1

Ed. James

Isabella

Carill Castle

Star of Persia 1 Selene

Berker

3 1

Coldstream

Formosa

Julia H.

Ocean Beauty 1

Cheviot, s.s.

Falcon

John C. Munro 6

Orange Grove

Comet

Flodden

Truth

Champion of

Dilharree

the Seas

Cornuvia

Ceylon

4 22

Ferntower, s.s. 1

Kirkland

Prince Louis 1

Dartmouth

Kursu

Prince Arthur 1

Veloce

Deerhound

Gem

Kedron

Gosshawk

Kate Waters

Cilurnum

Eastern Isles, s.s.1

Gleam

Queen of the Seas2

Webfoot

Chandier

Ella

4 3

Min, s.s.

Columbo

Ella Beatrice 1

Hongkong 1

Marion, s.s.

Robert Boak

5 1

Wild Wood Wylo

W. Grinsberg, Manila,

S. Schuer, Manila,..

F. Abdollaly, Bangkok,

Maria Fossio, Buenos Ayres,

F. E. Rossi, Habana,

Rev. L. McGuire, Buchanon, Penna.,

T. B. Harvey, Mississippi,

Dr. D. F. Owen, Mississippi,

Wapada Kakanda, Sarawak,

For H.M. Ships.

Modeste

Letter.

Letters.

Victor Emanuel 2

Detained for Postage.

James Gibbons, Callao, Peru,

........

J. Hughes, Newtown, near Sydney, N.S.W., Walter Morse, New York,

Alton P. Goss, Hawirch, Mass.,

1 Letter.

1 Book.

1 Letter.

Claus Nielsen, Queensland, Brisbane,

Wm. Dunphy, care of Wm. Monahan, San Fran-

cisco, California,....

Walter Hamberg, Newcastle, New South Wales, Adolphe Martin, Gabon, Afrique,

Dead Letters.

1 Letter.

1 Book.

1 Paper.

1 ""

1 Letter.

Bradshaw & Co., Mount Street, Manchester,

L., Madame M. de, Post Office, Calcutta,

Burke, Miss M., Cape Breton,

Caleb, Mrs. H., Post Office, New Jersey City, U.S.A.,

Collie, W., Alexander Collie & Co., Manchester,

(Sample),... 1

Lemaitre, P., Amoy,

Mathews, Francis, Barque Lizzie Williams, San Francisco,.. Petersen, Mrs. R., Shanghae,

Coles, Charles, U.S. Receiving Ship Vermont, Brooklyn, U.S.A.,

Reeves, W. M., Passenger Outward, Aden,

Cundall, Walter II., 225, West Street, New York,.

Richards, Mrs., 181, Burdett Road, Mile End, London,

Derby, Mrs. J., Rockland, Maine, U.S.A.,

Shaw, John, Darendorach, Perthshire, Scotland,

Douglas, Mrs. W., 111, Baxter Street, New York,.

Schultze, T. W., Hamburg,

Edmonds, Mr., 39, Carey Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London,

Scott, Revd. John, Frederickberg, Va., U.S.A.,....

Edwards, H. N., H.M.S. Thistle, Hongkong,

Smith, Mrs. M., 137, Cherry Street, New York,

Forrer & Vergnier, Lyon,

Steward, H., 8, Fornby Street, Liverpool,

George, Ben, Poste Restante, Meutone, France,

Torrance, W., 13, Rupert Street, Glasgow,

Gill, Mrs. H. S., Shanghae,

Herold, Mrs. Oscar, Paris, France,

Urban, Mrs. C., Weissgerberstrasse, No. 8, K?nigsberg, Velge Bros. & Co., Singapore,

Hoffmann, Madame, ? bord de l'Amazone, Aden,

Waddell, Mrs., Brown's Buildings, Durham,

Howard, Mrs. C. H., No. 7, Clay Street, Pittsburgh, U.S.A.,

Walker, Thomas, Snow Hill, Liverpool or London,.

Hay, William, Post Office, San Francisco,

Johanson, A., Landdalabergen, No. 45, Gotheborg, Sweden,.

Y Ito, care of Messrs. Lamelay & Co., 11, Buckingham Palace Road,

London,

Kerloe, C., British Post Office, Shanghae,

ALFRED LISTER, Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 24th September, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 24TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro- Thermo- Baro- meter. meter. meter.

Thermo- meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Min.

Max.

September 18

30.04

30.00

77.5

29.94

287887

30.00

29.94

29.99

29.98

78.5

29.92

30.00

82.5

77.5

82.5

29.93

82.5

30.00

29.93

78.5

29.92

29.93

29.89

82.5

78.5

29.83

29.90

29.89

78.5

29.85

;

414

DATE.

1875.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25?? SEPTEMBER, 1875.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

Self Registering Min. Max.

NOON.

WINDS.

RAIN.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON. 6 P.M.

In inches during the?

previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

6 A.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Sept. 1828.23 28.26 28.26 28.20 28.19 71.0 71.5 71.0 71.0 71.0 71.0 69.5 72.0 ESE

7 E

4 E

3.97

1928.22 28.26 28.26 28.21 28.21 70.0 73.0 72.0 70.0 72.0 72.0 69.5 73.0 E

I 2028.21 28.25 28.24 28.19 28.1971.0 74.0 71.071.072.0 71.0 71.075.0 ESE

21 [28.20 28.26 28.24 28.21 28.20, 71.0 74.5 71.0 70.0 71.5 70.0 70.075.0 E

70.5 75.5 E 2228.22 28.26 28.24 28.19 28.18 71.5 74.0 71.5 71.0 71.5 71.0

,23 28.17 28.21 28.19 28.13 28.1371.5 75.0 74.0 71.0 73.0 72.0 70.5 75.5E

24 28.13 28.18 28.18 28.14 28.14 72.0 76.0 75.0 70.0 73.0 72.5 71.0 77.5 NE

}

3 E

ESE

0.81

2 ESE

4 E

0.03

4 E

0.00

4 E

5 E

0.00

Heavy squalls with fog and rain past night; wet fog with rain at intervals throughout.

Fog past night; 8 A.M., openings in fog at intervals; noon, fine, hazy; 3 P.M., passing fog.

Fog with slight rain past night; 8

A.M., fine, hazy.

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout.

Do.

do.

3 S

0.00

Wet fog past night; 9 A.M., fine,

cloudy, hazy.

1 NNE

2 N

0.00

6 A.M., fine, cloudy, hazy; 3 P.M., Ove

cast showery.

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

BAROMETER.

9 A.M.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER,

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

NOON.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

WINDS.

METER.

Self Registering

Min. Max.j 6 A.M.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Sept. 18 30.00 30.04′ 30.04 29.97 29.97 78.00 79.00 78.00, 77.00 77.00 77.00 76.00 81.00) E

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

4ESE

4 ES

Overcast with rain squalls throughout.

19 29.99 30.02 30.02 29.97 29.96 78.00 81.00 81.00 77.00 76.05 76.00 78.05 83.05 ENE

1 ESE

4 E

Overcast, cloudy, passing showers.

20 29.96 30.00 30.00 29.95 29.95 80.00 82.00 81.00 77.00 76.05 76.00 76.00 82.00 E

| 2 ESE

4 E

Overcast and cloudy throughout.

29.96 30.02 30.00 29.95 29.96 79.00 83.00 81.00 76.00 76.00 77.00 77.05 $3.05 E

2 E

4 E

'Fine and cloudy throughout.

22 30.00 30.04 30.00 29.96 29.95, 80.00 83.00 81.00 77.00 76.05 76.00 78.00 83.00 E

4 ESE

6 ESE

Do. do.

do.

23 29.94 29.96 29.90′ 29.88 29.88179.05 84.00 81.00 76.05 79.00 78.00 78.00 84.05; SE

24 29.89 29.92 29.93 29.88 29.89, 79.05 85.00 84.00 77.00 79.00 81.00 78.00. 85.05j Calm

2 SSW

0 NE

2. SE

Do. do.

do.

2 Calm

Do. do.

do.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

UNT

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

In the Goods of—

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

GEORGE BARTY FALCONER, Jeweller,

&c., deceased.

【OTICE is hereby given to the next of Kin, and all other persons, to produce any Wills or Codicils of the above named party, de- ceased, that may be in their possession, before the Supreme Court, in its Probate Jurisdiction, on Friday, the First day of October, A.D. 1875; or, if none, that the next of Kin do accept or refuse Letters of Administration, failing which, Letters of Administration will be granted to the Registrar of the said Court, or such other person as the Court may think fit.

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

"THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ORDINANCE, 1867.”

is hereby notified that the Ground Floor of the House hereinafter mentioned, that is to say, No. 41, Graham Street, was on the Twentieth day of September, 1875, pursuant to Section XXIII of the above Ordinance, declared by me under my Hand and Seal of Office to be an Unlicensed Brothel.

M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Registrar General.

Registrar General's Office,

Hongkong, 20th September, 1874.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

OTICE —JANUARIO AGOSTINHO DA SIL-

　　VA, of Victoria, in the Colony of Hong- kong, having been adjudged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy,filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong in Bankruptcy, on the Twentieth day of September, A.D. 1875, is hereby required to surrender himself to the Hono-

rable William Hastings Alexander, the Registrar of the said Court, at the first Meeting of his Cre- ditors, to be held before the said Registrar on the Sixth day of October, 1875, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon of that day precisely, at the said Court.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee.

At the first Meeting of Creditors the Registrar will receive the proofs of the Debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

Notice is also hereby given to all Persons indebted to the said Bankrupt, or that have any of his Effects, to deliver the same to the Official Assignee.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

In re WILLIAM COCHRANE EDWARDS, and SABINO REIS ROZARIO, Bankrupts.

NOTICE. The above named Bankrupts have

ing passed their last examination, the hearing of the applications by them for their Orders of Discharge, stands adjourned to Monday, the Fourth day of October, 1875, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon.

Hongkong, 17th September, 1875.

In the Goods of YIP TEEM, deceased. ETTERS of Administration having been

Chuen, the second and third Sons of the said deceased,?

Dated 4th day of September, 1875.

WEI A-KWONG, No. 16, Gage Street, Agent.

THE

NOTICE.

THE interest and responsibility of Mr. JAMES WHITTALL in our Firm ceased on the 30th April, 1875.

Mr. WILLIAM PATERSON was admitted a Partner on the 1st May last, and we have autho- rized Mr. JOHN BELL IRVING and Mr. JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK to sign our Firm.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, 20th August, 1875.

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DATE.

1875.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25?? SEPTEMBER, 1875.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

BAROMETER.

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METER.

Self Registering Min. Max.

NOON.

WINDS.

RAIN.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON. 6 P.M.

In inches during the?

previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

6 A.M.

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0.81

2 ESE

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Fog past night; 8 A.M., openings in fog at intervals; noon, fine, hazy; 3 P.M., passing fog.

Fog with slight rain past night; 8

A.M., fine, hazy.

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout.

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cloudy, hazy.

1 NNE

2 N

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cast showery.

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

BAROMETER.

9 A.M.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER,

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

NOON.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

WINDS.

METER.

Self Registering

Min. Max.j 6 A.M.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

6 P.M.

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REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

4ESE

4 ES

Overcast with rain squalls throughout.

19 29.99 30.02 30.02 29.97 29.96 78.00 81.00 81.00 77.00 76.05 76.00 78.05 83.05 ENE

1 ESE

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20 29.96 30.00 30.00 29.95 29.95 80.00 82.00 81.00 77.00 76.05 76.00 76.00 82.00 E

| 2 ESE

4 E

Overcast and cloudy throughout.

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4 E

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2 SSW

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SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

UNT

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

In the Goods of—

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

GEORGE BARTY FALCONER, Jeweller,

&c., deceased.

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

"THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ORDINANCE, 1867.”

M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Registrar General.

Registrar General's Office,

Hongkong, 20th September, 1874.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

OTICE —JANUARIO AGOSTINHO DA SIL-

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee.

At the first Meeting of Creditors the Registrar will receive the proofs of the Debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

Notice is also hereby given to all Persons indebted to the said Bankrupt, or that have any of his Effects, to deliver the same to the Official Assignee.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

In re WILLIAM COCHRANE EDWARDS, and SABINO REIS ROZARIO, Bankrupts.

NOTICE. The above named Bankrupts have

Hongkong, 17th September, 1875.

In the Goods of YIP TEEM, deceased. ETTERS of Administration having been

Chuen, the second and third Sons of the said deceased,?

Dated 4th day of September, 1875.

WEI A-KWONG, No. 16, Gage Street, Agent.

THE

NOTICE.

THE interest and responsibility of Mr. JAMES WHITTALL in our Firm ceased on the 30th April, 1875.

Mr. WILLIAM PATERSON was admitted a Partner on the 1st May last, and we have autho- rized Mr. JOHN BELL IRVING and Mr. JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK to sign our Firm.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, 20th August, 1875.

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The work contains 584 Imperial Octavo Pages and is neatly bound in cloth.

PRICE $8 per Copy.

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Hongkong

Agents:-

In Europe,... Messrs. H. S. KING & Co., London.

Amoy,

.Mr. E. LEMATTRE. Shanghai, Messrs. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

Hongkong, 15th April, 1871.

Printed and Published by NORONHA & SONS, Printers to the Hongkong Government, OswaLD'S TERRACE, WELLington Street, Hongkong.

DIE

SOIT

QUI

MAL

MON

DROIT.

THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

Published by Authority.

No. 41.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 2ND OCTOBER, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 178.

　　The following Notice to Mariners, received from. His Excellency the Governor of Macao, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd October, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

The Notice published on the 2nd October, 1865, in the Official Boletim, No. 40 of that reproduced, as the "Guia Fort" Lighthouse, which was destroyed by the Typhoon of the 23rd Sep- year, is tember, 1874, has been rebuilt and has commenced working regularly since the night of the 23rd

instant.

The Lighthouse is in Latitude 22° 11′ N., Longitude 113° 33′ E. of Greenwich.

The focal plane of the light is 101.5 metres above sea level during the highest tides in calm weather.

The tower of the light measures 13.5 metres from its base to the summit, is of circular form, and is painted white. The lantern is red.

The light is white and revolving, making a complete revolution in 64". It can be seen at a distance of 20 miles in clear weather.

At this distance the duration of light is of 6", and that of eclipse of 58′′.

At 15 miles distance, the light is scen during 10", and the eclipse lasts 54".

At 12 miles, the greatest flash of light lasts 12", and the interval of eclipse (of 52") is interrupted by the appearance, almost momentary, of a weaker light.

At 7 miles, the duration of the great light is of 14", and that of eclipse of 50", the latter being interrupted by the momentary appearance of the small light.

Harbour Department, Macao, 24th September, 1875.

(Signed,)

J. E. SCARNICHIA,

Harbour Master.

NOTICE.

　　　Owners of Tenements assessed to the Police, Lighting, Water, and Fire Brigade Rates, are hereby informed that the Rates for the Fourth Quarter of the year 1875, are payable in advance, during and within the Month of October next.

　　　It is particularly requested that such Rates may be paid before the 31st of October, as after that date application will be made to the Supreme Court for the recovery of arrears.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 30th September, 1875.

C. MAY,

Acting Colonial Treasurer.

418

d'Oliveira

} 1

Boreham,

Charles

Binney, Fredk. 1 Browne, M.D., L.L.D., J.

M. F.

Burlingame,

Dr. J. S. Baldwin, Miss Lucy H.

Campbell, Geo. 1

Clarke, Clarke}

Cornill Callao, J. C.

Chambers,

Clarke,Capt.John1 Collons, James i Cauvin, Monsr. 1

Cox, William

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND OCTOBER, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Almeida, A.

M. d'

William

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 1st October, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Goldthwarte,

F. E. Goldsmith, Ben. 1

Letters. Papers.

Lumsdon, W. 1 Lebury, Ma-1

thilda

Letters. Papers.

Leta. Pape.

Rodgers, A. Roberton, Jas. 1 Riccardi, P.

Shave, H. T. Springle, Miss 1

Rozen-China 1

Colla?o, Pedro A. 1

Harrington,

Capt. Hill, Capt. J.

Ragnoli, Giacomo 1

Tindeiro, J. A. 1

Manicom, R.

Rangel, Q. A. 1

Thomas, Jas.

Marshall, G.

Reich, M.

Horten, W.

Maurer, Giovanni

Ritchie, J.

Dumont, Miss

Effie W.

}

Hosie, P. B.

Miura, Ma-

Holt, H. F. Harrington, D.

dame C. } 1 regd.

Vella, G. B.

Smith, J.

Erdensohn, O. 1

Santos,

Escribano, F. 1

Frampton, Mr. 1 Frederick, John I Forgolston, J.S. 1

Jolinston, W. Jones, Dr. C.

Kennedy, J. M.21

1 regd.

Nagel, J. L. 1

Winton, J. J.

Antonio dos

Whyte, James 1

Stott, Miss Maryl

Wade, Miss

Savio, Pietro

Nellie

Pateck

Syed, H. M.

Waddell, J. J. 1

Galbraith & Co. 2 Greenberg, J. 1

Lee, Nelson A. 2 Lopez, Maria G. 1 Lawson, Robert 1

Pawilka, John 1 Paulsen, Charles1 Plummer, John 1 Piton, Charles

Sindling, F.W.E.1

Stanley, Hon.

and Rev. A.

Zangronis, J.

Zobel y

}

For Merchant Ships.

Letters. Papers.

Atlantic

Charity

Alexandra

Carolus Magnus 2

Eastern Mo-

narch

Invincible

Mirilla

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Pape

Rover

6 1

Isabella

Anazie

Chusan

Ed. James

Laju

Channel Queen 1

Evely Wood

Ocean Beauty 1

Berker

Carill Castle

Julia H.

Scotland Star of Persia

Belcome

Coldstream

Formosa

Balgownie

Cheviot, s.s.

Kirkland

Flodden

Prince Louis Prince Arthur 1

Selene

Kursu

Truth

Comet

Dilharree

Kedron

Cornuvia

Ceylon Cilurnum

Chandier

Columbo

1121 v

Gem

Kate Waters

Queen of the Seas2

Veloce

Eastern Isles, s.s.1

Gosshawk

Ella

Gleam

Min, s.s.

Ella Beatrice

Marion, s.s.

E. J. Spense

Hongkong

Mary Blair

Robert Boak Retriever

Webfoot Wild Wood

For H. M. Ships.

Letter. Paper.

Letters.

Modeste Midge

Victor Emanuel 2

Detained for Postage.

1 Letter.

Walter Hamberg, Newcastle, New South Wales, 1

Maria Fossio, Buenos Ayres,

F. E. Rossi, Habana,

Adolphe Martin, Gabon, Afrique, Claus Nielsen, Queensland, Brisbane, William Kortmann, Rio de Janeiro,

1 Letter

1 ""

A newspaper was posted containing Jewellery, which has been detained, the paper being sent on. The owner of the Jewellery can have it upon description.

Bradshaw & Co., Mount Street, Manchester,

Caleb, Mrs. H., Post Office, New Jersey City, U.S.A.,

Dead Letters.

L., Madame M. de, Post Office, Calcutta,

Burke, Miss M., Cape Breton,

Lemaitre, P., Amoy,

Collie, W., Alexander Collie & Co., Manchester,

(Sample),... 1

Mathews, Francis, Barque Lizzie Williams, San Francisco,.. Petersen, Mrs. R., Shanghae,

Coles, Charles, U.S. Receiving Ship Vermont, Brooklyn, U.S.A.,

Reeves, W. M., Passenger Outward, Aden,

Cundall, Walter H., 225, West Street, New York,..

Richards, Mrs., 181, Burdett Road, Mile End, London,

Derby, Mrs. J., Rockland, Maine, U.S.A.,

Shaw, John, Darendorach, Perthshire, Scotland,

Douglas, Mrs. W., 111, Baxter Street, New York,..

Schultze, T. W., Hamburg,

Edmonds, Mr., 39, Carey Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London,

Scott, Revd. John, Frederickberg, Va., U.S.A.,..

Edwards, H. N., H.M.S. Thistle, Hongkong,

Smith, Mrs. M., 137, Cherry Street, New York,

Forrer & Vergnier, Lyon,

Steward, H., 8, Fornby Street, Liverpool,

George, Ben, Poste Restante, Meutone, France,

Torrance, W., 13, Rupert Street, Glasgow,

Gill, Mrs. H. S., Shanghae,

Herold, Mrs. Oscar, Paris, France,

Urban, Mrs. C., Weissgerberstrasse, No. 8, K?nigsberg, Velge Bros. & Co., Singapore,

Hoffmann, Madame, ? bord de l'Amazone, Aden,

Waddell, Mrs., Brown's Buildings, Durham,

Howard, Mrs. C. H., No. 7, Clay Street, Pittsburgh, U.S.A.,

Walker, Thomas, Snow Hill, Liverpool or London,...

Hay, William, Post Office, San Francisco,

Johanson, A., Landdalabergen, No. 45, Gotheborg, Sweden,.

Y Ito, care of Messrs. Lamelay & Co., 11, Buckingham Palace Road,

London,

Kerloe, C., British Post Office, Shanghae,

ALFRED LISTER, Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 1st October, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 1ST OCTOBER, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro- meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo- meter. meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

September 25

29.91

82.5

29.91

85.5

29.86

29.94

29.93

83.5

85.5

29.87

83.5

29.93

29.90

83.5

29.85

29.86

29.82

29.76

29.75

80.5

29.69

82.5

29.76

29.74

85.5

79.5

85.5

29.71

October

29.89

29.87

80.5

29.83

418

d'Oliveira

} 1

Boreham,

Charles

Binney, Fredk. 1 Browne, M.D., L.L.D., J.

M. F.

Burlingame,

Dr. J. S. Baldwin, Miss Lucy H.

Campbell, Geo. 1

Clarke, Clarke}

Cornill Callao, J. C.

Chambers,

Clarke,Capt.John1 Collons, James i Cauvin, Monsr. 1

Cox, William

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND OCTOBER, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Almeida, A.

M. d'

William

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 1st October, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Goldthwarte,

F. E. Goldsmith, Ben. 1

Letters. Papers.

Lumsdon, W. 1 Lebury, Ma-1

thilda

Letters. Papers.

Leta. Pape.

Rodgers, A. Roberton, Jas. 1 Riccardi, P.

Shave, H. T. Springle, Miss 1

Rozen-China 1

Colla?o, Pedro A. 1

Harrington,

Capt. Hill, Capt. J.

Ragnoli, Giacomo 1

Tindeiro, J. A. 1

Manicom, R.

Rangel, Q. A. 1

Thomas, Jas.

Marshall, G.

Reich, M.

Horten, W.

Maurer, Giovanni

Ritchie, J.

Dumont, Miss

Effie W.

}

Hosie, P. B.

Miura, Ma-

Holt, H. F. Harrington, D.

dame C. } 1 regd.

Vella, G. B.

Smith, J.

Erdensohn, O. 1

Santos,

Escribano, F. 1

Frampton, Mr. 1 Frederick, John I Forgolston, J.S. 1

Jolinston, W. Jones, Dr. C.

Kennedy, J. M.21

1 regd.

Nagel, J. L. 1

Winton, J. J.

Antonio dos

Whyte, James 1

Stott, Miss Maryl

Wade, Miss

Savio, Pietro

Nellie

Pateck

Syed, H. M.

Waddell, J. J. 1

Galbraith & Co. 2 Greenberg, J. 1

Lee, Nelson A. 2 Lopez, Maria G. 1 Lawson, Robert 1

Pawilka, John 1 Paulsen, Charles1 Plummer, John 1 Piton, Charles

Sindling, F.W.E.1

Stanley, Hon.

and Rev. A.

Zangronis, J.

Zobel y

}

For Merchant Ships.

Letters. Papers.

Atlantic

Charity

Alexandra

Carolus Magnus 2

Eastern Mo-

narch

Invincible

Mirilla

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Pape

Rover

6 1

Isabella

Anazie

Chusan

Ed. James

Laju

Channel Queen 1

Evely Wood

Ocean Beauty 1

Berker

Carill Castle

Julia H.

Scotland Star of Persia

Belcome

Coldstream

Formosa

Balgownie

Cheviot, s.s.

Kirkland

Flodden

Prince Louis Prince Arthur 1

Selene

Kursu

Truth

Comet

Dilharree

Kedron

Cornuvia

Ceylon Cilurnum

Chandier

Columbo

1121 v

Gem

Kate Waters

Queen of the Seas2

Veloce

Eastern Isles, s.s.1

Gosshawk

Ella

Gleam

Min, s.s.

Ella Beatrice

Marion, s.s.

E. J. Spense

Hongkong

Mary Blair

Robert Boak Retriever

Webfoot Wild Wood

For H. M. Ships.

Letter. Paper.

Letters.

Modeste Midge

Victor Emanuel 2

Detained for Postage.

1 Letter.

Walter Hamberg, Newcastle, New South Wales, 1

Maria Fossio, Buenos Ayres,

F. E. Rossi, Habana,

Adolphe Martin, Gabon, Afrique, Claus Nielsen, Queensland, Brisbane, William Kortmann, Rio de Janeiro,

1 Letter

1 ""

A newspaper was posted containing Jewellery, which has been detained, the paper being sent on. The owner of the Jewellery can have it upon description.

Bradshaw & Co., Mount Street, Manchester,

Caleb, Mrs. H., Post Office, New Jersey City, U.S.A.,

Dead Letters.

L., Madame M. de, Post Office, Calcutta,

Burke, Miss M., Cape Breton,

Lemaitre, P., Amoy,

Collie, W., Alexander Collie & Co., Manchester,

(Sample),... 1

Mathews, Francis, Barque Lizzie Williams, San Francisco,.. Petersen, Mrs. R., Shanghae,

Coles, Charles, U.S. Receiving Ship Vermont, Brooklyn, U.S.A.,

Reeves, W. M., Passenger Outward, Aden,

Cundall, Walter H., 225, West Street, New York,..

Richards, Mrs., 181, Burdett Road, Mile End, London,

Derby, Mrs. J., Rockland, Maine, U.S.A.,

Shaw, John, Darendorach, Perthshire, Scotland,

Douglas, Mrs. W., 111, Baxter Street, New York,..

Schultze, T. W., Hamburg,

Edmonds, Mr., 39, Carey Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London,

Scott, Revd. John, Frederickberg, Va., U.S.A.,..

Edwards, H. N., H.M.S. Thistle, Hongkong,

Smith, Mrs. M., 137, Cherry Street, New York,

Forrer & Vergnier, Lyon,

Steward, H., 8, Fornby Street, Liverpool,

George, Ben, Poste Restante, Meutone, France,

Torrance, W., 13, Rupert Street, Glasgow,

Gill, Mrs. H. S., Shanghae,

Herold, Mrs. Oscar, Paris, France,

Urban, Mrs. C., Weissgerberstrasse, No. 8, K?nigsberg, Velge Bros. & Co., Singapore,

Hoffmann, Madame, ? bord de l'Amazone, Aden,

Waddell, Mrs., Brown's Buildings, Durham,

Howard, Mrs. C. H., No. 7, Clay Street, Pittsburgh, U.S.A.,

Walker, Thomas, Snow Hill, Liverpool or London,...

Hay, William, Post Office, San Francisco,

Johanson, A., Landdalabergen, No. 45, Gotheborg, Sweden,.

Y Ito, care of Messrs. Lamelay & Co., 11, Buckingham Palace Road,

London,

Kerloe, C., British Post Office, Shanghae,

ALFRED LISTER, Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 1st October, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 1ST OCTOBER, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro- meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo- meter. meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

September 25

29.91

82.5

29.91

85.5

29.86

29.94

29.93

83.5

85.5

29.87

83.5

29.93

29.90

83.5

29.85

29.86

29.82

29.76

29.75

80.5

29.69

82.5

29.76

29.74

85.5

79.5

85.5

29.71

October

29.89

29.87

80.5

29.83

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND OCTOBER, 1875.

BAROMETER.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

METER.

RAIN.

419

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

Self 'Registering.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

NOON.

WINDS.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER,

6 P.M.

NOON.

6 A.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Sept. 25 28.12 28.18 28.18 28.13 28.13 70.0 75.574.0 68.572.0 72.5 69.5 78.5 NNE

4 NNE 4 E

0.36

26 28.15 28.20 28.18 28.14 28.13 71.5 74.0 72.5 71.0 71.0 71.0 71.0 76.0E

27 28.15 28.19 28.18 28.13 28.12 70.5 72.0 72.0 70.0 71.0 71.0 70.0 74.5 E

5 E

6 E

0.06

6 E

5 E

0.00

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout.

Strong breeze with rain past night;

6 A.M., fine, cloudy, hazy. Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

28 28.11 28.13 28.11 28.05 28.05 70.5 73.0 71.0 70.0 70.5 70.0 70.0 74.0 E

6 E

5 E

0.00

Do.

do.

29 28.04 28.06 28.04 28.00 27.99 71.0 72.5 72.0 70.072.0 71.5 70.5 73.0 E

30 28.00 28.06 28.05 28.03 28.03, 72.5 78.5 76.0 71.575.0 74.0 71.5 78.5 NNE

5 E

0.05

Wet fog past night; 6.30 A.M., sho-

wery; 2 P.M., overcast, hazy.

3 N

4 WNW 4

0.00

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

Oct.

1 28.11 28.15 28,14 28.12 28.12 71.5 72.5 73.0 71.0 71.5 71.0 70.5 80.0 SSW

3 NNW

1 WSW 2

0.04

6 A.M., wet fog with slight rain;

noon, overcast, hazy.

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

WINDS.

Self Registering

6 P.M.

GA.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

NOON.

6 A.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. | F.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

REMARKS As To Weather.

6 P.M. Dirn. } F.

1875.

Sept. 25 29.89 29.93 29.93 29.89 29.89 79.00 85.00 83.00 75.00 78.00 79.00 77.00 86.00 NNE

2629.91 29.96 29.95 29.90 29.90 81.00 84.00 82.05 76.00 77.00 78.00 80.00 86.00 ENE

6 ENE

4 E

Fine and cloudy throughout.

6 ESE

Do. do.

do.

,, 27 29.90 29.95 29.95 29.88 29.88 80.05 82.05 81.05 77.00 75.05 77.00 79.00 83.00 E

2 E

4 E

Do.

do.

28 29.86 29.89 29.84 29.80 29.80] 79.05 82.05 81.00 76.00 78.00, 77.00 78.00 82.00] ENE

2 ESE

2 SE

Do.

do.

29 29.78 29.80 29.77 29.73 29.73 85.00 82.00 81.00 78.00 79.00 78.00 78.00 83.00) E

2 E

Do. do.

do.

29.73 29.77 29.77 29.74 29.77 80.00 88.00 85.00 77.00 78.00 81.00 79.00 87.00 NW

2 NNE

4 W

Do.

do.

Oct.

1 29.86 29.90 29.90 29.86 29.87 81.00, 81.00 81.05 79.00 78.00 78.05 77.00 91.05), Calm

0 Calm

Do.

do.

GOVERNMENT NOTICE.

NOTICE.

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of the Government Civil

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?100

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Hongkong, 2nd October, 1875.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

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NOTICE Tat their last examination, the

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BAROMETER.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

METER.

RAIN.

419

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

Self 'Registering.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

NOON.

WINDS.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER,

6 P.M.

NOON.

6 A.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Sept. 25 28.12 28.18 28.18 28.13 28.13 70.0 75.574.0 68.572.0 72.5 69.5 78.5 NNE

4 NNE 4 E

0.36

26 28.15 28.20 28.18 28.14 28.13 71.5 74.0 72.5 71.0 71.0 71.0 71.0 76.0E

27 28.15 28.19 28.18 28.13 28.12 70.5 72.0 72.0 70.0 71.0 71.0 70.0 74.5 E

5 E

6 E

0.06

6 E

5 E

0.00

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout.

Strong breeze with rain past night;

6 A.M., fine, cloudy, hazy. Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

28 28.11 28.13 28.11 28.05 28.05 70.5 73.0 71.0 70.0 70.5 70.0 70.0 74.0 E

6 E

5 E

0.00

Do.

do.

29 28.04 28.06 28.04 28.00 27.99 71.0 72.5 72.0 70.072.0 71.5 70.5 73.0 E

30 28.00 28.06 28.05 28.03 28.03, 72.5 78.5 76.0 71.575.0 74.0 71.5 78.5 NNE

5 E

0.05

Wet fog past night; 6.30 A.M., sho-

wery; 2 P.M., overcast, hazy.

3 N

4 WNW 4

0.00

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

Oct.

1 28.11 28.15 28,14 28.12 28.12 71.5 72.5 73.0 71.0 71.5 71.0 70.5 80.0 SSW

3 NNW

1 WSW 2

0.04

6 A.M., wet fog with slight rain;

noon, overcast, hazy.

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

WINDS.

Self Registering

6 P.M.

GA.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

NOON.

6 A.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. | F.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

REMARKS As To Weather.

6 P.M. Dirn. } F.

1875.

Sept. 25 29.89 29.93 29.93 29.89 29.89 79.00 85.00 83.00 75.00 78.00 79.00 77.00 86.00 NNE

2629.91 29.96 29.95 29.90 29.90 81.00 84.00 82.05 76.00 77.00 78.00 80.00 86.00 ENE

6 ENE

4 E

Fine and cloudy throughout.

6 ESE

Do. do.

do.

,, 27 29.90 29.95 29.95 29.88 29.88 80.05 82.05 81.05 77.00 75.05 77.00 79.00 83.00 E

2 E

4 E

Do.

do.

28 29.86 29.89 29.84 29.80 29.80] 79.05 82.05 81.00 76.00 78.00, 77.00 78.00 82.00] ENE

2 ESE

2 SE

Do.

do.

29 29.78 29.80 29.77 29.73 29.73 85.00 82.00 81.00 78.00 79.00 78.00 78.00 83.00) E

2 E

Do. do.

do.

29.73 29.77 29.77 29.74 29.77 80.00 88.00 85.00 77.00 78.00 81.00 79.00 87.00 NW

2 NNE

4 W

Do.

do.

Oct.

1 29.86 29.90 29.90 29.86 29.87 81.00, 81.00 81.05 79.00 78.00 78.05 77.00 91.05), Calm

0 Calm

Do.

do.

GOVERNMENT NOTICE.

NOTICE.

THE interest and responsibility of Mr. JAMES

WANTED & Person to act as Ward April, 1875.

of the Government Civil

Mr. WILLIAM PATERSON was admitted a Partner on the 1st May last, and we have autho- rized Mr. JoHN BELL IRVING and Mr. JAMES

Hospital.

Salary per annum with Quar- JOHNSTONE KESWICK to sign our Firm.

?100

ters and Rations.

Application to be made to the Colo-

nial Surgeon.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 2nd October, 1875.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in

Tts Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues-

day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

In re WILLIAM COCHRANE EDWARDS, and SABINO REIS ROZARIO, Bankrupts. OTICE.—The above named Bankrupts hav-

NOTICE Tat their last examination, the

hearing of the applications by them for their Orders of Discharge, stands adjourned to Monday, the Fourth day of October, 1875, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon.

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Government Gazette.

No. 42.

No. 179.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 9TH OCTOBER, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

VOL. XXI.

It is hereby notified, that the period for receiving Tenders at this Office for the purchase of the Colonial Steam Launch "Blanche" is further extended until the 6th November, 1875.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th October, 1875.

No. 180.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 30th September, 1875, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th October, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

AVERAGE

BANKS.

AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

Oriental Bank Corporation,..

451,830

200,000

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

452,386

160,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,..

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,..

...

521,023

200,000

....

1,430,812

500,000

TOTAL,...

2,856,051

1,060,000

No. 174.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Every Tender should specify the amount per mensem for the period above-mentioned.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th September, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

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No. 181.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Civil Hospital during the Month of September, 1875, is published for general

information.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th October, 1875.

By Command,

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1875. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)

HYGROMETER.

WIND.

CLOUD.

OZONE.

DAY OF MONTH.

BAROMETER.

SELF REGISTERING

DAY OF

WEEK.

ATTACHED IN SHADE.

MAX.

DIUR-

MIN.

IN THE SHADE.

Max, and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.

SUN,

BULB

VACUO.

SUN,

BULB

Ex- GRASS.

MIN.

NAL

RANGE,

IN SOIL,

DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE.

SHADE.

HUMIDITY

COMPLETE SATURATION

=100.

DEW POINT.

QUARTER.

MOVE-

MENT

DURING

RAIN IN

INCHES

DURING

THE

PREVI- 24 hours oUS 24 HOURS. IN MILES.

0-10.

INCHIES

POSED.

SHADE.

DEEP.

Hours. Hours.

Wednesday,

2 Thursday,

3 Friday,

Saturday,

9 A.M.

3 P.M.9 A. M. 3 P.M. Min.

29.74

91.

5 Sunday,

Monday,

7 Tuesday,.

Wednesday,

9 Thursday,

10 Friday,

Saturday, 12 Sunday,

13 Monday,. 14 Tuesday,

15 Wednesday,

Thursday,

17 Friday,

Saturday,

Sunday,

Monday,.

71.0

21 Tuesday,

22 Wednesday,

23 Thursday,

24 Friday,

25 Saturday,

26 Sunday,

27 Monday,

28 Tuesday,

29 Wednesday,

30 Thursday,

Temp. at Max. Noon. 9 A. M. 3 P.M. 9 A. M. 3 P.M. 9 A. M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A.M.9 A.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.

29.77 80.0 83.0 78.0 84.0 84.0 91. 73.0 6.0 18.0 79.0 80.0 83.0 77.0 78.0 85.

29.89 29.85 78.0 80.0 77.0 85.0 81.0 98. 90. 72.0 8.0 18.0 77.0 78.0 80.0 76.0 78.0 89. 29.90 29.85 82.0 83.0 76.0 84.0 83.0 121. 101. 71.0 8.0 30.0 78.0 82.0 83.0 78.0 79.0 80. 29.89 29.86 83.0 85.0 77.0 86.0 84.0 143. 110. 72.0 9.0 38.0 73.0 83.0 85.0 77.0 78.0 76. 68. 29.89 29.84 80.0 81.0 78.0 86.0 80.0 129. 98. 73.0 8.0 25.0 78.0 80.0 81.0 78.0 79.0 90. 90.

29.87 29.84 83.0 84.0 78.0 85.0 84.0 113. 94. 72.0 7.0 22.0 77.0 83.0 84.0 79.0 79.0 80. 29.87 29.82 83.0 85.0 78.0 87.0 83.0 140. 107. 74.0 9.0 33.0 78.0 83.0 85.0 78.0 80.0 76. 29.85 29.77 82.0 85.0 78.0 87.0 85.0 138. 106. 74.0 9.0 32.0 78.0 82.0 85.0 78.0 78.0 80. 29.80 29.75 83.0 84.0 78.0 87.0 86.0 140. 108. 74.0 9.0 34.0 79.0 83.0 84.0 79.0 79.0 80. 76.

29.85 29.80 82.0 85.0 78.0 87.0 85.0 141. 108. 73.0 9.0 35.0 79.0 82.0 85.0 78.0 80.0 80. 76. 29.91 29.83 82.0 85.0 78.0 87.0 85.0 131. 106. 73.0 23.0 79.0 82.0 85.0 79.0 79.0 85. 72.

29.90 29.80 82.0 87.0 79.0 87.0 85.0 135. 108. 73.0 8.0 35.0 79.0 82.0 87.0 78.0 79.0 80. 65. 29.85 29.78 82.0 82.0 79.0 87.0 82.0 120. 98. 74.0 8.0 24.0 79.0 82.0 82.0 78.0

29.87 29.80 83.0 87.0 78.0 86.0 85.0 125. 98. 73.0 8.0 25.0 78.0 83.0 87.0 76 0 29.88 29.83 78.0 79.0 76.0 88.0 82.0 130. 100. 68.0 12.0 32.0 75.0 78.0 79.0 71.0 29.90 29.85 76.0 77.0 74.0 84.0 81.0 118. 92. 68.0 10.0 24.0 78.0 76.0 77.0 72.0 74.0 79. 84. 29.93 29.88 77.0 77.0 74.0 78.0 79.0 102. 89. 69.0 4.0 20.0 74.0 77.0 77.0 74.0 75.0 84.

29.96 29.89 77.0 77.0 74.0 78.0 79.0 85. 80. 70.0 10.0 74.0 77.0 77.0 75.0 75.0 89.

29.96 29.89 79.0 80.0 74.0 82.0 81.0 98. 88. 70.0 18.0 75.0 79.0 80.0 75.0 77.0 80.

29.94 29.87 80.0 82.0 75,0 83.0 82.0 128. 101. 30.0 71.0 80.0 82.0 75.0 75.0 75.

29.96 29.87 80.0 82.0 75.0 83.0 82.0 118. 98. 70.0 28.0 74.0 80.0 82.0 74.0 75.0 71.

29.97 29.88 80.0 81.0 76.0 84.0 81.0 122. 108. 70.0 38.0 70.0 80.0 81.0 74.0 74.0 71.

29.89 29.80 79.0 82.0 76.0 84.0 83.0 98. 91. 70.0 21.0 70.0 79.0 82.0 75.0 76.0 80. 72.

29.85 29.80 81.0 84.0 76.0 85.0 84.0 118. 102. 70.0 9.0 32.0 70.0 81.0 84.0 75.0 77.0 72. 68. 29.85 29.80 81.0 83.0 75.0 86.0 83.0 127. 101. 70.0 11.0 31.0 70.0 81.0 83.0 74.0 77.0 68. 72. 29.89 29.80 81.0 83.0 77.0 85.0 83.0 101. 100. 71.0 8.0 29.0 70.0 81.0 83.0 75.0 76.0 72. 68. 29.87 29.79 80.0 82.0 77.0 84.0 82.0 98. 96. 71.0 7.0 25.0 71.0 80.0 82.0 76.0 77.0 80. 76. 29.84 29.72 79.0 80.0 76.0 83.0 81.0 104. 94. 72.0 7.0 22.0 70.0 79.0 80.0 74.0 75.0 75. 75. 29.74 29.65 79.0 81.0 76.0 82.0 80.0 99. 90. 72.0 6.0 18.0 71.0 79.0 81.0 76.0 77.0 85. 80. 29.72 29.66 82.0 80.0 76.0 87.0 86.0 115. 100. 71.0 11.0 29.0 71.0 82.0 80.0 77.0 77.0 76. 85.

76.

75.0

90.

74.6

74.7 E.

76.6 E.

S.E.

380 1.32

Calm 345

0.88

80.

75.3

76.3 IS.E.

205

1.19

74.7

73.4 E.

S.E.

230

0.5

76.6

77.7 E.

375

0.60

76.

76.3

75.7 S.E.

336

3.16

76.

74.7

76.7 S.E.

290

0.6

68.

75.3

73.4 E.

347

0.43

76.3

75.7 E.

S.E.

245

0.33

75.3

76.7 E.

N.E. 220

0.5

77.0 75.1 Calm

265

75.3

73.9 W.

S.W. 275

79.0 80. 85.

75.3

77.0 W.

Calm

195

80.0 68. 69.

71.3

75.5 N.E.

S.W. 150

74.0 67. 75.

66.1

70.6 N.

270

0.14

69.2

71.9 S. E.

325

89.

71.9 73.6 N.E.

355

0.64

89.

73.6 73.6 E.

S.E.

297

4.16 10

85.

72.3

68.

71.6 70.3

68.

69.9

75.0 S.E.

69.9 70.3 N.W. 79.3 E. 72.3 72.0 E.

N.E. 310

1.14

274

215

305

N.W.

165

70.9 72.4 N.E.

156

69.3 73.0 E. 70.9 71.3 E.

73.3

70.6 71.6 N.

S.E.

225

N.E.

130

73.6 E.

185

N.E.

228

73.9 74.3 E.

200

73.6 75.0 S.

258

: COD CODANOWINN

...

Mean

29.87 29.81 80.4 81.5 76.5 84.7 82.6 Summary of September, 1874:-Mean Shade Temp.,

117. 98. 71.4 81.0

27.6 75.0

80.4 81.5 76.3

77.2

78.

76.

73.0 74.2

258 14.15

.83.1

Total Rain fall,

14.77 inches. Rain fell on 12 days.

1873:-

1872:-

80.0

12.94

81.6

9.27

1871:-

81.2

17.15

1870:-

81.0

11.38

1869:-

.83.0

12.01

C. J. WHARRY, M.D., Superintendent.

1868;

,82.3

7.23

424

No. 176.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH OCTOBER, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　Printed Forms of Application may be obtained by intending Applicants at the Police Magistrates' Office, between the hours of 10 A.M. and 4 P.M. daily.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th September, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

NOTICE.

It is particularly requested that such Rates may be paid before the 31st of October, as after that date application will be made to the Supreme Court for the recovery of arrears.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 30th September, 1875.

C. MAY,

Acting Colonial Treasurer.

Lets. Paps.

Letters. Papers.

Cornill

Callao, J. C.

Chambers,

M. F.

Dr. J. S.

Lucy H.

Blaikie, D.

Almeida, A.

M. d'

}

Boreham,

　Charles Binney, Fredk. 1

Browne, M.D.,

L.L.D., J.

Burlingame,

Baldwin, Miss

William Clarke,Capt.Johnl Collons, James 1 Cauvin, Monsr. 1

Erdensohn, O. 1 Escribano, F.

Greenberg, J. Goldthwarte,

F. E.

Harrington,

Capt. Hill, Capt. J. Horten, W. Hosie, P. B.

Farnham,

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Atila, Se?or D. Ambrosio," Nagasaki. Baldwin, Mr. U., Thos. Smith Bros., Calcutta. Cauza, La Signora Maria, Yokohama. Choy, Miss A., Yokohama.

Coyle, Mrs., Jersey City, America.

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Dead Letters.

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ALFRED LISTER, Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 9th October, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 8TH OCTOBER, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo- meter. meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Min.

Max.

October 2

OCH CO 2 ∞0

29.93

29.92

29.90

29.99

29.97

29.93

29.99

29.98

29.94

29.93

29.89

81.5

29.93

29.92

29.85

29.95

29.94

29.91

29.98

29.97

77.5

83.5

29.93

BAROMETER.

DATE.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

Self Registering.

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

6 A.M.

NOON. Dirn. F.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

In inches during the,

previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

Dirn. F.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

1875.

Oct.

2 28.16 28.19 28.19 28.16 28.16 70.0 73.5 70.5 69.0 71.0 69.5 69.0 75.0 E

3 28.20 28.25 28.25 28.20 28.20 71.0 | 75.0 72.0 70.0 72.0 71.0 70.0 76.0 NE

3 E

4 E

1.22

2 E

2 S

0.04

4 28.24 28.28 28.26 28.22 28.2171,075.0 71.0 70.0 72.0 69.0 70.0 77.0NE

3 E

3 SE

0.04

528.19 28.22 28.21 28.17 28.16 69.5 72.5 70,068.5 69.0 69.0 69.0 75.0 E

0.06

6 28.16 28.21 28.20 28.15 28.1470.0 | 74.0 72.0 69.5 72.0 71.069.5 74.0 E

4 ESE

4 Calm

0.00

7 28.19 28.23 28.22 28.19 28.19 71.0 -73.5 71.0 69.5 71.0 70.0 70.5 75.0 E

8 28.20 28.23 28,23 28.19 28.19 71.5 71.5 69.5 71.0 70.0 69.0 70.5 74.5 E

1 E

5 E

2 ESE

5 E

0.00

Do.

do.

0.51

Rain during past night; 6 A.M., over- 'cast,showery; noon, fine, clear, cloudy. 6 A.M., passing fog and showery; 9

A.M., fine, cloudy, hazy.

Rain past night; 6 A.M., fine, hazy;

noon, fine, clear, cloudy.

Rain during past night; fine, clear,

cloudy throughout the day.

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout.

Wet fog with rain past night; 10 A.M., openings in fog; noon, overcast, with drizzly rain.

do.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

METER.

Self Registering.

Min. Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

1875.

Oct.

2 29.92 29.96 29.96 29.92 29.92 78.00, 82.00 80.00 75.00, 77.00, 76.00 75,00 82.00 NE

329.93 30.00 30.01 29.96 29.96] 79.00 84.00 83.00 76.00 78.00 80.00 77.00) 84,00) NW

2 ESE

4 SE

Fine and cloudy throughout.

2 SW

4 W

Overcast, fine and cloudy, slight rain past night.

4 30.00 30.02 30.00 29.96 29.96 79.00 85.00 80.00 76.00, 78.00, 76.00 77.05, 85.05 Calm

529.97 29.97 29.97, 29.90 29.90, 79.00 81.00 80.00 76.00 76.00, 79.00 78.00 85.00 E

629.91 29.96 29.93 29.90 29.90 79.00, 82.00 82.00, 76.00 79.00 80.00 77.05 82.05] ESE

2 E

Fine and cloudy throughout.

4 E

6 E

Do. do.

do.

2 ESE

4 ESE

Do. do.

do.

7 29.94 29.98 29.97 29.93 29.94 80.00, 83.00 81.00, 77.00 78.05.78,00 78.05, 85.00 E

2 ESE

Fine, cloudy, and rain P. M.

8 29.96 30.02| 30.00 29.96 29.97 78.00, 80.00 80.00) 77.00 77.00 77.00 76.00 84.00) N

4 ESE

4 ENE

2 Overcast, cloudy and rain.

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Fossio, Signora Maria, Buenos Ayres,..

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1 Letter.

Hamberg, Walter, Newcastle, New South Wales, 1 Kortmann, William, Rio de Janeiro,

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Atila, Se?or D. Ambrosio," Nagasaki. Baldwin, Mr. U., Thos. Smith Bros., Calcutta. Cauza, La Signora Maria, Yokohama. Choy, Miss A., Yokohama.

Coyle, Mrs., Jersey City, America.

Cross, Miss Maria J., Emerald Hills, Melbourne. Crotty, Mr. Michael, Boston, U.S. Davidson, Mrs. J. W., Yokohama.

Davis, J. Martin, Esq., Virginia City, U.S.

Dead Letters.

Diercks, Seemann Gustav, General Hospital,

Yokohama.

Drulin, Miss, Yokohama.

cisco, (3.)

Legg, William Henry, London Inn, Hongkong. Lustinan, Mr. M., Yokohama. Man Hing, Canton.

Mitchell, D. R., Esq., Yokohama. Monroe, Miss Mary E., U.S. Consulate, Y'hama. Ngokman, Canton.

ALFRED LISTER, Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 9th October, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 8TH OCTOBER, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo- meter. meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Min.

Max.

October 2

OCH CO 2 ∞0

29.93

29.92

29.90

29.99

29.97

29.93

29.99

29.98

29.94

29.93

29.89

81.5

29.93

29.92

29.85

29.95

29.94

29.91

29.98

29.97

77.5

83.5

29.93

BAROMETER.

DATE.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

Self Registering.

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

6 A.M.

NOON. Dirn. F.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

In inches during the,

previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

Dirn. F.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

1875.

Oct.

2 28.16 28.19 28.19 28.16 28.16 70.0 73.5 70.5 69.0 71.0 69.5 69.0 75.0 E

3 28.20 28.25 28.25 28.20 28.20 71.0 | 75.0 72.0 70.0 72.0 71.0 70.0 76.0 NE

3 E

4 E

1.22

2 E

2 S

0.04

4 28.24 28.28 28.26 28.22 28.2171,075.0 71.0 70.0 72.0 69.0 70.0 77.0NE

3 E

3 SE

0.04

528.19 28.22 28.21 28.17 28.16 69.5 72.5 70,068.5 69.0 69.0 69.0 75.0 E

0.06

6 28.16 28.21 28.20 28.15 28.1470.0 | 74.0 72.0 69.5 72.0 71.069.5 74.0 E

4 ESE

4 Calm

0.00

7 28.19 28.23 28.22 28.19 28.19 71.0 -73.5 71.0 69.5 71.0 70.0 70.5 75.0 E

8 28.20 28.23 28,23 28.19 28.19 71.5 71.5 69.5 71.0 70.0 69.0 70.5 74.5 E

1 E

5 E

2 ESE

5 E

0.00

Do.

do.

0.51

Rain during past night; 6 A.M., over- 'cast,showery; noon, fine, clear, cloudy. 6 A.M., passing fog and showery; 9

A.M., fine, cloudy, hazy.

Rain past night; 6 A.M., fine, hazy;

noon, fine, clear, cloudy.

Rain during past night; fine, clear,

cloudy throughout the day.

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout.

Wet fog with rain past night; 10 A.M., openings in fog; noon, overcast, with drizzly rain.

do.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

METER.

Self Registering.

Min. Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

1875.

Oct.

2 29.92 29.96 29.96 29.92 29.92 78.00, 82.00 80.00 75.00, 77.00, 76.00 75,00 82.00 NE

329.93 30.00 30.01 29.96 29.96] 79.00 84.00 83.00 76.00 78.00 80.00 77.00) 84,00) NW

2 ESE

4 SE

Fine and cloudy throughout.

2 SW

4 W

Overcast, fine and cloudy, slight rain past night.

4 30.00 30.02 30.00 29.96 29.96 79.00 85.00 80.00 76.00, 78.00, 76.00 77.05, 85.05 Calm

529.97 29.97 29.97, 29.90 29.90, 79.00 81.00 80.00 76.00 76.00, 79.00 78.00 85.00 E

629.91 29.96 29.93 29.90 29.90 79.00, 82.00 82.00, 76.00 79.00 80.00 77.05 82.05] ESE

2 E

Fine and cloudy throughout.

4 E

6 E

Do. do.

do.

2 ESE

4 ESE

Do. do.

do.

7 29.94 29.98 29.97 29.93 29.94 80.00, 83.00 81.00, 77.00 78.05.78,00 78.05, 85.00 E

2 ESE

Fine, cloudy, and rain P. M.

8 29.96 30.02| 30.00 29.96 29.97 78.00, 80.00 80.00) 77.00 77.00 77.00 76.00 84.00) N

4 ESE

4 ENE

2 Overcast, cloudy and rain.

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH OCTOBER, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTICE.

ANTED a Person to act as Ward- master of the Government Civil

Hospital.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG

IN BANKRUPTCY.

?OTICE.-CHU CHEW, of Queen's Road

NOT

IN BANKRUPTCY.

OTICE.-SORABJEE RUSTOMJEE, of Vic-

West, Victoria, in the Island of Hong-toria, in the Island of Hongkong, Broker,

kong, Boiler-maker, having been adjudged Bank- rupt under a Petition for adjudication of Bank- Salary ?100 per annum with Quar- ruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong ters and Rations.

in Bankruptcy, on the Second day of October, A.D. 1875, is hereby required to surrender him- Application to be made to the Colo- self to the Honorable William Hastings Alex- nial Surgeon.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 2nd October, 1875.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

UNT

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

In the Goods of—

DIEDERICH HEIMSOHT,

deceased.

QUERINO ANTONIO GUTIERREZ,

MARTIN CARROLL,

DORA HOWARD,

HENRY ROBERTS,

OTICE is hereby given that in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No. 9 of 1870, Section 3, an order has been made by the Honorable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, limiting the time for Creditors and others to send in their claims against the above Estates to Friday, the 30th day of June, 1876, on or before which date all Claims must be proved, otherwise they will not be included in the Scheme of Division.

　　All persons indebted to the said Estates are requested to make immediate payment to

In the Goods of—

W. H. ALEXANDER, Official Administrator.

GUSTAV TOBLER, late of Manila,

Merchant,

EDWARD PARKER, Turnkey,

Victoria Gaol,

ander, the Registrar of the said Court, at the first Meeting of his Creditors, to be held before the said Registrar on the Twentieth day of October instunt, at Eleven o'clock in the fore- noon of that day precisely, at the said Court.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and Henry Lardner Dennys is the Solicitor acting in the Bankruptcy.

At the first Meeting of Creditors the Registrar will receive the proofs of the Debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

Notice is also hereby given to all Persons indebted to the said Bankrupt, or that have any of his Effects, to deliver the same to the Official Assignee.

Dated this 4th day of October, 1875.

having been adjudged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong on the Thirty-first day of August, in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five, a public sitting for the said Bankrupt to pass his last examination and make application for his order of discharge, will be held before the Honor- able Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, at the Supreme Court House, Victoria aforesaid, on Thursday, the Twenty-first day of October, 1875, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon of that day precisely.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee in the Bankruptcy. Dated the 5th day of October, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy, 29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

NOTICE.

THE interest and responsibility of Mr. JAMES

THE of JAMES

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

NOTIC, of Victoria, in the Colony of Hong- kong, having been adjudged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong in Bankruptcy, on the Twentieth day of September, A.D. 1875, a public sitting for the said Bankrupt to pass his last examination, and make application for his order of discharge, will be held before the Hon- orable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, at the Supreme Court House, Victoria, on the Twenty-first day of October, 1875, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon precisely.

[OTICE.—JANUARIO AGOSTINHO DA SIL-

At this meeting, proof of the debts of the Cre- ditors will be received.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee acting in the Bankruptcy.

Dated 6th day of October, 1875.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

CHOY A CHIP, of Hongkong, N

Trader,

decensed.

NOTICE is hereby given to the next of kin,

　　　　and all other persons, to produce any Wills or Codicils of the above named parties, de- ceased, that may be in their possession, before the Supreme Court, in its Probate Jurisdiction, on Friday, the Fifteenth day of October, A.D. 1875; or, if none, that the next of Kin do accept or refuse Letters of Administration, failing which, Letters of Administration will be granted to the Registrar of the said Court, or such other person as the Court may think fit.

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

TOTICE.-CHUN AKAU, of Victoria, in the Island of Hongkong, lately carrying on business as a Contractor, at No. 75, First Street, Sai-ying-poon, under the name of "Yan Loong," having been adjudged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong on the Thirteenth day of September, A.D. 1875, a public sitting for the said Bankrupt to pass his last examination and make application for his order of discharge, will be held before the Honorable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, at the Supreme Court House, on Thursday, the Twenty-first day of October instant, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon precisely.

Dated this 8th day of October, 1875.

H. L. DENNYS, Solicitor in the Bankruptcy.

April, 1875.

Mr. WILLIAM PATERSON was admitted a Partner on the 1st May last, and we have autho- rized Mr. JOHN BELL IRVING and Mr. JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK to sign our Firm.

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No. 43.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 16TH OCTOBER, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 182.

　　The following Notice to Mariners, received from the Admiralty, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th October, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

[No. 115.]

MALACCA STRAIT-NORTH-WEST ENTRANCE.

Intended Light on Pulo Brasse.

The Netherlands Government has given Notice, that a light will shortly be exhibited from a lighthouse recently erected on the north point of Pulo Brasse near the north-west end of Sumatra island.

　　The light will be a revolving white light of the first order, and in clear weather should be visible from a distance of 32 miles.

The tower is of stone, painted white.

Position, lat. 5° 44' 20" N., long. 95° 9' 10' E.

Further notice will be given of the date of the exhibition of the light.

By Command of their Lordships,

FREDK. J. EVANS,

Hydrographer.

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 12th August, 1875.

This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts:- Indian Ocean, northern part, No. 748 a; Bengal bay, No. 70 b; Sumatra island, west coast, Sheet I., No. 2760; Sumatra, north coast, Acheen head to Diamond point, No. 219: Also, Admiralty List of Lights in South Africa, East Indies, China, Japan, &c., 1875,

No. 183.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Return, received from Mr. HENRY DICKIE, of the quantity of Spirits distilled at the China Sugar Refinery, is published for general information.

Gallons.

Spirits manufactured during the Quarter ending 10th October, 1875,................. 7,605. By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th October, 1875.

No. 184.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

　　The following Regulations under the Naval Stores Ordinance, No. 9 of 1875, made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council, at a meeting of Executive Council, held on Thursday, the 14th instant, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th October, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

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VOL. XXI.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 182.

　　The following Notice to Mariners, received from the Admiralty, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th October, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

[No. 115.]

MALACCA STRAIT-NORTH-WEST ENTRANCE.

Intended Light on Pulo Brasse.

The Netherlands Government has given Notice, that a light will shortly be exhibited from a lighthouse recently erected on the north point of Pulo Brasse near the north-west end of Sumatra island.

　　The light will be a revolving white light of the first order, and in clear weather should be visible from a distance of 32 miles.

The tower is of stone, painted white.

Position, lat. 5° 44' 20" N., long. 95° 9' 10' E.

Further notice will be given of the date of the exhibition of the light.

By Command of their Lordships,

FREDK. J. EVANS,

Hydrographer.

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 12th August, 1875.

No. 183.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Return, received from Mr. HENRY DICKIE, of the quantity of Spirits distilled at the China Sugar Refinery, is published for general information.

Gallons.

Spirits manufactured during the Quarter ending 10th October, 1875,................. 7,605. By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th October, 1875.

No. 184.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th October, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

428

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH OCTOBER, 1875.

REGULATIONS

Made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council, this 14th day of October, 1875,

under Ordinance No. 9 of 1875.

　1. The Fee for each Licence to use or exercise the trade or business of a Dealer in Marine Stores, or a Dealer in Old Metals, shall be $15 per mensem, payable in advance.

2. All Persons who shall trade or deal in Marine Stores or Old Metals shall have their names with words "Dealer in Marine Stores, or Old Metals" painted distinctly, in letters not less than 34 inches in length on a board to be hung up conspicuously in front of their shops.

　3. The said houses may only be open from the 1st October to the 1st April from 6 A.M. to 6 P.M., and from the 1st April to the 1st October from 5 A.M. to 7 P.M.

4. No Article of Metal, or any Marine Store, shall be purchased from a Child apparently under 14 Years of age.

　5. The name of every seller, the house number, name of street, and district in which he dwells. together with an intelligible description of the article and time at which it was sold, with price paid, shall be entered in the books of the shop, which shall be kept in the form and manner hereinafter shown in Form A-or in such other Form as the Governor may direct.

6. No escapes through the roof of a Licensed House shall be allowed.

7. No other trade or business shall be carried on in a Licensed Marine or Old Metal Store.

FORM A.

No. of

Residence and

Date or Time. Name of Seller.

Business.

Nature of Goods. Price Paid.

Purchase.

No. of Street.

址住

月某

頭號時

名姓者賣|意生何做日年

物貨何是干若銀價

名街

Approved in Council,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

No. 185.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　Tenders for the supply of Provisions and other Articles required for the use of Victoria Gaol, from 21st November, 1875, to the 20th November, 1876, inclusive, will be received at this Office, until Noon of Wednesday the 10th November.

All information required, and blank Forms of Tender, may be obtained on application to the Acting Superintendent of Victoria Gaol.

Tenders to be addressed to the Colonial Secretary, and endorsed "Tender for Gaol Contract, 1876." No Tenders will be received, unless the Person tendering shall produce a receipt to the effect that he has deposited in the Colonial Treasury the sum of $200 as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown if such Person shall refuse to carry out his Tender.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th October, 1875.

NOTICE.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

　After this date, the village of Shek-O is transferred from the Stanley to the Shau-ki W?n District, for the purposes of the Registration of Births and Deaths.

Hongkong, 16th October, 1875.

M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Registrar General.

428

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH OCTOBER, 1875.

REGULATIONS

Made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council, this 14th day of October, 1875,

under Ordinance No. 9 of 1875.

　1. The Fee for each Licence to use or exercise the trade or business of a Dealer in Marine Stores, or a Dealer in Old Metals, shall be $15 per mensem, payable in advance.

　3. The said houses may only be open from the 1st October to the 1st April from 6 A.M. to 6 P.M., and from the 1st April to the 1st October from 5 A.M. to 7 P.M.

4. No Article of Metal, or any Marine Store, shall be purchased from a Child apparently under 14 Years of age.

6. No escapes through the roof of a Licensed House shall be allowed.

7. No other trade or business shall be carried on in a Licensed Marine or Old Metal Store.

FORM A.

No. of

Residence and

Date or Time. Name of Seller.

Business.

Nature of Goods. Price Paid.

Purchase.

No. of Street.

址住

月某

頭號時

名姓者賣|意生何做日年

物貨何是干若銀價

名街

Approved in Council,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

No. 185.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

All information required, and blank Forms of Tender, may be obtained on application to the Acting Superintendent of Victoria Gaol.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th October, 1875.

NOTICE.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

　After this date, the village of Shek-O is transferred from the Stanley to the Shau-ki W?n District, for the purposes of the Registration of Births and Deaths.

Hongkong, 16th October, 1875.

M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Registrar General.

430

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH OCTOBER, 1875. 1

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 15TH OCTOBER, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Baro- Thermo- meter.

meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

October

30.03

30.01

79.5

29.95

30.05

30.00

80.5

75.5

30.00

30.07

77.5

30.03

29.97

30.01

29.97

75.5

29.92

30.03

30.00

72.5

78.5

29.95

30.09

30.07

76.5

30.04

myry

30.10

75.5

30.05

30.04

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

RAIN.

METER.

DATE.

Self Registering

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. | Dirn. | F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

NOON.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875. Oct.

9 28.23 28.28 28.26 28.21 28.21 70.0 71.0 69.5 69.0 69.0 68.5 68.5 72.0

5 E

0.09

10 28.25 28.28 28.28 28.25 28.25 69.0 71.0 68.5 68.5 69.0 68.0 68.0 72.0 E

5 E

0.12

11 28.24 28.29. 28.28 28.22 28.21 65.0 71.0 67.0 63.0 67.0 62.5 64.0 71.5 N

5 N

0.00

12 28.19 28.24 28.21 28.17 28.17 61.0 68.0 67.5 57.0 61.0 58.0 60.5 72.0 N

6 N

5 N

0.00

Fog with rain past night; 8 A.M., overcast and hazy; noon, fine,

clear and cloudy.

Fog with rain past night; 7 A.M., openings in fog at intervals; 10 A.M., fine and hazy.

Fine, clear, and cloudy throughout.

Do.

do.

13 28.19 28.24 28.23 28.21 28.21 58.5 66.0 64.0 52.0 59.0 57.0 57.5 70.5 N 14 28.25 28.31 28.31 28.28 28.28 62.0 67.5 66.0 57.0 61.0 63.0 61.0 68.0 NE 15 28.30 28.35 28.34 28.28 28.28 63.0 67.0 66.0 59.0 62,0 62.0 61.5 69.0 ENE

5 N

4 N

0.00

Fine, cloudy and hazy throughout.

5 ENE

4 E

0.00

Do.

do.

5 ENE

3 ENE

0.00

Do.

do.

DATE.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

*NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

WINDS.

METEK.

Self

Force, range from 0 to 12. Registering.

6 A.M. Min. Max.

NOON.

6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

Oct.

9 30.01 30.05 30.05 29.99; 29.99 77.0 81.0 79.0 74.0 76.0 76.0 76.0 | 82.0 ENE

2 E

10 30.05 30.09 30.06 30.00 30.00 77.0 81.0 79.0 74.0 76.0 77.0 74.0 81.0NNE

11 30.03 30.07 30.07 29.99 29.99 79.0 79.0 76.0 75.0 76.0 70.0.74.0 81.0 N

4 ESE

GNNE

12 29.98 30.02 30.00 29.94 29.94 72.5 77.0 79.0 64.0 67.0 68.0 71.0 77.0 N

6 N

4 SE

4 ESE

4 N

2 Fine, overcast and cloudy; rain past night.

Fine and cloudy throughout.

Do. do.

13 29.99 30.04 30.04 29.99 29.98 68.0 73.0 77.0 62.0 64.5 65.0 62.5 81.0 N

6 N

2 N

Do.

14 30.05 30.09 30.10 30.06 30.06 72.0 77.0 76.0 66.0 69.0 71.0 70.9 80.0 N

6 N

4 E

Do.

15 30.14 30.12 30.12 30.07 30.07.72.0 78.0 75.0 65.0 70.0:70.0 70.0 80.0N

2 E

Do.

ggggg

do.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 15th October, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Letters. Papers,

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Lucy H.

Almeida, A.

M. d'

Boreham,

Charles

Binney, Fredk. 1 Browne, M.D., L.L.D., J.

M. F. Burlingame,

Dr. J. S. Baldwin, Miss

Birch, Dr. E. A. 1

Barr, Thomas 2

Bertone, Sigr.}

Pietro Beck, Miss A. 1

} 1

Cornill Callao, J. C.

Frampton, Mr. 1

d'Oliveira Chambers, William Clarke,Capt.Johnl Collons, James 1 Cauvin, Monsr. 1 Curtis, Miss

G. L. Clarke, Mr. Hazell

Dumont, Miss

Frederick, John 1 Forgolston, J. S. 1 Farnham,

Rev. J. M.

}

Galbraith & Co. 2

Greenberg, J. Goldthwarte,

Jones, Dr. C.

Kennedy, J. M. 1

Lopez, Maria G. 1 Lawson, Robert 3 1 Lowe, J. W. Large, J. F. Leixehot, Monsr.1

Plummer, John 2 Piton, Charles

Shave, H. T.

Springle, Miss 1

Petterson, S.

Rodgers, A.

Tindeiro, J. A. 1

Roberton, Jas. 3 Riccardi, P. Rozen-China Ragnoli, Giacomo 1

Talbot, J. C.

Vella, G. B.

F. E.

Effie W.

Hon. Richard

Harrington,

Capt. Hill, Capt. J. Horten, W. Hunter, Geo.

}

Manicom, R. Marshall, G.

Rangel, Q. A.

Reich, M.

Ritchie, J.

Whyte, James 1 Wade, Miss

Maurer, Giovanni

Rae, Alexander 1

Miura, Ma-

dame C.

}1 regd.

Reyes, Jos?

Nellie Wigley, John

} 1

Morris, T. T.

Smith, J.

Xavier, Ismael 1

Hossellon, Geo. 1 Hausen, Wm.

Santos,

Nagel, J. L.

Antonio dos

Campbell, Geo. 1

Erdensohn, O. 1 Escribano, F.

Stott, Miss Mary1

Johnston, W.

1 regd.

Pateck

Savio, Pietro

Zangronis, J. 1

Zobel y

}

...

430

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH OCTOBER, 1875. 1

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 15TH OCTOBER, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Baro- Thermo- meter.

meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

October

30.03

30.01

79.5

29.95

30.05

30.00

80.5

75.5

30.00

30.07

77.5

30.03

29.97

30.01

29.97

75.5

29.92

30.03

30.00

72.5

78.5

29.95

30.09

30.07

76.5

30.04

myry

30.10

75.5

30.05

30.04

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

RAIN.

METER.

DATE.

Self Registering

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. | Dirn. | F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

NOON.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875. Oct.

9 28.23 28.28 28.26 28.21 28.21 70.0 71.0 69.5 69.0 69.0 68.5 68.5 72.0

5 E

0.09

10 28.25 28.28 28.28 28.25 28.25 69.0 71.0 68.5 68.5 69.0 68.0 68.0 72.0 E

5 E

0.12

11 28.24 28.29. 28.28 28.22 28.21 65.0 71.0 67.0 63.0 67.0 62.5 64.0 71.5 N

5 N

0.00

12 28.19 28.24 28.21 28.17 28.17 61.0 68.0 67.5 57.0 61.0 58.0 60.5 72.0 N

6 N

5 N

0.00

Fog with rain past night; 8 A.M., overcast and hazy; noon, fine,

clear and cloudy.

Fog with rain past night; 7 A.M., openings in fog at intervals; 10 A.M., fine and hazy.

Fine, clear, and cloudy throughout.

Do.

do.

5 N

4 N

0.00

Fine, cloudy and hazy throughout.

5 ENE

4 E

0.00

Do.

do.

5 ENE

3 ENE

0.00

Do.

do.

DATE.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

*NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

WINDS.

METEK.

Self

Force, range from 0 to 12. Registering.

6 A.M. Min. Max.

NOON.

6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

Oct.

9 30.01 30.05 30.05 29.99; 29.99 77.0 81.0 79.0 74.0 76.0 76.0 76.0 | 82.0 ENE

2 E

10 30.05 30.09 30.06 30.00 30.00 77.0 81.0 79.0 74.0 76.0 77.0 74.0 81.0NNE

11 30.03 30.07 30.07 29.99 29.99 79.0 79.0 76.0 75.0 76.0 70.0.74.0 81.0 N

4 ESE

GNNE

12 29.98 30.02 30.00 29.94 29.94 72.5 77.0 79.0 64.0 67.0 68.0 71.0 77.0 N

6 N

4 SE

4 ESE

4 N

2 Fine, overcast and cloudy; rain past night.

Fine and cloudy throughout.

Do. do.

do.

Do. do.

do.

13 29.99 30.04 30.04 29.99 29.98 68.0 73.0 77.0 62.0 64.5 65.0 62.5 81.0 N

6 N

2 N

Do. do.

do.

14 30.05 30.09 30.10 30.06 30.06 72.0 77.0 76.0 66.0 69.0 71.0 70.9 80.0 N

6 N

4 E

Do. do.

do.

15 30.14 30.12 30.12 30.07 30.07.72.0 78.0 75.0 65.0 70.0:70.0 70.0 80.0N

2 E

Do.

do.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 15th October, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Letters. Papers,

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Lucy H.

Almeida, A.

M. d'

Boreham,

Charles

Binney, Fredk. 1 Browne, M.D., L.L.D., J.

M. F. Burlingame,

Dr. J. S. Baldwin, Miss

Birch, Dr. E. A. 1

Barr, Thomas 2

Bertone, Sigr.}

Pietro Beck, Miss A. 1

} 1

Cornill Callao, J. C.

Frampton, Mr. 1

d'Oliveira Chambers, William Clarke,Capt.Johnl Collons, James 1 Cauvin, Monsr. 1 Curtis, Miss

G. L. Clarke, Mr. Hazell

Dumont, Miss

Frederick, John 1 Forgolston, J. S. 1 Farnham,

Rev. J. M.

}

Galbraith & Co. 2

Greenberg, J. Goldthwarte,

Jones, Dr. C.

Kennedy, J. M. 1

Lopez, Maria G. 1 Lawson, Robert 3 1 Lowe, J. W. Large, J. F. Leixehot, Monsr.1

Plummer, John 2 Piton, Charles

Shave, H. T.

Springle, Miss 1

Petterson, S.

Rodgers, A.

Tindeiro, J. A. 1

Roberton, Jas. 3 Riccardi, P. Rozen-China Ragnoli, Giacomo 1

Talbot, J. C.

Vella, G. B.

F. E.

Effie W.

Hon. Richard

Harrington,

Capt. Hill, Capt. J. Horten, W. Hunter, Geo.

}

Manicom, R. Marshall, G.

Rangel, Q. A.

Reich, M.

Ritchie, J.

Whyte, James 1 Wade, Miss

Maurer, Giovanni

Rae, Alexander 1

Miura, Ma-

dame C.

}1 regd.

Reyes, Jos?

Nellie Wigley, John

} 1

Morris, T. T.

Smith, J.

Xavier, Ismael 1

Hossellon, Geo. 1 Hausen, Wm.

Santos,

Nagel, J. L.

Antonio dos

Campbell, Geo. 1

Erdensohn, O. 1 Escribano, F.

Stott, Miss Mary1

Johnston, W.

1 regd.

Pateck

Savio, Pietro

Zangronis, J. 1

Zobel y

}

...

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH OCTOBER, 1875.

For Merchant Ships.

431

Letters. Papers.

Atlantic

Chusan

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Ed. James

H. & L.

Alexandra

Carill Castle

England's

Anazie

Mary Blair Muples, s.s.

Rajah, s.s. Robert Boak

Aldebaran

Coldstream 4

Clacknacudding 1

Glory

Isabella

Rover of the Seas 1

Ellen Brewes

Prince Louis

Atma

Prince Arthur 1

Scotland

Julia H.

Portia

Star of Persia

Berker

Dilharree

Formosa

Portland

Selene

Balgownie

Duguay

Finzel

Kursu

Kedron

Queen of the Seas2

Tenat, s.8.

Comet

Eastern Isles, s.s.1

Gosshawk

Kate Waters

Cornuvia

Ella

Gianbalista

Ceylon

E. J. Spense

Pruno

} 1

Retriever

Veloce

Laju

Rover

Chandier

Eastern Mo-

Columbo

narch

} 12

Ruth

Webfoot

Hongkong 2 2

Min, s.s.

Resolution

Wild Wood

For H. M. Ships.

Modeste

Letters, 3

Letter.

Victor Emanuel 1

Fossio, Signora Maria, Buenos Ayres,.

Detained for Postage.

1 Letter.

Hamberg, Walter, Newcastle, New South Wales, 1 Kortmann, William, Rio de Janeiro,

Atkins, John, H.M.S. Victor Emanuel. Avvacaita, Sra. Dna. Marta, Bilbao. Beazeley, Miss, London Road, Hastings. Bell, Mrs., Post Office, Upper Gloucester Place,

London.

Costa, Sra. Rosa da, Lisbon.

Drewes, Mrs. Wilhelm, Blundle St., Liverpool. Edney, William, H.M.S. Victor Emanuel. Fairbonne, Joseph, H.M.S. Princess Charlotte. George, Mr. F., 95, Ellison St., Jarrow-on-Tyne.

Martin, Adolphe, Gabon, Afrique, Nielsen, Claus, Queensland, Brisbane, Rossi, Francisco E. Habana,....

Dead Letters.

Griffiths, Miss Anner, Post Office, Sydney. Hailey, Mr. J. M., ship Pilgrim, Queenstown,

(4.)

Hodson & Co., Messrs. Henry, Little Tower

Street, London.

Hughes, Mrs., 78, Stanhope Terrace, Liverpool. Laverty, Mr. William, 25, Upper Townsend

Street, Belfast.

Pinheiro, Mr. L., Francisco Viren, Lisbon. Payne, Madame P., 4, Rue S. Placide, Paris.

1 Letter.

Riley, Miss Mary E., Post Office, Commercial

Road, London.

Schuster, M. de Nieuwsteeg, de Leeuwe, No. 252,

Rotterdam.

Stanhope, Mrs. R., 16, Montague Square, Lon-

don.

Stevenson, Rev. W. Fleming, Rathgar, Dublin. Tanner, Mrs., 268, High St. Stratford, London. Temple, Dr., S. James' Villa, Buxton, England. Williams, Mrs. J. P., Wynne Street, Liverpool.

ALFRED LISTER, Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 15th October, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTICE.

ANTED a Person to act as Ward-

WA master of the Government Civil

Hospital.

　Salary ?100 per annum with Quar- ters and Rations.

　Application to be made to the Colo- nial Surgeon.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 2nd October, 1875.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

THE

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

NOTICE.

THE next CRIMINAL SESSIONS of the Supreme Court will be held on Monday, Eighteenth day of October, A.D. 1875, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order of the Court,

In the Goods of~

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Registrar.

KWONG TAM, late of Singapore, THE BOCK, late of Singapore, LAM CHIU, late of 61, Praya West,

deceased.

NOTICE, if other persons, to produce any

OTICE is hereby given to the next of kin,

Wills or Codicils of the above named parties, de- ceased, that may be in their possession, before the Supreme Court, in its Probate Jurisdiction, on Friday, the Twenty-second day of October, A.D. 1875; or, if none, that the next of Kin do accept or refuse Letters of Administration, failing which, Letters of Administration will be granted to the Registrar of the said Court, or such other person as the Court may think fit.

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

NOT

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

OTICE.-FOONG MING CHEONG, carrying

on business at Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, as a Shopkeeper, having been ad- judged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudica- tion of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong in Bankruptcy, on the Fifth day of October, in the Year of Our Lord One thou- sand Eight hundred and Seventy-five, is hereby required to surrender himself to the Honorable William Hastings Alexander, the Registrar of the said Court, at the first meeting of his Creditors, to be held before the said Registrar, on the Twenty-second day of October, in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five, at Eleven of the clock in the fore- noon of that day precisely, at the said Court.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and Messieurs Stephens and Holmes, of 2 Club Chambers, Victoria aforesaid, · are the Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy.

At the first Meeting of Creditors the Registrar will receive the proofs of the Debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

Notice is also hereby given to all Persons indebted to the said Bankrupt, or that have any of his Effects, not to deliver the same but to the Official Assignee.

Dated this 12th day of October, 1875.

NOTICE.

THE interest and responsibility of Mr. JAMES

April, 1875.

Mr. WILLIAM PATERSON was admitted a Partner on the 1st May last, and we have autho- rized Mr. JOHN BELL IRVING and Mr. JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK to sign our Firm.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, 20th August, 1875.

CLUB LUSITANO DE HONGKONG, LIMITED.

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

THE following Special Resolutions have been

THE Extraordinary Meeting of

Shareholders of the above Society held on the 18th September last, and confirmed at another Meet- ing held on the 7th instant.

1st. That the Club Lusitano de Hongkong, Limited, be voluntarily dissolved, the Winding-up of its affairs to commence on the 1st December next, or before that date, if found more convenient to the interests of the Society.

2nd. That Messrs. J. A. BARRETTO, A. F. ALVES, and A. G. ROMANO be appointed liqui- dators.

By Sanction of the Board of Directors,

P. A. DA COSTA, Honorary Secretary.

Hongkong, 13th October, 1875.

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Atlantic

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Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Ed. James

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Alexandra

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Anazie

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Fossio, Signora Maria, Buenos Ayres,.

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Atkins, John, H.M.S. Victor Emanuel. Avvacaita, Sra. Dna. Marta, Bilbao. Beazeley, Miss, London Road, Hastings. Bell, Mrs., Post Office, Upper Gloucester Place,

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Rotterdam.

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don.

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ALFRED LISTER, Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 15th October, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTICE.

ANTED a Person to act as Ward-

WA master of the Government Civil

Hospital.

　Salary ?100 per annum with Quar- ters and Rations.

　Application to be made to the Colo- nial Surgeon.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 2nd October, 1875.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

THE

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

NOTICE.

THE next CRIMINAL SESSIONS of the Supreme Court will be held on Monday, Eighteenth day of October, A.D. 1875, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order of the Court,

In the Goods of~

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Registrar.

KWONG TAM, late of Singapore, THE BOCK, late of Singapore, LAM CHIU, late of 61, Praya West,

deceased.

NOTICE, if other persons, to produce any

OTICE is hereby given to the next of kin,

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

NOT

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

OTICE.-FOONG MING CHEONG, carrying

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee, and Messieurs Stephens and Holmes, of 2 Club Chambers, Victoria aforesaid, · are the Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy.

At the first Meeting of Creditors the Registrar will receive the proofs of the Debts of Creditors, and the Creditors may choose an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupt's Estate and Effects.

Notice is also hereby given to all Persons indebted to the said Bankrupt, or that have any of his Effects, not to deliver the same but to the Official Assignee.

Dated this 12th day of October, 1875.

NOTICE.

THE interest and responsibility of Mr. JAMES

April, 1875.

Mr. WILLIAM PATERSON was admitted a Partner on the 1st May last, and we have autho- rized Mr. JOHN BELL IRVING and Mr. JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK to sign our Firm.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, 20th August, 1875.

CLUB LUSITANO DE HONGKONG, LIMITED.

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

THE following Special Resolutions have been

THE Extraordinary Meeting of

Shareholders of the above Society held on the 18th September last, and confirmed at another Meet- ing held on the 7th instant.

2nd. That Messrs. J. A. BARRETTO, A. F. ALVES, and A. G. ROMANO be appointed liqui- dators.

By Sanction of the Board of Directors,

P. A. DA COSTA, Honorary Secretary.

Hongkong, 13th October, 1875.

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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 23RD OCTOBER, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 186.

The following Notices to Mariners are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th October, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 49.

CHINA SEA.

YANGTSZE RIVER.-CHINKIANG DISTRICT.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Notice is hereby given that a Junk, whose mast shows above water, is sunk in midstream of the northern Pin-sin-chau Channel. The wreck lies in 5 fathoms of water, and about two-thirds of the way up the channel.

Bethune Point Beacon bears W. by S. 1 S. Pin-sin-chau Beacon bears E. by S.

By order of the Inspector General of Customs,

ENGINEER'S OFFICE, CUSTOM HOUSE, SHANGHAI, 6th September, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 50.

CHINA SEA,

YANGTSZE RIVER.-SHANGHAI DISTRICT. 1.-Lismore Wreck Light.

DAVID M. HENDERSON, Engineer-in-Chief.

　　　　Notice is hereby given that a 3 cwt. Fog-bell has been fixed on the Screw-pile Tower recently erected near the "Lismore" wreck, which, from this date, in foggy weather, will be sounded at six second intervals.

FOOCHOW DISTRICT. 2.—Ochseu Island Lighthouse.

　　　　The temporary fixed Light now exhibited on Ockseu Island will shortly be replaced by a First Order Revolving one, showing white flashes at one minute intervals.

AMOY AND TAKOW DISTRICTS. 3.-Tsing-seu and Fisher Island Lighthouses.

The works on Tsing-seu and Fisher Island are now nearly completed and the Lights will shortly be exhibited.

By order of the Inspector General of Customs,

This Notice affects:—

DAVID M. HENDERSON,

Engineer-in-Chief.

Notices to Mariners Nos. 34, 42, 43 and 48, and the 1875 Admiralty List of Lights for China, No. 164. ENGINEER'S OFFICE, CUSTOM HOUSE, SHANGHAI, 13th October, 1875.

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NOTICE.

It is particularly requested that such Rates may be paid before the 31st of October, as after that date application will be made to the Supreme Court for the recovery of arrears.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 30th September, 1875.

NOTICE.

C. MAY,

Acting Colonial Treasurer.

After this date, the village of Shek-O is transferred from the Stanley to the Shau-ki W?n District, for the purposes of the Registration of Births and Deaths.

M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Registrar General.

Hongkong, 16th October, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 22ND OCTOBER, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo- meter. meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Min.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Max.

October 16

30.06

30.05

30.04

30.10

"" 22

30.07

IIIIIII

30.03

30.00

30.02

30.13

30.09

30.05

P N N P R N 8

29.97

myry

29.99

myry

29.99

71.5

29.98

72.5

30.03

30.06

30.00

85.5

BAROMETER.

DATE.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

Self Registering.

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

G P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

Min. | Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. | F. | Dirn. | F.

In inches during the}

previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

1875.

∞

Oct. 16 28.28 28.30 28.29 28.24 28.24 64.0 68.0 66.0 62.063.0 61.5 63.0 70.0 NNE

1728.24 28.30 28.28 28.23 28.23 63.5 69.0 65.5 59.0 64.5 60.063.0 71.5 E

1828.25 28.28 28.27 28.24 28.23 63.0 67.5 65.0 58.0 61.5 60.562.5 69.5

2 NNE

2 NE

0.00

4 E

0.00

Do.

do.

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

do.

5 E

0.00

6 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, fine, clear,

cloudy.

68.5 28.24 28.27 28.26. 28.21 28.21 63.0 67.0 65.0 62.0 63.0 63.0 62.0

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　68.0 E 2028.27 28.32 28.30 28.27 28.27 63.5 67.0 66.0 62.5 63.0 63.5 63.0

ESE 2128.30. 28.34 28.33 28.30 28.30 66.0 69.5 67.0 64.0 66.0 65.065.0 70.0

2228.30 28.34 28.31 28.28 28.26 66.0 72.0 69.5 64.5 68.5 67.5 65.0 73.0 E

5 E

5 ESE

4 E

0.00

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

5 ESE

0.00

Do.

do.

4 E

0.00

Do.

do.

2 WSW 1

0.00

Slight fog past night; 6.30 A.M., fine,

hazy.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

DATE.

METER.

Self Registering.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

Min. | Max.

NOON.

6 A.M.

NOON.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

1875.

Oct. 16 30.06 30.09 30.09

30.02 30.02 73.00, 77.00, 75.00 69.00 67.00 69.00 70.00 81.00 N

17 30.05 30.06 30.06 30.02 30.02 72.00 77.00 75.00 69.00 70.00 68.00 70.05 79.05 NW

2 E

2 ESE

18 30.06 30.08 30.07 30.02 30.02 73.00 76.00 75.00 66.00 66.00 69.00 71.00 79.00 N

2 ESE

4 ESE

6 E

Do. do.

Fine and cloudy throughout.

do.

Fine, clear and cloudy.

19 30.04 30.06 30.06 30.02 30.01 72.00 75.00 74.00 69.00 72.00 73.00 71.00 78.00 NE

2 ESE

4 E

Do.

do.

20 30.07 30.08 30.09 30.06 30.06 73.00 76.05 75.00 71.00 72.05 72.00 72.00 77.00, E

4 ESE

6 ESE

Do.

do.

21 30.10 30.13 30.13 30.10′ 30.10, 75.00 79.00 77.00 72.00 73.00 72.00 73.00 79.00 ESE

4 ESE

Do.

do.

22 30.08 30.11 30.11 30.05 30.05,74.00 80,00 76,00 72.00 73.00, 72.00 73.00 80.00 N

2 ESE

2 N

Do.

do.

436

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POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 22nd October, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Papa.

Almeida, A.

M. d' Arold, P. F.

}

Campbell, Geo. 1 Cornill

Frampton, Mr. 1

Frederick, John 1

Johnston, W. 1 regd. Jones, Dr. C.

Petterson, S.

Share, Henry J. 1

Callao, J. C.

Forgolston, J. S. 1

Rodgers, A.

d'Oliveira

Farnham,

Chambers,

Rev. J.M.

Lopez, Maria G. 1

Roberton, Jas. 3

Lawson, Robert 3

Riccardi, P.

Tindeiro, J. A. 1 Talbot, J. C.

Boreham,

Charles

William

Lowe, J. W.

Rozen-China

Clarke, Capt.John1

Galbraith & Co. 2

Large, J. F.

Ragnoli, Giacomo 1

Vella, G. B.

Binney, Fredk. 1

Collons, James 1

Greenberg, J. 1

Leixehot, Monsr.1

Rangel, Q. A. 1

Browne, M.D.,

L.L.D., J. M. F.

Burlingame,

Dr. J. S. Baldwin, Miss

Cauvin, Monsr. 1

Goldthwarte,

Clarke, Mr.

Reich, M.

F. E.

Manicom, R.

Ritchie, J.

Whyte, James

Hazell Cook, B.

Gallienne,

Marshall, G. 1

Rae, Alexander 1

Wade, Miss

John P.

Maurer, Giovanni

Goldstein, T.

Miura, Ma-

Dumont, Miss

Lucy H.

Barr, Thomas 2

Effie W. Dowson, Hon.

}

dame C.

}1 regd.

Santos,

Nellie Wigley, John

Antonio dos}

Harrington,

Pietro

Bertone, Sigr.}

Capt.

Morris, T. T.

Stott, Miss Maryl

Xavier, Ismael 1

Savio, Pietro

Richard

Hill, Capt. J. 1

Nagel, J. L.

Shave, H. T.

Horten, W.

Springle, Miss 1

Yearl, Chs.

Beck, Miss A. 1

Erdensohn, O. 1

Hossellon, Geo. 1

Pateck

Schultze, E. H. 1

Berry, Mrs.

Adelaide

Evans, M. P. 1

Hausen, Wm.

Plummer, John 2

Everard, C. W. 1

Howland, W. 0.1

Piton, Charles

Sheppard, W.

O.C.

}

Zangronis, J. Zobel y

For Merchant Ships.

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Atlantic

Anazie

Aldebaran

the Seas

Atma

Berker

Clacknacudding 2 Champion of

Carolus Magnus 1 Charlotte An-

drews }

Channel Queen 1

Ed. James

Julia H.

Muples, s.s.

Resolution

Robert Boak 1

Formosa

Rover of the Seas 1

Kursu

Prince Louis

Gosshawk Gianbatista

19 8

Kedron

Prince Arthur 1

Scotland

Kate Waters

Pertia

Primo

Kassa

Portland

Star of Persia 1 Selene

Benj. D. Sewall 1

Gryfe

Dilharree

Veloce

Duguay

Hongkong

Laju

Queen of the Seas2

Ceylon

H. & L.

Lammermuir 1

Chandier

Ella

Hazel Holme

Columbo

E. J. Spense

Hope

Carill Castle

Eastern Mo-

Coldstream

narch

Isabella

9 1

Min, s.s. Mary Blair

111

Retriever Rover Ruth

Webfoot Wild Wood Weymouth

112

1 2

William Davie William Turner 2

For H. M. Ships.

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Letters.

Letter.

Victor Emanuel 1

Detained for Postage.

1 Letter.

Martin, Adolphe, Gabon, Afrique, Nielsen, Claus, Queensland, Brisbane, Rossi, Francisco E. Habana,...

Fossio, Signora Maria, Buenos Ayres, Hamberg, Walter, Newcastle, New South Wales, 1 Kortmann, William, Rio de Janeiro,

General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd October, 1875.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

"NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in

its

UNT's fummary Jurisdiction, on every Tues-

day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

NOTICE, Victoria, in the Island of Hong-

OTICE.-CHU CHEW, of Queen's Road

kong, Boiler-maker, having been adjudged Bank- rupt under a Petition for adjudication of Bank- ruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong in Bankruptcy, on the Second day of October, A.D. 1875, a public sitting for the said Bankrupt to pass his last examination and make application for his order of discharge, will be held before the Honorable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice

1 Letter.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General.

NOTICE.

WHITTALL in our Firm ceased on the 30th

April, 1875.

Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong in Bankruptcy, on the Fifth day of October, in the Year of Our Lord One thou-THE interest and responsibility of Mr. JAMES sand Eight hundred and Seventy-five, a public sitting for the said Bankrupt to pass his last examination and make application for his order of discharge, will be held before the Honorable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, at the Supreme Court House, Victoria, Hongkong, on the Second day of November, 1875, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon precisely.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee in the matter.

Dated the 23rd day of October, 1875.

of the said Court, at the Supreme Court House, THE

on Tuesday, the Second day of November next, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon precisely.

Dated this 20th day of October, 1875.

H. L. DENNYS, Solicitor in the Bankruptcy.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

NOT

OTICE.-FOONG MING CHEONG, carrying on business at Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, as a Shopkeeper, having been adjudged Bankrupt under a Petition for adjudication of

STEPHENS & HOLMES, Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy, 2, Club Chambers, Hongkong.

FOR SALE.

THE Buildings situated in Shelley and Elgin Streets, known as Club and Theatre Lusitano de Hongkong, Limited, together with Furni- tures, Sceneries, &c.

Apply to

J. A. BARRETTO,

A. F. ALVES,

A. G. ROMANO, Hongkong, 20th October, 1875.

Liquidators.

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No. 45.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 30TH OCTOBER, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

PROCLAMATION.

No. 9.

[L.S.] J. GARDINER AUSTIN.

　　By His Excellency JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

　　Whereas the Commands of Her Most Gracious Majesty The QUEEN, conveyed through the Right Honourable The Earl of CarnarvON, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, have been received, approving of and confirming the following Ordinance; namely:

No. 6 of 1875, entitled-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice

　　　　　of the Legislative Council thereof, to provide for Public and Bank Holidays: Now, therefore, it is hereby declared, that the said Ordinance has been so approved and confirmed, as aforesaid.

By His Excellency's Command,

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 26th Day of October, 1875.

No. 187.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

　　The following Notice to Mariners, received from the Admiralty, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th October, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS. [No. 114.]

CHINA-EAST-COAST-HONG KONG.

Fixed Light on Green Island.

The Colonial Government of Hong Kong has given Notice, that on and after the 1st of July 1875 a light would be exhibited from a lighthouse recently erected on Green island, north-west end of Hong Kong island.

The light is a fixed light; it shows red when bearing from S. by E. & E., through East, to N. by E. E.; green between the bearings of N. by E. E. and N.W.; also green between the bearings of S. by E. E. and S.S.W. W.; throughout the remaining 111° the light is obscured by the island itself.

The light is elevated 95 feet above the mean level of the sea, and in clear weather should be seen from a distance of 14 miles.

The illuminating apparatus is dioptric, or by lenses of the fourth order.

All Bearings are Magnetic. Variation 0° Easterly in 1875.] By Command of their Lordships,

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 12th August 1875.

FREDK. J. EVANS,

Hydrographer.

This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts:--China sea, Nos. 2661 a, b; Hong Kong to Liau-tung, No. 1262; Mirs bay, No. 1964; Hong Kong to Chelang point, No. 1962; Mongchow to Hong Kong, No. 2212; and Hong Kong, No. 1466: Also, Admiralty List of Lights in South Africa, China, &c., 1875, page 20, and the China Sea Directory, Vol. III., page 80.

438 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH OCTOBER, 1875.

No. 188.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　It is hereby notified that the Queen's Exequatur empowering Don ANTONIO FERANDO Y STAGNO to act as Consul for Spain in this Colony, received H. M.'s Signature on the 3rd ultimo.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th October, 1875.

No. 189.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

　　The following Report from the Acting Registrar General, containing Returns of Births and Deaths for the Quarter ending 30th September, 1875, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th October, 1875.

[No. 49.]

REGISTRAR GENERAL'S OFFICE, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, 25th October, 1875.

　　SIR, I have the honour to forward the Returns of Births and Deaths for the Third Quarter of 1875, ending September 30th.

During that period, a total of 423 Births and 856 Deaths has been registered in Victoria and the four districts of Shau-ki W?n, Stanley, Aberdeen and Kowloon.

　　Of this number, 50 Births, being those of 26 Boys and 24 Girls, occurred amongst persons other than Chinese.

　　The Deaths in this class number 45, of whom 13 were non-residents, and the remainder are thus distributed as regards nationality :-

British, Portuguese, Indian, Malay,.

.....

The Births and Deaths amongst the Chinese were those of:-

BIRTHS.

DEATHS.

DISTRICT.

Boys.

Girls.

Total.

Males.

Females.

Total.

Victoria,

177

158

335

350

366

716

Kowloon,.

Shau-ki W?n,.

Aberdeen,

Stanley,

Grand Totals,...... 194

179

373

396

415

811

The Death rate of the Quarter amongst the British and Foreign Community is 28.03, and amongst the Chinese 28.07 annually for every thousand persons living. For the whole population of the Colony, the rate is 28.06 per thousand.

If the Deaths of the non-residents be deducted, the Death rate of the British and Foreign Community is only 25.74 per thousand annually.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

The Honourable CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

HONGKONG.

M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Registrar General.

No. 190.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH OCTOBER, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

439

　　Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office, until Noon of Wednesday, the 10th November, 1875, for the making up and supply of the following Winter Clothing for the Gaol Staff,

viz. :-

2 Fine Cloth Suits for Warden and Head Turnkey.

29 Blue Cloth Suits for Turnkeys and Guards.

Sample of uniform can be seen, and any further information obtained at the Gaol Office.

　　No Tenders will be received unless the Person tendering shall produce a receipt to the effect, that he has deposited in the Colonial Treasury, the sum of $100 as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown, if such Person shall refuse to carry out his Tender.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th October, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 191.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　Tenders for Contracts for the supply of the Articles included in the undermentioned Schedules, to the Government Civil and Lock Hospitals, for the space of One Year, commencing on the 26th of December, 1875, will be received at this Office, until Noon of Thursday, the 2nd of December, 1875.

Schedule 1, Provisions.

2, Medical Comforts.

3, Bedding and Clothing.

4, Miscellaneous.

Tenders may be made for all 4 Schedules, or for each separately.

　　The Contractor will be required to enter into a Bond for the due fulfilment of his Contract, and for the supply of all Articles of the best quality.

Tenders must be in duplicate, and in sealed envelopes, endorsed "Tenders for Hospital Contracts." Forms of Tender, and all other information, may be obtained from the Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital.

　　No Tender will be received unless the Person tendering shall produce a receipt to the effect that he has deposited in the Colonial Treasury, the sum of $200 as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown, if such Person shall refuse to carry out his Tender.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any Tender.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th October, 1875.

No. 185.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　All information required, and blank Forms of Tender, may be obtained on application to the Acting Superintendent of Victoria Gaol.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th October, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH OCTOBER, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 29TH OCTOBER, 1875.

441

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Baro- Thermo- meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

October 23

30.09

30.07

72.5

79.5

30.01

30.08

77.5

30.00

*79

72.5

30.00

79.5

30.05

78/

30.04

80.5

30.01

30.07

30.03

29.98

78.5

30.00

29.97

29.90

29.88

7777

29.80

79.5

29.89

177

29.87

75.5

74.5

29.84

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

METER.

Self Registering.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.|

'NOON

6 P. M.

Min. Max.

NOON.

WINDS.

RAIN.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 A.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

NOON.

6 P.M.

NOON.

1875.

Oct. 23 28.30 28.34 28.32 28.28 28.27 65.5 71.0 67.0 63.5 67.0 64.5

{

24 28.27 28.34 28.31 28.26 28.26 66.0 73.0 71.0 65.0 69.0 68.0

25 28.28 28.32 28.31 28.28 28.27 67.0 73.5 68.0 65.0 69.0 67.0

27 28.21 28.24 28.20 28.13 28.13 65,5 | 66.0 66.5 65.0 | 66.0

28 28.11 28.14 28.08 28.03 28.03 66.0 67.069.0

65.0 73.5

65.0 73.0 N

66.0 74.0 NE

2628.27 28.32 28.29 28.23 28.23 67.0 70.5 68.0 65.0 67.0 66.0 66.5 74.0 NE

66.5 65.0 70.5 ENE

ENE

ㄠˊ

3 E

2 E

0.00

Fine and hazy throughout.

65.0 66.5 68.0 65.0 68.0

29 28.08 28.14 28.12 28.11 28.11 68.0 69.5 70.0 67.5 69.0

69.5 67.0 70.0 E

2 Calm

4 N

4 NE

4 ENE

7 ENE

6 SE

0 Calm

0.00

Do.

do.

4 E

0.00

Do.

do. do.

4 ENE

0.00

5 ENE

7 ENE

6 SE

0.05

0.44

1.07

6 A.M., fine, clear; 2 P.M., overcast,

hazy.

Squally with drizzling rain and fog

at intervals throughout.

Overcast; squally with drizzling rain and fog at intervals throughout. Heavy squalls with close fog and

rain at intervals throughout.

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

WINDS.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Self 'Registering.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

NOON. Dirn.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

6 P.M.

F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

Oct. 23 30.06 30.11 30.11 30.06 30.06 74.00 78.00 75.00 70.00, 72.00 71.00 74.05' 81.05 E

24 30.07 30.10 30.06 30.00 30.00 74.00 79.00 80.00 71.00 73.00 75.00 73.00 82.00 NE

25 30.06 30.07 30.08′ 30.04 30.04 75.00 81.00 79.00 71.00 74.00 74.00 73.05 81.05 N

26 30.06 30.06, 30.07 30.03 30.01) 75.00 79.05 78,00 71.00 74.05 74.00 73.05 83.05 N

4 N

2 ESE 2 ESE

2 W

4 Calm

4 NE 2 ESE

2 ESE

Fine, clear and cloudy throughout.

Do.

do.

Do. do.

Fine and cloudy throughout.

do.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　1 2730.00 30.10 30.10 30.04′ 30.04 74.00 74.00 74.00 78.00 72.00 72.00 72.00) 81.00 ENE

28 29.90 29.91 29.90 29.84 29.84 74.00 77,05 79.00 73.00 73.05 75.00 72.05 78.05 NNE

2 NNE

6 E

4NNE

6 Overcast and rain throughout.

6 E

do.

29 29.86 29.86 29,90 29.87 29.90, 76.00 76.05, 76.00 74.00 75.05 73.00, 74.05 81.05 ESE

6 ESE

Do.

do.

Overcast and heavy rain, squalls throughout.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 29th October, 1875.

Lets. Paps.

Letters. Papers.

Almeida, A.

M. d' Arold, P. F. Andrico, Antoniol

Boreham,

Charles Binney, Fredk. 1 Browne, M.D., L.L.D., J.

M. F.

Burlingame,

Dr. J. S.

}

Callao, J. C.

d'Oliveira

Erdensohn, O. 1 Evans, M. P.

Imberto, G. B. 1

Chambers,

Everard, C. W. 5

Johnston, W. 1 regd.

Petterson, S. Pini, Enrico Pugno, Egidio 1

Schultze, E. H. 1 Share, Henry J. 1

William

Jones, Dr. C.

Clarke,Capt.John1

Frampton, Mr. 1

Rodgers, A.

Tindeiro, J. A. 1

Collons, James 1 Cauvin, Monsr. 1 Clarke, Mr.

Frederick, John 1

Lopez, Maria G. 1

Roberton, Jas. 3

Forgolston, J.S.1

Lawson, Robert 3

Riccardi, P.

Vella, G. B.

Freeman, W.

Lowe, J. W.

Rozen-China

Hazell

Leixchot, Monsr.1

Ragnoli, Giacomo 2

Cook, B. Cummings,

Galbraith & Co. 2

Rangel, Q. A.

Whyte, James 1

Greenberg, J.

Mr. K. T.

Cords, Robert

Goldthwarte,

Marshall, G. Maurer, Giovanni

Reich, M.

Wade, Miss

Nellie

Ritchie, J.

F. E.

Miura, Ma-

Baldwin, Miss

Lucy H.

Barr, Thomas 2

Dumont. Miss

Bertone, Sigr.

Pietro

Gallienne,

dame C.

1 regd.

Rae, Alexander 1

Wigley, John

Rossi, Cezare

Winton, J. J.

John P.

Morris, T. T.

Wassell, Ernest 1

Goldstein, T.

Berry, Mrs.

Adelaide

Campbell, Geo. 1

Cornill

D. S.

Effie W.

Dowson, Hon.

Richard Dodds, James 1 Dilke, C. W.,

Sir Bart

Hill, Capt. J. 1 1 Horten, W. Hossellon, Geo. 1 Hausen, Wm. 1

Howland, W. O.1

Mauricio, Balvinol Maillet, Monsr. 1

Nagel, J. L.

Pateck

1 Plummer, John 2 Piton, Charles

Santos, }

Wong Asao

Antonio dos Stott, Miss Maryl

Xavier, Ismael 1

Savio, Pietro

Shave, H. T.

Yearl, Chs.

Springle, Miss 1

Sheppard, W.

Zangronis, J.

0.C.

Zobel y

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH OCTOBER, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 29TH OCTOBER, 1875.

441

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Baro- Thermo- meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

October 23

30.09

30.07

72.5

79.5

30.01

30.08

77.5

30.00

*79

72.5

30.00

79.5

30.05

78/

30.04

80.5

30.01

30.07

30.03

29.98

78.5

30.00

29.97

29.90

29.88

7777

29.80

79.5

29.89

177

29.87

75.5

74.5

29.84

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

METER.

Self Registering.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.|

'NOON

6 P. M.

Min. Max.

NOON.

WINDS.

RAIN.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 A.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

NOON.

6 P.M.

NOON.

1875.

Oct. 23 28.30 28.34 28.32 28.28 28.27 65.5 71.0 67.0 63.5 67.0 64.5

{

24 28.27 28.34 28.31 28.26 28.26 66.0 73.0 71.0 65.0 69.0 68.0

25 28.28 28.32 28.31 28.28 28.27 67.0 73.5 68.0 65.0 69.0 67.0

27 28.21 28.24 28.20 28.13 28.13 65,5 | 66.0 66.5 65.0 | 66.0

28 28.11 28.14 28.08 28.03 28.03 66.0 67.069.0

65.0 73.5

65.0 73.0 N

66.0 74.0 NE

2628.27 28.32 28.29 28.23 28.23 67.0 70.5 68.0 65.0 67.0 66.0 66.5 74.0 NE

66.5 65.0 70.5 ENE

ENE

ㄠˊ

3 E

2 E

0.00

Fine and hazy throughout.

29 28.08 28.14 28.12 28.11 28.11 68.0 69.5 70.0 67.5 69.0

69.5

65.0 66.5 68.0 65.0 68.0

67.0 70.0 E

2 Calm

4 N

4 NE

4 ENE

7 ENE

6 SE

0 Calm

0.00

Do.

do.

4 E

0.00

Do.

do. do.

4 ENE

0.00

5 ENE

7 ENE

6 SE

0.05

0.44

1.07

6 A.M., fine, clear; 2 P.M., overcast,

hazy.

Squally with drizzling rain and fog

at intervals throughout.

Overcast; squally with drizzling rain and fog at intervals throughout. Heavy squalls with close fog and

rain at intervals throughout.

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

WINDS.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Self 'Registering.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

NOON. Dirn.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

6 P.M.

F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1875.

Oct. 23 30.06 30.11 30.11 30.06 30.06 74.00 78.00 75.00 70.00, 72.00 71.00 74.05' 81.05 E

24 30.07 30.10 30.06 30.00 30.00 74.00 79.00 80.00 71.00 73.00 75.00 73.00 82.00 NE

25 30.06 30.07 30.08′ 30.04 30.04 75.00 81.00 79.00 71.00 74.00 74.00 73.05 81.05 N

26 30.06 30.06, 30.07 30.03 30.01) 75.00 79.05 78,00 71.00 74.05 74.00 73.05 83.05 N

4 N

2 ESE 2 ESE

2 W

4 Calm

4 NE 2 ESE

2 ESE

Fine, clear and cloudy throughout.

Do.

do.

Do. do.

Fine and cloudy throughout.

do.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　1 2730.00 30.10 30.10 30.04′ 30.04 74.00 74.00 74.00 78.00 72.00 72.00 72.00) 81.00 ENE

28 29.90 29.91 29.90 29.84 29.84 74.00 77,05 79.00 73.00 73.05 75.00 72.05 78.05 NNE

2 NNE

6 E

4NNE

6 Overcast and rain throughout.

6 E

do.

29 29.86 29.86 29,90 29.87 29.90, 76.00 76.05, 76.00 74.00 75.05 73.00, 74.05 81.05 ESE

6 ESE

Do.

do.

Overcast and heavy rain, squalls throughout.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 29th October, 1875.

Lets. Paps.

Letters. Papers.

Almeida, A.

M. d' Arold, P. F. Andrico, Antoniol

Boreham,

Charles Binney, Fredk. 1 Browne, M.D., L.L.D., J.

M. F.

Burlingame,

Dr. J. S.

}

Callao, J. C.

d'Oliveira

Erdensohn, O. 1 Evans, M. P.

Imberto, G. B. 1

Chambers,

Everard, C. W. 5

Johnston, W. 1 regd.

Petterson, S. Pini, Enrico Pugno, Egidio 1

Schultze, E. H. 1 Share, Henry J. 1

William

Jones, Dr. C.

Clarke,Capt.John1

Frampton, Mr. 1

Rodgers, A.

Tindeiro, J. A. 1

Collons, James 1 Cauvin, Monsr. 1 Clarke, Mr.

Frederick, John 1

Lopez, Maria G. 1

Roberton, Jas. 3

Forgolston, J.S.1

Lawson, Robert 3

Riccardi, P.

Vella, G. B.

Freeman, W.

Lowe, J. W.

Rozen-China

Hazell

Leixchot, Monsr.1

Ragnoli, Giacomo 2

Cook, B. Cummings,

Galbraith & Co. 2

Rangel, Q. A.

Whyte, James 1

Greenberg, J.

Mr. K. T.

Cords, Robert

Goldthwarte,

Marshall, G. Maurer, Giovanni

Reich, M.

Wade, Miss

Nellie

Ritchie, J.

F. E.

Miura, Ma-

Baldwin, Miss

Lucy H.

Barr, Thomas 2

Dumont. Miss

Bertone, Sigr.

Pietro

Gallienne,

dame C.

1 regd.

Rae, Alexander 1

Wigley, John

Rossi, Cezare

Winton, J. J.

John P.

Morris, T. T.

Wassell, Ernest 1

Goldstein, T.

Berry, Mrs.

Adelaide

Campbell, Geo. 1

Cornill

D. S.

Effie W.

Dowson, Hon.

Richard Dodds, James 1 Dilke, C. W.,

Sir Bart

Hill, Capt. J. 1 1 Horten, W. Hossellon, Geo. 1 Hausen, Wm. 1

Howland, W. O.1

Mauricio, Balvinol Maillet, Monsr. 1

Nagel, J. L.

Pateck

1 Plummer, John 2 Piton, Charles

Santos, }

Wong Asao

Antonio dos Stott, Miss Maryl

Xavier, Ismael 1

Savio, Pietro

Shave, H. T.

Yearl, Chs.

Springle, Miss 1

Sheppard, W.

Zangronis, J.

0.C.

Zobel y

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Ed. James

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drews

Formosa

Channel Queen 1

Julia H.

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Berker

Chingtoo

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Star of Persia 1

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Selene

Prince Louis

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Primo

Kursu

Chandier

Duguay

Gryfe

Kedron

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Columbo

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Ella

Hongkong

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E. J. Spense

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Ed. James

Isabella

Lammermuir

Rover

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Aldebaran

drews

Formosa

Channel Queen 1

Julia H.

Mary Blair

Scotland

Berker

Chingtoo

Gosshawk

Star of Persia 1

Benj. D. Sewall 1

Gianbatista

Selene

Prince Louis

Dilharree

Primo

Kursu

Chandier

Duguay

Gryfe

Kedron

Prince Arthur 1 Portland

Veloce

Columbo

Carrick Castle 4

Ella

Hongkong

Coldstream

E. J. Spense

H. & L.

Champion of

the Seas

Eastern Mo-

narch

13 6

Hazel Holme Hope

NEFN

Kate Waters Kassa

Webfoot

Laju

7 2

Queen of the Seas2

Retriever

Wild Wood

William Davie

William Turner 2

For H. M. Ships.

Letter.

(Dr. Ander-

son,) Melville

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Fossio, Signora Maria, Buenos Ayres,. Hamberg, Walter, Newcastle, New South Wales, 1 Kortmann, William, Rio de Janeiro,

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1 Letter.

ALFRED LISTER, Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 29th October, 1875.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

[OTICE.-FOONG MING CHEONG, carrying

N on business at Victoria, in Ox Colony of

FOR SALE.

THE Buildings situated in Shelley and Elgin Streets, known as Club and Theatre Lusitano

de Hongkong, Limited, together with Furni- tures, Sceneries, &c.

Apply to

J. A. BARRETTO,

A. F. ALVES,

A. G. ROMANO,

Hongkong, 20th October, 1875.

Liquidators.

NOTICE.

responsibility of Mr. Wintertalu in our Firm ceased on the 30th

April, 1875.

Mr. WILLIAM PATERSON was admitted a Partner on the 1st May last, and we have autho- rized Mr. JOHN BELL IRVING and Mr. JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK to sign our Firm.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, 20th August, 1875.

The Honorable William Hastings Alexander is the Official Assignee in the matter.

Dated the 23rd day of October, 1875.

STEPHENS & HOLMES, Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy, 2, Club Chambers, Hongkong.

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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

Published by Authority.

No. 46.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 6TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 192.

　　　The following Regulations under the Contagious Diseases' Ordinance, 1867, made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd November, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary..

THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES' ORDINANCE, 1867.

Regulations made by His Excellency the Administrator in Council, under Sections XLVI and LXVIII of Ordinance No. 10 of 1867, for carrying into effect the provisions of the said Ordinance as far as relates to the Lock Hospital and the Medical Examination of Women..

FOR THE APOTHECARY.

1. Subject to such orders as may be, from time to time, given to him by the Colonial Surgeon or Visiting Surgeon, the Apothecary shall be responsible for the entire management of the Lock Hos- pital and for the correctness of all accounts connected therewith.

2. He shall duly administer to the patients all medicines and applications as directed by the Visiting Surgeon.

3. He shall arrange for inspection all the women who have to be examined and shall attend and assist the Visiting Surgeon during the inspection.

4. He shall examine the provisions and stores supplied by the Contractor and reject those not of proper quality.

5. He shall visit the wards frequently, be present at each meal and see that the food supplied to the patients is wholesome, properly cooked and properly served at the regular hours.

6. He shall report to the Visiting Surgeon all complaints made to him by the patients, either with regard to their food or their treatment in the Hospital.

　　7. He shall treat the patients kindly himself and see that they are kindly treated by the other employ?s at the Hospital.

8. He shall not admit into the Hospital any person without proper authority.

9. He shall not absent himself from the Hospital without leave from the Visiting Surgeon.

FOR THE MATRONS.

　　10. The Matrons shall be under the direction of the Apothecary and shall obey all his lawful orders.

　　11. Any complaints which they have to make should be made in the first instance to the Apo- thecary and afterwards, if necessary, to the Visiting Surgeon.

12. They shall be responsible for the wards, patients' beds and clothing being kept neat and clean. 13. They shall see that the patients wash and keep themselves clean.

444

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

　14. They shall cause each patient, on admission, to bathe and dress in Hospital clothing and shall return the patient's own clothes to the keeper of the brothel to which she belongs. They shall see that no unseemly behaviour occurs in the wards.

　15. They shall assist the Apothecary in administering medicines, &c., and in arranging the women for inspection.

　16. They shall not absent themselves from the Hospital without leave from the Visiting Surgeon, and in the absence of the Apothecary shall not admit into the Hospital any person without proper authority.

FOR THE OTHER ATTENDANTS.

　17. They shall wash and clean the wards, latrines, &c., and obey the lawful orders of the Apo- thecary and Matrons.

FOR VISITORS, &c.

　18. Unless authorised by the Ordinance, no person shall enter the Lock Hospital without the permission of the Apothecary.

　19. Visitors to patients will be allowed admission between the hours of 11 A.M. and 2 P.M., and then only by permission of the Apothecary, who shall satisfy himself that they are proper persons for admission. They shall be allowed to see patients only in the hall or waiting room.

20. They shall not introduce any article of food, clothing, &c., into the Hospital, without per- mission from the Visiting Surgeon, and shall behave themselves in an orderly manner at the Hospital. 21. No Visitors are allowed to be admitted to the wards without the sanction of the Visiting Surgeon.

Approved in Council,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

14th October, 1875.

Regulations made by the Inspector of Hospitals, in pursuance of Section XXXVII of Ordinance No. 10 of 1867, for the management and government of the Lock Hospital as far as regards Women authorised to be detained for Medical Treatment.

FOR THE PATIENTS.

　1. Patients shall not leave the Hospital, on any account, without special permission given in writing by the Visiting Surgeon.

2. They are strictly prohibited from receiving from outside any money, food, medicine, clothing, or other articles, except such as are permitted by the Visiting Surgeon, who will give his sanction in writing in the Order Book.

3. They shall behave in a decent and quiet manner, obeying all lawful orders of the Apothecary and Matrons.

　4. They shall abstain from the use of all bad language and indecent conduct towards the Officers of the Hospital and towards each other.

5. All loud noises and disturbances of any kind are prohibited.

6. They must not injure any part of the Hospital property.

7. All injuries shall be made good at the expense of the keeper of the Brothel to which the offending patient belongs.

8. Smoking is allowed only between the hours of 10 A.M. and 9 P.M., and then only in the Verandahs.

9. Patients shall take all medicines ordered for them and shall not obstruct the Apothecary in

carrying out any of the remedial measures ordered by the Visiting Surgeon.

10. No money is to be offered or given to any of the employ?s of the Hospital.

11. Any patient committing a breach of these regulations will be punished.

12. All complaints must be made to the Visiting Surgeon when he visits the Hospital.

Approved in Council,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief.

14th October, 1875.

No. 193.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

445

Tenders for supplying this Government with Coal during the ensuing Winter, including delivery at the various Offices in Victoria, and at the Police Stations in the Villages and at the Peak, will be received at this Office until Noon of Tuesday, the 16th November.

Further particulars can be obtained from this Office.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd November, 1875.

No. 194.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Tenders will be received at this Office, until Noon of the 6th of December, for cleansing the Public Dust Bins and removing the Night Soil from Public Latrines and Colonial Public Buildings in Victoria, for Twelve Months, commencing on the 1st of January, 1876.

The Contractor will be bound by the Rules and Regulations made by the Governor in Council, on the 2nd of October, 1874, and by such other Rules and Regulations as may be passed during the period over which the Contract extends, and by the Conditions of the Contract, which can be seen at the Surveyor General's Office.

The Tenders should specify the Names and Residences of the proposed Sureties.

Further particulars regarding the number and position of the Latrines, Dust Bins, &c., can be obtained from the Surveyor General's Office.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd November, 1875.

No. 195.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Tenders will be received at this Office, until Noon of Thursday, the 16th December next, for the privilege of Farming all Granite Quarries in Hongkong, and Kowloong, from 1st January, 1876.

Persons desirous of tendering are directed to call at the Surveyor General's Office, where the conditions can be ascertained, and proper Form of Tender obtained.

　　No Tenders will be received, unless the Person tendering shall produce a receipt to the effect that he has deposited in the Colonial Treasury the sum of $350 as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown if such Person shall refuse to carry out his Tender.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd November, 1875.

No. 196.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Sealed Tenders will be received at this Office, up to Noon of Friday, the 17th December next, for the Privilege of Slaughtering Cattle in the Western Slaughter House for Twelve Months com- mencing the 1st January, 1876.

No Tenders will be received unless the Person tendering shall produce a receipt to the effect that he has deposited in the Colonial Treasury the sum of $250 as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer,- which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown, if such Person shall refuse to carry out his Tender.

　　The Conditions shall be such as are set forth in "The Markets Ordinance, 1858," and "The Markets Ordinance, 1867," and the Bye-Laws issued thereunder; and shall be subject to such modi- fications as may be made by any subsequent revision of those Ordinances, or of those Bye-Laws.

The Conditions shall also exclude the right to interfere with the Slaughtering of Goats by, or for the Indian Troops and Police.

Each Tender must be addressed to the Colonial Secretary, and state the exact Amount offered as Rent for the above period, which Rent shall be payable monthly, and in advance.

The Tender should also state the calling and residence of the party tendering, and afford similar information as to the Sureties to be offered.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd November, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

446 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

No. 197.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held at British Kowloon, on the 15th day of November, 1875, at 4.30 P.M., are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th November, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on the 15th day of November, 1875, by Order of His Excellency the Administrator of Four Lots of Crown Land in the Dependency of Kowloon for a Term of Fourteen Years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.

No. of

Boundary Measurements.

Registry No.

Contents in

LOCALITY.

Annual

Rent. Price.

Upset

Sale.

w. Square ft.

feet.

[167.0

Tsim Tsa Tsui,

108.0 137.0 91.0 360.0 59,400

165.0

27.29

15.00

Do.,

Tai Tso Pai,

281.0 391.0 | 272.0

289.9 | 250.0|188.6 184.0 48,620

150.0 150.0|281.0 295.2| 42,210

91.0 44,888

20.60 15.00

22.32

20.00

19.38

15.00

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. The highest bidder above the upset price shall be the Purchaser, and if any dispute arise, the Lot shall be put up again at a former bidding.

2. No person shall at any bidding advance less than $5.

　　4. The Purchaser of each Lot shall be entitled to and shall execute on demand a Lease from the Crown of the Piece or Parcel of Ground comprised in such Lot for 14 Years terminable at the expiration of 7 Years, to be computed from the 25th day of June, 1875, at such Annual Rental payable half-yearly on the 24th day of June, and the 25th day of December in every Year as is specified in the Particulars of such Lot hereinbefore contained; and such Crown Lease shall be subject to and contain all Exceptions, Reservations, Covenants, Clauses, and Conditions inserted in the Crown Lease of Garden Lots in the Colony of Hongkong.

5. The Purchaser of every Lot shall pay to the Surveyor General on behalf of Her Majesty The QUEEN, a Fee of $5 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.

7. Possession of the Lot sold shall be given to the Purchaser, and deemed to have been taken by him on the day of sale.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH NOVEMBER, 1875. 447

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BY THE PURCHASER.

Number

of Sale

Registry Number and

Lot. Description of Lot Purchased.

Amount of

Annual Rental. Premium at which]

Purchased.

Signature of Purchaser.

No. 198.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st October, 1875, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th November, 1875.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

Oriental Bank Corporation,.

489,875

200,000

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

580,078

200,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,.

512,858

175,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.

1,455,598

500,000

TOTAL,...

3,038,409

1,075,000

No. 190.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office, until Noon of Wednesday, the 10th November, 1875, for the making up and supply of the following Winter Clothing for the Gaol Staff, viz. :-

2 Fine Cloth Suits for Warden and Head Turnkey.

29 Blue Cloth Suits for Turnkeys and Guards.

Sample of uniform can be seen, and any further information obtained at the Gaol Office.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th October, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH NOVEMBER, 1875. 447

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BY THE PURCHASER.

Number

of Sale

Registry Number and

Lot. Description of Lot Purchased.

Amount of

Annual Rental. Premium at which]

Purchased.

Signature of Purchaser.

No. 198.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st October, 1875, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th November, 1875.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

Oriental Bank Corporation,.

489,875

200,000

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

580,078

200,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,.

512,858

175,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.

1,455,598

500,000

TOTAL,...

3,038,409

1,075,000

No. 190.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

2 Fine Cloth Suits for Warden and Head Turnkey.

29 Blue Cloth Suits for Turnkeys and Guards.

Sample of uniform can be seen, and any further information obtained at the Gaol Office.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th October, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 5TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

449

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

Thermo-

Baro-

Thermo-

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

October 30

29.95

ry my

29.93

29.87

29.96

29.93

29.88

November

30.06

30.03

73.5

30.00

30.11

30.08

64.5

30.03

72.5

30.11

68.5

30.08

68.5

63.5

71.5

30.03

30.11

30.10

71.5

30.05

30.19

30.17

73.5

30.12

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO- METER.

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

RAIN.

Self Registering.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M. NOON. 6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. | Dirn. | F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER,

NOON.

1875.

Oct. 3028.17, 28.19 28.18 28.17 28.17 69.0 69.0 66.5 68.0 67.0 66.0 67.0 71.0 ESE

31 28.18 28.23 28.21 28.17 28.17 66.5 68.5 66.0 66.0 68.5 65.0 66.0 69.5 E

T Nov. 128.24 28.29 28.27 28.24 28.24 62.0 68.5 65.0 61.0 65.5

62.0 62.0 70.0 NE ! 228.26 28.31 28.30 28.26 28.25 61.0 65.0 62.0 57.0 61.0 61.0 59.0 69.5 NW

5 ESE

4 E

3 N

5 ESE 4

0.59

5 E

0.00

Squally with fog and rain past night; 6 A.M., close wet fog; noon, over- cast and hazy.

2 NNE

0.00

4 N

0.00

3 28.26 28.31 28.31 28.28 28.28] 56.0 62.0 61.0 55.0 61.0 60.0 55.0 66.5 NNE 4 28.28 28.34 28.33 28.30 28.29 58.0 63.0 62.0 56.5 58.0 57.0 57.0 65.5 ENE

4 N

3 N

0.00

Wet fog past night; 10 A.M., fine,

cloudy, hazy.

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

6 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, fine, clear,

cloudy.

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

5 ENE

0.00

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout.

5 28.35 28.41 28.38 28.35 28.35 60.5 62.5 62.0 59.0 57.0 57.0 59.0 64.5 ENE

4 ENE

0.00

Do. do.

do.

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

"NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

HYGROMETER,

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

WINDS.

METER.

Self Registering.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Min. Max.

6 A.M.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER,

2 Overcast, fine and cloudy throughout.

do.

Oct. 30 29.95 29.98 29.97 29.91 29.91 76.00 77.05 76.00 74.00 74.05 74.00 74.05 78.05 SE

4 SE

31 29.94 29.95 29.98 29.95 29.95 75.00 77.00 76.00 73.00 73.00 72.00 73.00 79.00 ESE Nov. 130.00 30.06 30.06 30.02 30.02 71.00 75.00 75.00 68.00 70.00 70.00 69.00 79.00 NNE

4 ESE

2 W

2 N

Do.

Fine and cloudy throughout.

230.06 30.11 30.11 30.06 30.06 65.00 71.00 73.00 60.00 65.00 65.00 65.00 77.00 N

330.11 30.12 30.12 30.07 30.07 65.00 71.05 70.00 60.00 63.00 63.00, 64.00 72.00 N

4 30.10 30.11 30.13 30.08 30.09 67.00 73.00 74.00 62.00 65.00 68.00 65.00 75.00 NNE

530.16 30.21 30.22 30.18 30.18 70.00 75.00 73.00 64.00, 68.00 67.00, 68.00 77.00, NE

8 N

6 N

4 NNE

2 ENE

6 N

4 Calm

Do. do.

do.

Do. do.

do.

2 NNE

Do. do.

do.

4 ENE

Overcast, fine and cloudy throughout.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 5th November, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

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Lets. Paps.

Lucy H.

Bertone, Sigr.

D. S.

Arold, P. F. Andrico,Antoniol

Binney, Fredk. 1 Browne, M.D., L.L.D., J. M. F. Burlingame,

Dr. J. S. Baldwin, Miss

Barr, Thomas 2

Clarke, Mr.

Hazell

Cook, B.

Cords, Robert

Cousins, A.W.0.1

Dumont, Miss

Effie W. Dowson, Hon.

Richard Dilke, C. W.,

Sir Bart

Freeman, W. Fonda, Luciano 1 Ferreri, Cazi-

miro }

Galbraith & Co. 2 Greenberg, J. 1 Goldthwarte,

F. E. Goldstein, T. 1

Hill, Capt. J. Horten, W.

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Maillet, Monsr. 1

Lopez, Maria G. 1 Lawson, Robert 3 Lowe, J. W. Leixehot, Monsr.1

Rodgers, A.

Tindeiro, J. A. 1

Roberton, Jas. 3

Riccardi, P.

Rozen-China

Vella, G. B. 1

Ragnoli, Giacomo 2

Marshall, G. 1

Rangel, Q. A. 1

Whyte, James 1

Maurer, Giovanni

Reich, M.

Wade, Miss

Morris, T. T.

Ritchie, J.

Nellie

Rae, Alexander

Wigley, John

McKibben,

Rev. W. R.

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Rossi, Cezare

Winton, J. J.

Wassell, Ernest 1

Pietro

Hossellon, Geo. 1

Berry, Mrs. Adelaide

Evans, M. P.

Hausen, Wm.

Everard, C. W. 5

Howland, W. O. 1

EasternAgen-

Cornill

cy, Limited

Clarke,Capt.Johui

Collons, James 1 Cauvin, Monsr. 1

Frederick, John 1

Forgolston, J. S. 1

Imberto, G. B. 1

Johnston, W.

1 regd.

Nagel, J. L.

O. S.

Plummer, John 2 Piton, Charles Petterson, S. 2 Pini, Enrico Pugno, Egidio 1

Savio, Pietro

Shave, H. T. 3

Xavier, Ismael 1

Springle, Miss 1

Sheppard, W.

O.C. Schultze, E. H. 1 Share, Henry J. 1 Schinne and

Franke

Yearl, Chs.

Zangronis, J.

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 5TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

449

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

Thermo-

Baro-

Thermo-

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

October 30

29.95

ry my

29.93

29.87

29.96

29.93

29.88

November

30.06

30.03

73.5

30.00

30.11

30.08

64.5

30.03

72.5

30.11

68.5

30.08

68.5

63.5

71.5

30.03

30.11

30.10

71.5

30.05

30.19

30.17

73.5

30.12

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO- METER.

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

RAIN.

Self Registering.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M. NOON. 6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. | Dirn. | F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER,

NOON.

1875.

Oct. 3028.17, 28.19 28.18 28.17 28.17 69.0 69.0 66.5 68.0 67.0 66.0 67.0 71.0 ESE

31 28.18 28.23 28.21 28.17 28.17 66.5 68.5 66.0 66.0 68.5 65.0 66.0 69.5 E

T Nov. 128.24 28.29 28.27 28.24 28.24 62.0 68.5 65.0 61.0 65.5

62.0 62.0 70.0 NE ! 228.26 28.31 28.30 28.26 28.25 61.0 65.0 62.0 57.0 61.0 61.0 59.0 69.5 NW

5 ESE

4 E

3 N

5 ESE 4

0.59

5 E

0.00

Squally with fog and rain past night; 6 A.M., close wet fog; noon, over- cast and hazy.

2 NNE

0.00

4 N

0.00

3 28.26 28.31 28.31 28.28 28.28] 56.0 62.0 61.0 55.0 61.0 60.0 55.0 66.5 NNE 4 28.28 28.34 28.33 28.30 28.29 58.0 63.0 62.0 56.5 58.0 57.0 57.0 65.5 ENE

4 N

3 N

0.00

Wet fog past night; 10 A.M., fine,

cloudy, hazy.

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

6 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, fine, clear,

cloudy.

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

5 ENE

0.00

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout.

5 28.35 28.41 28.38 28.35 28.35 60.5 62.5 62.0 59.0 57.0 57.0 59.0 64.5 ENE

4 ENE

0.00

Do. do.

do.

DATE.

1875.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

"NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

HYGROMETER,

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

WINDS.

METER.

Self Registering.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Min. Max.

6 A.M.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER,

2 Overcast, fine and cloudy throughout.

do.

Oct. 30 29.95 29.98 29.97 29.91 29.91 76.00 77.05 76.00 74.00 74.05 74.00 74.05 78.05 SE

4 SE

31 29.94 29.95 29.98 29.95 29.95 75.00 77.00 76.00 73.00 73.00 72.00 73.00 79.00 ESE Nov. 130.00 30.06 30.06 30.02 30.02 71.00 75.00 75.00 68.00 70.00 70.00 69.00 79.00 NNE

4 ESE

2 W

2 N

Do.

Fine and cloudy throughout.

230.06 30.11 30.11 30.06 30.06 65.00 71.00 73.00 60.00 65.00 65.00 65.00 77.00 N

330.11 30.12 30.12 30.07 30.07 65.00 71.05 70.00 60.00 63.00 63.00, 64.00 72.00 N

4 30.10 30.11 30.13 30.08 30.09 67.00 73.00 74.00 62.00 65.00 68.00 65.00 75.00 NNE

530.16 30.21 30.22 30.18 30.18 70.00 75.00 73.00 64.00, 68.00 67.00, 68.00 77.00, NE

8 N

6 N

4 NNE

2 ENE

6 N

4 Calm

Do. do.

do.

Do. do.

do.

2 NNE

Do. do.

do.

4 ENE

Overcast, fine and cloudy throughout.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

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Letters. Papers.

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Dr. J. S. Baldwin, Miss

Barr, Thomas 2

Clarke, Mr.

Hazell

Cook, B.

Cords, Robert

Cousins, A.W.0.1

Dumont, Miss

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Richard Dilke, C. W.,

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Freeman, W. Fonda, Luciano 1 Ferreri, Cazi-

miro }

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F. E. Goldstein, T. 1

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Maurer, Giovanni

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Nellie

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Wigley, John

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Pietro

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Johnston, W.

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O. S.

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Government Gazette.

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No. 47.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 13TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

No. 199.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the Spot, on Monday, November 22nd, 1875, at 4.30 P.M., are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th November, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Particulars and Conditions of the Letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 22nd day of November, 1875, by Order of His Excellency the Administrator, of a Lot of Crown Land in the Colony of Hongkong for a Term of 75 Years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No.

Registry No.

Sale.

Boundary Measurements.

LOCALITY.

Contents in

Square ft.

Annual Upset Rent. Price.

feet. feet. feet.

feet.

Victoria Peak, .

145.0 130.0 187.0 136.0 21,780 5.00

100.00

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

　　1. The highest bidder above the upset price shall be the Purchaser, and if any dispute arise the Lot shall be put up again at a former bidding.

2. No person shall at any bidding advance less than $5.

　　3. Immediately after the fall of the hammer, the Purchaser shall sign the Memorandum of Agree- ment hereinafter contained for completing the purchase according to these conditions, and shall within Three Days of the day of sale pay into the Colonial Treasury the full amount of Premium at which the Lot shall have been knocked down.

4. The Purchaser of the Lot shall be entitled to and shall execute on demand a Lease from the Crown of the Piece or Parcel of Ground comprised in such Lot for 75 Years, to be computed from the 25th day of June, 1875, at such Annual Rental payable half-yearly on the 24th day of June and the 25th day of December in every Year as is specified in the Particulars of such Lot hereinbefore contained; and such Crown Lease shall be subject to and contain all Exceptions, Reservations, Covenants, Clauses, and Conditions inserted in the Crown Leases of Farm Lots in the Colony of Hongkong.

　　5. The Purchaser of the Lot shall pay to the Surveyor General on behalf of Her Majesty The QUEEN, a Fee of $5 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.

　　7. Possession of the Lot sold shall be given to the Purchaser, and deemed to have been taken by him on the day of sale.

452

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

　　8. The Purchaser of the Lot shall within one week from the day of sale mark out the boundaries. of his lot by fixing granite boundary posts, of not less than 9 inches square at each angle of the said Lot.

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BY THE PURCHASER.

Number

Registry Number and

of sale Lot.

Description of Lot Purchased.

Amount of Annual Rental. Premium at which

Purchased.

Signature of Purchaser.

No. 200.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　It is hereby notified, that His Excellency the Administrator in Council has been pleased to direct that the existing Valuation of House Property in the Villages of Kowloon shall stand for the year

1876.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th November, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 201.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified, that a List of the Tenements valued for the Year 1876, under the Provisions of Ordinance No. 5 of 1863, will be open for inspection at the Treasury for Fourteen days, commencing from Monday, the 15th instant.

Persons wishing to inspect the List are requested to apply to the Honourable the Acting Colonial Treasurer between the Hours of 10 A.M. and 4 P.M.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th November, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

NOTICE.

　　All persons intending to apply for Seamen's Boarding House Licences for the Years 1875-1876, under Ordinance No. 6 of 1852, should send in their applications in writing to this Office, on or before Saturday, the 20th of November, stating accurately the position of the House, and that there is an entire dwelling intervening between it and any House licensed for the sale of Spirituous or Fermented Liquors.

In measuring the rooms, strict regard will be paid to the Regulations laid down on the 1st July, 1872, and no Licence will be granted to any House that does not come within the full meaning of the Ordinance.

Before a Licence can be issued, the Applicant will be required to produce the sanction of a Police Magistrate.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,

Harbour Master, &c.

Harbour Department, Hongkong, 11th November, 1875.

452

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BY THE PURCHASER.

Number

Registry Number and

of sale Lot.

Description of Lot Purchased.

Amount of Annual Rental. Premium at which

Purchased.

Signature of Purchaser.

No. 200.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　It is hereby notified, that His Excellency the Administrator in Council has been pleased to direct that the existing Valuation of House Property in the Villages of Kowloon shall stand for the year

1876.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th November, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 201.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Persons wishing to inspect the List are requested to apply to the Honourable the Acting Colonial Treasurer between the Hours of 10 A.M. and 4 P.M.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th November, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

NOTICE.

Before a Licence can be issued, the Applicant will be required to produce the sanction of a Police Magistrate.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,

Harbour Master, &c.

Harbour Department, Hongkong, 11th November, 1875.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

453

　　Arrangements have been made for the Registration of Correspondence exchanged between the United States of America and this Colony by Pacific Mail Packets, and the Packets of the Occidental and Oriental Steam Ship Company.

The Registration Fee will be 8 cents for each letter, over and above the Postage. This fee, as well as the Postage, must be prepaid.

No letters can be Registered after 2 P.M. on the day of departure of the Mail.

Letters for the United States and Japan may be Registered by the Alaska's Mail on the 15th

instant.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 11th November, 1875.

No. 197.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th November, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. of

Registry No.

Sale.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.

Boundary Measurements.

LOCALITY.

Contents in

Square ft.

Annual Upset

Rent.

Price.

feet.

(167.0

Tsim Tsa Tsui,

108.0 137.0

91.0 360.0 59,400 165.0

27.29

15.00

Do.,

281.0 391.0 272.0 91.0 44,888

20.60

15.00

Do.,

Tai Tso Pai,

289.9 250.0 188.6 184.0 48,620

150.0 150.0 281.0 295.2 42,210

22.32

20.00

19.38

15.00

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

　　1. The highest bidder above the upset price shall be the Purchaser, and if any dispute arise, the Lot shall be put up again at a former bidding.

2. No person shall at any bidding advance less than $5.

　　　4. The Purchaser of each Lot shall be entitled to and shall execute on demand a Lease from the Crown of the Piece or Parcel of Ground comprised in such Lot for 14 Years terminable at the expiration of 7 Years, to be computed from the 25th day of June, 1875, at such Annual Rental payable half-yearly on the 24th day of June, and the 25th day of December in every Year as is specified in the Particulars of such Lot hereinbefore contained; and such Crown Lease shall be subject to and contain all Exceptions, Reservations, Covenants, Clauses, and Conditions inserted in the Crown Lease of Garden Lots in the Colony of Hongkong.

　　5. The Purchaser of every Lot shall pay to the Surveyor General on behalf of Her Majesty The QUEEN, a Fee of $5 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.

456 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

No. 174.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Every Tender should specify the amount per mensem for the period above-mentioned.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th September, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 12TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Baro- Thermo-

meter.

Self Registering.

Bero-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

November 6

30.21

30.19

67.5

30.11

72.3

30.14

29.98

71.5

66.5

29.95

71.5

30.09

30.05

72.5

68.5

30.00

30.10

30.06

69.5

73.5

30.01

30.19

30.15

72.5

70.5

30.13

30.25

68.5

30.23

69.5

30.19

30.31

30.29

69.5

30.26

BAROMETER.

DATE.

DRY BULB.

Registering

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

Self

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

'NOON

P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M.

Noon. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

1875.

Nov. 628.36 28.43, 28.41 28.35 28.3458.0 63.062.0 57.0 60.0 59.0 56.5 64,5 NE

7 28.32 28.37 28.34 28.28 28.28 59.0 63.0 62.0 59.059.5 57.0 57.0 64.0 E

828.30 28.33 28.31 28.26 28.25 60.0 66.0 65.0 59.0 61.0 60.0 59.0 67.0 E

928.30 28.33 28.32 28.26 28.26 61.566.5 65.0 61.0 64.0 61.0 60.5 67.5 E

4 ENE

3 E

5 ENE 4

0.00

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

0.00

Do.

do.

4 E

2 S

0.00

Do.

do.

3 E

0.00

10 28.33 28.40 28.39 28.36 28.36 62.0 67.0 63.5 59.0 62.0 59.0 61.5 67.0 N

68.0 NE 54.0 57.056.0 56.5 11 28.41 28.47 28.45 28.42 28.42 57.0 62.0 59.0

1228.46 28.51 28.49 28.44 28.43 58.0 61.0 58.0 55.5 56.5 56.5 57.5 63.5 |E

5 N

4 NE

4 E

5 N

0.00

6 A.M., fog with openings at intervals;

9 A.M., fine, clear, cloudy.

Fine, hazy throughout.

3 NE

0.00

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

0.00

Do.

do.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

WINDS.

DATE.

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

Self Registering.

Min. Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 A.M.

Dirn.

NOON.

F. Dirn. F.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

1875.

Nov. 630.22 30.24 30.24 30.15 30.15 69.00 73.00 72.00 65.00 65.05 68.00 67.05 73.05 N

7 30.16 30.17 30.14 30.08 30.08 68.05, 72.00 71.00 65.00 69.00 70.00 67.00 72.00 ESE 830.11 30.12 30.09 30.03 30.04 69,00 75.00 72.00 67.00 70.00 70.05 68.00 75.00 Calm

2 ESE

0 E

4 E

4 ESE

Fine and cloudy throughout.

Do. do.

do.

Fine and cloudy.

}

9 30.09 30.13 30.11 30.04 30.04 71.00 75.00 71.00 69.00 69.05 73.00 74.00 74.05 ESE

2 E

10 30.12 30.16 30.16 30.15 30.16 72.05 74.00 74.05 70.00 72.00 66.00 70.00 73.00 NNE

2 NNE

4 SE

3NNE

Fine throughout.

5 Fine and cloudy throughout.

11 30.23 30.26 30.26 30.21 30.21 65,05 71.00 69.05 60.00 63.00 65.00 64.00 71.00 NNE

3 NE

2 ENE

Fine weather throughout.

12 30.28 30.34, 30,33 30.28 30.28) 67.00, 69.00, 68.00, 62.00 62.00 64.00 65.00 69.00, ENE

1 ENE

5 ENE

3 Fine, clear weather throughout.

Arold, P. F.

Letters. Papers.

Andrico, Antonio 4 Anderson, Capt. 1

Binney, Fredk. 1 Browne, M.D., L.L.D., J.

M. F.

Burlingame,

Dr. J. S. Baldwin, Miss

Lucy H.

Barr, Thomas 2

Bertone, Sigr.}

Pietro

Berry, Mrs. Adelaide

Letters. Papers.

Clarke, Mr. Hazell Cook, B.

miro

Fisk, W.

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POST OFFICE NOTICE.

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457

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Lopez, Maria G. 1

Lawson, Robert 3

Pugno, Egidio 4 Poynter, J.

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THE

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NOTICE.

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In the Goods of—

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

AHSAM, a Native of Poon-y? in the

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?OTICE is hereby given to the next of kin,

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In the Matter of FOONG MING CHEONG,

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Dated this 12th day of November, 1875.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

In re JANUARIO AGOSTINHO DA SILVA,

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JUST PUBLISHED.

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Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 20TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

VOL. XXI.

The following Bill to amend and consolidate the laws concerning the jurisdiction of Magistrates over indictable offences and for other purposes, which will be read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council to be held on Tuesday, the 23rd November, is published for general information. By Command,

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 20th November, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE, Clerk of Councils.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, Title.

with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to amend and consolidate the laws concerning the jurisdiction of Magistrates over indictable offences and for other purposes.

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1875.]

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice

of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Magistrates Ordi- Short title. nance, 1875.”

II. The expression "Indictable," as used in this Ordinance, Interpretation. includes proceedings by information, and the expression "Magis-

trate"

means Police Magistrate, unless the context indicates the

contrary.

III. There shall as heretofore be two Police Magistrates; the Police Magistrates now in office are continued therein as fully as if Magistrates. they were appointed hereunder, and the Governor may appoint others, from time to time, as a vacancy occurs.

IV. The Police Magistrates shall be Justices of the Peace by Powers of virtue of their office, and shall have and may exercise all such Police powers and jurisdiction as were vested in the Police Magistrates Magistrates at the time of the passing of this Ordinance, except so far as continued. they are hereby altered or repealed.

able offences.

V. Whenever any person is brought before a Magistrate Magistrates charged with having committed, whether before or after the may convict passing of this Ordinance, any indictable offence, not being an summarily for offence punishable with death, or with penal servitude for life, or certain indict- an offence committed within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty, (See s. 4 of 6 the Magistrate, instead of committing the offender for trial to the of 1862.) Supreme Court, may convict him summarily, and upon such con- viction may sentence the offender to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding six months with or without hard labour, or to pay a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or to be imprisoned with or without hard labour and to pay a fine, for any term and amount not exceeding six months and fifty dollars.

The Magistrate may also direct that the offender be kept in solitary confinement for any portion of his term of imprison- ment not exceeding fourteen days at any one time and not ex- ceeding one month in the whole.

The Magistrate may nevertheless, if he thinks fit, commit any such person for trial to the Supreme Court.

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

Magistrates may award whipping in certain cases. (See s. 2 of 1 of 1863.)

Amount of

whipping, and

mode of infliction.

(See s. 6 of 6

of 1862.)

Punishment of the stocks.

(See s. 25 of 10 of 1844.)

Compensation may be

awarded in addition to

punishment. (See s. 7 of 6

of 1862.) Recovery of fines and amends.

(See s. 8 of 6 of 1862.)

Powers of two

VI. Whenever any male offender is convicted by a Magis- trate under the powers herein conferred of any of the following offences a second time, or under aggravated circumstances, that is to say :-

Indecent assault,

Assault with intent to rob,

Common assault, committed in a brothel,

Common assault, committed at or in connection with

any riotous assemblage,

Malicious injury to property;

or, under the Magistrates' summary jurisdiction, of either of the following offences a second time, or under aggravated circum- stances, that is to say:-

Indecent exposure of his person,

Malicious injury to property;

the Magistrate may, in addition to any other punishment, direct that the offender be once or twice publicly or privately whipped. VII. Whenever a Magistrate under this or any other Ordi- nance sentences an offender to be whipped, he shall, in his sentence, specify the number of strokes to be inflicted, and such number shall not, in any case, exceed thirty-six strokes.

The whipping shall be inflicted with a rattan, and in the pre- sence of the Governor of the Gaol, or Superintendent of Police, or of some other Officer of Police to be appointed by the Governor for the purpose.

VIII. A Magistrate may sentence any offender of Chinese origin to be kept in the stocks for any period not exceeding hours, in lieu of the whole or any part of any punish- ment to which such offender is liable under this or any other Ordinance.

IX. On the conviction of any person of any offence by which injury or loss to person or property shall have accrued, the con- victing Magistrate may order the offender to pay to the person aggrieved reasonable compensation not exceeding fifty dollars, in addition to any penalty or punishment to which he is sentenced.

X. If any offender fails to pay any fine or compensation on conviction, or within such further time as the Magistrate allows, the Magistrate may cause the amount to be levied by distress on the goods and chattels of the offender;

Or may order that the offender be imprisoned for any period not exceeding, together with any other imprisonment to which he is sentenced for his offence, the term of six months in the whole, unless the amount be sooner paid;

And in case the amount be not fully recovered by distress, the Magistrate may order that the offender be imprisoned for the like period, unless the amount be sooner paid.

XI. Whenever any person is brought before two Magistrates Magistrates.sitting together charged with stealing from the person, or with (See s. 3 of 1 of ' 1863.)

any offence against the provisions of sections XLIX, L, or LI of the Ordinance No. 4 of 1865, (offences against the person), the (See s. 3 of 3 of Magistrates may, if they think fit, summarily convict the offender, 1868.)

and sentence him to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labour, or they may commit him in the usual way for trial to the Supreme Court.

Marine Magis- trate or two Justices of the Peace to have power of one

Police Magis-

trate.

(S. 13 of 6 of 1862.)

XII. The Marine Magistrate shall have the power of a Police Magistrate to hear and determine cases of assault, and assault and battery unaccompanied by an intent to commit felony, and any two Justices of the Peace of this Colony sitting together, shall have power to do any act that a Magistrate is by this Ordinance authorised and empowered to do.

Power to com- XIII. If any person uses any threatening or insulting mit persons

expression to or concerning, or in the presence of a Magistrate, using insulting

Marine Magistrate, or Justice of the Peace, when acting in language to or in presence of the discharge of any magisterial duty, he shall be liable to be forthwith fined by the said Magistrate or Justice of the Peace in any amount not exceeding fifty dollars, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two months.

Magistrate. (S. 9 of 6 of 1862.)

secution or

Compensation XIV. If it appears to a Magistrate, or Marine Magistrate, or penalty for that any charge or complaint was maliciously preferred, or malicious pro- that any witness has given false testimony, such Magistrate may false testimony, order the complainant or witness to pay to the person aggrieved (S. 10 of 6 of reasonable compensation not exceeding fifty dollars, or, in his discretion, may order such complainant or witness to pay a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or to pay compensation and a fine not exceeding together the sum of fifty dollars.

1862.)

No conviction

or warrant to want of form. (S. 66 of 4 of 1865.)

be quashed for

XV. No conviction under this Ordinance shall be quashed for want of form, or be removed by Certiorari, and no warrant of commitment shall be held void by reason of any defect therein, provided it be therein alleged that the party has been convicted, and there be a good and valid conviction to sustain the same,

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH NOVEMBER, 1875. 461

to Supreme

Court) to be estreated in default.

Recognizances XVI. Whenever any person enters into any recognizance or (other than as crown bond (except recognizances entered into for appearance before the Supreme Court) before any Magistrate, Justice of the Peace, or any Officer of Police, and such bond or recognizance becomes forfeited, a Magistrate may summon the person (S. 11 of 6 of bound by the said recognizance or bond before him, and on 1862.)

satisfactory proof of forfeiture or breach of condition, may order the said recognizance or bond to be estreated, and may issue his warrant to levy the amount or penalty of the said recog- nizance or bond by distress upon the goods, chattels, lands, and tenements of the defaulter, and in case there shall be no sufficient goods, chattels, lands, or tenements to satisfy the amount of the distress warrant, may order that the defaulter be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three months.

Imprisonment for non-pay-

ment of fines

under Ord. 14 of 1845.

(S. 12 of 6 of 1862.)

Protecting

XVII. Whenever a Magistrate awards a pecuniary penalty or amends for any offence under Ordinance No. 14 of 1845, and the same is not paid forthwith, the Magistrate may commit the offender to prison for any term not exceeding three months, unless the sum remaining unpaid be sooner paid.

XVIII. If any Magistrate has, since the passing of the Ordi- Magistrates in nance No. 6 of 1862, heard, tried and determined in a summary respect of any excess of way any crime, misdemeanour, or offence, which was not within jurisdiction. the powers and jurisdiction exerciseable by him under the said Ordinance, or Ordinance No. 1 of 1863, but was within the powers and jurisdiction formerly had and exercised by the Court of Petty Sessions, every such hearing, trial and determi- nation, if in other respects according to law, is hereby declared to be good and valid; and all Magistrates, Gaolers and other per- sons whatsoever are hereby indemnified and held harmless in respect of

every act, matter, or thing done by them, or any of them, in pursuance of any hearing, trial, or determination hereby declared to be valid.

Repeal.

XIX. The following Ordinances and parts of Ordinances are hereby repealed:---

10 of 1844,

6 of 1862,

1 of 1863,.

3 of 1868,.

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Section XXV.

The whole.

Section III.

But such repeal shall not revive any enactment repealed by any of the said Ordinances or sections, and shall not affect anything duly done before the passing of this Ordinance.

Statement of Objects and Reasons.

Recent investigations have raised a doubt as to the validity of the jurisdiction hitherto exercised by Police Magistrates under Ordinances 6 of 1862 and 1 of 1863, both as to its extent, and as to the effect of subsequent Ordinances, which, it is suggested, have impliedly repealed some portion of the powers originally conferred upon the Police Magistrates.

This Ordinance is introduced to remove any doubts that exist, and to protect the Magistrates from the consequences of any mistaken exercise of jurisdiction, should it, at any time, be esta- blished by a judicial decision in the Supreme Court that they have exceeded their legal powers. The indemnity is intended to cover the difference, if any, between the jurisdiction of the old Court of Petty Sessions, and that conferred upon the Magis- trates when they were put in the place of that Court by the Ordi- nance 6 of 1862.

It is now proposed that Magistrates may dispose of any indict- able crimes, except the most serious, whenever six months im- prisonment, or a fine of $50, and a flogging, is, in their opinion, a sufficient punishment: leaving it to their discretion to commit for trial any offender who merits a sev?rer punishment, or whose guilt is not conclusively established.

The powers

thus conferred are distinct from the Magistrates' summary jurisdiction over minor offences against local Ordi- nances, which the Legislature has left to the disposal of the Magistrates, and which cannot, in any event, be sent for trial to the Supreme Court. The offences referred to in this Ordinance are crimes cognisable in the Supreme Court, but too trifling in their circumstances to require trial by a jury.

It is obviously necessary that Magistrates should be able to dispose promptly of small larcenies and other petty felonies, which, but for such powers as are hereby given, would go to the Supreme Court for trial. In the session for the present month, the Chief Justice, in consequence of the uncertain state of the law, will be obliged to try one man for stealing four cash, another for stealing a pair of shoes, a third for stealing a block on board ship, value one dollar, and several other cases equally unimpor-

tant.

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No. 202.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

The jurisdiction given by section V is larger than that formerly exercised by the Court of Petty Sessions, and includes crimes that were not justiciable by that Court; but it is considered that Magistrates may safely be entrusted with the punishment of all petty offenders, although their crimes happen to be technically serious, and such as would be punishable with a long term of penal servitude, if the circumstances justified the sentence. For instance, the cases of two men about to be tried for stealing, one a block, and the other a pair of trousers, are clearly matters for the Police Court, but as the offences occurred on board ship, they amount to larceny on board a vessel in the harbour, a crime to which the law has annexed a punishment extending up to fourteen years penal servitude.

The Ordinance also substitutes the stocks for the indefinite power of inflicting Chinese punishments given to Magistrates by section 25 of Ordinance 10 of 1844. In other respects, the powers of Magistrates are left as they were, but the language of the Ordinance has been simplified, whenever this was possible, with- out affecting the sense.

JOHN BRAMSTON,

Hongkong, 18th November, 1875.

Attorney General.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Whereas it has been represented to His Excellency the Administrator, that great inconvenience has been caused to the Naval Authorities by persons letting off Blue Lights and Rockets at night time in the immediate vicinity of Naval and Military Establishments, without due notice having been given; it is hereby notified that, with a view to preventing unnecessary alarm, information should be given through this Office, or otherwise, to the Naval and Military Authorities of the intention of persons to let off Blue Lights and Rockets, as when used at night they are the universal signal afloat for distress or want of assistance.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th November, 1875.

No. 203.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Under Provisions of Ordinance No. 11 of 1844, notice is hereby given that a Special Sessions of the Justices of the Peace will be held at the Police Magistrates' Court, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon of Tuesday, the 4th day of January next, and thereafter on the First Tuesday of every month, for the purpose of considering applications for granting or transferring Spirit Licences during the year 1876.

　Such applications must be lodged at the Police Magistrates' Office, at least ten days before each of the Sessions now notified.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th November, 1875.

No. 204.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Tenders will be received at this Office, until Noon on Monday, the 29th November, for the supply of the undermentioned Articles for the use of the Police Department, from the First day of December, 1875, to the Thirty-first day of May, 1876-

Oil. Lampwick. Buckets. Tubs. Salt. Soap. Gram. Bran. Paddy. Oats. Straw. Hay.

per jar large & small,

per dozen

24 catties. of each.

each.

per lb.

per picul.

　The above enumerated Articles must be of good quality, deliverable at the Central Police Barracks, at such times and in such quantities as may be required.

　Forms of Tender and any further information can be obtained on application at the Office of the Captain Superintendent of Police.

No Tenders will be received unless sent in in the form required.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th November, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

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No. 202.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

JOHN BRAMSTON,

Hongkong, 18th November, 1875.

Attorney General.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th November, 1875.

No. 203.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

　Such applications must be lodged at the Police Magistrates' Office, at least ten days before each of the Sessions now notified.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th November, 1875.

No. 204.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Oil. Lampwick. Buckets. Tubs. Salt. Soap. Gram. Bran. Paddy. Oats. Straw. Hay.

per jar large & small,

per dozen

24 catties. of each.

each.

per lb.

per picul.

　The above enumerated Articles must be of good quality, deliverable at the Central Police Barracks, at such times and in such quantities as may be required.

　Forms of Tender and any further information can be obtained on application at the Office of the Captain Superintendent of Police.

No Tenders will be received unless sent in in the form required.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th November, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

POLICE NOTIFICATION.

463

Tenders will be received, addressed to the undersigned, until Saturday, the 27th instant, for the supply of Provisions, &c., for the European and Chinese Police Messes during Six Months from the 1st proximo.

Forms of Tender can be procured at the Police Department.

W. M. DEANE,

Captain Superintendent of Police.

Central Police Barracks, Hongkong, 20th November, 1875.

No. 201.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified, that a List of the Tenements valued for the Year 1876, under the Provisions. of Ordinance No. 5 of 1863, will be open for inspection at the Treasury for Fourteen days, commencing from Monday, the 15th instant.

Persons wishing to inspect the List are requested to apply to the Honourable the Acting Colonial Treasurer between the Hours of 10 A.M. and 4 P.M.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th November, 1875.

No. 200.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified, that His Excellency the Administrator in Council has been pleased to direct that the existing Valuation of House Property in the Villages of Kowloon shall stand for the year 1876.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial_Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th November, 1875.

No. 199.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the Spot, on Monday, November 22nd, 1875, at 4.30 P.M., are published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th November, 1875.

No.

of Sale.

Registry No.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Boundary Measurements.

LOCALITY.

Contents in Square ft.

Annual Upset Rent. Price.

feet. feet. feet. feet.

Victoria Peak, .

145.0 130.0 187.0 1360 21,780 5.00

100.00

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. The highest bidder above the upset price shall be the Purchaser, and if any dispute arise the Lot shall be put up again at a former bidding.

2. No person shall at any bidding advance less than $5.

3. Immediately after the fall of the hammer, the Purchaser shall sign the Memorandum of Agree- ment hereinafter contained for completing the purchase according to these conditions, and shall within Three Days of the day of sale pay into the Colonial Treasury the full amount of Premium at which the Lot shall have been knocked down.

466 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

No. 174.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Every Tender should specify the amount per mensem for the period above-mentioned.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th September, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 19TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

.4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Baro- Thermo- meter.

meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Min.

Max.

November 13

30.31

30.22

30.20

30.25

30.24

30.20

30.14

SRRCPRO

30.24

30.22

30.18

72.5

30.20

73.5

9988

30.21

30.15

68.5

30.18

30.22

75.

30.15

30.17

70.

75.5

30.11

30.10

70.

30.05

****22

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DATE.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

Self Registering

WINDS.

RAIN,

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. | Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. | F.

In inches during the]

previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

1875.

Nov. 13 28.46 28.53 28.50 28.45 28.44 57.0 61.0 61.555.0 55.0 57.0 56.0 63.0

14 28.43 28.47 28.45] 28.41 28.41 61.5 68.0 65.0 54.0 61.058.0 59.0 68.0 E

5 E

3 Calm

4 E

0.00

0 WNW

0.00

15 28.38 28.42 28.41 28.38 28.37 60.5 66.0 62.0 60.0 61.5 60.5 59.569.0 E

5 E

0.00

16 28.41 28.48 28.45 28.41 28.40 62.0 66.5 61.0 62.0 63.0 60.0 61.0 67.5 E

4 E

2 E

0.00

17 28.42 28.48 28.46 28.40 28.39 63.0 68.0 62.5 60.062.0 60.0 61.0 68.0 E

4 E

2 E

0.00

6 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, fine, clear.

Fine, clear throughout.

Slight fog past night, fine, hazy

throughout the day.

6 A.M., fog with openings at intervals;

8 A.M., fine, very hazy.

6 A.M., fine, hazy; noon, fine, clear.

18 28.38 28.42 28.39 28.34 28.34 60.5 63.5 61.0 59.0 60.0 59.0 59.0 68.5 E

1928.33 28.36, 28.33 28.30 28.29 59.0 63.0 62.5 57.5 59.0 59.0 58.0 64.0 E

4 E

0.00

Fine, very hazy throughout.

5 E

4 ENE

0.00

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

METER.

Self Registering.

Min. | Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 A.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

Dirn. F.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

1875.

Nov. 13 30.30 30.38 30.33 30.26 30.25 66.05 71.00 70.00 62.00 63.00 65.00 65.00 71.00 E

14 30.24 30.24 30.25 30.24 30.18 67.00 77.00 74.00 64.00 67.00 69.00 64.05 77.00 Calm

15 30.19 30.20 30.22 30.18 30.18 69.00, 75.05 72.00 66.00 68.00 68.00 68.00, 76.00 ENE

16 30.23 30.22 30.26 30.21 30.21, 70.00 73.05 71.05 67.00 68.05 68.00 68.05 76.00 EbyN

17 30.25 30.24 30.25 30.18 30.18 69.00 75.00 72.05 67.00 68.00 68.00 67.00 76.00 NNE

2 E

0 WSW

1 E

1 ESE

Fine weather throughout.

,, 1830.21 30.21 30.22 30.26 30.23, 70.00, 72.00 70.05 65.00 66.00 67.00 68.00 73.00 E

2 E

1 Calm

5 E

4 ESE

1 E

4 E

Do. do.

do.

4 Fine, clear weather throughout.

Do. do.

do.

Do.

do.

Do. do.

do.

19 30.24 30.18 30.21 30.08 30.07 68.00 72.00 72.00 65.00 67.00 67.03 66.00 72.00 E

2 E

3 ESE

Fine and cloudy throughout.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

467

The Registration Fee will be 8 cents for each letter, over and above the Postage. This fee, as well as the Postage, must be prepaid.

No letters can be Registered after 2 P.M. on the day of departure of the Mail.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 11th November, 1875.

ALFRED LISTEr,

Postmaster General.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 19th November, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

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Collons, James 1

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King, H. S.

Piton, Charles

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Share, Henry J. 1

Cauvin, Monsr. 1

Forgolston, J. S. 1

A-Cow, D.

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Petterson, S.

Cook, B.

Freeman, W.

Lopez, Maria G. 1

Pini, Enrico

Alabaster, Mrs. 1

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Fonda, Luciano 1

Carson, D.

Lawson, Robert 3 Lowe, J. W.

Poynter, J.

Tindeiro, J. A. 1

Browne, M.D.,

Cheynet, Fils

Thompson, J.

L.L.D., J.

M. F.

Burlingame,

Dr. J. S.

Cummings,

Greenberg, J. 1 Goldthwarte,

Leixehot, Monsr.1

Rodgers, A.

(1 Regd.)

Mrs. R. T.

F. E.

Roberton, Jas. 3

Marshall, G. 1

Rozen-China

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Kwong

Goddard, T.

Maurer, Giovanni

Rangel, Q. A. 1

Vella, G. B.

Gordon, W. G. 1

Morris, T. T.

Reich, M.

Baldwin, Miss

Lucy H.

Geeger, Mr.

Mazzocchi,

Biffi, F.

Dowson, Hon.

Richard

Horten, W.

Babson, Frank 1

Baylis, Wm.

Dawes, George 2

Hossellon, Geo. 1

Pompeo Mazzoldi, G. Manalisay, Jos? 1

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Rae, Alexander 1

Bernard, Ch.

Daae, J. M.

Hausen, Wm.

Hughes, Charles1

Cornill

Eastern Agen-I

Clarke, Mr. Hazell

cy, Limited

Ewing, G. C.

Inselvini, Sigr. L. 1

Johnston, W.

Nagel, J. L. 1

O. S.

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Plummer, John 2

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Whyte, James 1 Wade, Miss

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Pride of the Thames

Velocity

Webfoot

Queen of the Seas1

Wild Wood

William Davie

Retriever

Westbury

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Audacious

Frolic

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Letters.

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Detained for Postage.

Captain F. Thomsen, Master of the Siamese bark

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Esq., Shanghai.

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General Post Office, Hongkong, 19th November, 1875.

Santos, Antonio dos, Hongkong.

Smith, Capt. Charles, late of Brig Mindanao,

Sydney.

Smith, Mr. J., Central Police Station, H'kong. Wong, King-how, Esq., Shanghai.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General.

468 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG,

"NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in

its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

In the Goods of-

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

LEUNG SEW FAN, LAM KOK CHEONG, LEE AH YOW, and

EDWARD RICHARD HANDLEY,

deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given to the next of kin,

and all other persons, to produce any Wills or Codicils of the above named parties, de- ceased, that may be in their possession, before the Supreme Court, in its Probate Jurisdiction,

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 47.

Plaintiffs,-DAVID ROBERT FENTON CRAW- FORD, JOHN SAMUEL Cox and JOHN FAIRBAIRN, of Victoria in the Island of Hongkong, Store- keepers, Auctioneers and Ship- chandlers, trading under the style or firm of "LANE, CRAWFORD AND COMPANY." Defendants,-H. U. JEFFRIES, F. G. HE- RON, J, E. ERNST and C. H. WARREN, Merchants, Copart- ners, trading at Manila and else- where under the style or firm of "RUSSELL AND STURGIS." OTICE is hereby given that a Writ of For-

on Friday, the Twenty-sixth day of Novem: N Tin Astachment wherein the Hongkong

ber, A.D. 1875; or, if none, that the next of Kin do accept or refuse Letters of Administration, failing which, Letters of Administration will be granted to the Registrar of the said Court, or such other person as the Court may think fit.

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 45.

Plaintiffs,-Jo?O JOAQUIM DOS REMEDIOS

and JO?O HENRIQUE DOS RE- MEDIOS, Merchants, Copartners, carrying on business at Victoria in the Island of Hongkong, under the style or firm of "J. J. DOS REMEDIOS AND COMPANY."

Defendants,-H. U. JEFFRIES, F. G. HE- RON, J. E. ERNST and C. H. WARREN, Merchants, Copart- ners, trading at Manila and ?else-

where under the style or firm of "RUSSELL AND STURGIS."

OTICE is hereby given that a Writ of For-

and Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, is named as Garnishee) against all the Property moveable or immoveable of the above named Defendants within the Colony, has been issued in this Suit pursuant to the Provisions of Section LXXXII of "The Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure."

Dated the 10th day of November, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON,

Solicitors for the Plaintiffs, 29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 45.

VICTORIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HONGKONG, LIMITED. In Liquidation.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLders.

First Dividend of One hundred Dollars ($100) per Share will be payable at the Offices of the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, Hongkong, on and after January 1st, 1876, on which day, Shareholders are re- quested to apply for Warrants at the Company's Office, 48, Queen's Road, Victoria, producing at the same time their Scrip for endorsement.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 15th to the 31st December, 1875, both days inclusive.

ADOLF ANDR?, F. D. SASSOON, Liquidators.

Hongkong, 13th November, 1875.

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Plaintiffs,--Jo?O JOAQUIM DOS REMEDIOS and Jo?o HENRIQUE DOS RE- MEDIOS, Merchants, Copartners, carrying on business at Victoria in the Island of Hongkong, under the style or firm of "J. J. DOS REMEDIOS AND COMPANY." Defendants,-H. U. JEFFRIES, F. G. HE- RON, J. E. ERNST, and C. H. WARREN, Merchants, Copart A ners, trading at Manila and else- where under the style or firm of "RUSSELL AND STURGIS.”

eign Attachment (wherein the Hongkong NOT

Dated the 10th day of November, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors for the Plaintiffs, 29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 46.

Plaintiffs.-JOHN STEWARD LAPRAIK and ALFRED THOMAS MANGER, Mer- chants, Copartners, trading at

OTICE is hereby given that a Writ of For- eign Attachment (wherein the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China, and Horatio Harrington Nelson, the Manager thereof, the China Traders' Insurance Company, Limited, and William Henry Ray, the Secretary thereof, are named as Garnishees) against all the Property moveable or immoveable of the above named Defendants within the Colony, has been issued in this Suit pursuant to the Provisions of Section LXXXII of "The Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure."

Dated the 11th day of November, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors for the Plaintiffs, 29, Queen's Road,

Hongkong.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

In the Matter of

SORABJEE RUSTOMJEE, a Bankrupt. "OTICE.—The above named Bankrupt hav-

Victoria in the Island of Hong-Ning passed his last examination, the hear- kong, under the style or firm of ing of the application for his order of discharge stands adjourned to Wednesday, the Twenty- fourth day of November, 1875, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon.

"DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co."

Defendants.-H. U. JEFFRIES, F. G. HE- RON, J. E. ERNST and C. H. WARREN, Merchants, Copart- ners, trading at Manila and else- where under the style or firm of "RUSSELL AND STURGIS."

OTICE is hereby given that a Writ of For- eign Attachment (wherein the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, is named as Garnishee) against all the Property moveable or immoveable of the above named Defendants within the Colony, has been issued in this Suit pursuant to the Provisions of Section LXXXII of "The Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure."

Dated the 10th day of November, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON,

Solicitors for the Plaintiffs,

29, Queen's Road,

Hongkong.

Dated the 10th day of November, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors acting in the Bankruptcy, 29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

In the Matter of FOONG MING CHEONG,

a Bankrupt.

NOTICE. And on Tuesday, the Twenty-

TOTICE.—An adjourned sitting of the Court

third day of November, A.D. 1875, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon, for the said Bankrupt to pass his last examination and make application for his Order of Discharge.

Dated this 12th day of November, 1875.

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Government Gazette.

No. 49.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 27TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONGKONG.

No. 11 OF 1875.

WEDNESDAY, 22ND SEPTEMBER, 1875.

PRESENT:

His Excellency the Administrator (JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN).

The Honourable the Chief Justice (SIR JOHN SMALE).

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary (CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH).

The Honourable the Attorney General (JOHN Bramston).

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Treasurer (CHARLES MAY).

The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE.

The Honourable WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER.

The Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK.

ABSENT:

The Honourable HENRY LOW?OCK, absent on leave.

The Council meets this day at 2.30 P.M., by Special Summons.

The Minutes of the Meeting of the Legislative Council held on Tuesday, the 7th September, are read

and confirmed.

The Appropriation Bill for 1876 is read a second time.

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary brings up the following Report of the Sub-Committee

of the Legislative Council appointed to examine the Estimates for 1876-

"Your Committee have carefully considered the Estimates for the year 1876, and have "heard evidence regarding those details which required fuller information than that originally

supplied.

"It is recommended that the Vote for Lighthouses be increased by $444, with a view to "giving increased salary to the Chinese Lightkeepers, that a better class may be obtained.

"Regarding the Police Force, it is thought that a saving might be properly caused by "reducing by one-half at least the number of horses which are kept for the Mounted Police, "and that the cost of clothing and accoutrements for the Force generally might be curtailed.

"To the Vote for the Fire Brigade, your Committee would strongly recommend an "increase of $2,000, in order to provide for the purchase of a new Hand Engine and a supply "of Extincteurs.

"Lastly, at the suggestion of the Surveyor General, it is advised that the Vote for Land Surveys be increased by $360, in order that an additional Chainman may be employed for "the more rapid completion of this important work.

"Council Chamber, Hongkong, 16th September, 1875.”

"CECIL C. SMITH. "C. MAY.

"P. RYRIE. "W. KESWICK.

The Council then goes into Committee on the Bill, and, the increase to certain votes recommended in the Report of the Sub-Committee being agreed to, it is committed without further alterations, and is passed, bearing the Title of An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to apply a Sum not exceeding Seven hundred and Sixty-seven thousand Dollars to the Public Service of the year 1876,—being "No. 15 of 1875.”

470 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

The further consideration of the Company's Amendment Bill is again postponed until the next

Meeting of Council.

His Excellency adjourns the Meeting sine die at 3 P.M.

Read and confirmed, this 23rd Day of November, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator.

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONGKONG.

No. 12 OF 1875.

TUESDAY, 23RD NOVEMBER, 1875.

PRESENT:

His Excellency the Administrator (JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN).

The Honourable the Chief Justice (SIR JOHN SMALE).

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary (CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH.)

The Honourable the Attorney General (JOHN BRAMSTON).

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Treasurer (CHARLES MAY).

The Honourable HENRY LOWCOCK.

The Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK.

ABSENT:

The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE, absent on leave.

The Honourable WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER, absent from indisposition.

The Council meets this day at 2.30 P.M., by Special Summons.

The Minutes of the last Meeting of Council held on Wednesday, the 22nd September, are read and

confirmed.

Read a first time a Bill to amend and consolidate the laws concerning the jurisdiction of Magistrates over

indictable offences and for other purposes.

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary moves, that as it is a case of emergency, the standing orders be suspended, and the Council proceed to the second reading of the Bill.

The motion is seconded by the Honourable CHARLES MAY.

The Honourable the Chief Justice opposes the motion on the grounds that the measure will give unusual powers to the Police Magistrates,—that it would be better to codify the laws affecting the jurisdiction of the Magistrates,-and that there is no need for proceeding out of the ordinary course in the progress of the Bill.

The Honourable the Attorney General explains at length the history and state of the law regarding the jurisdiction of the Magistrates, and urges that it is necessary, without delay, to remove the doubts recently raised as to the powers hitherto exercised by them.

The standing orders are then suspended, and His Excellency proposes the second reading of the Bill.

On the motion of the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Council goes into committee on the Bill. Sections I-IV are passed. Consideration of Section V is postponed in order that it may be amended by the insertion of certain Grave Offences, which are not to be dealt with in a summary way. Sections VI-XXI are considered and in some respects amended, and passed.

The further consideration of the Bill is adjourned.

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary next moves, that a Vote for $3,000 be passed to provide for a Cattle Market. He explains the necessity for such an Establishment, and indicates that ulti- mately the money voted would be recouped, as a fee would be charged for the use of the Stalls.

The Council unanimously concurs in the proposal, and the amount is voted.

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary then moves, that a Vote of $1,250 be passed for Light- houses. It is explained that the estimate originally made of the expenses of the erection of Lighthouses was $40,000, and this amount was voted by the Legislature. Now, however, upon the completion of the undertaking it was found that the original estimate had been ex- ceeded by $1,250.

Amount voted.

His Excellency adjourns the Meeting at 4 P.M. until Thursday, the 25th November, 1875, at 2 P.M.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator.

Read and confirmed, this 25th Day of November, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

470 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

The further consideration of the Company's Amendment Bill is again postponed until the next

Meeting of Council.

His Excellency adjourns the Meeting sine die at 3 P.M.

Read and confirmed, this 23rd Day of November, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator.

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONGKONG.

No. 12 OF 1875.

TUESDAY, 23RD NOVEMBER, 1875.

PRESENT:

His Excellency the Administrator (JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN).

The Honourable the Chief Justice (SIR JOHN SMALE).

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary (CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH.)

The Honourable the Attorney General (JOHN BRAMSTON).

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Treasurer (CHARLES MAY).

The Honourable HENRY LOWCOCK.

The Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK.

ABSENT:

The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE, absent on leave.

The Honourable WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER, absent from indisposition.

The Council meets this day at 2.30 P.M., by Special Summons.

The Minutes of the last Meeting of Council held on Wednesday, the 22nd September, are read and

confirmed.

Read a first time a Bill to amend and consolidate the laws concerning the jurisdiction of Magistrates over

indictable offences and for other purposes.

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary moves, that as it is a case of emergency, the standing orders be suspended, and the Council proceed to the second reading of the Bill.

The motion is seconded by the Honourable CHARLES MAY.

The standing orders are then suspended, and His Excellency proposes the second reading of the Bill.

The further consideration of the Bill is adjourned.

The Council unanimously concurs in the proposal, and the amount is voted.

Amount voted.

His Excellency adjourns the Meeting at 4 P.M. until Thursday, the 25th November, 1875, at 2 P.M.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Administrator.

Read and confirmed, this 25th Day of November, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

HONGKONG.

ANNO TRICESIMO NONO VICTORIA REGINE.

JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief. No. 16 of 1875.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, Title.

with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to amend and consolidate the laws concerning the jurisdiction of Magistrates over indictable offences and for other purposes.

[25th November, 1875.]

WHEREAS recent investigations have raised a doubt as to Preamble.

the validity of the jurisdiction hitherto exercised by

Police Magistrates under Ordinances 6 of 1862 and 1 of 1863: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of

the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Magistrates Ordi- Short title. nance, 1875."

II. The expression "Indictable," as used in this Ordinance, Interpretation, includes proceedings by information, and the expression "Magis-

trate means Police Magistrate, unless the context indicates the

contrary.

III. There shall as heretofore be two Police Magistrates; the Folice Magistrates now in office are continued therein as fully as if Magistrates. they were appointed hereunder, and the Governor may appoint others, from time to time, as vacancies occur.

continued.

Any offence which is punishable with Death;

certain indict- able offences. (See s. 4 of 6

Any offence (except Burglary) which is punishable with of 1862.)

Penal Servitude for Life;

Any offence which is committed within the jurisdiction of

the Admiralty;

Any felony mentioned in Ordinance No. 1 of 1868.

Misprision of Treason;

Any offence against the Queen's title, prerogative, person,

or Government;

Blasphemy and offences against religion;

Perjury and subornation of perjury;

Making or suborning any other person to make a false oath, affirmation, or declaration punishable as perjury, or as a misdemeanor;

Any offence against any provision of the laws relating to

bankrupts;

Composing, printing, or publishing blasphemous, seditious,

or defamatory libels;

Defamation;

Bigamy;

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Bribery;

Arson;

Forgery;

Stealing or fraudulently taking or injuring or destroying records or documents belonging to any Court of Record or relating to any proceeding therein;

Stealing, or fraudulently destroying or concealing wills or testamentary papers or any document or written instru- ment being or containing evidence of the title to any lands, or any interest in lands, tenements, or heredita-

ments:

any offence committed by trustees, agents, bankers, or factors and mentioned in any section between the sixtieth and seventy-first sections (both inclusive) of the Ordinance No. 7 of 1865, (Larceny),-

the Magistrate, instead of committing the offender for trial to the Supreme Court, may convict him summarily, and upon such con- viction may sentence the offender to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding six months with or without hard labour, or to pay a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or to be imprisoned with or without hard labour and to pay a fine, for any term and amount not exceeding six months and fifty dollars.

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Magistrates

may award a year's

imprisonment for common assault.

(See s. 41 of 4

of 1865.)

Magistrates may award whipping in certain cases. (See s. 2 of 1 of 1863.)

Juvenile

thieves may be (See S. 6 of 9 of 1867.)

Amount of

The Magistrate may nevertheless, if he thinks fit, commit any such person for trial to the Supreme Court.

VI. Whenever an offender is convicted by a Magistrate of a common assault, the Magistrate may sentence him to be impri- soned for any term not exceeding one year with or without hard labour, but without fine, if the term of sentence exceeds six months.

VII. Whenever any male offender is convicted by a Magis- trate under the powers herein conferred of any of the following offences a second time, or under aggravated circumstances, that is to say :-

Indecent assault,

Indecent exposure of his person,

Assault with intent to rob,

Common assault, committed in a brothel,

Common assault, committed at or in connection with

any riotous assemblage,

Malicious injury to property;

or, under the Magistrates' summary jurisdiction, of either of the following offences a second time, or under aggravated circum- stances, that is to say:

Indecent exposure of his person,

Malicious injury to property;

the Magistrate may, in addition to any other punishment, sentence the offender to be once or twice publicly or privately whipped.

VIII. Whenever any male offender, whose age appears to the Magistrate not to exceed sixteen years, is convicted, under the powers herein conferred, of Larceny, or of any offence which now or at any time hereafter is by law deemed or declared to be simple Larceny or punishable as simple Larceny, the convicting Magistrate may sentence him to be once or twice privately whip- ped with any number of strokes not exceeding twenty, in lieu of or in addition to any other punishment to which such offender is liable.

IX. Whenever a Magistrate under this or any other Ordi- whipping, and nance sentences an offender to be whipped, he shall, in his sentence, specify the number of strokes to be inflicted, and such. number shall not, in any case, exceed thirty-six strokes, and shall be inflicted with a rattan.

mode of infliction.

(See s. 6 of 6

of 1862.)

Punishment of the stocks.

(See s. 25 of 10 of 1844.)

Compensation may be

awarded in addition to

punishment. (See s. 7 of of 1862.)

Recovery of

fines and

amends.

X. A Magistrate may sentence any offender to be publicly exposed in the stocks for any period not exceeding six hours, in lieu of the whole or any part of any punishment to which such offender is liable under this or any other Ordinance, or in addition thereto.

XI. On the conviction of any person of any offence by which injury or loss to person or property shall have accrued, the con- victing Magistrate may order the offender to pay to the person aggrieved reasonable compensation not exceeding fifty dollars, in addition to any penalty or punishment to which he is

sentenced.

XII. If any offender convicted under this Ordinance fails to pay any fine or compensation on conviction, or within such (See s. 8 of 6 further time as the Magistrate allows, the Magistrate may cause the amount to be levied by distress on the goods and chattels of the offender;

of 1862.)

Powers of two

Or may order that the offender be imprisoned with or without hard labour for any period not exceeding, together with any other imprisonment to which he is sentenced for his offence, the term of six months in the whole, unless the amount be sooner paid;

And in case the amount be not fully recovered by distress, the Magistrate may order that the offender be imprisoned with or without hard labour for the like period, unless the amount be sooner paid.

XIII. Whenever any person is brought before two Magistrates Magistrates. sitting together charged with stealing from the person, or with (See s. 3 of 1 of 1863.)

and sentence him to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labour, or they may commit him in the usual way for trial to the Supreme Court.

Powers of

XIV. The Marine Magistrate shall have the power of a Police Marine Magis-Magistrate to hear and determine cases of assault, and assault

and battery unaccompanied by an intent to commit felony.

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XV. Any two Justices of the Peace of this Colony sitting Any two Jus- together, shall have power to do any act that a Magistrate is by tices of the this Ordinance authorised and empowered to do.

Peace to have power of one Police Magis- trate.

language to or

XVI. If any person uses any threatening or insulting expression Power to com- to or concerning, or in the presence of a Magistrate, Marine mit persons Magistrate, or Justice of the Peace, when acting in the discharge using insulting of any magisterial duty, the said Magistrate or Justice of the in presence of Peace may summarily sentence the offender to be imprisoned Magistrate. with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding two (S. 9 of 6 of months, or to pay a fine of any amount not exceeding fifty 1862.)

dollars and if such fine be not paid forthwith, the said Magis-

trate or Justice of the Peace may order that the offender be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two months unless the amount be sooner paid.

secution or

XVII. If it appears to a Magistrate, or Marine Magistrate, Compensation that any charge or complaint was maliciously preferred, or or penalty for that any witness has given false testimony, such Magistrate may malicious pro- order the complainant or witness to pay to the person aggrieved false testimony. reasonable compensation not exceeding fifty dollars, or, in his (s. 10 of 6 of discretion, may order such complainant or witness to pay a fine 1862.) not exceeding fifty dollars, or to pay compensation and a fine not exceeding together the sum of fifty dollars.

XVIII. No conviction under this Ordinance shall be quashed No conviction for want of form, or be removed by Certioruri, and no warrant of or warrant to commitment shall be held void by reason of any defect therein, be quashed for provided it be therein alleged that the party has been convicte (S. 66 of 4 of and there be a good and valid conviction to sustain the same.

want of form.

1865.)

XIX. Whenever any person enters into any recognizance or Recognizances crown bond (except recognizances entered into for appearance (other than as before the Supreme Court) before any Magistrate, Justice of the to Supreme

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Court) to be Peace, or any Officer of Police, and such bond or recognizance estreated in becomes forfeited, a Magistrate may summon the person default. bound by the said recognizance or bond before him, and on (S. 11 of 6 of satisfactory proof of forfeiture or breach of condition, may order 1862.) the said recognizance or bond to be estreated, and may issue his warrant to levy the amount or penalty of the said recog- nizance or bond by distress upon the goods, chattels, lands, and tenements of the defaulter, and in case there shall be no sufficient goods, chattels, lands, or tenements to satisfy the amount of the distress warrant, may order that the defaulter be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three months.

under Ord. 14

XX. Whenever a Magistrate awards a pecuniary penalty Imprisonment or amends for any offence under Ordinance No. 14 of 1845, and for non-pay- the same is not paid forthwith, the Magistrate may commit the ment of fines offender to prison with or without hard labour for any term not of 1845. exceeding three months, unless the sum remaining unpaid be (s. 12 of 6 of sooner paid.

1862, and 4 of 9 of 1867.)

excess of

XXI. If any Magistrate has, since the passing of the Ordi- Protecting nance No. 6 of 1862, heard, tried and determined in a summary Magistrates in way any crime, misdemeanour, or offence, which was not within respect of any the powers and jurisdiction exerciseable by him under the jurisdiction. said Ordinance, or Ordinance No. 1 of 1863, but was within' the powers and jurisdiction formerly had and exercised by the Court of Petty Sessions, every such hearing, trial and determi- nation, if in other respects according to law, is hereby declared to be good and valid; and all Magistrates, Gaolers and other per- sons whatsoever are hereby indemnified and held harmless in respect of every act, matter, or thing done by them, or any of them, in pursuance of any hearing, trial, or determination hereby declared to be valid.

XXII. The following Ordinances and parts of Ordinances are hereby repealed:-

10 of 1844,...... Section XXV.

6 of 1862,... } The whole.

1 of 1863,... S

4 of 1865,......Section XLI, the words or of a Police

9 of 1867,..

Magistrate".

Section IV.

Section VI, the words "whether sum-

marily or otherwise".

3 of 1868,...... Section III.

But such repeal shall not revive any enactment repealed by any of the said Ordinances or sections, and shall not affect anything

duly done before the passing of this Ordinance.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 25th day of November, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

Repeal.

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No. 205.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Return, received from Mr. JOHN JACK, of the quantity of Spirits distilled at the Hongkong Distillery, is published for general information.

Proof Gallons.

Spirits manufactured during the Quarter ending the 11th November, 1875,......53,852.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd November, 1875.

No. 206.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

The following Notices to Mariners, received from the Admiralty, are published for general information.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd November, 1875.

The substance of this Notice, as soon as it is received on board, is to be inserted in red ink on the Cha

or otherwise in the page, of the Sailing Directions to which it relates. See Instructions,

affected by it; and introduced into the marg in Navigation and Pilotage, p. 172.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

[No. 133.]

CHINA-YANG-TSE-KIANG.

Light at the Entrance of Wusung River.

With reference to Notice to Mariners, No. 104 of 1875, on the intended exhibition of a light near the Lismore wreck, -east side of the entrance to Wusung river:-

The Customs Department of Shanghai has given Notice, that the light is now exhibited.

　The light is a fixed red light; it is elevated 30 feet above high water, and in clear weather should be seen from a distance of 5 miles.

The illuminating apparatus is dioptric, or by lenses of the sixth order.

　The building consists of iron screw piles placed in 11 feet at low water, supporting a dwelling room, which is surmounted by the light. The piles are painted black, and the dwelling room white.

　The lighthouse is situated on the east side of the entrance, E. by N. N. from Wusung lighthouse, and 130 yards N.N.W. W. from Lismore wreck.

Alteration in Wusung Light.

Also, that the red sector of light formerly shown from Wusung lighthouse has been changed to white.

[The Bearings are Magnetic. Variation 210 Westerly in 1875.] By Command of their Lordships,

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 23rd September, 1875.

FREDK. J. EVANS,

Hydrographer.

　This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts:-Wusung river, No. 1601; Yang-tse-kiang entrance, No. 1602; Yang-tse-kiang to Nanking, No. 1480; Yang-tse-kiang, No. 2209: Also, Admiralty List of Lights in South Africa, East Indies, China, &c., 1875, Nos. 176 and 178; and the China Sea Directory, Vol. III., pages 359, 360.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

[No. 134. ] JAPAN.

KIUSIU-NORTH-WEST COAST.

Fixed Light on Yebosi Sima.

　The Japanese Government has given Notice, that on and after the 1st of August 1875, a light would be exhibited from a lighthouse recently erected on the summit of Yebosi island.

　The light is a fixed white light; it is elevated 182 feet above the level of the sea, and in clear weather will be visible from a distance of 20 miles.

The illuminating apparatus is of the second order.

The tower is of iron, 44 feet high, octagonal in shape, and painted white. Position, lat. 33° 41′ 30′′ N.; long. 129° 58′ 50′′ E.

By Command of their Lordships,

FREDK. J. EVANS, Hydrographer.

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 23rd September, 1875.

　This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts:-Japan, No. 2347; Kiusiu and Nipon, western part, No. 358; Hirado-ro-Seto (Spex strait) to Simonoseki strait, No. 127: Also, Admiralty List of Lights in South Africa, East Indies, China, Japan, &c., 1875, page 26, and the China Sea Direc- tory, Vol. IV., page 303.

No. 207.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　It is hereby notified, that a Despatch has been received from the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies approving of the appointment of the Honourable W. KESWICK to be a Member of the Legislative Council vice JAMES WHITTALL, ESQ., resigned.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th November, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 208.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified for general information that a Memorial of Re-entry by the Crown of Shau-ki W?n Lots Nos. 114 and 120 has been registered according to Law.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th November, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 209.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　　His Excellency Governor SIR ARTHUR EDWARD KENNEDY, K.C.M.G., C.B., being expected to arrive by the incoming French Mail, the Community are invited to attend His Excellency's landing at Pedder's Wharf, which will probably take place shortly after the steamer shall have anchored.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th November, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 210.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　　The following Notice to Mariners, received through the Acting Consul for France, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th November, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

AVIS AUX NAVIGATEURS.

COCHINCHINE FRAN?AISE.

Le Contre-Amiral Gouverneur de la Cochinchine Commandant la Division Navale del'Indo- Chine, fait savoir qu'? partir du 1er D?cembre, 1875, le bateau feu mouill? ? Cangiou, embouchure du Donna?, sera conduit ? Sa?gon pour ?tre r?par?.

Ce bateau sera provisoirement remplac? par une Canonni?re ? deux m?ts mouill?e exactement au m?me point. Elle portera en t?te du m?t de misaine, c'est-?-dire ? une ?l?vation de 14m. au dessus du niveau de la mer, trois fanaux phares ayant chacun 112° d'amplitude qui laisseront entre chacun d'eux un intervalle non ?clair? de 8 degr?s seulement: ces feux allum?s toute la nuit seront blancs et d'une port?e maximum de six milles marins.

Pour copie certifi?e conforme,

Le Chancelier du Consulat de France ? Hongkong,

G. BOULOUZE.

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No. 211.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Report of the Crown Rents' Commission is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th November, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

REPORT OF THE CROWN RENTS' COMMISSION.

We, your Excellency's Commissioners, appointed to enquire into and investigate certain complaints made by the holders of Crown Lands in the less populous parts of the Colony alleging that the rents reserved by the Leases thereof are greatly out of proportion to the real value of the said lands, and prohibit the complainants from turning the said lands to profitable account; and to enquire into and investigate the scale of rents now chargeable upon Crown Lands in different parts of the Colony; and to report whether in our opinion the rents now chargeable upon Crown Lands seem to admit of modification,-have now to state to your Excellency, that we have enquired into and considered the subjects so referred to us, and have agreed to the following Report:—

　　1. Such portions of Crown Land as are under Lease, and are situate within the City of Victoria, are divided into Marine Lots and Inland Lots. The Marine Lots (with the exception of Lots 20 and 21, and a few others) are now held upon Leases for nine hundred and ninety-nine years, at a uniform annual rent of ?40 per quarter acre, and comprise all the leased land between East and West Points abutting on the present Praya, or the harbour, or which, though now left inland by successive recla- mations of the bed of the harbour, formerly abutted upon the original foreshore.

　　The rent of ?40 was fixed by agreement between the Crown and the tenants who contributed to the cost of the Praya, and has been charged upon all Marine Lots alienated since that date.

　　The Inland Lots comprise all other leased land within the City of Victoria, and in like manner are held upon Leases for nine hundred and ninety-nine years, but at rentals varying according to the situation of the several lots, and of amounts not reducible to any rule.

　　2. In the early days of the Colony, the lots were submitted to public competition at an upset yearly rental, and the person who offered the highest yearly rent became the lessee. This system of

of, disposing of Crown Leases was afterwards abandoned, and it became the practice for the Governor to determine the rent of each lot, and to declare the amount, when giving notice of the land being open

for lease.

　　The auction principle was however retained, the Leases were submitted to public competition and the person who offered the highest amount of premium, in addition to the rent, became the lessee. If there were only one applicant, he obtained the Lease for the advertised rent.

　　More recently, it has become the practice for the Governor to declare a certain amount of premium in addition to the rent, and the lessee is the sole applicant, or the person who offers the greatest advance upon the upset premium.

　　3. Such portions of Crown Land as are under lease and are situate outside the City of Victoria, are classed as Farm Lots and are held upon Leases for seventy-five years, at rentals determined by the Governor, and varying in amount according to the value of the soil, or the situation of the land, but not reducible to any rule.

　　4. Besides the lands held upon Lease, some small portions of Crown Lands at a distance from the City, or of small value, or required for temporary purposes, are held under a Licence, renewed from year to year, but revocable at short notice, and at a proportionately low rent.

　　There are also small portions of land in some of the outlying villages held by those persons, or their descendants, who were in possession when the British first occupied the Island, and have been allowed to retain possession on payment of a small annual rent to the Government.

　　Holdings of these two classes scarcely come within the scope of the present enquiry, but it would have been improper to pass them over without mention.

5. In the absence of any fixed scale of rent applying to the whole Colony, or even to particular districts, we are unable to offer any opinion as to whether the rents, as originally fixed, were out of proportion to the then value of the land: they are undoubtedly out of all proportion to the present value of many of the lots. But it must be borne in mind, that the rents now chargeable are so by virtue of contracts which the Crown tenants must have thought reasonable when they first entered into them, and we cannot predict that this land will always remain at its present low value. There- fore, it seems to us that any modification of these contracts is admissible, in the case of individuals, only upon proof of exceptional conditions, which have not been caused by the tenants, and from which

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their neighbours are exempt; or, in the case of a district, in consideration of circumstances which affect all the landowners within it, which are likely to continue, and from which other districts do not suffer.

6. With this view, we have carefully enquired into the condition of the districts of Wanchi and Bowrington, to which most of the complaints related, and to which our attention was especially drawn by the instructions accompanying our Commission.

　　　The evidence has satisfied us, that in this portion of the City, taken as a whole, the tenants of the Crown are suffering from a depreciation of property which does not press in an equal degree upon the tenants in other districts of the City. It appears that during the last ten years, rents have fallen as much as 40 or 50 per cent, and while the houses and godowns now on the ground can scarcely find tenants, there is no inducement for the holders of vacant allotments to turn them to account by build- ing. Chinese houses cost about $500 a piece to build, and, if let, would at present rates bring in from $45 to $60 a year, of which the Crown rent would absorb from $8 to $12. There is, however, a limited demand for these houses, and there appears to be no encouragement for any other class of building.

　　　7. The witnesses concurred in attributing this depreciation to the withdrawal of business houses from the Eastward, and their concentration in the Central and Western portions of the City, assisted, according to some witnesses, by a change in the mode of conducting trade in rice, cotton and other bulky produce. They stated that formerly it was the custom for European firms to hold large stocks of these products, and to store them in godowns at Wanchi; but that this system had been altered since the introduction of the telegraph, and the opening of the Suez Canal: and that there is no longer the same use for godowns, or employment for coolies, who have consequently migrated to other parts to live near to their work.

　　　8. The withdrawal of business must, we think, be partly attributed to the shallowness of the harbour opposite to these districts; there is not now sufficient water even at high tide for junks of moderate capacity to discharge alongside the Praya, and steamers of ordinary draught, which might anchor close to the Praya in the centre and west of the City, would here be obliged to lie a considera- ble distance from the shore. This part of the harbour continues to silt up and thus increases an evil for which the tenants clearly are not responsible, and from which other districts do not suffer to the

same extent.

　　　9. None of the witnesses were able to suggest any method, by which business, and, with it, popu- lation may be again drawn to the Eastern districts. They expressed an opinion, which seems well founded, that any remission of Crown Rent would be of no avail for this purpose, and that a reduction of even fifty per cent upon the rent, although necessarily a relief to the tenants, would not have the effect of reviving the prosperity of these districts.

10. We pursued this enquiry under a feeling that we should not be justified in recommending a serious diminution of the public revenue, unless we could also show that the Colony would, directly or indirectly, obtain some advantage in return. There are 40 Marine Lots in Bowrington and Wanchi, and 196 Inland Lots, paying a yearly rent to the Crown of $38,791. If this rent roll were reduced by 25

　　　　per cent, the revenue would suffer every year to the extent of $9,692; if reduced by 50 per cent the loss would be $19,384, or more than, a seventh of the Land revenue of the Colony, to which must be added the loss of rates in respect of these suns. We fail to see that the Colony would gain any fair equivalent in return, and, therefore, we do not see our way to recommend any general remission to these districts on the ground of their depressed state.

11. It cannot be denied that many of the Crown tenants in these districts, in Bowrington espe- cially, hold their lands without obtaining any return at all for the rent, and others but an inadequate advance upon the rent; but we are not prepared to say that the Crown rent is in itself out of propor- tion to the return that would be obtainable from these lots if the districts were even moderately pros- perous. In the Wanchi district, the annual rental of rateable properties as given by the owners, or estimated by the official valuers for the rates of 1875, is $84,374, while the Crown Rent paid upon the same properties is $10,866. In Bowrington, the assessed rental is $12,839 against a Crown Rental of $2,153. These figures, coupled with the admission that a moderate reduction of rent would be of little advantage to the tenants, seem to show that the grievances complained of are attributable not so much to the actual amount of rents, as to the depression of trade and depreciation of property, which have made the tenancies unproductive. We respectfully submit, that it lies with the Executive Go- vernment to determine, whether the altered circumstances of the Colony, or of any particular portion of the Colony, are a ground for relieving Crown tenants from the obligations they have voluntarily un- dertaken. If it pleases His Excellency to admit the principle, the adjustment of it to the respective localities affected would afford matter for consideration in a future enquiry. It seems not to be within our present powers.

12. The depressed state of the Colony was also advanced as a ground for reduction by tenants holding land to the West of the City, but their complaints have less weight than those of the Eastern tenants; for they could not but admit that business continues to draw towards the West, and that the Chinese part of the town is extending Westward, giving reason to believe that lands which are now unproductive would, in a few years, become profitable even at the existing rental. In these cases, as

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in nearly the whole of the complaints that were laid before us, the Leases were purchased at a time of great commercial activity, and subsequent changes have turned a promising investiment into an unsuccessful speculation, of which the want of success has been, in many instances, aggravated by the amount of premium given by the tenant to secure the Lease.

　13. The same remarks apply to portions of land along the Robinson Road, and the higher levels of the City, which formed the subject of complaints to us, but which had been left by their owners in their natural state, unimproved by buildings or other expenditure. The complainants had given large premia for their Leases, ranging in amount from six years' to twenty years' rent. There is now no demand for such land, and the lots are unprofitable and the Leases unsaleable. These were obviously speculative purchases, and are hampered by the interest upon the premium, which, in many instances, would, at 12 per cent, be more than three times the Crown Rent. Putting aside this interest, which we ought not to take into consideration, we doubt whether if the circumstances of the Colony offered a prospect of a fair return for building on these lots, the Crown Rent would be found to interfere with the work being undertaken.

　14. It is necessary to refer to the case of one gentleman, who submitted that he is specially entitled to a reduction of his rents, on account of the large amounts which he pays yearly for unpro- ductive lands. It appears that besides lands which give him some return, he holds twenty-two allot- ments at a rental of $2,440, from one of which he derives $30 for the present year, the others being entirely unprofitable. But it appears that he paid premia amounting in the aggregate to $15,710 in order to obtain the Leases of these lots to the exclusion of other intending lessees. It also appears that the Crown has, in the last three years, resumed fifty-four other lots at the request of this gentleman, and remitted to him very large arrears of rent, and, having regard to our previous remarks, we feel that the case is beyond our powers, and that it is to His Excellency that he must look for any relief from the unfortunate position in which he is placed.

　15. We have already referred to Marine Lots 20 and 21 as not being liable to the rent of ?40 per quarter acre. These Lots adjoin the Commissariat Buildings, and the tenant not having been required to contribute to the erection of a Praya, did not join in the agreement above mentioned and remains at his old rent, under the original Lease for 75 years from September, 1844. The harbour in front of these lots has decreased in depth, and for many years the process of silting up continued steadily, so that junks which formerly discharged their cargo on the shore at all times of tide can now only during two or three hours of high water come alongside a jetty run out from the bank. Other Marine Lots have the advantage of a Roadway along the Praya, which at the same time scarcely interferes with their access to the water; and the rent of ?40 per quarter acre is less than what is paid upon

the two lots in question, and the term is 999 years instead of 75. It seems to us that this case is one without parallel, and that the tenant has a fair claim to relief so far at any rate as to place him on an equality with other Crown tenants. We would, therefore, recommend to His Excellency to grant a fresh Lease of these lots for the term of 999 years from the date of the original Lease at the rent chargeable upon other Marine Lots, viz., ?40 per quarter acre.

　16. The want of a Praya frontage seems, however, to place these lots in their present condition on a level rather with Inland Lots, and we would suggest that the full rent be not demanded. The Inland Lots on the other side of the Street are let at a rental of about ?30: and having regard to the fact that the sea access is not without value, we consider that ?35 per quarter acre would be a fair rent for Lots 20 and 21, including certain land which the tenant has gained by encroachment upon the harbour.

17. We suggest that this, or any other reduction of rent upon Crown Leases, should be made as a concession by the Crown for a certain number of years, three or five, so that if intervening circumstances should have raised the value of the property, the Crown shall not lose the benefit of the advance; while it is fair to suppose that the Crown would, from time to time, renew the concession for similar periods, if circumstances remained unchanged. The Leases are so long, and the fluctuations of Colonial values so great, that a remission in perpetuity seems unsuitable to the circumstances of these holdings.

　18. In conclusion, we desire to express our thanks to the officers of the Treasury and Land Office for their readiness in preparing any returns that we had occasion to call for.

JOHN BRAMSTON,

C. MAY.

P. RYRIE.

H. LOWCOCK.

J. M. PRICE.

Chairman.

Hongkong, November 12th, 1875.

No. 212.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Civil Hospital during the Month of October, 1875, is published for general

information.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th November, 1875.

By Command,

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1875. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)

DAY OF MONTH.

DAY OF

WEEK.

BAROMETER.

SELF REGISTERING

ATTACHED IN SHADE.

IN THE SHADE. Max. and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.

MAX. MAX.

SUN,

BULB

Ex-

VACUO. POSED.

MIN.

DIUR-

NAL

RANGE,

GRASS.

SHADE.

Friday,

2? Saturday,

Sunday,

Monday,

5 Tuesday,

Wednesday,

7 Thursday,

8 Friday,

9 Saturday,

Sunday,

Monday,

12 Tuesday,

13 Wednesday,

14 Thursday,

15 Friday,

16 Saturday,

Sunday,

Monday,. 19 Tuesday,

Wednesday,

Thursday,

22 Friday,

23 Saturday,

Sunday,

25 Monday,

Tuesday,

27 Wednesday,

28 Thursday,

Friday,

30 Saturday, 31

Sunday,

Mean

9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M. Min. | Max. ; Noon. 29.84 29.78 79.0 82.0 73.0 83.0 81.0 29.89 29.84 78.0 79.0 73.0 83.0 81.0 29.95 29.87 79.0 81.0 73.0 83.0 81.0 29.97 29.89 80.0 82.0 73.0 84.0 82.0 29.90 29.84 80.0 82.0 73.0 84.0 820 29.90 29.80 81.0 82.0 73.0 84.0 82.0 29.90 29.85 78.0 79.0 75.0 85.0 83.0 29.95 29.87 77.0 78.0 74.0 84.0 82.0 29.98 29.90 77.0 79.0 73.0 79.0 77.0 30.02 29.95 75.0 78.0 72.0 79.0 77.0 30.02 29.90 71.0 74.0 70.0 79.0 77.0 29.97 29.85 71.0 74.0 66.0 77.0 74.0 29.98 29.92 72.0 76.0 67.0 78.0 76.0 30.05 29.97 73.0 77.0 70.0 78.0 76.0 30.08 29.97 73.0 77.0 66.0 78.0 76.0 30.03 29.94 74.0 77.0 66.0 79.0 77.0 29.99 29.93 74.0 77.0 66.0 79.0 77.0 29.98 29.94 72.0 75.0 66.0 76.0 75.0 29.99 29.90 72.0 76.0 68.0 76.0 75.0 30.05 29.95 76.0 80.0 68.0 79.0 77.0 30.05 30.02 76.0 80.0 68.0 79.0 77.0 30.04 29.95 76.0 80.0 67.0 79.0 78.0 30.06 29.95 76.0 80.0 67.0 80.0 30.03 29.92 77.0 81.0 68.0 81.0 79.0 30.02 29.95 77.0 79.0 69.0 80.0 78.0 30.02 29.93 75.0 77.0 68.0 79.0 78.0 29.95 29.85 76.0 79.0 66.0 80.0 78.0 29.95 29.77 75.0 77.0 66.0 79.0 78.0 29.84 29.80 76.0 78.0 66.0 79.0 77.0 29.92 29.86 76.0 78.0 66.0 79.0 77.0 29.92 29.86 77.0 79.0 66.0 79.0 77.0 29.97 29.89 75.7 78.4 69.0 80.0 78.4

Temp. at

DIURNAL

RANGE, BULB

EXPOSED.

HYGROMETER.

WIND.

CLOUD.

OZONE.

MOVE-

MIN.

IN SOIL,

DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE. SHADE.

HUMIDITY

COMPLETE SATURATION

100.

DEW POINT. QUARTER.

MENT

DURING

IN MILES.

RAIN IN

INCHES

DURING

THE

PREVI- 24 hours oUS 24 HOURS.

0-10.

INCHES

DEEP.

Hours. Hours.

9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.[9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A.M.9 A.M.9 A.M.3 P.M.

79. 78.

77.

78.0

80.

80. 78.

84. 83.

82. 80.

85. 83.

64.0

82. 81.

63.0

13.0

99. 97. 69.0 10.0 28.0 71.0 79.0 82.0 74.0 77.0 75. 76. 91. 90. 69.0 10.0 21.0 71.0 78.0 79.0 74.0 75.0 79. 80. 93. 92. 69.0 10.0 23.0 710 79.0 81.0 75.0 76.0 80. 76. 98. 97. 69.0 11.0 28.0 71.0 80.0 82.0 75.0 77.0 75. 76.

91. 90. 69.0 11.0 21.0 71.0 80.0 82.0 74.0 76.0 71. 72. 88. 86. 69.0 11.0 17.0 71.0 81.0 82.0 75.0 76.0 72. 72. 90. 88. 71.0 10.0 17.0 73.0 78.0 79.0 84. 82. 70.0 10.0 12.0 72.0 77.0 78.0 72.0 85. 83. 69.0 6.0 14.0 71.0 77.0 79.0 72.0 85. 83. 68.0 7.0 15.0 70.0 75.0 80. 79. 67.0 9.0 12.0 70.0 71.0 74.0 78. 76. 63.0 11.0 13.0 68.0 64.0 11.0 14.0 68.0 82. 81. 68.0 8.0 13.0 70.0 73.0 77. 76. 64.0 12.0 12.0 67.0 73.0 77.0 68.0 72.0 74. 75. 78. 76. 64.0 13.0 12.0 67.0 .74.0 77.0 68.0 71.0 70. 80. 79. 63.0 13.0 16.0 66.0 74.0 77.0 68.0 71.0 70. 76. 63.0 10.0 13.0 66.0 72.0 75.0 67.0 70.0 74. 77. 76. 65.0 8.0 11.0 68.0 72.0 76.0 66.0 70.0 69. 78. 65.0 11.0 13.0 68.0 76.0 80.0 70.0 75.0 71. 65.0 11.0 13.0 68.0 76.0 80.0 71.0 75.0 75. 75. 12.0 19.0 67.0 76.0 80.0 71.0 75.0 75. 64.0 13.0 16.0 67.0 76.0 80.0 71.0 75.0 75. 65.0 13.0 18.0 70.0 77.0 81.0 72.0 76.0 75. 85. 83. 66.0 11.0 17.0 71.0 77.0 79.0 72.0 74.0 75. 84. 82. 65.0 11.0 17.0 70.0 75.0 77.0 70.0 72.0 74. 75. 82. 81. 63.0 14.0 18.0 67.0 76.0 79.0 70.0 73.0 71. 71. 81. 80. 63.0 13.0 17.0 67.0 75.0 77.0 70.0 72.0 74. 75. 80. 79. 63.0 13.0 16.0 67.0 76.0 78.0 71.0 73.0 75. 75. 82. *81. 63.0 13.0 18.0 67.0 76.0 78.0 71.0 73.0 75. 75.

70.6 73.6 E.

71.2 72.3 E. 72.3 72.6 Calm

301

S.E.

225

195

0 10

71.6

73.6 E.

210

69.9

72.0 E.

N.E.

182

0.14

70.9 72.0

N.E.

169

73.0

74.0 75.

75.

69.5

70.6 E.

320

73.0 75.

75.

68.5

69.5 N.E.

S.E.

425

0.50

73.0 75.

71.

68.5

68.9 W.

180

0.03

78.0

70.0

72.0 74.

71.

66.4

67.8 E.

177

0.10

67.0

70.0 78.

79.

64.0

67.1 N.

N.W.

402

71.0 74.0 72.0 76.0

77.0

67 0

70.0 78.

79.

64.0

67.1 W.

450

67.0

71.0 74.

75.

63.2

67.4 N.

371

68.0 72.0 74. 75.

64.3

68.5

N.E. E.

250

64.3

68.5 E.

211

...

71.

63.6 66.8

N.W. W.

182

71.

74.

63.2

71.

63.6 66.8 N.E. 66.4 E. 61.5 65.7 E. E.

178

N.E.

181

125

75.

65.7

71.6 N.E. E.

197

67.4

71.6 E.

280

75.

67.4

71.6 E.

N.E.

252

67.4

71.6 E.

N.E.

199

68.5 72.6 E.

191

68.5 70.6 N.E.

N.E. 216

66.4 68.5 E.

199

65.7 68.9 Calm

186 0.63

66.4 68.5

399

1.05

67.4 69.5

681

0.66 10

67.4 69.5 E.

342

0.04 10

18.0 67.0 77.0 79.0 72.0 74.0 75.

75.

68.5 70.6 E.

331

78248 TETER 1O * 2 2 0 2 4 14 2 2~----0∞

666624

83. 32. 65.8

10.9

16.5 68.9 75.7 78.4

70.6 73.3 74.

74.

67.0 69.7

264 3.25

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

C? gi? c? c? c? n

Summary of October, 1874:-Mean Shade Temp.,

.79.6

Total Rain fall,

1.52 inches. Rain fell on

3 days.

1873:-

1872:-

.77.1

.76.8

0.64

6.38

1871:-

.77.7

8.31

1870:-

78.1

2.17

1869:-

.76.4

4.11

C. J. WHARRY, M.D.,

Superintendent.

479

1868:-

.78.6

6.63

482 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

No. 174.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Every Tender should specify the amount per mensem for the period above-mentioned.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th September, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 26TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro- Thermo-

meter.

Baro- Thermo- meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Min.

Max.

November 20

30.10

30.08

30.05

30.11

30.08

30.05

30.11

30.08

70.5

72.5

30.03

30.14

30.09

70.5

30.05

30.16

30.13

66.5

30.10

30.15

30.12

67.5

30.08

30.18

30.13

30.12

BAROMETER.

DATE.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

Self Registering

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

NOON. Dirn.

6 A.M.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 P.M.

F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

NOON.

1875.

Nov. 20 28.31 28.36 28.34 28.29 28.28 62.0 67.0 62.5 60.0 62.0 58.5 61.5 68.0 NE

ENE 21 28.30 28.35 28.33 28.29 28.29 61.0 64.5 61.5 60.0 61.0 60.5 60.5 67.5

22 28.30 28.35 28.32 28.28 28.28 61.0 65.0 61.0 60.0 61.5 59.0 60.5 65.5 E

23 28.29 28.36 28.34 28.29 28.29 59.0 63.5 63.0 58.5 61.0 60.5 58.5 67.0 E

24 28.35 28.38 28.35 28.29 28.29 60.0 61.5 59.5 60.0 58.5 57.559.0 66.0 ENE

2 E

5 NNE

3 E

3 NNE

0.00

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

0.00

1 Calm

0 E

0.00

Fog during past night; 6 A.M., open-

6 A.M., fine, cloudy hazy; 6 P.M., slight

fog.

4 E

3 E

0.00

ings in fog at intervals; 8 A.M., fine, bazy,

6 A.M., fine, clear, cloudy; noon, fine,

4 ENE

0.00

very hazy.

6 A.M., fog with openings at intervals;

25 28.30 28.36 28.35 28.29 28.29 59.0 62.0 59.0 58.0 59.5 57.5 58.5

26 28.32 28.39 28.37 28.34 28.33 58.5 63.0 59.5 58.0 61.058.5 58.0

62.0 E

4 ESE

0.00

9 A.M., fine, cloudy hazy.

63.0 ESE

4 E

3 E

0.00

6 A.M., passing fog; 8 A.M., fine,

cloudy, hazy.

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER.

WINDS.

DATE.

Self Registering.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

"NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

NOON.

6 A.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

NOON.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

1875.

Nov. 20 30.09 30.06 30.06 30.05 30.07 68.00 75.00 72.00 65.05 68.00 68.00 65.05, 76.05 Calm

21 30.09 30.13, 30.13 30.07 30.07 71.00, 73.05 71.00 67.00 67.05 68.00 69.00 74.00 NE

OENE

3 NE

22 30.09 30.12′ 30.12 30.06 30.06 67,05 72.00 69.05 66.00 67.00 67.00 66.00 73.05 Calm

0 SE

3 E

2 ENE

1 E

Fine and cloudy.

Fine and cloudy throughout.

Do. do.

do.

23 30.10 30.14 30.13 30.07 30.07 68.00 71.00 73.00 65.05 66.00 69.00 66.05 71.05 E

3 Calm

Fine, clear weather.

}

24 30.11 30.17 30.18 30.11 30.11 68.05 70.00 69.00 66.00 64.00 64.00 66.00, 71.00 NE

2 ENE

25 30.12 30.18 30.17 30.10. 30.10, 68.00 70.00 69.00 65.00 66.00 65.00 67.00 70.05 ENE

3 E

4 E

3 E

2 Overcast with light passing showers,

Fine and cloudy throughout.

26 30.14 30.17: 30,18 30.13 30.14 67.05 71.05 69.00 65.00 67.00 66.00 66.00 71.00 E

3 E

2 ESE

Do. do.

do.

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484 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH NOVEMBER, 1875.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER,. Registrar.

"THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES

ORDINANCE, 1867."

is hereby notified that the Second Floor of the House hereinafter mentioned, that is to say, No. 14, Heung Lane, was on the Twenty-third day of November, 1875, pursuant to Section XXIII of the above Ordinance, declared by me under my Hand and Seal of Office to be an Unlicensed Brothel.

M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Registrar General.

Registrar General's Office,

Hongkong, 24th November, 1875.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

Suit No. 48.

Foreign Attachment.

Plaintiffs. THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

Defendants.-H. U. JEFFRIES, FREDERICK

GRISWOLD HERON, J. E. ERNST and C. H. WARREN, trading at Manila under the style or firm of "RUSSELL AND STURGIS."

OTICE is hereby given that two Writs of

　　　　　Foreign Attachment wherein Malcolm Struan Tonnochy, Esquire, Marshal of the Vice- Admiralty Court, the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, the Chartered Mercan- tile Bank of India, London and China, and the Master of the s.s. Leonor, and Alfred Manger, resident Partner of the firm of Messrs. D. Lapraik & Co. are respectively named as Garnishees against all the Property moveable or immoveable of the above named Defendants within the Colony, has been issued in this Suit pursuant to the Pro- visions of Section LXXXII of "The Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure."

Dated the 26th day of November, 1875.

ED. SHARP & TOLLER, Solicitors for the Plaintiffs, Supreme Court House.

IN THE SUPREME COURTOF HONGKONG.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 45.

Plaintiffs, Jo?o JOAQUIM DOS REMEDIOS

and Jo?o HENRIQUE DOS RE- MEDIOS, Merchants, Copartners, carrying on business at Victoria in the Island of Hongkong, under the style or firm of “J. J. DOS REMEDIOS AND COMPANY."

Defendants,-H. U. JEFFRIES, F. G. HE- RON, J. E. ERNST and C. H. WARREN, Merchants, Copart- ners, trading at Manila and else- where under the style or firm of "RUSSELL AND STURGIS,”

NOTIS

TICE is hereby given that a Writ of For- eign Attachment (wherein the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, is named as Garnishee) against all the Property moveable or immoveable of the above named Defendants within the Colony, has been issued in this Suit pursuant to the Provisions of Section LXXXII of "The Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure."

Dated the 10th day of November, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors for the Plaintiffs, 29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 46.

Plaintiffs. JOHN STEWARD LAPRAIK and ALFRED THOMAS MANGER, Mer- chants, Copartners, trading at Victoria in the Island of Hong- kong, under the style or firm of "DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co." Defendants.-H. U. JEFFRIES, F. G. HE-

N°

RON, J. E. ERNST and C. H. WARREN, Merchants, Copart- ners, trading at Manila and else-

where under the style or firm of

"RUSSELL AND STURGIS."

CALDWELL & BRERETON,

Solicitors for the Plaintiffs,

29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 47.

Plaintiff,-DAVID ROBERT FENTON CRAW- FORD, JOHN SAMUEL COX and JOHN FAIRBAIRN, of Victoria in the Island of Hongkong, Store- keepers, Auctioneers and Ship- chandlers, trading under the style or firm of "LANE, CRAWFORD AND COMPANY."

Defendants,-H. U. JEFFRIES, F. G. HE-

RON, J. E. ERNST and C. H. WARREN, Merchants, Copart- ners, trading at Manila and else- where under the style or firm of

RUSSELL AND STURGIS,"

The Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure.” Dated the 10th day of November, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON,

Solicitors for the Plaintiffs,

29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 45.

Plaintiffs,—Jo?O JOAQUIM DOS REMEDIOS

and Jo?o HENRIQUE DOS RE- MEDIOS, Merchants, Copartners, carrying on business at Victoria in the Island of Hongkong, under the style or firm of "J. J. DOS REMEDIOS AND COMPANY." Defendants,-H. U. JEFFRIES, F. G. HE- RON, J. E. ERNST, and C. H. WARREN, Merchants, Copart- ners, trading at Manila and else- where under the style or firm of "RUSSELL AND STURGIS."

?OTICE is hereby given that a Writ of For- eign Attachment (wherein the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China, and Horatio Harrington Nelson, the Manager thereof, the China Traders' Insurance Company, Limited, and William Henry Ray, the Secretary thereof, are named as Garnishces) against all the Property moveable or immoveable of the above named Defendants within the Colony, has been issued in this Suit pursuant to the Provisions of

Section LXXXII of "The Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure."

Dated the 11th day of November, 1875.

CALDWELL & BRERETON, Solicitors for the Plaintiffs,

29, Queen's Road,

Hongkong.

VICTORIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HONGKONG, LIMITED. In Liquidation.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

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The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 15th to the 31st December, 1875, both days inclusive.

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VOL. XXI.

His Excellency Sir ARTHUR EDWARD KENNEDY, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight, Bachelor, and Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, landed this Day before noon, and resumed the Administration of the Government of the Colony.

By Command,

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No. 213.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

His Excellency the Administrator has been pleased to appoint WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, Esquire, to be a Trustee of St. John's Cathedral Church vice the Honourable C. C. SMITH resigned.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 29th November, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 214.

date.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified that JAMES RUSSELL, Esquire, has resumed his duties as Coroner from this

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st December, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 215.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　His Excellency the Administrator is pleased to appoint MALCOLM STRUAN TONNOCHY, Esquire, to act provisionally as Sheriff from this date until further notice.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st December, 1875.

NOTICE.

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　　Applicants are requested to state the Names and Address of the Parties they offer as Sureties under Section VI of the Ordinance aforesaid.

Harbour Department, Hongkong, 3rd December, 1875.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Emigration Officer, &c.

No. 174.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Every Tender should specify the amount per mensem for the period above-mentioned.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th September, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 3RD DECEMBER, 1875.

10 A.M.

ΝΟΟΝ.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro- meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo-

meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

November 27

30.17

30.12

67.5

30.09

72.5

30.16

30.14

67.5

30.10

70.5

"" 29

30.05

70.5

30.02

67.5

99.97

30.14

71.5

30.12

72.5

68.5

30.08

December 1

1Q3

30.06

30.02

64.5

30.05

68.5

30.21

30.18

57.5

30.16

30.27

30.22

55.5

30.21

BAROMETER.

DATE.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

METER,

Self Registering.

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

·ΝΟΟΝ

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

6 A.M.

NOON. Dirn.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON.

F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

NOON.

1875.

Nov. 27 28.36 28.40 28.38 28.33 28.33 60.0 64.562.0 60.0 63.0 60.5 59.0 66.0 NE

3 Calm

2828.32 28.37 28.33: 28.28 28.26 60,062.0 60.0 60.0 60.0 60.5 59.5 66.5

2928.25 28.30 28.28 28.25 28.25 63.0 66.5 65.5 63.0 65.0 65.0 59.5 68.0 S

5 E

0 E

4 E

0.00

3028.31 28.37 28.35 28.29 28.29 62.0 66.0 60.0 60.562.5 59.0 61.068.5 NNE

Dec. 128.26 28.25 28.21 28.24 28.24 60.0 58.0 58.0 59.5 38.058.0 8.0 66.0 E

28.33 28.36 28.36 28.32 28.31 51.056.0 52.0 50.0 52.0 48.5 50.5 59.0 N

328.37 28.41 28.42 28.36 28.34 42.5 7.0 45.5 41.0 45.0 41.0 42.5 57.0 N

3 S

4 ENE

2 SW

0.00

6 E

6 N

0.29

5 N

4 N

1.05

5 NNE

4 NE

0.00

Fog past night; 6 A.M., openings in

fog; 9 A.M., fine, hazy.

Close wet fog past night; 7 A.M., openings in fog; 10 A.M., fine, hazy. 6 A.M., fog at intervals; 9 A. M., fine,

hazy; 2 P.M., fine, clear, cloudy. Fine, clear, cloudy throughout.

Close wet fog past night; 6 A.M., wet fog with rain at intervals; 5 P.M., openings in fog.

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout. Fine, clear throughout the day; 6

P.M., drizzly rain.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

METER.

Self

DATE.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

NOON.

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.3.

||Registering. Min. Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

Noox.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F.

1875.

Nov. 27 30.18 30.19. 30.18 30.11 30.11 68.00 71.00 69.05 66.00 68.00 67.00 67.00 72.00 Calm

2830.14 30.17 30.14 30.07 30.06 70.00 72.00 69.05 66.05 66.05 66.00 67.05 72.05 NE

0 E

3 E

Fine and cloudy throughout.

3 W

4 ENE

Overcast, fine and cloudy.

29 30.06 30.04 0.06 30.00 30.02 68,05 75.05 73.05 66.0571.00 72.00 67.00 77.00 E

1 SW

6 A.M., fine and cloudy; 6 P.M., cloudy with light rain.

30 30.08 30.09 30.15 30.10 30.10 70.00 74.00 70.00 66.00 67.00 66.00 ? 68.00 74.05 NNE

5 ESE

4 ENE

6 A.M., fine and cloudy; 6 P.M., overcast and cloudy.

Dec.

130.08 30.09 30.04 29.99 30.03 68.00 66.05 61.05 64.00 63.05 63.05 69.00 69.05 ENE

2 30.16 30.21 30.22 30.17 30.19 60.05 62.00 60.05 56.05 56.00 54.00 56.05 66.05 NNE

5 ENE

6 NNW

2 Overcast and gloomy, with heavy rain.

2 NNE

4 NNE

Fine and squally throughout; blew a fresh gale during

the night.

330.26 30.28 30.29 30.23 30.24 53.00 55.00 56.00 48.00 50.00 50,00 50.05; 56.05 NNE

5 N

4 NNE 4/5, 6 A.M., cloudy and fine; 6 P.M., dark and cloudy, with

slight rain.

488

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH DECEMBER, 1875.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 3rd December, 1875.

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Lets. Papa.

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Lopez, Maria G. 1

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Cruz, Manoel? 1

Greenberg, J. 1

Lowe, J. W.

Quan Q. Hay 2

Vella, G. B.

Goddard, T.

Leixehot, Monsr.1

Getley, A.

Lee Afoong,Mrs.1

Gamble, Robert 2

Lee, E.

Roberton, Jas. 3 Reich, M.

Babson, Frank 1

Hossellon, Geo. 1

Morris, T. T.

Roberts, Isaac 1

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SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

UNT

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In the Goods of→→

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

LUM FONG KEW, Spinster,

DANG YUNE, Passenger ex S.S.

Pardo,

YEUNG LAN SHEE, alias Ko SHING KWAI, late of Sow- ke Wan,

deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given to the next of kin,

　　　　and all other persons, to produce any Wills or Codicils of the above named parties, de- ceased, that may be in their possession, before the Supreme Court, in its Probate Jurisdiction, on Thursday, the Ninth day of December, A.D. 1875; or, if none, that the next of Kin do accept or refuse Letters of Administration, failing which, Letters of Administration will be granted to the Registrar of the said Court, or such other person as the Court may think fit.

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 1,116.

Plaintiff,-NOOR MAHOMED KHAMISA. Defendant,-GOOLAM HUSSIN.

【OTICE is hereby given that a Writ of For-

NOTICE Attachment (wherein Ruttonjee Jo-

senjee is named as Garnishee) against all the Property moveable or immoveable of the above named Defendant within the Colony, has been issued in this Suit pursuant to the Provisions of Section LXXXII of "The Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure."

Dated the 4th day of December, 1875.

ED. SHARP & TOLLER, Solicitors for the Plaintiff, Supreme Court House.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

Suit No. 48.

Foreign Attachment.

Plaintiffs.-THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

Defendants.-H. U. JEFFRIES, FREDERICK GRISWOLD HERON, J. E. ERNST and C. H. WARREN, trading at Manila under the style or firm of "RUSSELL AND STURGIS.”

N°

OTICE is hereby given that two Writs of

Dated the 26th day of November, 1875.

ED. SHARP & TOLLER, Solicitors for the Plaintiffs, Supreme Court House.

VICTORIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.

In Liquidation.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

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A Fisio) per share will be payed at are

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 15th to the 31st December, 1875, both days inclusive.

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No. 217.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Under instructions from the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Don JUAN M. FORBES is recognised as Consul for Chili at this Port.

By Command,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th December, 1875.

No. 218.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　　The following Letter, received from the Secretary to the Government of Bombay, relative to the Kurrachee Lighthouse, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th December, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

From

No. 1314 of 1875.

MARINE DEPARTMENT.

BOMBAY CASTLE, 27th October, 1875.

SIR,

THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,

THE HONORABLE THE COLONIAL SECRETARY,

Her Majesty's Government, Hongkong.

　　　Referring to the Directions for the Kurrachee Light-house, forwarded with my letter No. 398, dated 5th April 1875, am directed to state that the red light at the outer extremity of the Manora Break-water is exhibited during the fine season only, and to request that orders may be issued in view to the necessary correction being made.

No. 219.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

JOHN MACDONALD, Colonel,

Secretary to Government.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　　The Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies has been pleased to approve of the appointment of H. E. WODEHOUSE, Esquire, to be Chief Clerk in the Colonial Secretary's Office, and Clerk of Councils. Appointment to date from the 25th April, 1875.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th December, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary.

492 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH DECEMBER, 1875.

No. 220.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 30th November, 1875, is published for general information. By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th December, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE

SPECIE

AMOUNT.

IN RESERVE.

Oriental Bank Corporation,.

383,079

200,000

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

582,307

200,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,.

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.

488,223

175,000

1,548,982

600,000

TOTAL,..

3,002,591

1,175,000

No. 221.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified for general information, that a Memorial of Re-entry by the Crown of Inland Lots Nos. 802 and 803, has been registered according to Law.

By Command,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th December, 1875.

No. 222.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Notices to Mariners, received from the Department of Ports and Harbours, Brisbane, are published for general information.

By Command,

GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th December, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

New Light, Cape Capricorn.

On and after this date, a Third-order Dioptric Revolving Light will be exhibited from Cape Capricorn at an elevation of 310 feet. The interval between the periods of greatest brilliancy will be one minute.

G. P. HEATH, Commander R.N.,

Department of Ports and Harbors, Brisbane, 21st August, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Portmaster.

Light at Cape Bowling-Green.

In consequence of great changes having taken place in the formation of the outlying banks off Cape Bowling-Green, which have allowed the sea to make serious inroads upon the shore, it may probably be necessary to remove the present Lighthouse.

Masters of vessels are therefore cautioned that the present revolving light may probably be replaced shortly by a temporary fixed light until some more permanent arrangement can be made. The temporary light will be visible from a distance of 9 or 10 miles.

Department of Ports and Harbors, Brisbane, 7th October, 1875.

G. P. IIEATH, Commander R.N.,

Portmaster.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH DECEMBER, 1875.

No. 223.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Civil Hospital during the Month of November, 1875, is published for general information.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th December, 1875.

By Command,

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1875. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary.

493

THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)

DAY OF MONTE.

BAROMETER.

SELF REGISTERING

DAY OF

WEEK.

ATTACHED IN SHADE.

IN THE SHADE, Max. and Min. of the previous

MAX. MAX.

DIUR-

SUN,

SUN, MIN. BULB

NAL

RANGE,

24 hours, taken at Noon.

BULB Ex- GRASS. IN

IN VACUO. POSED.

SHADE.

9 A.M.

3 P.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M.

Min.

1 Monday,

16 Tuesday,

2 Tuesday,

3 Wednesday, 4 Thursday,

5 Friday,

6 Saturday,

Sunday,

8 Monday,. 9 Tuesday,. Wednesday,

Thursday,

12 Friday,

Saturday,

Sunday, 15 Monday,

....

Max. 30.02 29.95 73.0 75.0 68.0 79.0 77.0 30.05 29.95 66.0 72.0 62.0 75.0 72.0 30.06 29.98 66.0 72.0 62.0 72.0 70.0 30.08 30.03 69.0 73.0 62.0 72.0 70.0 30.15 30.15 70.0 74.0 65.0 74.0 72.0 30.18 30.12 70.0 74.0 65.0 74.0 72.0 30.13 30.00 70.0 71.0 65.0 74.0 72.0 30.06 30.00 71.0 75.0 66.0 75.0 74.0 30.06 29.95 72.0 75.0 66.0 76.0 75.0 30.15 30.07 72.0 75.0 66.0 76.0 75.0 30.22 30.15 66.0 70.0 62.0 72.0 70.0 30.27 30.20 67.0 68.0 62.0 70.0 69.0 30.26 30.19 67.0 70.0 63.0 71.0 70.0 30.17 30.11 71.0 73.0 63.0 76.0 73.0 30.17 30.14 72.0 74.0 63.0 77.0 74.0

Temp. at

Noon.

DIURNAL

EXPOSED.

RANGE, BULB

HYGROMETER.

MIN.

IN SOIL,

DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE.

SHADE.

HUMIDITY COMPLETE SATURATION ==100.

DEW POINT. QUARTER.

INCHES

DEEP.

MOVE-

MENT

DURING

RAIN IN

INCHES

DURING

THIE

PREVI-

24 hours oUS 24

IN MILES. HOURS.

9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A. M. 3 P.M. 9 A. M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A.M.9 A.M.9 A.M.3 P.M.

WIND.

CLOUD.

OZONE.

0-10.

Hours. Hours.

30.20 30.14 72.0 73.0 62.0 76.0 74.0

17 Wednesday,

18 Thursday,

Monday,

23 Tuesday, Wednesday,

25 Thursday,

Friday,

Saturday, 28 Sunday, 29 Monday,.. 330 Tuesday,

Meau

19 Friday, 20 | Saturday, Sunday,

30.16 30.05 70.0 72.0 66.0 77.0 75.0 30.10 30.00 70.0 71.0 65.0 74.0 72.0 30.07 30.00 72.0 73.0 64.0 74.0 72.0 30.06 30.00 72.0 73.0 65,0 75.0 73.0 30.06 29.98 70.0 71.0 65.0 74.0 72.0 30.09 30.00 69.0 71.0 65.0 73.0 71.0 30.12 30.02 69.0 70,0 65.0 72.0 70.0 30.12 30.02 69.0 70.0 64.0 71.0 70.0 30.13 30.05 67.0 71.0 64.0 73.0 71.0 30.13 30.05 69.0 71.0 64.0 73.0 71.0 30.10 29.98 69.0 70.0 64.0 73.0 71.0 30.00 29.90 71.0 75.0 65.0 74.0 73.0 30.10 30.02 71.0 74.0 65.0 74.0 73.0

30.12 30.04 69.7 72.3 Summary of November, 1874:-Mean Shade Temp.,

81. 80. 64.0 11.0 16.0 69.0 73.0 75.0 66.0 67.0 G6. 79. 77. 59.0 13.0 18.0 64.0 66.0 72.0 59.0 62.0 64. 79. 77. 55.0 10.0 22.0 60.0 66.0 72.0 82. 80. 59.0 10.0 21.0 60.0 69.0 73.0 60.0 63,0 56. 85. 81. 59.0 9.0 22.0 63.0 70.0 74.0 62.0 64.0 61. 85. 81. 59.0 9.0 22.0 63.0 70.0 74.0 62.0 64.0 61. 55. 85. 81. 59.0 9.0 22.0 64.0 70.0 71.0 63.0 62.0 65. 57. 88. 84. 59.0 9.0 25.0 64.0 71.0 75.0 65.0 67.0 69. 62. 89. 86. 59.0 10.0 27.0 64.0 72.0 75.0 66.0 67.0 69. 62. 89. 87. 59.0 10.0 28.0 64.0 72.0 75.0 62.0 67.0 69. 62. 81. 80. 57.0 10.0 23.0 63.0 66.0 70.0 58.0 61.0 60. 57. 80. 78. 55.0 8.0 23.0 59.0 67.0 68.0 59.0 60.0 60. 60. 80. 78. 55.0 8.0 23.0 59.0 67.0 70.0 59.0 61.0 60. 57. 86. 84. 56.0 13.0 28.0 70.0 71.0 73.0 60.0 63.0 50. 54. 86. 84. 57.0 14.0 27.0 70.0 72.0 74.0 62.0 65.0 54. 58. 86. 84. 56.0 14.0 28.0 70.0 72.0 73.0 63.0 65.0 61. 62. 30.20 30.10 72.0 75.0 64.0 77.0 75.0 86. 84. 58.0 13.0 26.0 70.0 72.0 75.0 65.0 66.0 65. 86. 84. 61.0 11.0 23.0 68.0 70.0 72.0 64.0 65.0 69. 86. 84. 60.0 9.0 24.0 68.0 70.0 71.0 64.0 64.0 69. 65. 86. 84. 59.0 10.0 25.0 68.0 72.0 73.0 65.0 64.0 65. 86. 84. 60.0 10.0 24.0 68.0 72.0 73.0 65.0 64.0 65. 85. 83. 60.0 9.0 23.0 68.0 70.0 71.0 64.0 64.0 69. 85. 83. 60.0 8.0 23.0 68.0 69.0 71.0 63.0 65.0 68. 69. 83. 82. 60.0 7.0 22.0 68.0 69.0 70.0 63.0 64.0 68. 69.

83. 81. 59.0 7.0 22.0 67.0 69.0 70.0 63.0 64.0 68. 69. 83. 81. 59.0 9.0 22.0 67.0 67.0 71.0 62.0 65.0 73. 69. 83. 81. 59.0 9.0 22.0 67.0 69.0 71.0 63.0 65.0 68. 69. 83. 81. 59.0 9.0 22.0 67.0 69.0 70.0 63.0 64.0 68. 69.

86. 84. 60.0 9.0 24.0 69.0 71.0 75.0 67,0 70.0 78. 74.

86. 84. 60.0 9.0 24.0 69.0 71.0 74.0 65.0 68.0 69. 70.

62.

60.8 61.2 N.

291

54.

53.3 54.5 N.W. N.

289

57.0 61.0 56.

51.

49.7

52.7 N.

293

54.

53.0

55.6 IN.

261

55.

55.8

56.7 E.

N.E.

286

55.8

56.7 E.

302

57.6 55.2 E. 60.4 61.2 E. 61.5 61.2 E.

61.5

51.5 54.0 N.

N.E. 271

N.E.

219

201

61.2 E.

219

196

52.6

53.7 N.E. N.

226

52.6

54.0 E.

?E.

206

51.6

55.6 E.

S.W.

199

54.5

58.4 E.

211

56.9

59.1 E.

176

58.

59.7

59.5 E.

215

65.

59.4

59.7 N.E. E.

221

59.4

58.7 E.

219

58.

59.7

57.3 E.

231

58.

59.7

57.3 E.

219

0.02

65.

59.4

58.7 E.

206

58.3

60.4 E.

Calm 211

58.3

60.4 E.

232

58.3

60.4 E.

N E.

210

58.0

60.4 IN.E.

N.E.

201

58.3 60.4 E.

N.E.

224

58.3 59.4 S.E.

S.E.

241

64.0 66.4 E.

183

0.05

60.4 63.6 S.

152

0.45

4340 IDC 3 O O O O 1O 1O SO I CO OD KO LO H7654

c? c? c? c? t? ng? c? t? c? c? c? c? c? c? t? t? C? C? C? C? C? C? N C? C? C? C? C?

...

64.2 74.1 72.2

.67.8

84. 82. 59.0

Total Rain fall,

9.5

23.3 65.9 69.7 72.3

63.6

64.3 64.

61.

57.3 58.4

227

0.52 |

inches. Rain fell on

0 days.

1878:-

1872:-

71.8

0.88

70.8

0.05

1871:-

.68.7

0.56

1870:-

.69.3

0.37

1869:-

.67.8

C. J. WHARRY, M.D.,

Superintendent.

1868:-

.72.5

0.89

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH DECEMBER, 1875.

NOTICE.

495

　　Applications for Passage Broker's Licences for the Year 1876, under Ordinance No. 5 of 1874, will be received at this Office, from this date up to 31st instant.

　　Applicants are requested to state the Names and Address of the Parties they offer as Sureties. under Section VI of the Ordinance aforesaid.

Harbour Department, Hongkong, 3rd December, 1875.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Emigration Officer, &c.

Lets. Paps.

Letters. Papers.

Arold, P. F.

Baker, O. H.

EasternAgen-

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 10th December, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

Nagel, J. L.

Letters. Papers.

Ho Cheaw Chia l

Anderson, Capt. 1

cy, Limited

Smith, H. M.

A-Cow, D.

1 regd.

Cook, B.

Ewing, G. C.

Irons, Wm. C. F.1

Angiolo, Lazerinil

Cousins, A.W.0.1

Askar

Carson, D.

Frederick, John 1

Aug Quien-

chuan

Allison, James 1

Burlingame,

Cruz, Manoel

Maria

Cheong Loong

Forgolston, J. S. 1

Kwong

Civetta, J.

Goddard, T.

Jeffory, Stephen 1

King, H. S. Kennedy, J. E. 1

Getley, A.

Plummer, John 2 Poynter, J. Paack, Ferd. J. 1 Pugno, Egidio 1 Place, Joseph E.

Quan Q. Hay

Siebold, von A.

Souzalin, H. V. 1

Tindeiro, J. A. 1

Vella, G. B.

Gamble, Robert 2

Lopez, Maria G. 1

Whyte, James 1 Wade, Miss

Dr. J. S.

Clarke, W, P.

Greham, W.

Lawson, Robert 3

Roberton, Jas. 3

Baldwin, Miss

Crouk, John

Lucy H.

Lowe, J. W.

Rusk, Madme. 1

Nellie Wanch, Monsr. 1

Cruz, de la J.

Hossellon, Geo. 1

Leixehot, Monsr.1

Babson, Frank 1

Hausen, Wm.

Baylis, Wm.

Bernard, Ch.

Begna, A. Mr. 1

Richard Dawes, George 2

Dowson, Hon. 24

Hughes, Charles1

Lee Afoong, Mrs.1 Lee, E.

Savio, Pietro

Hopkins, D.

(M.D.)1 pel.

Shave, H. J.

Xavier, Ismael 1

Schultze, E. H. 1

Morris, T. T.

Share, Henry J. 1

Yearl, Chs.

For Merchant Ships.

Letters. Papers.

Anazie

Chinaman

Formosa

Isabella

Marie Alfred

Rowena

Lets. Paps.

Aldebaran

Craigie Lea

France

Argonaut

Coldstream

Fontenaye

Julia H.

Nahor

Amedine

Crusader

Ada

Carricks

Alexandria

Canaan

Forcade la

Rouquette Fanny Fusheng, s.s.

}

Kate Waters

Kassa

Prince Arthur 1 Pride of the

S. Nicholson 15 7 Steffano

1 Sir Harry Parkes2

Killarney, s.s.

Thames

Benj. D. Sewall

Portland

Dilharree

Birker

Duguay

Dartmouth

09.00 N

Champion of

Gosshawk Georgina

Geseina

the Seas

Channel Queen 1

E. J. Spense

Gryfe

9226

Langkat, s.s.

Liberator

Queen of the Fleet 1

Teburnia Terentia

Lynx

Questembert

Laju

Venus

Cape Horne

Eleanor

Min

Retriever

drews

Charlotte An-}

Ellen

Hazel Holme

Marina

Rover

England's Glory 2

Hope

Monarchy

Rover of the Seas 1

Chien Shing,s.s. 15

E. P. Bouverie 2

Hada

Mary Blair

Robert Boak

Webfoot William Davie 4 Weymouth

For H. M. Ships.

Audacious

Letters. Paper.

Letters.

Victor Emanuel 12 Vigilant

Detained for Postage.

Fossio, Signora Maria, Buenos Ayres,.

Hamberg, Walter, Newcastle, New South Wales,...1 Kortmann, William, Rio de Janeiro,

Martin, Adolphe, Gabon, Afrique, Nielsen, Claus, Queensland, Brisbane, Rossi, Francisco E. Habana,....

1 Letter

Dead Letters.

Anderson, J., care of Austrian Consul, Cairo, Egypt, Bachet, L., Rue St. Jean, No. 3, Marseille,.

Lee, F., Chapel, Southampton,

Battershill, J., 20, Well Street, London,

Bell, Mrs., Post Office, Upper Gloucester Place, London,.. Bestoke, Mrs., Seychelles,

Milisch, Frau, Berlin,

Neale, John, 5, Star Street, Barking Road, Essex, Nepean, Lieut., H.M.S. Adventure, Natal,

Nutt, J., Shanghai,

Bistoky, M., Lance Boileau, Seychelles,

Ortmann, F. W., Hamburg,

Black, J., 67, Salisbury Street, Glasgow,

Pallnat & Testenoire, Lyons,.

Collons, James, Hongkong,

Potter, Miss, 49, Christian Street, London, E.,

Croft, Mrs., 92, Notting Hill Road, London,

Springle, Miss, care of Captain Brooke, Hongkong,

Douton, Mrs., 10, Upper Cheyne Row, Chelsea, London, Gifford, Lady, Ovington Gardens, Brompton, London,. Goward, Mrs., 43, Elliott's Row, Southwark, London,. Grifes, F., 14, Weard's Court, Water Street, London, Hamilton, A., Milton House, Canongate, Edinburgh, Hougton, Mrs., Poste Restante, Dinant, Belgique,. James, Captain, Rumamoto, Yedo, Japan,

Todd, Sidney, 4, Pyrland Road, Highbury, London,.

Torre, A. de la, Calle del Rosario, Cadiz,

Veers, Frau, Kettwig, Allemagne,

Velge Bros. & Co., Singapore,

Wilkins, M., 6, Circus, Minories, London,

Willmott, J., 16, George Street, Commercial Road, London,.... 1

The above letters have been returned from various places at which the addressees cannot be found. If not claimed within three days they will be

opened and returned to the writers.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 10th December, 1875.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General.

496 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH DECEMBER, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 10TH DECEMBER, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo-

meter.

Self Registering.

Baro- Thermo-

meter.

mieter.

Min.

Max.

December 4

30.18

30.12

30.19

30.21

8883

30.13

50.5

30.11

30.13

30.10

30.15

56.5

30.10

30.15

63.5

30.14

30.26

30.23

30.20

30.23

30.19

58.5

30.14

30.18

30.16

55.5

30.11

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB,

WINDS.

RAIN.

METER,

Self Registering

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. | Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

1875.

Dec. 4 28.31 28.33 28.31 28.26 28.26 45.5 46.5 46.0 43.0 45.0 45.0 44.5 48.5 NNE

528.29 28.33 28.32 28.30, 28.30 46.0 | 52.5

51.5 45.0 49.5 48.0 45.5 52.5 NNE

628.30 28.37 28.85 28.32 28.32 49.0

56.0

54.0 47.0 52.5 51.5 49.0 56.0 ENE

3 NNE 3 NNE 3

4 NNE 3 NE

4 ENE

0.03

0.12

6 A.M., overcast, hazy; noon, drizzly rain, and fog with openings at in- tervals.

Fine, hazy throughout.

3│N

0.00

Do.

do.

728.36 28.40 28.39 28.36 28.35 50.5 56.0 54.0 48.5 49.0 47.0 49.0:58.0 NNE

2 NNE

4 NE

0.00

Do.

do.

8 28.37 28.43 28.42 28.38 28.38 50.0 56.0 53.0 46.0 1.0 50.0 49.5 58.5 (E

4 E

5 E

0.00

Do.

do.

9 28.37 28.42′ 28.39 28.33 28.33 51.0 55.0 55.0 49.0 51.0 53.0 50.0 57.0 E

1028.32 28.38 28.38 28.34 28.34′ 52.0 | 59.058.0 47.0 52.0 52.0 52.0 59.0 NNE

3 E

2 Calm

0.00

6 A.M., fine, clear, cloudy; noon,

fine,

cloudy hazy.

4 NNE

2 NE

0.00

Fine, hazy throughout.

DATE.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

A.M.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

*NOON

6 P.M.

THERMO-

WINDS.

METER.

Self Registering.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

Min. Max.

6 A.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

NOON. : Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dira. F.

{

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

　　　1875. Dec.

4 30.18 30.18 30.19 30.13 30.13 54.00 54.00 53.05 49.00 50.00 51.05 51.00 57.00 NNE

2 North 3 NNE

5 30.11 30.15 30.17, 30.12 30.12 57.00 62.00 63.00 53.00 55.00 56.00 49.00 62.00 North

! 630.15 30.18 30.20 30.15 30.15 59.00 65.05 64.00 53.00 64.00 59.00 57.05 65.05 North

1 NNE 1 NNE

Overcast and fine; 3 P.M., overcast and gloomy with rain.

Fine, clear weather throughout.

2 Calm

7 30.18 30.22 30.23 30.17 30.17 59.00 65.00 64.00 54.00 57.00 55.05 57.00 67.00 NNW

1 830.22 30.25 30.27 30.22 30.22 59.00 64.05 63.05 53.00 57.00 59.00 57.00 64.05 NNE

1 NNE

0 NW

2 NNE

Fine weather throughout.

Fine, clear weather.

2 ENE

2 East

9 30.23 30.25 30.27 30.22 30.22 59.05 64.05 63.05 56.05 59.00 59.00 58.00 66.00 NE

10 30.16 30.21, 30,21 30.17 30.15 59.05, 69.00 66.00 55.00 59.05 61.00 57.00 69.00 NNE

2 ESE

3 NNE

2 ESE

2 NW

Fine weather throughout.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG. "NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in

UNTIL funtary Jurisdiction, on every Tues-

day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

THE

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

NOTICE.

next CRIMINAL SESSIONS of the Supreme Court will be held on Saturday, the Eighteenth day of December, a.d. 1875, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order of the Court,

In the Goods of—

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Registrar.

NGO DIEN, otherwise NGA Wo,

Passenger ex S.S. Gunga, HO ASANG, Passenger ex S.S.

Oceanic, LAO YAT, Volga,

S.S.

deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given to the next of kin,

and all other persons, to produce any Wills or Codicils of the above named parties, de- ceased, that may be in their possession, before the Supreme Court, in its Probate Jurisdiction, on Saturday, the Eighteenth day of December, A.D. 1875; or, if none, that the next of Kin do accept or refuse Letters of Administration, failing which, Letters of Administration will be granted to the Registrar of the said Court, or such other person as the Court may think fit.

By the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

In the Goods of—

GUSTAV T?BLER,

EDWARD PARKER.

EDWARD RICHARD HANDLEY, KWONG-THAM,

LAM-KOK-CHEONG,

LEE-AH-YOU,

LEUNG-SEW-FAN,

MAN-CHAU,

deceased.

A Chinaman, name unknown, No. 11,

NOTICE is hereby given that in accordance

with the provisions of Ordinance No. 9 of 1870, Section III, an order has been made by the Honorable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, limiting the time for Creditors and others to send in their claims against the

6 A.M., fine, clear; noon, cloudy and fine.

Fine, clear weather throughout.

Dated the 4th day of December, 1875.

ED. SHARP & TOLLER, Solicitors for the Plaintiff, Supreme Court House.

VICTORIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.

In Liquidation.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

above Estates to Monday, the 31st day of July, A First Dividend of One hundred Dollars

1876, on or before which date all Claims must be proved, otherwise they will not be included in the Scheme of Division,

All persons indebted to the said Estates are requested to make immediate payment to

W. H. ALEXANDER, Official Administrator.

IN THE SUPREME COURTOF HONGKONG.

SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

Foreign Attachment.

Suit No. 1,116.

Plaintiff,-NoOR MAHOMED KHAMISA. Defendant,-GOOLAM HUSSIN.

?OTICE is hereby given that a Writ of For- eign Attachment (wherein Ruttonjee Jo-

($100) per Share will be payable at the Offices of the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, Hongkong, on and after January 1st, 1876, on which day, Shareholders are re- quested to apply for Warrants at the Company's Office, 48, Queen's Road, Victoria, producing at the same time their Scrip for endorsement.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 15th to the 31st December, 1875, both days inclusive.

ADOLF ANDR?, F. D. SASSOON, Liquidators.

Hongkong, 13th November, 1875.

Printed and Published by NORONHA & SONS, Printers to the Hongkong Government, OswALD'S TERRACE, WELLINGTON STREET, Hongkong.

DIES

LIOS

QUI MAL

MON

DROIT

THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

Published by Authority.

No. 52.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 18TH DECEMBER, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 224.

　　Notice is hereby given that, Friday the 24th instant, Christmas Day and Monday the 27th instant, as also New Year's Day, will be kept as public Holidays throughout the Government Departments.

By Command,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th December, 1875.

No. 225.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　It is hereby notified that, in accordance with Section 12 of "The Police and Lighting Rate Ordinance, 1863," His Excellency the Governor, by and with the advice of the Executive Council, has fixed the Police Rate for the Year 1876, at 73 per cent for Houses in the City of Victoria; and, in accordance with Section 18 of the same Ordinance, at Five per cent for Houses in the outlying Villages of the Colony.

　　His Excellency has also, by and with the advice of the Executive Council, and in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No. 4 of 1868, fixed the Fire Brigade Rate at per cent for Houses in the City of Victoria.

　　The above Rates, as regards Houses in Victoria, will be levied exclusive of a Lighting Rate of One-and-a-half per cent under Section 12 of the first named Ordinance, and a Water Rate of Two per cent per annum under the provisions of Ordinance No. 12 of 1860.

　　The Police, Lighting, Fire Brigade, and Water Rates will, under terms of the Ordinances, be payable Quarterly in advance at the Colonial Treasury, between the first and last Days of the first Month in each Quarter.

　　These several Rates shall be charged and chargeable on, and recoverable from, the Owners of the Tenements in respect of which the above Assessments have been made.

By Command,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th December, 1875.

NOTICE.

　　Notice is hereby given, that the Crown Rents for the half-year ending 25th December, 1875, should be paid into the Treasury on or before the 15th January, 1876.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 13th December, 1875.

No. 203.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

C. MAY, Acting Colonial Treasurer.

Such applications must be lodged at the Police Magistrates' Office, at least ten days before each of the Sessions now notified.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th November, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

498 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH DECEMBER, 1875.

No. 174.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Every Tender should specify the amount per mensem for the period above-mentioned.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th September, 1875.

NOTICE.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

　　Applications for Passage Broker's Licences for the Year 1876, under Ordinance No. 5 of 1874, will be received at this Office, from this date up to 31st instant.

Applicants are requested to state the Names and Address of the Parties they offer as Sureties under Section VI of the Ordinance aforesaid.

Harbour Department, Hongkong, 3rd December, 1875.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Emigration Officer, &c.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 17th December, 1875.

Letters. Papers.

1 regd.

Cook, B.

Carson, D.

Civetta, J.

Lucy H.

Baylis, Wm.

Begna, A. Mr. 2

Baker, O. H.

Arold, P. F.

Anderson, Capt. 1 A-Cow, D.

Angiolo,Lazerinil

Askar

Allison, James 2 Avery, Montaguel

Burlingame,

Dr. J. S. Baldwin, Miss

Babson, Frank 1

Cruz, Manoel? 1

Clarke, W, P. 2 Cruz, de la J. 1 Cooper, W. H. 1

Dowson, Hon. 74

Richard Dawes, George 2

Goddard, T. Getley, A.

Gamble, Robert 2 Greham, W.

Barker, Monsr. 1

Eastern Agen-?

cy, Limited

Howard, G.

Letters. Papers.

Nagel, J. L.

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Ewing, G. C.

Irons, Wm. C. F.1

Cousins, A.W.0.1 18

Frederick, John 1

Forgolston, J.S.1

Favre, Clement 1

Jeffory, Stephen 1 Johnson, Mrs. A.1

Plummer, John 2 Poynter, J. Paack, Ferd. J. 1 Pugno, Egidio 1 Place, Joseph E.

Share, Henry J. 1 Siebold, von A. Smith, H. M.

Souzalin, H. V. 1

Smith, Enstace 1

Tindeiro, J. A. 1

Hossellon, Geo. 1 Hughes, Charles1 Ho Cheaw Chia 2

King, H. S. Kennedy, J. E. 1

Lawson, Robert 3 Leixehot, Monsr.1 Lee Afoong,Mrs.1 Lee, E.

Quan (. Hay

Whyte, James 1 Wade, Miss

Roberton, Jas. 3 Rusk, Madme. 1

Nellie Wanch, Monsr. 1

} 1

Savio, Pietro

Shave, H. J.

Morris, T. T.

Schultze, E. H. 1

Xavier, Ismael 1

Yearl, Chs.

For Merchant Ships.

Letters. Papers.

Lets. Paps.

Anazie

Chien Shing,s.s. 16

Aldebaran

Craigie Lea

Argonaut

Coldstream

Amedine

Carricks

Formosa France Fontenaye

Alexandria

Canaan

the Seas Channel Queen 1

} 1

Cape Horne

Benj. D. Sewall 1 Birker

Champion of

Corea

Dilharree

Dartmouth

E. J. Spense Eleanor Ellen

3 1 Fusheng, s.s.

Gosshawk Georgina

Geseina Gryfe

2277

Julia H.

Prince Arthur 1 Pride of the

Sir Harry Parkes2

Kate Waters Kassa

Thames

} 1

Portland

Terentia

Killarney, s.s. 5 2

4225

Langkat, s.s.

Retriever

Uda

Liberator

Rover of Bal- 1

Laju

timore

Rover of the Seas 1

Hazel Holme

Min

Robert Boak 2

Venus Virginia

Hope Hada

Marina Monarchy

Charlotte An-

drews

England's Glory 2

E. P. Bouverie 2 2

Isabella

9 1

Nahor

S. Nicholson 15 7 Steffone

Webfoot William Davie

For H. M. Ships.

Audacious

Letters. 9

Letters.

Victor Emanuel 3 (1 regd.) Vigilant

Detained for Postage.

Martin, Adolphe, Gabon, Afrique, Nielsen, Claus, Queensland, Brisbane, Rossi, Francisco E. Habana,.....

Fossio, Signora Maria, Buenos Ayres,.

Hamberg, Walter, Newcastle, New South Wales,...1 Kortmann, William, Rio de Janeiro,

General Post Office, Hongkong, 17th December, 1875.

1 Letter.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH DECEMBER, 1875.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 17TH DECEMBER, 1875.

499

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

December 11

30.19

30.16

66.5

30.12

30.28

30.31

30.28

64.5

30.36

30.33

57.5

54.5

30.27

30.34

30.30

50.5

30.26

30.23

52.5

30.20

59.5

30.23

30.20

30.15

30.20

60.5

30.17

57.5

30.13

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

DATE.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

RAIN.

METER.

Self Registering

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

P.M.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. | Dirn. F.

In inches during the]

previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

1875.

Dec. 11 28.34 28.40 28.39 28.36 28.36 53.0 60.0 59.0 48.0 49.5 55.0 53.0 61.0 ENE

12 28.37 28.45 28.44 28.42 28.42 52.5 58.0 57.0 49.0 51.051.0 52.0 61.5

NNE

4 ENE

4 NNE

4 ENE

3 NNE

0.00

Fine, hazy throughout.

0.00

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

13 28.43 28.49 28.48 28.45 28.45 46.0 50.549.541.0 41.5 41.0 45.5 61.0 NNE

5 NNE

0.00

Do.

do.

14 28.43 28.48 28.47 28.45 28.44 45.0 51.0 50.0 42.0 49.0 43.0 43.5 52.5 NNE

15 28.40 28.44 28.42 28.37 28.37 45.0 53.5 50.0 43.0 45.5 45.0 44.0 55.0 NE

4 NE

5 ENE

4 NE

0.00

6 A.M., fine, clear, cloudy; noon, fine,

very hazy.

3 E

0.00

Fine, hazy throughout.

16 28.35 28.41 28.40 28.36 28.35 47.0 57.0 53.0 45.0 51.0 49.0 44.5 57.0 E

4 E

3 E

0.00

Do.

do.

17 28.35 28.40 28.39 28.35 28.35 50.0 57.5 53.0 49.0 52.0 49.5 50.058.0 |NNE

2 NNE

0.00

Do.

do.

THERMO-

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

WINDS.

DATE.

METEK.

Self ||Registering.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max. 6 A.M.

NOON. | Dirn. F.

NOON.

6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

1875.

Dec. 11 30.18 30.22 30.22 30.16 30.17 63.0 68.5 66.5 54.0 58.0 59.5 58.0 68.0 NNE

1 NNE

Calm

1230.24 30.31 30.31 30.26 30.28 61.5 66.5 67.0 54.0 56.5 57.0 59.0 66.5 NNE 3 NNE

1330.31 30.39 30.38 30.33 30.31 57.0 60.0 60.0 48.0 49.5 51.0 55.0 62.5 NNE 516 NNE

4 NE

2 N

Do.

do.

Fine weather throughout.

6 A.M., squally and fine; fine weather throughout.

1430.31 30.35 30.35 30.29 30.29 53.0 58.0 61.0 46.0 50.0 54.051.0 53.0 NNE 45 NE

2 NE

2 Fine, clear weather throughout.

15 30.29 30.29] 30.27 30.21 30.21 54.5 61.0 60.0 50.0 52.0 55.0 52.0 64.0 NNE

2 NNE

2 NE

Do.

do.

16 30.21 30.24 30.25 30.18 30.18 58.0 63.0 62.5 54.0 55.0 58.0 55.0 62.5 NE

1 E

1 NE

Do.

do.

17 30.19 30,19 30.19 30.17 30.17 59.0 65.0 64.5 57.0 56.0 59.0 57.0 65.0 NNE

1 NE

1 Calm

Do.

do.

Fresh gale blowing during

the night.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in

its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues-

day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

VICTORIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.

In Liquidation.

NOTICE.

LL Persons holding Warrants against un- claimed Dividends, Interest, or Bonus, are requested to present same for payment at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank before the 1st April, 1876, otherwise their Claims will not be recognised.

ADOLF ANDR?,

F. D. SASSOON,

Liquidators.

Hongkong, 18th December, 1875.

VICTORIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.

In Liquidation.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

First Dividend of One hundred Dollars

A First Dividend we will be pared

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 15th to the 31st December, 1875, both days inclusive.

ADOLF ANDR?, F. D. SASSOON,

Liquidators.

Hongkong, 13th November, 1875.

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at the Printing Establishment of

NORONIIA & SONS.

"THE HONGKONG

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE."

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Extra copies,

Terms of Advertising:

For 5 Lines and under, $1.00) Each Additional line, $0.20

In Chinese-For 25 Characters for 1st insertion.

and under,

.$1.00 Each Additional character, 4 c. Repetitions,

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Unless otherwise ordered, all advertisements will be repeated until countermanded.

Advertisements intended for insertion should be sent in not later than 3 P.M. on Saturdays.

Pricted and Published by NORONIIA & SONS

Printers to the Hongkong Government, OSWALD's TERRACE, WELLINGTON Street, Hongkong.

DIE

SOIT

QUI MAL

MON

DROIT.

THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

Published by Authority.

No. 53.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 25TH DECEMBER, 1875.

VOL. XXI.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 226.

His Excellency the Governor is pleased to direct that the following Letter, received from Mr. W. T. GROENEVELDT, in reference to a proposed Scheme of Emigration to Acheen, shall be published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 21st December, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

NETHERLANDS CONSULATE, HONGKONG, 20th August, 1875.

SIR,-In accordance with the desire expressed by Your Excellency in yesterday's interview,

I have the honor to give the following details about the object of my Mission to China.

　　　My Government wants to employ Chinese labour at Acheen and at the same time form a nucleus for the future colonisation of the country by Chinese immigrants.

　　　For this purpose, a number of Chinese workmen have been engaged already in Java and Penang, but as the Chinese in those parts are more bent upon other pursuits, the supply has necessarily been somewhat limited; moreover, the number of ordinary Chinese labourers in our settlements is not sufficiently large to provide for the wants of Acheen, without materially injuring the interests of these settlements themselves, and therefore the Government is not giving any encouragement to the tendency shown by the Chinese in many places of trying the better prospects held out to them in Acheen.

　　　These circumstances have led my Government to the idea of attempting to direct the current of Chinese Emigration towards that country, and I am instructed to defray the expenses of passage, &c., of about 1,700 Chinese Emigrants, who may feel inclined to go to Acheen.

　　　The men should be chiefly ordinary labourers, whose habits have made them fit for constructing roads and doing other kind of work in which physical exertion is chiefly required, but I intend also to get a number of carpenters, some gardeners, fishermen, &c., so as to have at once the principal elements of a Chinese settlement.

　　　It is intended to convey the Emigrants to Acheen either in direct steamers, occasionally chartered for the purpose, or to give them a passage down to the Straits where from time to time a steamer would be kept ready to carry them on to their destination.

On their arrival in Acheen, the Emigrants will be at liberty to dispose of themselves as they like best; it is expected that some will find occupation with their countrymen who are established there as Traders, and that the majority will prefer to work for the Government, as sufficient inducement will be held out to them in the shape of wages and other advantages.

For this purpose, the Government is prepared to give employ to these Chinese Emigrants imme- diately after their arrival and with the following remuneration:-

(a.) A fixed sum of wages per month, of which the amount is to be determined by me for the different classes of Emigrants, as soon as I shall have collected sufficient information on the subject.

502

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH DECEMBER, 1875.

(b.) Food on the following scale :--

Rice to satisfaction.

Beef,

Australian Meat,

Fresh Pork,

Bacon,

Dried Fish,

Coffee,

Salt,

Oil,

Firewood,

Pepper,

Chillies,

Vinegar,

Spirits,

Soap,

Tea,

...0.2

.0.2

...0.2 .....0.15

kilogram daily.

once a week. twice a week.

....0.2

.....0.03

daily.

..0.025

....0.015

litre

..0.003 cubic meter daily.

0.0015 kilogram

0.002

0.015 litre

....0.1

..0.03 ......0.008

kilogram

This is the rate of food supplied to the Chinese labourers in Acheen now, and I am further at liberty to make all alterations I think necessary and practicable.

(c.) Houses with the necessary furniture and cooking implements.

Wherever such an arrangement is practicable from the nature of the work, the labourers in Government pay will be encouraged to undertake it by the job, as a means of making their labour more profitable by a little more exertion. Those who engage in fishing or laying out vegetable gardens may equally, as soon as they think it profitable, relinquish their wages and sell the products of their labour to the garrison or the inhabitants of the place."

Emigrants working for the Government will have gratuitous medical assistance.

　They may also leave a part of their wages to be paid to their families in China at one of H. N. M.'s Consulates.

　The costs of passage of all Emigrants and other expenses incurred on their behalf, will be borne by the Government, and whether they work for the Government, set up for themselves, or leave the country again, in no case will they be called upon to reimburse them.

　The wives and children of Emigrants will be allowed to accompany them at the expense of the Government, and on arrival in Acheen will be provided with suitable lodgings, but further the husband or father has to support them. As it would much suit the views of my Government to see a number of immigrants accompanied by their families, I have no doubt that, for some time at least, rations of food would be obtainable for the latter too, and I would make no difficulty to promise such provisionally for a couple of months.

　If it is considered necessary to fix a certain time during which the Government guarantees to Chinese immigrants the employ described above, I am empowered to do so for a period of two or three years.

　With regard to the present state of the country, it may perhaps not be superfluous to state, that the Government assures full and efficient protection to all immigrants, and those who shall be in Government employ will have all their property guaranteed against any hostile attack of the natives.

　I think the details given above fully explain the object of my Mission; in case, however, anything might be thought insufficient or objectionable, I may add that I have full powers to make any alterations I think required and practicable.

　I further hope to have convinced Your Excellency that my task is to establish a completely free Emigration, the emigrants being under no obligation whatever, whilst they are sure to find employ on very liberal terms, and that, therefore, it will not be against the regulations concerning Emigration established in the Colony.

With the highest regard and esteem,

I have, &c.,

(True Copy),

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary.

(Signed), W. P. GROENEVELDT,

Chinese Interpreter to the Government of Netherlands India.

No. 227.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH DECEMBER, 1875. 503

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified that Captain CORNELIUS O'CALLAGHAN having returned to the Colony has resumed his duties as Private Secretary and Aide-de-Camp to His Excellency the Governor from the 2nd instant.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 21st December, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

No. 228.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Table of Mails from Hongkong to Australia for the year 1876, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd December, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

TABLE OF MAILS FROM HONGKONG TO AUSTRALIA,-1876.

LEAVES LEAVES YOKOHAMA. SHANGHAI.

LEAVES HONGKONG.

LEAVES SINGAPORE.

REACHES MELBOURNE.

ANSWER

LEAVES

MELBOURNE.

ANSWER

REACHES

HONGKONG.

* Jan. 2.

§ January

12,

Feb. 8,

Feb. 22,

April

Jan. 18,

Feb. 15,

Mar. 14,

April 11,

May 3,

Jan. 21,

Jan. 27, (Fr.)

February

Mar. 7.

Mar. 23,

May

2, (Fr.)

* Jan. 30,

§ February

Mar. 7,

Mar. 22,

April 29.

Feb. 18,

Mar. 17,

+ Feb. 24, (Fr.) * Feb.

March

April 4,

April 18,

May

30, (Fr.)

27,

$ March

April 4,

April 19,

May 23.

+ Mar. 23, (Fr.)

March

30,

May

May 16,

June

27, (Fr.)

* Mar. 27,

April

May 2,

May 17.

June 20.

April 14,

? April 20,

(Fr.)

April

27,

May 30,

June 13,

July 25. (Fr.)

* April 25,

May

May 30,

June 14,

July 18.

May 7,

May

13, (Fr.)

May

21,

June 27,

July 11,

* May 20,

§ May

30,

June 27,

July 12,

August 22, (Fr.) August 15.

May 31,

June 28,

July 26,

Aug. 23,

June

July 2,

? June 10, (Fr.)

June

18,

July 25,

Aug. 8,

Sept. 19, (Fr.)

* June 17,

§ June

27,

July 25,

Aug. 9,

Sept. 12.

+ July

8, (Fr.)

July

16,

Aug. 22,

Sept. 5,

* July 15,

§ July

25,

Aug. 22,

Sept. 6,

July 30,

Aug. 5, (Fr.)

August 13,

Sept. 19,

Oct.

* Aug. 12,

§ August

22,

Sept. 19,

Oct. 4,

Aug. 27,

Sept. 2, (Fr.) Sept. 9,

September 10, § September 19,

Oct. 17, Nov.

Oct. 17,

HOP

October 20, (Fr.) October 9.

Nov. 17, (Fr.) Nov. 11,

Dec.

15, (Fr.)

Nov. 1, Dec. 9,

1875.

Sept. 20,

Oct. 24,

Sept. 24,

Oct. 27,

? Sept. 30, (Fr.)

* Oct. ? Nov. 2, (Fr.) * Nov. 5,

October 8, October November

Nov. 14,

Nov. 30,

Jan. 12, (Fr.)

17,

Nov. 14,

Nov. 30,

Jan.

Dec. 12,

Dec. 28,

Feb.

9, (Fr.)

§ November 15,

Dec. 12,

Dec. 27,

Feb.

1875.

Nov.

21,

Nov. 24,

Nov. 30, (Fr.) * Dec. 3,

Dec.

19,

Dec. 22,

+ Dec. 28, (Fr.)

December 7, § December 13,

1875.

January 4, Feb.

Jan. 9, Jan.

Jan. 25, Jan. 24,

March 9, (Fr.) March 3.

Feb. 22,

April

6, (Fr.)

+ French Packets, which also take a Mail for

* The dates printed in Italics are those of the Torres Straits Line, and are approximate only. MAURITIUS. The P. & O. Packet a week later may catch the Mauritius Mail at Aden, but is too close to be depended on. Answers from Mauritius a fortnight later than the dates given above for answers from Melbourne. A fast private steamer leaving Hongkong within 24 hours may catch the French Mail at Singapore. The P. & O. steamer next following should catch the Torres Straits Packet at Singapore. In calculating for Sydney, Brisbane, &c., it must be remembered that vi? Galle these ports will be reached after Melbourne, vi? Torres Straits, before. The reverse applies to Adelaide, Ferth, &c. Correspondence for New Zealand cannot be sent vi? Torres Straits.

ALFRED LISTER,

Ceneral Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd December, 1875.

Postmaster General.

504

No. 229.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH DECEMBER, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　It is hereby notified that the Contract for Scavenging the City of Victoria, during the year 1876, is held by AU-CHEUNG-LI of No. 8, Middle Street, Shik-tong Tsui.

By Command,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd December, 1875.

No. 230.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held at British Kowloon, on Monday, 3rd day of January, 1876, at 3 o'clock P.M., are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd December, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, 3rd January, 1876, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of Five Lots of Crown Land in the Dependency of Kowloon for a Term of Fourteen Years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.

Boundary Measurements.

No.

Registry No.

Sale.

LOCALITY.

Contents in

Annual

Upset

Rent.

Price.

E. w. Square ft.

feet.

Tsim Tsa Tsui,

Do.,

8888

Do.,

feet. feet.

248.0 235.0 100.0 100.0 23,838

350.0 289.9 257.0 184.0 67,840

284.0 150.0 345.0 320.0 68,425

330.0 170.0 323.0 266.0 66,360

240.0 158.0 127.6

feet.

10.94

31.15 20.00

31.42 20.00

30.46 20.00

7,440 3.41 15.00

15.00

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

　　1. The highest bidder above the upset price shall be the Purchaser, and if any dispute arise, the Lot shall be put up again at a former bidding.

2. No person shall at any bidding advance less than $5.

　　4. The Purchaser of each Lot shall be entitled to and shall execute on demand a Lease from the Crown of the Piece or Parcel of Ground comprised in such Lot for 14 Years terminable at the expiration of 7 Years, to be computed from the 26th day of December, 1875, at such Annual Rental payable half-yearly on the 24th day of June, and the 25th day of December in every Year as is specified in the Particulars of such Lot hereinbefore contained; and such Crown Lease shall be subject to and contain all Exceptions, Reservations, Covenants, Clauses, and Conditions inserted in the Crown Lease of Garden Lots in the Colony of Hongkong.

5. The Purchaser of every Lot shall pay to the Surveyor General on behalf of Her Majesty The QUEEN, a Fee of $5 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.

　　7. Possession of each Lot sold shall be given to the Purchaser, and deemed to have been taken by him on the day of sale.

504

No. 229.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH DECEMBER, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　It is hereby notified that the Contract for Scavenging the City of Victoria, during the year 1876, is held by AU-CHEUNG-LI of No. 8, Middle Street, Shik-tong Tsui.

By Command,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd December, 1875.

No. 230.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd December, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.

Boundary Measurements.

No.

Registry No.

Sale.

LOCALITY.

Contents in

Annual

Upset

Rent.

Price.

E. w. Square ft.

feet.

Tsim Tsa Tsui,

Do.,

8888

Do.,

feet. feet.

248.0 235.0 100.0 100.0 23,838

350.0 289.9 257.0 184.0 67,840

284.0 150.0 345.0 320.0 68,425

330.0 170.0 323.0 266.0 66,360

240.0 158.0 127.6

feet.

10.94

31.15 20.00

31.42 20.00

30.46 20.00

7,440 3.41 15.00

15.00

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

　　1. The highest bidder above the upset price shall be the Purchaser, and if any dispute arise, the Lot shall be put up again at a former bidding.

2. No person shall at any bidding advance less than $5.

　　4. The Purchaser of each Lot shall be entitled to and shall execute on demand a Lease from the Crown of the Piece or Parcel of Ground comprised in such Lot for 14 Years terminable at the expiration of 7 Years, to be computed from the 26th day of December, 1875, at such Annual Rental payable half-yearly on the 24th day of June, and the 25th day of December in every Year as is specified in the Particulars of such Lot hereinbefore contained; and such Crown Lease shall be subject to and contain all Exceptions, Reservations, Covenants, Clauses, and Conditions inserted in the Crown Lease of Garden Lots in the Colony of Hongkong.

5. The Purchaser of every Lot shall pay to the Surveyor General on behalf of Her Majesty The QUEEN, a Fee of $5 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.

　　7. Possession of each Lot sold shall be given to the Purchaser, and deemed to have been taken by him on the day of sale.

THE HONGKONG GOVE MENT GAZETTE, 25TH DECEMBER, 1875.

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　　　　8. The Purchaser of every Lot 'shall within One Month from the day of Sale mark out the boun- daries of his Lot by fixing granite boundary posts, of not less than 9 inches square, at each angle of the said Lot.

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BY THE PURCHASER.

Number

of Sale

Registry Number and

Lot. Description of Lot Purchased.

Amount of

Annual Rental. Premium at which

Purchased.

Signature of Purchaser.

No. 225.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

These several Rates shall be charged and chargeable on, and recoverable from, the Owners of the Tenements in respect of which the above Assessments have been made.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th December, 1875.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary.

No. 203.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

　　　Such applications must be lodged at the Police Magistrates' Office, at least ten days before each of the Sessions now notified.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th November, 1875.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

· 506 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETHETH DECEMBER, 18 5.

No. 174.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Every Tender should specify the amount per mensem for the period above-mentioned.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest, or any Tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th September, 1875.

NOTICE.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Notice is hereby given, that the Crown Rents for the half-year ending 25th December, 1875, should be paid into the Treasury on or before the 15th January, 1876.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 13th December, 1875.

NOTICE.

C. MAY,

Acting Colonial Treasurer.

Applications for Passage Broker's Licences for the Year 1876, under Ordinance No. 5 of 1874, will be received at this Office, from this date up to 31st instant.

Applicants are requested to state the Names and Address of the Parties they offer as Sureties under Section VI of the Ordinance aforesaid.

Harbour Department, Hongkong, 3rd December, 1875.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Emigration Officer, &c.

Unclaimed Correspondence, 24th December, 1875.

Arold, P. F.

Letters. Papers.

Anderson, Capt. 1 Angiolo, Lazerinil Avery,Montaguel

Burlingame,

Dr. J. S.

Baldwin, Miss

Civetta, J. Cruz, Manoel

Maria Cruz, de la J. Cooper, W. H. 1

Richard Dawes, George 2

Letters. Papers.

Sevilla, Juan

Pastor

Lets. Pope.

Tindeiro, J. A. 1

Whyte, James 1 Wade, Miss

Letters. Papers.

45 Frieake, J. A.

King, H. S.

Letters. Papers.

Goddard, T. Getley, A.

Lawson, Robert 3

Profumo, Luis 1 Parshi, W. L. 1 Parker, Edward 1

Leixehot, Monsr.i

Gamble, Robert 2

Dowson, Hon.}

Greham, W.

Lee Afoong, Mrs. 1 Lee, E.

Lucy H.

Morris, T. T.

Quan Q. Hay

Roberton, Jas. 3 Rusk, Madme. 1

Baylis, Wm.

Hossellon, Geo. 1 Hughes, Charles 1

MacKenzie, R. 1

Nellie

Savio, Pietro

Wanch, Monsr. 1

Begna, A. Mr. 2

Eastern Agen-

Baker, O. H.

cy, Limited

Barker, Monsr. 1

Ewing, G. C.

Ho Cheaw Chia 2 Howard, G.

Irons, Wm. C. F.1

Cook, B.

Frederick, John 1

Cousins, A.W.0.1

Forgolston, J. S. 1

Carson, D.

Favre, Clement I

Jeffory, Stephen I Johnson, Mrs. A.1

Nagel, J. L. Niccolopoloo

Poynter, J. Paack, Ferd. J. l Pugno. Egidio 1 Place, Joseph E.

Shave, H. J.

Wilkinson & Co.1

Schultze, E. H. 1

Wols, Louis

Share, Henry J. 1

Siebold, von A. Smith, H. M.

Xavier, Ismael 1

Souzalin, H. V. 1 Smith, Eustace 1

Yearl, Chs.

For Merchant Ships.

Letters. Papers.

Anazie Aldebaran

Chien Shing,s.s. 16

Carricks

Letters. Papers.

1 3 1

Letters. Papers.

Formosa Fusheng, s.s.

Julia H.

Prince Arthur 1

Juno

Argonaut Amedine

Canaan

Thames

Pride of the } 1

Sir Harry Parkes2 Spirit of the

Age

Lets. Pars

Corea

Gosshawk

Kate Waters

Portland

Caroline

Georgina

Kassa

Terentia

Geseina

Killarney, s.s. 6

Retriever

Benj. D. Sewall 1

Dilharree

Gryfe

Dartmouth

Hazel Holme 1

Champion of

the Seas Channel Queen 1

E. J. Spense Ellen

Hope

Hada

Min Marina Monarchy 1 Mecca

timore

Rover of Bal-}

Uda

Rover of the Seas 1 Robert Boak 2

Venus Virginia

2 2

England's Glory 2

Cape Horne

E. P. Bouverie 2

Isabella

9 1

Nahor

S. Nicholson 15 Steffone

Webfoot

William Davie 4

For H. M. Ships.

Audacious

Letters. 8

Frolic

Letter.

Letters.

Victor Emanuel 2

Fossio, Signora Maria, Buenos Ayres,.

Detained for Postage.

.1 Letter.

Hamberg, Walter, Newcastle, New South Wales,...1 Henrick, Thomas, West Por, Nelson,

Martin, Adolphe, Gabon, Afrique,

Nielsen, Claus, Queensland, Brisbane, Rossi, Francisco E. Habana,

Kortmann, William, Rio de Janeiro,

General Post Office, Hongkong, 24th December, 1875.

1 Letter.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH DECEMBER, 1875. 507

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 24TH DECEMBER, 1875.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1875.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo-

meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

Thermo-

meter.

Min.

Max.

December 18

30.34

30.30

30.28

30.31

30.30

53.5

30.21

30.23

30.20

30.15

30.18

56.5

30.15

30.13

30.23

30.20

63.5

30.16

30.29

30.26

30.24

30.27

30.25

30.24

BAROMETER.

DATE.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO- METER.

Self Registering

WINDS.

RAIN.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

Min. Max.

NOON.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

In inches during the previous 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

1875.

Dec. 18 28.40 28.46 28.43 28.41 28.40 46.5 50.0 46.0 40.5 43.0 40.0 45.5 59.0 N

1928.39 28.44 28.43, 28.38, 28.35 37.0 48.0 42.0 33.036.0 36.0 37.0 50.5 NE

2028.37 28.39 28.38 28.34 28.33) 42.0 48.5 47.0 38.042.0 40.0 41.0 48.5 N

2128.33 28.38, 28.37 28.31 28.31 46.0 | 52.0 50.0 42.046.045.0 46.0 52.0 |NE

2228.35 28.42 28.41 28.39 28.39 45.5 54.0 53.0 42.0 48.5 45.0 45.5 54.0 NNE

6 N

2 ENE

2NNE

3 NE

5 NNE

6 N

0.00

3 NE

0.00

4 NNE

0.00

2 NE

0.00

5 NNE

0.00

23 28.39 28.44 28.43 28.41, 28.41 45.0 48.0 46.0 42.0 42.5 42.0 44.0 54.5 NNE

2428.39 28.42 28.40, 28.34 28.34 46.0 46.5 47.0 48.0 45.0 45.0 45.0 49.0 NNE

5 NNE

0.00

5 NNE

0.02

Fine, hazy throughout.

Do.

do.

Fine, clear, cloudy throughout.

Fine, cloudy, hazy throughout.

Do.

do.

Overcast, squally, hazy throughout.

Overcast, squally, drizzling rain and

fog at intervals throughout.

DATE.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

THERMO-

WINDS.

METER.

Self Registering.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

Min. Max.

6 A.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

1875.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

*NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*NOON

6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Dec. 18 30.29 30.33 30.33 30.30 30.38 58.0 59.5 58.0 48.0 19.5 49.555.5 60.0 NNE 617 NNE

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 NE

Squally and fine weather throughout.

19 30.29 30.32 30.22 30.25 30.25 45.0 51.5 53.0 39.0 44.0 46.0 42.5 50.5 NNE 3 NNE

1 NNE

Fine and clear throughout.

2030.27 30.27 30.27 30.21 30.21 50.5 58.0 61.5 44.0 49.5 58.0 48.5 58.0NNE

2 NE

4 N

Cloudy and fine.

2130.19 30.19′ 30.21′ 30.15 30.15 56,0 |61.5 61.5 50.5 52.5 54.0 54.5 62.0 N

9'4

2280.17: 30.24 30.25 30.22′ 30.20 58.5 | 65.0 65.0 51.5 56.5 59.5 55.0 65.0 Calm

2330.26 30.30 30.31 30.29 30.28 56.057.0 59.5 49.0 50.0 51.0 54.0 62.0 NE

1 Calm

0 NE

3 NE

0 Calm

Fine and cloudy throughout.

2 | NE

Fine, clear throughout.

4NNE

6 A.M., cloudy and fine; 6 P.M., overcast and gloomy.

24 30.26 30.29 30.31 30.23 30.23 56.5 55.0 54.0 50.0 51.053.0 53.0 59.0 ?NNE

2 NNE 4 N

NOTICE.

THE next sitting of this Court in its Summary

the Twenty-ninth day of December, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon, instead of Tuesday, the Twenty-eighth.

By Order of the Court,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

VICTORIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.

In Liquidation.

NOTICE.

ALL Persons holding, Wterest, o against, ure

claimed Dividends, Interest, or Bonus, are requested to present same for payment at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank before the 1st April, 1876, otherwise their Claims will not be recognised.

ADOLF ANDR?,

VICTORIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY of HongkonNG, LIMITED.

In Liquidation.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 15th to the 31st December, 1875, both days inclusive.

ADOLF ANDR?, F. D. SASSOON,

Liquidators.

Hongkong, 13th November, 1875.

F. D. SASSOON,

Liquidators.

Hongkong, 18th December, 1875.

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at the Printing Establishment of

NORONHA & SONS.

6 A.M., overcast, gloomy and light drizzling rain; noon, overcast, gloomy with rain; 6 P.M., gloomy with drizzling rain.

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